Noel Hunt claims Bari goal

PCros · 03-04-2009 9:11am

Why did Hunt celebrate with the rest of them like he did as if it was Keane's goal, surely he would have looked a bit miffed and confused if he was convinced he got it himself?

Me thinks he saw footage of it after and is claiming it based on that.

quarryman · 03-04-2009 9:18am

stovelid wrote: »

Hope he doesn't get it.

He came through and played at Rovers, so it's only right that a real footballer like Robbie should claim the goal, and not Hunty, a hoofball spoofer like those other fellas: Doyle and Fahey.

So regardless of who actually got the goal you still feel it should be awarded to Keane? Shay Given is real footballer too, sure let's give it to him.

stovelid · 03-04-2009 9:26am

quarryman wrote: »

So regardless of who actually got the goal you still feel it should be awarded to Keane? Shay Given is real footballer too, sure let's give it to him.

Only joking. To me it looked like Hunt, and that's who I'd love to see it go to.

PCros wrote: »

Why did Hunt celebrate with the rest of them like he did as if it was Keane's goal, surely he would have looked a bit miffed and confused if he was convinced he got it himself?
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He was afraid that Keane would lead a dressing room posse to reef off the hair piece that he had been carefully concealing up to that point.

quarryman · 03-04-2009 9:31am

stovelid wrote: »

Only joking. To me it looked like Hunt, and that's who I'd love to see it go to.

He was afraid that Keane would lead a dressing room posse to reef off the hair piece that he had been carefully concealing up to that point.

thought so, but wasn't sure

PCros · 03-04-2009 9:32am

stovelid wrote: »

Only joking. To me it looked like Hunt, and that's who I'd love to see it go to.

He was afraid that Keane would lead a dressing room posse to reef off the hair piece that he had been carefully concealing up to that point.

Ah yeah the incident that never happened.

stovelid · 03-04-2009 9:41am

PCros wrote: »

Ah yeah the incident that never happened.

What's that? You recognizing a joke?

PCros · 03-04-2009 9:56am

stovelid wrote: »

What's that? You recognizing a joke?

Very much so!

mike65 · 03-04-2009 10:05am

Hunts goal, the angle deffo backs his claim.

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 03-04-2009 10:07am

I hope Robbie gets it if only to shut up that [EMAIL="tw@t"]tw@t[/EMAIL] of a journalist Roy Curtis who always writes unhealtity negative articles abour RK nearly every second week, and he won't be able to use his cliche "no international goals scored against 1st seeded teams for an X number of years.

Dearg81 · 03-04-2009 10:44am

IRISHSPORTSGUY wrote: »

I hope Robbie gets it if only to shut up that [EMAIL="tw@t"]tw@t[/EMAIL] of a journalist Roy Curtis who always writes unhealtity negative articles abour RK nearly every second week, and he won't be able to use his cliche "no international goals scored against 1st seeded teams for an X number of years.

I hate that Roy Curtis guy too, he's the only person in the world that talks more sh!te then Eamon Dunphy and thats saying soemthing!

monkey9 · 03-04-2009 11:37am

Dearg81 wrote: »

I hate that Roy Curtis guy too, he's the only person in the world that talks more sh!te then Eamon Dunphy and thats saying soemthing!

I find his articles unreadable. After a few sentences of him thinking he's hilarious by making surreal comparisons, i just give up and turn the paper around to see what the latest Gangland leader is up to in Spain!

Saint_Mel · 03-04-2009 12:21pm

PCros wrote: »

Why did Hunt celebrate with the rest of them like he did as if it was Keane's goal, surely he would have looked a bit miffed and confused if he was convinced he got it himself?

He started off on a celebration on his own but looked around and seen everyone running to Robbie

mirwillbeback · 03-04-2009 12:38pm

Dearg81 wrote: »

I hate that Roy Curtis guy too, he's the only person in the world that talks more sh!te then Eamon Dunphy and thats saying soemthing!

Roy Curtis is as healthy to the Sunday World as George Bush was to the USA. He is as illiterate as a 6 year old with no education. He is as lazy as Mr Lazy who won the Press Lazy competition 3 years in a row.

Easy to do isn't it Roy, you absolute hopeless journalist.:mad:

Pighead · 03-04-2009 12:42pm

mirwillbeback wrote: »

Roy Curtis is as healthy to the Sunday World as George Bush was to the USA. He is as illiterate as a 6 year old with no education. He is as lazy as Mr Lazy who won the Press Lazy competition 3 years in a row.

