Republic ask for extra cup place

everdead.ie

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8386207.stm
Cringe now i'm thoroughly embarressed


Republic of Ireland ask for extra 2010 World Cup place


The Republic players remonstrate with the referee after Gallas's goal


Fifa's Sepp Blatter has revealed the Republic of Ireland have requested a spot in the 2010 World Cup finals as an extra team after their play-off defeat.
The Republic lost to an extra-time goal against France when Thierry Henry handled the ball during the build-up.
More to follow.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12098_5734153,00.html

KevIRL

Completely cringeworthy. Give it up lads.

No doubt this will spark another 20 or so Facebook groups demanding the extra place :rolleyes:

JoeyJJ

How would this be expected to work? Roy will no doubt have something to say again.

prendy

how embarrasing?

We never qualified for it, maybe for a peno shootout if the handball was given.

FAI are complete morons.

super_furry

This is getting embarassing. Delany and the FAI did the right thing in kicking up a fuss initially but it's time to let it go.

everdead.ie

Time to crawl into a hole me thinks this is terrible, talk about OTT

Savman

prendy wrote: »

FAI are complete morons.

As are FIFA. Stupid is as stupid does, let 'em at it.

Col200sx

Oh jaysus give it a rest lads. It's over, get on with it.

It's not going to happen, only the FAI and Irish people who still support this are going to look a laughing stock:mad:

SlickRic

did the Sunday World woman go to Blatter's house this time?

token56

This is really cringeworthy. As much as I would like us to be there, its over and this is certainly not the way to get through. Would people really be happy to get to the world cup in this way?

It is also worrying that its being reported in most places as "Ireland requests", not "FAI requests"

KungPao

I would be embarressed about politicians spouted shíte, when they probably don't even watch or understand soccer.

I'm not embarressed by our football association doing all they can to overturn an unfair decision, match, seeding....well the whole situation really. It smelled a bit funny before the game and stunk the place up afterwards.

If you look at the way the whole thing panned out, it seems we were stitched up, from the start.

If I were a cynic (which I am), I could say the officials were encouraged to play it fair for as long as possible (so as not to arouse suspicion), and if looks like the undesirable team could cause an upset, then go to Operation Big Team.

But anyway, it's not gonna happen.

fingers crossed it does

SRFC90

Terrible and cringworthy it may be, but I'll be fecking delighted if any of these efforts pay off and we get to be there!!

People won't be too outspoken then methinks!

Corcs001

Maybe they will let two teams go to the world cup. That way Russia can go too. Fifa can only benefit from this. :rolleyes:

cournioni

**** sake. Laughing stock aren't the words for this.

Holsten

Meh.. if it works, brilliant.

I'd prefer a replay though.

Keano

super_furry wrote: »

This is getting embarassing. Delany and the FAI did the right thing in kicking up a fuss initially but it's time to let it go.

Couldn't agree more. I was angry like most of the country but it happened. Time for us to move on.

everdead.ie

Says they'd have to let Costa Rica go to cause they lost to Uraguay by an offside goal

NotWormBoy

super_furry wrote: »

This is getting embarassing. Delany and the FAI did the right thing in kicking up a fuss initially but it's time to let it go.

It was embarrassing a long time ago in my view.

Sure, it was an injustice, but there's such a thing as grace in defeat, however unjustified that defeat might have been.

blinding

They should just put us in the final and give us a two goal lead and let the other 32 teams sort out amongst themselves who gets the honour to take the field with us in the final.:D

The whole incident has devalued football especially in Ireland but it is time to let it go.

Technology should be brought in for incidents like this where the game would have been stopped naturally enabling a TMO to have a look and to allow the ref to make the right decision.

ArmaniJeanss

JoeyJJ wrote: »

How would this be expected to work?

Not complicated at all.
A 9th group with the 'hard-done by' teams, Ireland, Costa Rica, Russia (?), Egypt(?) runs in conjunction with the World Cup.

Only the winners of this group progress.
They qualify for a one-off game against the worst of the runners up in the main 8 groups. Winner of this game is in the last 16 and competition continues as normal.

The 3 teams who fail to progress do not share in any of the TV money, other moneys etc.

Anyone have Sepps email?

miralize

FFS

KevIRL

Beef Stock

Chicken Stock

Laughing Stock

KungPao

'Oh no's I'm embarressed, what will people think of us'.

You know what? Who cares.

If we go to SA, I'll be proud that we actually showed our fabled fighting spirit, and got our own way for once.....instead of the usual moan a bit but ultimately do nothing.....

Unearthly

Oh god. We are actually more of an embarrassment than Henry now. Well done us.

DEVEREUX

of for f**k sake

stovelid

Grievance is now embarrassment.

KevIRL

KungPao wrote: »

'Oh no's I'm embarressed, what will people think of us'.

You know what? Who cares.

If we go to SA, I'll be proud that we actually showed our fabled fighting spirit, and got our own way for once.....instead of the usual moan a bit but ultimately do nothing.....

LOL

We fought them on the radio shows.
We fought them with appeals
We fought them with a 40 person march on the French embassy
WE FOUGHT THEM ON FACEBOOK!!!

chopperbyrne

The FAI should concentrate on making sure the LOI is in proper order for next season than continuing this campaign when FIFA have already told them no.

bigstar

KungPao wrote: »

'Oh no's I'm embarressed, what will people think of us'.

You know what? Who cares.

