France V Ireland

[scousepaddy]

French Federation looking for €1.5 for the game, no rights have been sold for Irish TV yet!! Or so I heard on the radio anyway

[GDLUCKXABI]

Yeah they'll wait till after the first leg to see what its worth paying for it then.

[LFC_Mark]

id say RTE are waiting to see what happens on saturday before paying up

[scousepaddy]

good point lads never thought of that!

[Ray2007]

The French TV station, TF1, are playing hard ball with the FAI/RTE after they sold the rights to Saturday's match in Croker to the rival French TV station, M6, for €4.4m.

This really p*ssed off the French Football Association, as they have an arrangement with TF1and expected the FAI to sell the rights to their favourite TV station.

No need to worry, a deal will be done

Roll on Paris, here we come - need to get some training in on Saturday!

YNWA - Ray2007

[sean]

Could be a replay of 1997 all over again when the 2nd leg against Turkey wasn't aired either so a precedence has been set already that RTE will play hardball and won't pay over the odds. If we win 2-0 on Saturday night the FFF should come back and demand €3m :)

Of course, RTE could just tell Pat Kenny to fcuk off for 2 years and that would free up the cash to pay up now :rolleyes:

[byrnetred]

was listing to some tv3 lad who buys the sports tv rights and he was saying that it could happen whereby sky will be the only channel to get the rights but under legislation that came in a few years back sky cant show the game unless its been shown free to all in the domestic market

interesting what he was saying, he said that some french company bought the rights for €5m but that they where selling tv adds to a population of 60m+ while in ireland there are only 4m of us yet they are looking for €1.5m

biggest problem he was saying was that if a deal is sorted say on monday it only gives them 48hours to sort advertising deals while normally the sell it 6 weeks in advance

[redchariot]

I was looking through RTE Guide and SKY listings today and there is no mention anywhere of the away leg on Wednesday. I

It is not on RTE or SKY Sports. That can't be true can it..................

[byrnetred]

im afraid it is true,

FFF looking for €1.5m none of the irish tv company's will pay it

[sean]

A deal would want to be done by tomorrow otherwise RTE and the rest will argue that there is no point as its too late to sell off advertising slots. The FFF were seriously fcuked off at the FAI selling off the rights to the game last night to a pay tv company rather than their preferred channel TV1. Playing hard ball now because of it. If no deal is done the Woolshed will be swarmed by 4pm on Wednesday :D

[Garrett]

This is mad ...

When I see some of the crap RTE waiste money on (*cough*PAT-KENNY-€600kpa*cough*) I just cannot accept that they won't write a cheque for something as important as this.

...Just let RTE, TV3 and Sly Sports all chip in to buy the rights between them, then they can all broadcast it ..... there's gonna be plenty of interest in this game, so they'd all get decent viewing figures, but could share the costs etc.

[travis]

This is mad ...

When I see some of the crap RTE waiste money on (*cough*PAT-KENNY-€600kpa*cough*) I just cannot accept that they won't write a cheque for something as important as this.

...Just let RTE, TV3 and Sly Sports all chip in to buy the rights between them, then they can all broadcast it ..... there's gonna be plenty of interest in this game, so they'd all get decent viewing figures, but could share the costs etc.

You would wonder what they really do with the €160 license fee wouldn't you.

[Timemachine]

Well we dont need to wonder any more, obviously going in the likes of Pat Kennys pocket. Surely common sense will prevail in the end on this,

[Bren100]

Its not going to be easy, we find it hard to score goals at the best of time. I just hope the players keep their confidence up and really go for it.

[padski08]

Trap said in metro this morning that we only need 1 goal and that he will be cautious not to concede as this would 'finish the game'

Can see this being very tight game but we cant give them as much space as we did second half on Saturday. We need improvement on set pieces also.

We do only need 1 goal to force extra time, but on Saturday I couldnt really see many oppurtunities that we had, bar Doyle and his blaze wide and few half chances

Impossible is Nothing

[wonit5times]

is says on the sky tv guide for wednesday night TBA so could sky still get it or not?

[GaryMc]

Trap said in metro this morning that we only need 1 goal and that he will be cautious not to concede as this would 'finish the game'

Can see this being very tight game but we cant give them as much space as we did second half on Saturday. We need improvement on set pieces also.

We do only need 1 goal to force extra time, but on Saturday I couldnt really see many oppurtunities that we had, bar Doyle and his blaze wide and few half chances

Impossible is Nothing

Lawerence should have buried that chance in the first half and Whelan should have buried the one in the second (Great save by the keeper). O Shea also had an excelletn chance. Think they were all better than half chances.

I expect Trapp to be cautious, I would not even be suprised to see the same team line out. We know we lack quality on the ball in central midfield, but who will replace them out of the current squad.