Easy to do isn't it Roy, you absolute hopeless journalist.:mad:

Well said Robbie. And well done on the goal the other night. Definitely your goal, ignore the gloryHunter.

TwoShedsJackson · 03-04-2009 12:47pm

Soccer. A team game.

PCros · 03-04-2009 12:52pm

Saint_Mel wrote: »

He started off on a celebration on his own but looked around and seen everyone running to Robbie

No he doesnt, take a look at the video he gets up runs straight for Robbie.

Still if you look at 2:35 on that video we can see at the time of impact to the ball Hunt has his leg stretched out for a toe poke, in my view that sort of connection with the ball could not have produced that sort of velocity, whereas Keane gets his foot right behind it.

My opinion anyway.....pity no photographs got the goal.

JPA · 03-04-2009 1:43pm

They showed it on RTE news. Keane definitely got the goal.
Hunt touched the ball but Keane got the decisive kick on it right after.

keane2097 · 03-04-2009 2:05pm

PCros wrote: »

No he doesnt, take a look at the video he gets up runs straight for Robbie.

You're wrong there - he starts by running off on his own towards the back of the goal, then notices everyone celebrating with Keane and veers around to join them.

~Rebel~ · 03-04-2009 2:08pm

JPA wrote: »

They showed it on RTE news. Keane definitely got the goal.
Hunt touched the ball but Keane got the decisive kick on it right after.

i've watched it a good few times now, in slow, paused etc, and i cant see any change of direction after keane supposedly got contact. looks more like he swung after it

monkey9 · 03-04-2009 2:13pm

PCros wrote: »

Still if you look at 2:35 on that video we can see at the time of impact to the ball Hunt has his leg stretched out for a toe poke, in my view that sort of connection with the ball could not have produced that sort of velocity, whereas Keane gets his foot right behind it.

C.S.I Boards!

keane2097 · 03-04-2009 2:13pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

i've watched it a good few times now, in slow, paused etc, and i cant see any change of direction after keane supposedly got contact. looks more like he swung after it

Couldn't he have kicked it in the same direction it was travelling?

JPA · 03-04-2009 2:14pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

i've watched it a good few times now, in slow, paused etc, and i cant see any change of direction after keane supposedly got contact. looks more like he swung after it

Here is the page, http://www.rte.ie/sport/audiovideo.html, first link.

This is surely over now.

~Rebel~ · 03-04-2009 2:22pm

JPA wrote: »

Here is the page, http://www.rte.ie/sport/audiovideo.html, first link.

This is surely over now.

fair enough, much better angle then previously shown, looks like bobs alright, cheers for the link

Saint_Mel · 03-04-2009 2:30pm

PCros wrote: »

No he doesnt, take a look at the video he gets up runs straight for Robbie.

Didnt see the video but from where I saw it, Curva Sud Superiore, I was sure he was making a dart towards the stand and then turned.

PCros · 03-04-2009 2:37pm

monkey9 wrote: »

C.S.I Boards!

Too right! We should get Andy Gray involved....

leninbenjamin · 03-04-2009 2:45pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

the reason i think its hunts is if you look at that image section, but actually moving, after hunts touch, the ball changes direction, as you roll it on (slowly) keane swings, from that angle it looks like he may make contact, but equally the ball could simply be in front of his foot - either way i can't detect any, even slight, deviation in the balls path from when hunt hits it and its in the net. If keane did touch it, it doesn't appear to have been enough to change its course at all, which makes me think he just didn't touch it. I think he swung as the ball was already moving past him so his foot followed the ball without touching it.

the ball goes directly underneath Cannavaro's boot. I think looking at the replays and clips Hunt's boot was simply too far away to have gotten that final touch, his foot was practically on top of Cannavaro's

mike65 wrote: »

Hunts goal, the angle deffo backs his claim.

JPA wrote: »

They showed it on RTE news. Keane definitely got the goal.
Hunt touched the ball but Keane got the decisive kick on it right after.

JPA's right.
follow the link:
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0403/1n_soccer1_av.html

the replay they provide shows the goal was scored exactly as I describe (i'm great :P), Hunts boot goes over Cannavaro's as in the picture; there's no way he made enough contact with the ball to get it under the Italian player. Whereas Robbie clearly gets a nice little toe poke on the ball to sent it under the tangle of legs.

