Not much fact just opinion Wildcat

James Milner will win the world cup for England

It is fact! FAct is, there has been 18 world cups, and 17 times, the host continent has won . Thats a fact. Which means basically, African teams never had a chance. Until now.
There is a reason why Korea went to semi finals in 2002.

And here is another Fact Mr Wildcat

No African team has ever reached the final of a world cup no African team has even won a third place play off

Again!
Africa: 5 participants. never hosted the world cup.

Europe 13 participants. have hosted the world cup 10 times!

Enough said.

so what about 1990? i'm pretty sure we got beat on penalty's by the eventual winners of the tournament in the semi finals. or do you know something i dont?

we beat egypt and cameroon on the way

HOw sad are the irish fans and British press seriously!!!

They can never accept anything for gods sakes . Ive just seen the papers calling Henry a cheat, and go play rugby, etc, etc.... Its pathetic, and real sad to be honest. HOw quickly they can turn on someone, is unbelievable.
And some morons saying he shoulve gone to the refs and said he handled the ball!!! Fcuking hell man, who the hell would ever do that!

well to be fair
we were minutes to actually maybe beating france..argueably one of the best teams in the world
and then to get it snatched away from us at the last minute due to cheating
..of course were gonna be pissed

YOu werent minutes away from winning anything. It was tied, and France still couldve scored again, if that goal didnt count. It is what it is, its Football. Take it with dignity instead of being awful losers.
ANd one of the best teams in the world? PLease, they didnt even win their group!
I just think its very ugly to be honest with all the pointless FB pages. Like its gonna change anything.

You really don't get it do you? It's called fairplay, sportsmanship - everything that FIFA is supposed to endorse for feck sake.

Henry has been one of the great ambassadors for the sport over the last 10 years or so and he's looked on as a hero and role model by so many followers. This has tarnished his reputation as well as that of the sport itself. He was their captain and he celebrated like a mad fool.... incredible scenes.

And his interview afterwards was absolutely shocking. He discredits himself and the game. Football and FIFA are a joke at the moment following this.

****ing hell, Wildcat, making yourself look like a bit of a tit here.

OK fine, that one time. But look at this documents, with flags on it. It shows you who are the real world class World cup teams, and look for england!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Results

NO way in hell would this tarnish Thierry Henrys reputation, apart from in the eyes of the oh so fickled British fans, dont kid yourself. Henry is a world class legend of Football period.
Of ourse FIFA is a joke and the whole Football today. WOuldnt expect anything less.

Hahaha!! :laugh:
I am not even gonna say anything about that statement from alc09. :laugh:

Are you crazy or something, or do you just want to ride Henry? He cheated and then acted disgracefully afterwards, stating that it's the refs fault for not seeing. What kinda argument is that?! Oh, everybody, you can cheat in sport as long as you're not caught doing it. Give me a break man. You're talking sh$te right now.

I agree with your feelings regarding our World Cup chances.

Just your opinion on the Henry incident is frankly laughable, and I'm not even Irish.

OH you fcking give me a break. This is what you do all the time. Whenever something dont go your way, you try to take down someone with you. They did it with Diego Maradona, With Christiano Ronaldo, now with Henry. Boo Hoo, poor Ireland, poor 3 lions, the world is against us. GEt OVER IT!!!!!
YOur campaign aint gonna take away from one of the best player legend of our time!

My opinion on it is simple. Its FOOTBALL. It happened, it sucks, get over it. Trying to tarnish a world class legend because one thing didnt go your way, is just typical, and pathetic. ANd I stand by that 100%

What are you talking about now? Your argument is so full of bias. Ridiculous stuff.

Henry cheated and Ireland have every right to react in the way they have, especially considering what was at stake. This is the World Cup and Henry was well aware of what he did. Cheating and unsportsmanlike behaviour should never be accepted particularly on occassion like this, and I feel FIFA should grow a pair right now and make a stand against this type of behaviour. Henry didn't even apologise for it in the press conference - there's no defending him on this.

Whattever!! Keep the bitterness, and keep opening the pointless FB hate pages, see if the world gives a damn!!

yeah i looked at that for england, and i spotted them on there, it shows us to be the seventh most successful country ever, which isnt to bad considering all of the country's in the world.
i didnt see a single african flag there, which is pretty poor considering africa has the most country's.

The funny thing about it is yes, the world actually does actually give a damn and is appalled by this kinda behaviour ruining the sport.

He controlled the ball. Not the Irish fans. He tarnished his own legacy. Not the Irish fans. It was his choice to do what he did. Not the Irish fans. And you want the Irish fans to accept it with dignity? How can you accept an undignified act with dignity? It was a huge mistake made by a huge player, in a huge game, in a huge stadium, in front of a huge audience, for qualifying for the biggest tournament of all. Stop trying to trivialize it like it were a backalley game of fucking poker. Of course it is going to open debate. Of course it is going to make the headlines.

You can take your matter-of-factly bullshit and go fuck yourself.

It doesnt matter if its a world cup final I say. Its football, and referees miss calls. England won the world cup on a goal that never crossed the line, during extra time of the world cup final. It happens!
So all of a sudden Henry is scum of the earth? Please. Yes they need to accept it with dignity in defeat.
No one will remember this apart from bitter fans, who will undoubtedly hold a grudge against Henry till the day they die.
Oh well, it wont change the fact that Henry is and will always be, a legend, and one of the classiest players of our time.

No, no one gives a ****. Just you guys!

What's that, you say? Sorry, but that hole you have dug is quiet deep, and all I can hear is echoes.

Of course it matters if it's a world cup event. Are you undergoing lobotomy or something? Of course it happens but it should not happen. Not in this day and age.

Even if you support Henry, the fact that you want us to accept it with dignity is somewhat hilarious, and shows a complete lack of understanding of the concept of dignity on your part.

Nobody will remember this just the bitter fans? There is a little concept in our world called history, you know. People remember and communicate history. This won't be forgotten, like it or not.

This has nothing to do with us being Irish. This has nothing whatsoever to do with race. I'm not asking for a replay. I'm not asking for an overhaul of FIFA management. But the mere fact that he wont admit it was deliberate controlling of the ball, which it was, shows a complete lack of character and honesty on his part. You sure do have some funny fucking role models.

Is that why it's making the news all over the world? If you like Henry, fair enough, but comments like these are going to give people the impression that your a fucking moron. Now we don't want that to happen, do we?

Setanta's bang on the money with this one. Your completely dismissal of this events importance and unwillingness to accept simple home truths reflects pretty poorly on you.