Petition to FIFA

partyatmygaff

It can only succeed with support but atleast if we don't right the injustice done to the Irish team with enough numbers we can pressurise FIFA to do something about it.

I ask of you all to sign it and spread it as far and as wide as you can, we need as many signatures as possible for some form of an effect. Atleast a few thousand is needed! So forum signatures, Facebook, bebo. Anything!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/32214/sign.html#se

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Online petitions always work :rolleyes:

Reganio 2

It won't achieve anything. People need to realise that.

MrStuffins

:rolleyes:

Hank Scorpio

soccer is corrupt

especially in this decade

i`d prefer loosing the way we did than the way they did tbh

partyatmygaff

It can if in sufficient numbers, we won't lose anything trying, we can only stand to gain! Atleast its a place to vent and gauge the anger of football fans around the world.
Sign and Spread!

(Yes I do know Online petitions have a notoriously high rate of not achieving anything but that is due to people not bothering to sign!)

Eire-Dearg

An official one (not loads and loads with a few thousand each) would get it done. It'd EASILY get nearly million throughout the world.

Mr.Nice Guy

Loving the optimism fellas!

If you write to them they will at least know a lot of people are pissed off and it will be on their radar.

partyatmygaff

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

An official one (not loads and loads with a few thousand each) would get it done. It'd EASILY get nearly million throughout the world.

Things become official by massive almost viral spreading. There is no official petition as of yet, this should be it!

If we get a million signatures throughout the world(I would easily say more than a million are angry about this) then FIFA will HAVE to respond in some way or form.

Jam-Fly

Thank this post if you vow to never buy soccer tickets, jerseys or any commercial goods until FIFA and UEFA implement some sort of goal line technology so cheating like this will never happen again.

Eire-Dearg

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Things become official by massive almost viral spreading. There is no official petition as of yet, this should be it!

If we get a million signatures throughout the world(I would easily say more than a million are angry about this) then FIFA will HAVE to respond in some way or form.

From a Twitter perspective, hundreds and hundreds of messages are coming in every 30 seconds saying either Thierry Henry or cheat.

http://twitter.com/search?q=%22Thierry+Henry%22+OR+Henry

mikemac

Wasn't there some obscure Irish player who got voted Greatest AC Milan player of all time?
Huge campaign by Irish voters won it for him.

This is going back a few years.
And a very offtopic post

Reganio 2

Jam-Fly wrote: »

Thank this post if you vow to never buy soccer tickets, jerseys or any commercial goods until FIFA and UEFA implement some sort of goal line technology so cheating like this will never happen again.

As you will wear your United/Liverpool jersey on Saturday.

kippy

Sh1t happens sadly, especially in Soccer. We see it every weekend. Sometimes it works for you, sometimes it doesnt.

Really dissappointed with overall result but such is the game.

partyatmygaff

Jam-Fly wrote: »

Thank this post if you vow to never buy soccer tickets, jerseys or any commercial goods until FIFA and UEFA implement some sort of goal line technology so cheating like this will never happen again.

Sign the petition! We need massive marketing of sorts to achieve a successful petition. Tell your friends on MSN, put it up on facebook, put it in your signature. We cannot let FIFA and France get away with this injustice.

Spread it and we shall succeed.

Helix

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Spread it and we shall succeed.

stop

just stop

5starpool

mikemac wrote: »

Wasn't there some obscure Irish player who got voted Greatest AC Milan player of all time?
Huge campaign by Irish voters won it for him.

This is going back a few years.
And a very offtopic post

Not quite.

Ronnie O'Brien was voted the player most likely to be the best summer signing for Juventus in the summer of 1997 after an Irish email campaign around it.

He was also in line for Time man of the century until Time disqualified all votes for him.

CHD

Lets make a petition to make Duff and Keane put away vital chances too, be just as effective.

partyatmygaff

Helix wrote: »

stop

just stop

Why? Not all online petitions fail, they only fail because the majority of them are for worthless aims and end up failing. This is something a huge amount of people are angry about, It can succeed it just needs support.

MrStuffins

Fifa restructure the draw to favour the big teams.......

..... the big team win....

... and you think Fifa will replay the match if some people on the internet ask them?