I agree that it would be nice for Hunt and all, but it's Robbies goal without doubt.

P.S. While i don't blame him for thinking the goal might be his, Hunt was a ****ing idiot for speaking to the media over this. Wouldn't be surprised if Trappa doesn't look kindly on this whole thing.

copacetic · 03-04-2009 2:50pm

JPA wrote: »

Here is the page, http://www.rte.ie/sport/audiovideo.html, first link.

This is surely over now.

cheers, yep that seems to clear it up.

The Insider · 03-04-2009 2:51pm

JPA wrote: »

Here is the page, http://www.rte.ie/sport/audiovideo.html, first link.

This is surely over now.

Cheers for the link, there was not doubt that was Robbie's goal, Hunt is some chancer.

Saint_Mel · 03-04-2009 2:55pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

P.S. While i don't blame him for thinking the goal might be his, Hunt was a ****ing idiot for speaking to the media over this.

Especially as that vid makes it look like he didnt get a touch at all!

Dave! · 03-04-2009 3:02pm

Jayzus what a clown Hunt is

Even if he did get a touch on the ball, you don't go on the radio moaning about Robbie getting credit for it

Keep it in-house

Totally unprofessional IMO

JPA · 03-04-2009 3:50pm

The way Keane celebrated after the goal, really brought me down from the high of the goal.
Arms outstretched in a "love me, I'm your God" type way.
I actually felt angry. That's probably OT anyway.

redout · 03-04-2009 3:58pm

He celebrated like a dick.

All I remember of him is a failure who couldnt hack the big club and went running home with his tale between his legs. He played rubbish against Italy btw.

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 03-04-2009 4:25pm

JPA wrote: »

The way Keane celebrated after the goal, really brought me down from the high of the goal.
Arms outstretched in a "love me, I'm your God" type way.
I actually felt angry. That's probably OT anyway.

Yes, he went far, and yes he is arrogant, but to be fair a lot of people would have milked the moment if one had just scored an equaliser against the World Champions in the dying minutes.

everdead.ie · 03-04-2009 5:01pm

looks to me like hunt missed completly doubt he'll get another game under trap very unprofessional I thought keane played well behind the front two linking up play and was always looking for the ball

~Rebel~ · 03-04-2009 5:02pm

JPA wrote: »

The way Keane celebrated after the goal, really brought me down from the high of the goal.
Arms outstretched in a "love me, I'm your God" type way.
I actually felt angry. That's probably OT anyway.

I really grow to dislike the guy more and more as time goes on.

Absolutely hated watching him at Liverpool, arms and gums flapping away at every stray pass, while pro's like Torres get on with the game.

Dearg81 · 03-04-2009 5:06pm

Dave! wrote: »

Jayzus what a clown Hunt is

Even if he did get a touch on the ball, you don't go on the radio moaning about Robbie getting credit for it Keep it in-house

Totally unprofessional IMO

I saw the 2 Hunt brothers on soccer am on saturday. The 2 of them seem like they have a mental age of 10 combined and im pretty sure the numbers on the back of their jersies is actually their IQ.

JerryHandbag · 03-04-2009 5:29pm

Looking at the replay where clearly Hunt gets a nick on the ball before Robbie Keane got his foot behind it, its a wonder Hunt didnt take it off the toe of Keane....a case of too many cooks!

Mr.Nice Guy · 03-04-2009 5:45pm

JPA wrote: »

The way Keane celebrated after the goal, really brought me down from the high of the goal.
Arms outstretched in a "love me, I'm your God" type way.
I actually felt angry. That's probably OT anyway.

I liked it. He had a tough time in Italy and I'm sure he felt like he had a lot to prove so I saw it as him sending a message to the Italian fans.

I hope he does something similar at Anfield on the last day of the season. :cool:

shamblertine · 03-04-2009 9:19pm

they're going to confirm who scored it on the news on rte1 in a few minutes, please let it be Hunt

IRISHSPORTSGUY · 03-04-2009 9:27pm

Gerrin Robbie lad. :cool:

That makes it goal number 38 for Ireland.

