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The Live In Running World Cup Thread for After Hours.

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    #1022
    mojesius
    Registered Users Posts: 4,342 ✭✭✭mojesius


    Mais oui, justice has been served. Their stupid manager wouldn't even shake Ferrera's hand. What a gobsh@te


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    #1023
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    What a feckin epic waste of a world cup spot. Lets face it, we'd have shown a lot more heart than france if we'd got through.

    Yeah i know its a very predictable thing to say but ya got to wonder.


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    #1024
    vodafoneproblem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭vodafoneproblem


    Don't forget yer vuvuzelas on yer way out the door, SA.


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    #1025
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    rovert wrote: »
    If you were going to fix one match in this competition it would be this one.

    And if you knew anything about football, you'd know that Gorcuff, leading into a challenge with his elbow, was in fact, a sending off offence.

    And you would also know that France would have had to have won the game by a few goals & not lose by 2-1.


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    #1026
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    mojesius wrote: »
    Mais oui, justice has been served. Their stupid manager wouldn't even shake Ferrera's hand. What a gobsh@te
    Prob didn't know who Ferrera was tbh.
    And who could blame him?


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    #1027
    rovert
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    And if you knew anything about football, you'd know that Gorcuff, leading into a challenge with his elbow, was in fact, a sending off offence.

    And you would also know that France would have had to have won the game by a few goals & not lose by 2-1.

    The match was well booked thats all.


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    #1028
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    recylingbin wrote: »
    Prob didn't know who Ferrera was tbh.
    And who could blame him?

    Do you mean Parreira, one of only two coaches in the entire history of the World Cup to bring 5 national teams to the competition?

    Sure he's a nobody.


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    #1029
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    fonecrusher1 wrote: »
    What a feckin epic waste of a world cup spot. Lets face it, we'd have shown a lot more heart than france if we'd got through.

    Yeah i know its a very predictable thing to say but ya got to wonder.

    Agreed. Since they cheated us out they might of at least tried.


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    #1030
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Do you mean Parreira, one of only two coaches in the entire history of the World Cup to bring 5 national teams to the competition?

    Sure he's a nobody.
    Clearly, to some.


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    #1031
    mojesius
    Registered Users Posts: 4,342 ✭✭✭mojesius


    my bad :o


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    #1032
    starbelgrade
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    recylingbin wrote: »
    Clearly, to some.

    Well, at least he's a nobody with a World Cup winners medal. ;)


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    #1033
    Demonon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭Demonon


    I don't understand the Irish vitriol towards the French team, the people really to blame for us not being in the world cup are FIFA. It was a FIFA referee who missed the handball incident. It was FIFA who let it go unpunished after the match. It was FIFA who wouldn't allow the rematch. It was FIFA who LAUGHED at us when Delaney asked could we be the 33rd in the world cup.

    But hey, it's much easier just to attack France than FIFA, as to properly blame FIFA would result in people boycotting the world cup and we all like watching it too much to be doing that now.


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    #1034
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Demonon wrote: »
    But hey, it's much easier just to attack France than FIFA, as to properly blame FIFA would result in people boycotting the world cup and we all like watching it too much to be doing that now.

    Can you not let us have our little moment of sour grapes in peace?


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    #1035
    saram
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭saram


    Demonon wrote: »
    I don't understand the Irish vitriol towards the French team, the people really to blame for us not being in the world cup are FIFA. It was a FIFA referee who missed the handball incident. It was FIFA who let it go unpunished after the match. It was FIFA who wouldn't allow the rematch. It was FIFA who LAUGHED at us when Delaney asked could we be the 33rd in the world cup.

    But hey, it's much easier just to attack France than FIFA, as to properly blame FIFA would result in people boycotting the world cup and we all like watching it too much to be doing that now.


    Are people still soo bitter about this...? How many times have teams in a single match "cheated" etc...
    This World Cup has seen some shocking decisions... Are all these teams that are cheated by the ref as angry as the Irish?

    If it's not the French, it's the English..
    Let's just move on...