I suggest disconnecting your internet and rejoining the real world!

gandalf

Fifa are batoning down the hatches already. The comments on their article on the match has suddenly disappeared because they all slated the handball. It wouldn't let me post a comment because it was counting "cheated" as a profanity.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1136804.html#gallas+breaks+irish+hearts

LOL they have even removed the rating from the article now. Pathetic.

leche solara

You might get more satisfaction by hitting Gillette's Facebook telling them we won't buy their products in Ireland while they use that cheat in their ads. Hit him in the pocket.

http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=2396492451&ref=search&sid=631528534.2875048968..1

partyatmygaff

MrStuffins wrote: »

Fifa restructure the draw to favour the big teams.......

..... the big team win....

... and you think Fifa will replay the match if some people on the internet ask them?

I suggest disconnecting your internet and rejoining the real world!

I suggest you ditch your pessimism and join the petition. You have nothing to lose, only to gain.

homer simpson

i dont think the intention is to get a rematch , i think its more to get some sort of acknoladgment that ireland were outdone by a goal that should not have stood and if they'd admit that they surely then have to look into it not happening again, than the patition would be a success! anyways it should be signed even if it has the slighest chance of getting recognised.

p.s. sorry bout the spelling typed in a hurry!

KungPao

Jesus lads.

Ok it may not achieve anything, but just sign it....say how píssed off you are.

It won't change tonights absolutely unfair result, but maybe, just maybe, if enough people let those bástards know what we think of them, they may consider things for the future.

Football should be a fair game, like so many other sports.

The result tonight was a disgrace.....let them know about it.

Reganio 2

leche solara wrote: »

You might get more satisfaction by hitting Gillette's Facebook telling them we won't buy their products in Ireland while they use that cheat in their ads. Hit him in the pocket.

http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=2396492451&ref=search&sid=631528534.2875048968..1

He is a multi millionaire with a big contract at Barcelona I highly doubt taking the Gillette ad away from him is going to make that much of a difference. Its like you losing a tenner.

Slash/ED

leche solara wrote: »

You might get more satisfaction by hitting Gillette's Facebook telling them we won't buy their products in Ireland while they use that cheat in their ads. Hit him in the pocket.

http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=2396492451&ref=search&sid=631528534.2875048968..1

Wow calm down there, we don't want Henry homeless on the street surviving on the bare minimum wage he earns at Barcelona

partyatmygaff

I am shocked at how pessimistic some of you are, you automatically give up and just whine, moan and complain. Sign the petition and complain in the comments, atleast there you have even the chance of reaching a massive audience. No point moaning about how injust it was in private. We need support, It needs to be spread, I urge you all to do your best and spread it by any means you can and it needs to be done fast before the fire cools so to speak. We need as many signatures as possible. Boycotting Gilette will not work, Moaning on threads won't help, Signing this petition MIGHT help but only if you bother to support it!

There is power in numbers, Our amazingly committed team did not fail us with their performance tonight, the least we can do is try and right the wrong done to them.

MrStuffins

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I am shocked at how pessimistic some of you are, you automatically give up and just whine, moan and complain..............

......Sign the petition and complain

:rolleyes:

imeddyhobbs

just done it,please everyone do it.

partyatmygaff

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

just done it,please everyone do it.

SPREAD IT!!!! It is the only way! Put it in your sig on your MSN status, Facebook e.t.c.
I have already! We need to do this as fast as possible.

Gavin "shels"

Sh!t happens in football, and well an online petition what do anything. BTW what the hell do you want to achieve by a petition, they aren't going to ban Henry, possibly the ref but jesus get over it.

partyatmygaff

Gavin shels wrote: »

Sh!t happens in football, and well an online petition what do anything. BTW what the hell do you want to achieve by a petition, they aren't going to ban Henry, possibly the ref but jesus get over it.

Did you even read the petition and what it asks for?
Read it and sign it. Don't just blindly slate it.

TanG411

Meh, I have nothing else to do tonight

Slash/ED

Gavin shels wrote: »

Sh!t happens in football, and well an online petition what do anything. BTW what the hell do you want to achieve by a petition, they aren't going to ban Henry, possibly the ref but jesus get over it.

If the ref got banned it'd be a disgrace, people make mistakes ffs

Helix

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Did you even read the petition and what it asks for?
Read it and sign it. Don't just blindly slate it.

i read it

its embarrassing

MrStuffins

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Not all online petitions fail.

Can we have a few example of PETITIONS (Not online votes that can be easily manipulated) that have worked?

monkey9

Helix wrote: »

i read it

its embarrassing

What's embarrassing is the Fifa page not giving any word at all towards Henry's cheating!!!