If we go to SA, I'll be proud that we actually showed our fabled fighting spirit, and got our own way for once.....instead of the usual moan a bit but ultimately do nothing.....

lots of people care. this was a joke to begin with, now its a complete farce.

IF we get to SA. we lost. we are not going. boo hoo.

Euro_Kraut

I can't say that I am embarrassed by this. I think people are over reacting a little. The FAI requested this a while ago, informally. Blatter has brought this up.

So the argument 'Get over it lads' falls a little flat. Not that it is a particualry good argument in the first place. Maybe people need to 'Get over' the FAI requesting a play off.

KungPao

KevIRL wrote: »

LOL

We fought them on the radio shows.
We fought them with appeals
We fought them with a 40 person march on the French embassy
WE FOUGHT THEM ON FACEBOOK!!!

I meant in a general sense.

Not the wallys walking to an embassy, shouting a few things.

CHD

Facebook groups work obv.

Embarassing.

Roar

the FAI have released a statement saying that at an hour and a half long meeting with Blatter in Zurich on friday, they "at one stage the FAI asked if Ireland could be accommodated into the World Cup 2010"

gandalf

/Facepalm!

cournioni

In what way will Ireland have actually earnt a place at next years World Cup??

Dancor

Oul John must really want that holiday to South Africa.

Leeside

This all boils down to money.

It seems clear that FIFA are going to do something to prevent recurrences such as this . Maybe having extra goal line officials or they may even allow video replays. But they realise that this situation will not happen again, so in a way, any decision they take now cannot be taken as a precedent.

Yes, I'm all for Ireland getting to the World Cup. We have more right to be there than France who should have been disqualified for cheating.

Mr Alan

god this is embarrasing.

& Leeside, we don't have any right to be there more than France, even when Henry handled the ball, we were not going through at that point it was still tied.

dannydiamond

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

I can't say that I am embarrassed by this. I think people are over reacting a little. The FAI requested this a while ago, informally. Blatter has brought this up.

So the argument 'Get over it lads' falls a little flat. Not that it is a particualry good argument in the first place. Maybe people need to 'Get over' the FAI requesting a play off.

The're not requesting a play-off though, that might be in some way reasonable.

They are now begging to be left into the world cup.That is embarrassing.

daithijjj

The sunday world shenanigans was far more cringeworthy than this. This doesnt embarass me in the slightest, if the fai did nothing and rolled over to get their belly scratched id be more embarassed.

'You dont ask, you dont get'.

Liverpool didnt qualify for the cl in '06, but we played in it........who knows what the muppets at fifa could do next.






Never gonna happen. Would love to go back to SA though, was there for a few months.

Beer - 30cent
Cigarettes (20) - 1 euro
4 Course meal for 2 people at one of the best restaurants on the indian ocean 10 euro.

:D

dannydiamond

Leeside wrote: »

This all boils down to money.

It seems clear that FIFA are going to do something to prevent recurrences such as this . Maybe having extra goal line officials or they may even allow video replays. But they realise that this situation will not happen again, so in a way, any decision they take now cannot be taken as a precedent.

We have more right to be there than France who should have been disqualified for cheating.

No we don't,and no they shouldn't have.

KevIRL

daithijjj wrote: »

Never gonna happen. Would love to go back to SA though, was there for a few months.

Beer - 30cent
Cigarettes (20) - 1 euro
4 Course meal for 2 people at one of the best restaurants on the indian ocean 10 euro.

:D

Go anyway, the World cup is still going ahead.

dannydiamond

daithijjj wrote: »

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Never gonna happen. Would love to go back to SA though, was there for a few months.

Beer - 30cent
Cigarettes (20) - 1 euro
4 Course meal for 2 people at one of the best restaurants on the indian ocean 10 euro.

:D

....Record crimerates..............priceless.:)

Euro_Kraut

dannydiamond wrote: »

The're not requesting a play-off though, that might be in some way reasonable.

They are now begging to be left into the world cup.That is embarrassing.

Now? This request was not made today. It was at an undiscolsed time in since the France match. Most likely the weekend afterwards. It also appears to have been an informal request.

The FAI are chancing thier arm. I can't see the harm.

daithijjj

KevIRL wrote: »

Go anyway, the World cup is still going ahead.

South africa is incredible, believe me, but i would have to go as a group this time, would be tough finding folk to tag along.

Leeside

Mr Alan wrote: »

& Leeside, we don't have any right to be there more than France, even when Henry handled the ball, we were not going through at that point it was still tied.

I'm basing my view on the fair play code which says "Fair play always has its reward, even when the game is lost"

We played fairly so maybe this could be our reward.

Of course it also states "cheating only brings shame." That is why we deserve to be there more than France. I know all the arguments about why we should now move on but FIFA are putting hugh emphasis on the Fair Play code and they can't move on without sorting this out.

daithijjj

dannydiamond wrote: »

....Record crimerates..............priceless.:)

lol, indeed. We were in umschlanga, about 20 mins north of durban (posh for SA) the night cops rode around on golf buggies

LeixlipRed

Will we be in a group on our own? How will we get out of it if there's no one to play?

FAI=shame

Frisbee

~Rebel~

this is my favourite bit;

they have asked, very humbly 'can't we be team No.33 at the World Cup? They have asked for that, really.

From the second line, he's obviously not taking it very seriously anyway.

Hank Scorpio

i`d love it we got there via this route, i doubt all the Cynicism would remain in this thread if we do

i dont feel embarassed what so ever, gona be last proper chance to make a world cup for the foreseeable future