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MANU_17 (Manchester United fan)

"i want a replay for last years champions league final as fletcher should have played in that final...get over it ireland football is a cruel game yes you deserved something from the game but really if you have taken some of the gifted chances then we wouldnt be still talking about henreys incident."

nip

"The Irish team were not intended to win the game against the French! Originally it was directed that there would be an open draw for the play offs. FIFA had not considered the possibility that France Portugal & Germany (almost) would not win their groups. Then FIFA reversed their decision and seeded Portugal, Russia France and Greece just in case France should be drawn against Portugal or Russia. Then it is odd that Ireland were the only team to play at home in the 1st leg and an inexperienced ref & linesmen were chosen to control the match. So what do FIFA do? At the free kick the French were off side and then Henri handled the ball (twice) accidently. So is Henri's handball a less serious act of gamesmanship than Eduardo's dive. If so should not Henri be given a 4 match suspension? Should there not be an official enquiry? Should the FFF not as an act of conciliation ban Henri from playing in the World Cup? In my book Henri and Eduardo cheated. But the difference is one is French and apparently above the law. Henri admits he handled the ball and that the game should be played again. (After he was advised there was no chance) And that he did so in the heat of the moment. Why then did Henri not amble into his own penalty area and in the heat of the moment accidently handle the ball and give the Irish a penalty. Of course there wont be an enquiry! With Platini in place there is a clear case of a conflict of interest. I would be interested to investigate if the match officials were influenced and that they be questioned. Bottom line; Blatter and Platini should be held accountable and forced to explain before a commission their actions. And if found guilty France thrown out of the World Cup and their place given to the Republic of Ireland. With the current match fixing scandals nothing is beyond the realms of possibility and must be investigated. "

stinger69 (Aston Villa fan)

"Robbie Keane ??? Hasnt this guy ever cheated on a football pitch ??? GET OVER IT !!!!!"

eire700 (Aston Villa fan)

"The venom of some on here is hideous, this game was won not by some simple missed call, but with one of the most blantant acts of outright cheating in the sports history, compounded by the fact it was by one the sports few respected role models... I don't think it'll be replayed but that doesn't mean people can't fight tooth and nail for the right thing to be done!"

Themistrollsin (Charlton Athletic fan)

"If every team got a replay after a bad refereeing decision we would never get any games played! Yes Ireland were unlucky, but it is all part and parcel of football, it can be a cruel game. Did England get a replay when Sol Campbells goal was wrongly ruled out? No. Stop bleating and accept it. Lets face it, if Keane had done it up the other end, Ireland wouldn't be offering to replay the game. And as mentioned, Duff, Keane and O Shea all had great chances to take controversy out of the game and put it to bed in the second half. Also, any ball boucing in the six yard box should have been claimed by the goalkeeper."

RQuaresma (Manchester United fan)

"Cypriot_legend (Manchester United fan) come on henry shdnt have done it? u mean u can choose what to do during an INSTINCTIVE moment? n yeah keane even if the french football federation wanted to replay the match the final decision lies w fifa n they have alr said no, so if u wana go to the world cup try again in 4yrs. finally, if the french suffer this type of injustice for example in the future n we hear platini calling for replays/video technology etc, we can all confirm platini is a joke n can take the opportunity to kick him out of office."

shakka (Aston Villa fan)

"Yes Ireland have been cheated out of a possible win, but this is football, it happens... e.g. Chelsea's exit to barcelona last season. This is the beauty of football good and bad..."

real_Socialdad (Tottenham Hotspur fan)

"MidlandsGunner - Of course you would argue that it is keane's and Duff's fault for what happened, because you, my friend are a bell-end! What a pathetic arguement!"

immersive (Manchester United fan)

"yes officials always make mistakes. but two offsides and two handballs in one movement in such a big match. I HAVEN T SEEN THAT. That said and most people agree on this is the actions or lack of by FIFA. No interview, conference, reference or explanation or discussion etc. No talk about what they will discuss or change or do in the future so that this wont happen again."

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