Helix

monkey9 wrote: »

What's embarrassing is the Fifa page not giving any word at all towards Henry's cheating!!!

yeah, the fifa website is gonna say "thierry henry cheated to score the goal"

good man, thats definitely possible

same way theyd have said the very same thing if it was an irish player

what exactly would you expect the sport's governing body to have on their site minutes after the game? crucify the officials without speaking to them is it?

gandalf

What would be more effective is to boycott all the sponsors products who are endorsing the World Cup in South Africa and FIFA. We aren't going to get a replay but if a blatant handball like that can cost a country a place in the so called showpiece of the "Fair Play" Fifa then its time to bring in Video Replay and if we can use the power of the mighty Euro to help concentrate peoples minds then so be it.

MrStuffins

I prefer this one

http://www.gopetition.com/online/32216.html

x in the city

this is just LOL

of epic proportions, how can fifa muscle their way out of this


"Five minutes later, France skipper Thierry Henry won the match for the hosts when his angled pass amid a goalmouth scramble was met by the head of Wiliam Gallas. The goal enabled France to qualify and avoid a repeat of their humiliating failure, at the hands of Bulgaria, to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals."

imeddyhobbs

Its quite astounding to see how people here wont sign the petition.They post on the most simplest of things but think that the petition is silly.

We really are a nation of pacifists,Roll over and die seems to be the attitude amongst too many of you.

Gavin "shels"

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Did you even read the petition and what it asks for?
Read it and sign it. Don't just blindly slate it.

It's an online petition, which well = FAIL.

Slash/ED wrote: »

If the ref got banned it'd be a disgrace, people make mistakes ffs

Didn't meaned banned, but he'd probably be suspended while an enquiry or something happened.

MrStuffins

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Its quite astounding to see how people here wont sign the petition.They post on the most simplest of things but think that the petition is silly.

We really are a nation of pacifists,Roll over and die seems to be the attitude amongst too many of you.

LOL!

Helix

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Its quite astounding to see how people here wont sign the petition.They post on the most simplest of things but think that the petition is silly.

We really are a nation of pacifists,Roll over and die seems to be the attitude amongst too many of you.

online petitions arent worth the paper theyre printed on

FACT

you might think youre going to change the world with them, but seriously, have a word with yourself

GlasnevinRed

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Its quite astounding to see how people here wont sign the petition.They post on the most simplest of things but think that the petition is silly.

We really are a nation of pacifists,Roll over and die seems to be the attitude amongst too many of you.

Pacifists?? Or just deciding not to sign some pointless petition that won't make one bit of difference??

x in the city

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Its quite astounding to see how people here wont sign the petition.They post on the most simplest of things but think that the petition is silly.

We really are a nation of pacifists,Roll over and die seems to be the attitude amongst too many of you.

I emailed FIFA

this


Dear Sirs

It is a sad state of affairs of modern football when a travesty of a decision to allow the French goal to stand when there was no less than 3 infringements before the ball found the back of the net.

Not to mention this epic report from the FIFA web site.

"Thierry Henry won the match for the hosts when his angled pass amid a goalmouth scramble was met by the head of Wiliam Gallas"

Messrs Henry obviously learnt some invaluable handball skills while at Croke Park, the home of the Gaelic Games, during the first leg.

but FIFA, and Mr.Blatter have got their goal of having a major seed reach SA, so congratulations.

And long may the disaster of modern day football continue.

GlasnevinRed

Helix wrote: »

online petitions arent worth the paper theyre printed on

I like what you did there.:D

MrStuffins

MrStuffins wrote: »

Can we have a few example of PETITIONS (Not online votes that can be easily manipulated) that have worked?

Waiting..................

partyatmygaff

Anyone who is not interested in supporting the petition can leave this thread, I fully see how doing nothing will achieve something :rolleyes: Doing something no matter how small can achieve great things. I can't see how complaining about petitions is going to achieve ANYTHING. If this petition fails to achieve anything (Which it may if some people continue to act like they are now) then so be it, atleast you tried. It takes 5 seconds to sign the petition and it takes a minute to reply to this thread with a pessimistic comment that achieves nothing.

Seriously, we need to increase the acceleration of this petition as soon as possible. If everyone puts in their full support and tells everyone of the petition we WILL achieve something.