    I am sure the French would not comprehend all this stuff being said of them on threads like this.

    Anyway, whatever but..there seems to be a lot said for stereotypes too-
    The Begrudging .........


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    #1036
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    saram wrote: »
    Are people still soo bitter about this...?

    If it's not the French, it's the English..
    Let's just move on...

    I am sure the French would not comprehend all this stuff being said of them on threads like this.

    Anyway, whatever but..there seems to be a lot said for stereotypes too-
    The Begrudging .........

    Well they're out now after three games of complete mediocrity so that's the end of it. :)


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    #1037
    recylingbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,001 ✭✭✭recylingbin


    saram wrote: »
    Are people still soo bitter about this...?

    If it's not the French, it's the English..
    Let's just move on...

    I am sure the French would not comprehend all this stuff being said of them on threads like this.

    Anyway, whatever but..there seems to be a lot said for stereotypes too-
    The Begrudging .........
    I've already moved on to the English.
    When they lose, my schadenfraude will be at critical levels.


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    #1038
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    fonecrusher1 wrote: »
    What a feckin epic waste of a world cup spot. Lets face it, we'd have shown a lot more heart than france if we'd got through.

    Yeah i know its a very predictable thing to say but ya got to wonder.

    Did you actually watch any of the Irish qualifier games? The only teams we actually managed to beat were Georgia & Cyprus.

    The other games were heartless, pathethic draws against the likes of Bulgaria & Monte-f*cking-negro. We couldn't even defend with any conviction for the last 5 minutes at home against Italy when we were ahead.

    The Ireland team aren't in the World Cup, because they simply didn't put the effort in. Henry is just the scapegoat for the shake a shamrock brigade who only sing for the Ireland team when they are winning.


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    #1039
    General Zod
    Registered Users Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭General Zod


    Demonon wrote: »
    I don't understand the Irish vitriol towards the French team, the people really to blame for us not being in the world cup are FIFA. It was a FIFA referee who missed the handball incident.
    It was Henry who intentionally cheated.
    It was FIFA who let it go unpunished after the match. It was FIFA who wouldn't allow the rematch. It was FIFA who LAUGHED at us when Delaney asked could we be the 33rd in the world cup.

    Anyone who watches football will know FIFA were never going to do anything about it. and Delaney is a donkey for even coming up witrh that request.


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    #1040
    prinz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Did you actually watch any of the Irish qualifier games? The only teams we actually managed to beat were Georgia & Cyprus. The other games were heartless, pathethic draws against the likes of Bulgaria & Monte-f*cking-negro. We couldn't even defend with any conviction for the last 5 minutes at home against Italy when we were ahead. The Ireland team aren't in the World Cup, because they simply didn't put the effort in. Henry is just the scapegoat for the shake a shamrock brigade who only sing for the Ireland team when they are winning.

    +1. There was a programme during the week there one night about the qualifying campaign and there was plenty of dodgy decisions going our way, atrocious defending, some criminal finishing etc. We should have topped our group easily enough, even with the limited enough squad we have.


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    #1041
    starbelgrade
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    prinz wrote: »
    +1. There was a programme during the week there one night about the qualifying campaign and there was plenty of dodgy decisions going our way, atrocious defending, some criminal finishing etc. We should have topped our group easily enough, even with the limited enough squad we have.

    The qualifying campaign was miserable. Trapp had it right all the way through - the Irish players simply lack "the believe" as he put it. Italy must've been laughing at how easily they topped the group.


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    #1042
    opinion guy
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    General Zod wrote: »
    It was Henry who intentionally cheated.



    Anyone who watches football will know FIFA were never going to do anything about it. and Delaney is a donkey for even coming up witrh that request.


    Actually to be honest - some politian said that the IFA should have sued FIFA fro the loss of world cup earnings brought about by FIFA's poor referee etc etc. I COMPLETELY agree with this. Sue the ****ers. Hit them in their pockets and they'll soon have to sharpen up standards and bring in video replays and this bad decisions lark will dissappear overnight


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    #1043
    Demonon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭Demonon


    General Zod wrote: »
    It was Henry who intentionally cheated

    I really really doubt he intentionally planned to use his hand to control the ball before the match. It was a natural reaction that happens all the time in football (several cases in the last week alone) that is usually punished accordingly by disallowing goals, giving cards, goal kicks, etc.