JoeA3 · 03-04-2009 9:27pm

Just saw it on RTE news, and there's no question about it, it's Keane's goal. It came off the sole of his boot. Hunt kicked fresh air!

shamblertine · 03-04-2009 9:27pm

Well that was a load of balls, all it was was dunphy looking at the video and saying he thought it was keanes goal.

Hunts goal it was then

JoeA3 · 03-04-2009 9:29pm

shamblertine wrote: »

Well that was a load of balls, all it was was dunphy looking at the video and saying he thought it was keanes goal.

Hunts goal it was then

They played the clip. It was as plain as day from that particular angle that it came off Robbie's boot.

mike65 · 03-04-2009 9:36pm

Boo-urns RTE protecting Keanes reputation I think!

Unearthly · 03-04-2009 9:36pm

Good stuff

Noel Hunt can feck off now.

pierrot · 03-04-2009 9:48pm

Really thought it was Hunt that made the contact, but that shot was conclusive. I stand corrected, sorry Rob.

LuckyLloyd · 03-04-2009 10:19pm

JPA wrote: »

The way Keane celebrated after the goal, really brought me down from the high of the goal.
Arms outstretched in a "love me, I'm your God" type way.
I actually felt angry. That's probably OT anyway.

redout wrote: »

He celebrated like a dick.

All I remember of him is a failure who couldnt hack the big club and went running home with his tale between his legs. He played rubbish against Italy btw.

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I really grow to dislike the guy more and more as time goes on.

Absolutely hated watching him at Liverpool, arms and gums flapping away at every stray pass, while pro's like Torres get on with the game.

Nation of Begrudgers. :rolleyes:

Robbie Keane is a ****ing hero of a man and a footballer. A great professional who runs his ****ing socks off every time he plays. Glad to see justice being done and a good finish at a high pressure moment properly credited.

The amount of posts on this matter over the past few days is mind boggling. An Irish team goes to Bari (where Italy have never dropped points in a competitive fixture previously) and shows a lot of grit and determination to keep going for a vital point. And we have people on here who want to spew a bit of bile at our Captain and claim it wasn't his goal.

AWESOME

Dave! · 03-04-2009 10:29pm

Relax there bud, there was a legitimate reason to believe it was Hunt's

quarryman · 04-04-2009 12:14am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

And we have people on here who want to spew a bit of bile at our Captain and claim it wasn't his goal.

AWESOME

i don't give a s**t who he his, I have no problem "claiming it wasn't his goal" if there is nothing to show it was. There was no conclusive evidence until tonight that Keane nor Hunt scored it.

you seem to have a God complex with Keane that dictates he should be awarded the goal regardless of the evidence.

~Rebel~ · 04-04-2009 1:43am

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Nation of Begrudgers. :rolleyes:

Robbie Keane is a ****ing hero of a man and a footballer. A great professional who runs his ****ing socks off every time he plays. Glad to see justice being done and a good finish at a high pressure moment properly credited.

The amount of posts on this matter over the past few days is mind boggling. An Irish team goes to Bari (where Italy have never dropped points in a competitive fixture previously) and shows a lot of grit and determination to keep going for a vital point. And we have people on here who want to spew a bit of bile at our Captain and claim it wasn't his goal.

AWESOME

Hang on a second there Lloyd, I didn't post about this because its Keane, i posted about it because from the second i saw it, it looked like Hunts goal. I texted a buddy just after it happened saying i thought it was hunts. I posted here explaining exactly why i thought it was hunts. there was no "ugh, i just hate robbie, therefore its not his". I genuinely thought it looked like Hunt had a pretty decent claim to it, which was further backed up by Hunt himself saying he thought it might have been his. As soon as I saw the clip of the better angle i totally agreed it was Keanes.

As an aside, I have grown to dislike Robbie much much more on the pitch since he joined liverpool. It didn't bother me so much when he was at Spurs, but i absolutely hated him waving his arms around the place giving out to everyone everytime the ball didn't land at his feet. It absolutely bugged the **** out of me, and he's the only player i've seen doing it constantly under Rafa. I also think its partially this on-field attitude which has seen him leave. yes he ran his heart and soul out most of the time, but its the constant running people down that was just horrible to see. Sometimes people deserve a bollocking, being seriously out of position in defence, etc, but the occasional stray pass deserves more of a quiet word or even a clap for the attempt - the player himself will know he's missed the pass. Shouting and roaring like an obnoxious asshole isn't going to make the next pass better.

Noel Hunt claims Bari goal

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