Ireland miss out on going to the World cup finals after Thierry Henry got away with the most blatant handball you can imagine, Henry admits it was a handball and agrees the goal should not have stood, but because of the rules as they are the result will stand.
This is not good enough I am not Irish and have no Irish connection but am fuming mad at this, the Irish players were within minutes of being able to play at a World cup and that was snatched away, nothing will be done and after a few days everyone will forget about it except for the Irish of course.
Fifa did not want Ireland and their likes anywhere near South Africa, anyway. That was made quite clear when, at the last moment, the sport’s world governing body announced that the draw for the play-offs would be seeded, meaning that the “bigger” nations could not be drawn against each other.
Having fought through ten matches unbeaten in group eight, in which they finished runners-up to Italy, Ireland deserved to be there, an excuse being made for the decision is that “the referee and linesman did not have a clear view and missed it” but that is not good enough, video technology is available and has been for years but Fifa or more specifically their President Michel Platini does not want it, God only knows why.
With Video technology in a matter of seconds the fourth official would have reported a blatant handball in fact Henry actually handled it twice, the goal would not have stood and Ireland would be on their way to South Africa.
Decisions like this happen every week in our Premier League and yet still we do nothing, Platini needs to be over ruled, it’s time our premier league got tough, I’m not sure how we can threaten Fifa but I’m sure Fifa need us more than we need them, maybe its time we started to talk about a alternate Governing body other sports have two body’s Darts and wrestling for example Boxing has 5 .
Maybe my anger is making me blow hot air and the two body solution is nonsense, but I believe something needs to be done, it’s possible next years World cup final could be settled on a decision like last night and that wont do.
A blatant and deliberate handball. Terry Henry should hang his head in shame.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is sponsored by Gillette as a role model.
I for one will never shave again.