    When the governing body aren't competent enough to enforce the rules, then you can't blame the players themselves when something like this happens. It's a competitive sport and trusting those decisions to the players is never going to work. That's why we need referees, linesmen, officials, and we need them to do their job properly.


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    #1044
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Jaysus Neighbours is awful sh1te.


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    #1045
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    Did you actually watch any of the Irish qualifier games? The only teams we actually managed to beat were Georgia & Cyprus.

    The other games were heartless, pathethic draws against the likes of Bulgaria & Monte-f*cking-negro. We couldn't even defend with any conviction for the last 5 minutes at home against Italy when we were ahead.

    The Ireland team aren't in the World Cup, because they simply didn't put the effort in. Henry is just the scapegoat for the shake a shamrock brigade who only sing for the Ireland team when they are winning.

    Read my post again & point out were i said ireland showed great form in the world cup qualifiers.

    All im saying is watching the way this french team tumbled out of the competition in such a disastrous fashion i personally would wonder if we would have shown such a lack of heart. I don't think so.
    Not saying we would have topped the group or anything but we'd have put in a better effort than that.

    Its a waste of a world cup spot imo.


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    #1046
    Tchaikovsky
    Registered Users Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭Tchaikovsky


    "Hey Bobby, what's the French for 'home before the postcards'"?

    At least Evra can go home now and play the second round on his Playstation.


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    #1047
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    fonecrusher1 wrote: »
    Read my post again & point out were i said ireland showed great form in the world cup qualifiers.

    All im saying is watching the way this french team tumbled out of the competition in such a disastrous fashion i personally would wonder if we would have shown such a lack of heart. I don't think so.
    Not saying we would have topped the group or anything but we'd have put in a better effort than that.

    Its a waste of a world cup spot imo.

    I never said that you claimed that Ireland showed great form in the qualifiers. I simply pointed out that, going on the form that they did actually show, there is nothing to suggest that they would have done any better than France did.


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    #1048
    Tchaikovsky
    Registered Users Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭Tchaikovsky


    It's an absolute tragedy that a cherished World Cup place was stolen from us by a team whose players didn't care, whose fans didn't care, who brought absolutely nothing to the tournament, one consolation goal and who hid themselves away from the locals.

    You know, we have a super team, and the scenes at the end of the match in November with all the Irish players in tears and saluting the fans was, and still is, heartbreaking. The likes of Given, Dunne, O'Shea, Duff, Doyle and Keane would have brought so much to the tournament and there would have been thousands of Irish fans at the game.

    A crying shame, but onwards and upwards to Poland and Ukraine in 2012 :D


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    #1049
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    super-rush wrote: »
    Jaysus Neighbours is awful sh1te.

    Did you get caught on the rte.ie live streaming? That happened me in work yesterday. Was doing something else and all of a sudden neighbours was streaming down.
    Jaysus.


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    #1050
    Star Bingo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭Star Bingo


    the French were an utter embarrassment! joke of a football team i feel sorry for em. are a good nation and steadfast allies, the french people are mortified. government enquiry will follow suit

    but something struck me on watching these games, even reaching the WC finals is not a that big a deal. reaching the knockouts are gettn there i guess.. lets get this straight if our inferiority complex continues to undermine our prem forged quality n goes on treating supposed 'big guns' like Italy n France as such we'll repeatedly find ourselves wettn our pants at the prospect of a game against slovenia or whatever in some.. early autumn euro qualifier. big match eh! christ even the Greeks went all the way in the actual finals n won that thing 6yr ago.. n the only raised eyebrows were on the day. quickly forgotten.


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    #1051
    SeaFields
    Registered Users Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    have rte finally decided to keep souness and dunphy apart?

    I wanted to see WW3 break out :(


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