Only change I can see is McGeady in for Lawerence or if there are injuries.

[travis]

If RTE or SKY don't have it , I'm sure in this will be streamed online in some form or another by iraqi goals or talibanoffsides.com

[liverbird!!]

Lads, I have flights, Eurostar and match ticket for France -v- Ireland this
Wednesday and home Thursday night if anyone interested?? Pm me.

Flights are in and out of Gatwick, then Eurospar to Paris and €42 match ticket

[dubit10]

PM sent

[ronnie10]

would the bars that can show all the premier league matches on saturday get the ireland match on one of there stations

[sean]

would the bars that can show all the premier league matches on saturday get the ireland match on one of there stations

Absolutely no doubt about it.

[GaryMc]

would the bars that can show all the premier league matches on saturday get the ireland match on one of there stations
Sinnots and the Woolshed will be packed even if its on RTE2. If its not on the box will be leaving work early as there will be chaos to get into places showing it.

[diggy]

The Star reporting this morning that RTE are close to a deal. Nothing on RTE.ie yet.

[GDLUCKXABI]

Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles, Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go

Paul McGrath, Back Four
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Butragueño, Hungary
We scared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Con is in the press

Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Dasayev, Sócrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Puskás, Bessonov,
René van de Kerkhof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad

Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pelé #10
We'll never see his like again
Goikoetxea's meaner
Champions, Argentina


We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us


Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of their supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle?
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that we're grateful for
We didn't get the Mafia

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hour boat trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We'll bring the Sam Maguire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

[Niall]

Confirmed on Gerry Ryan show RTE 2 will be showing the game tomorrow night.

[Aido82]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1117/republicofireland_rights.html

RTÉ Sport is delighted to announce that the national broadcaster has secured the broadcast rights to the Republic of Ireland's World Cup Qualifying play-off against France on Wednesday.

The match will be broadcast live on RTÉ Two television, RTÉ Radio 1 and streamed live on RTÉ.ie.

More to follow.......

[RedArmagh]

great news. will sky get it as well then?

[LFC_Mark]

great stuff it wouldnt be the same without dunphy and the lads bitching before the game

[4tothefloor]

Just heading out the door to this, hopefully we'll get a result now :D

[SHOWTIME]

Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles, Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go

Paul McGrath, Back Four
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Butragueño, Hungary
We scared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Con is in the press

Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Dasayev, Sócrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Puskás, Bessonov,
René van de Kerkhof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad

Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pelé #10
We'll never see his like again
Goikoetxea's meaner
Champions, Argentina


We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us


Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of their supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle?
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that we're grateful for
We didn't get the Mafia

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hour boat trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We'll bring the Sam Maguire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Finally found that song the other day after looking for it for years.

Ah the memories! :D

[T.N.F]

great news. will sky get it as well then?

Really?? I'm at risk of doing my TV some serious damage at this stage

[GDLUCKXABI]

Great song. Get you nicely pumped for tomorrow.


Does anybody think we can do it? i would ****ing lovet o believe we could but just cannot see it happening!

[T.N.F]

Great song. Get you nicely pumped for tomorrow.


Does anybody think we can do it? i would ****ing lovet o believe we could but just cannot see it happening!

Before the first leg I didnt think we could, but the amount of chances we created the other night, I think we have a real chance. get a goal and the pressure on them will be unbelievable and we are the only ones that have an advantage with the away goal. Plus I think Lassie did us a favour getting the boys fired up

[GDLUCKXABI]

Ah i dont think that comes into it at all, if they werent already 100% fully up for this one already, they should pack it in.

[T.N.F]

Ah i dont think that comes into it at all, if they werent already 100% fully up for this one already, they should pack it in.

I'm sure they were up for it, but Diarra is going to be getting lots of sh1t from our players all game and it will be interesting to see how he reacts

[SHOWTIME]

Great song. Get you nicely pumped for tomorrow.


Does anybody think we can do it? i would ****ing lovet o believe we could but just cannot see it happening!

We have no hope.The manager is too defensive and too negative.

If I am wrong I would be the happiest man in the world but he just doesn't know how to take any risks.

[T.N.F]

We have no hope.The manager is too defensive and too negative.

If I am wrong I would be the happiest man in the world but he just doesn't know how to take any risks.

Thats the spirit!

[SHOWTIME]

Thats the spirit!

Ah sorry bud.I'm just being realistic.

I just don't like him as a manager or his tactics but I'll be screaming as much as anyone 2m night and pray that we somehow get through. :)

[gerres]

ireland have no other choice but to be more attacking, at least now they know the the job they must do.......
We'll win on penos after winning the game 1 nil with a goal by Duff.
COME ON YE BOYS IN GREEN.....:D:D

[Badman]

i think we played some of our best stuff under trapp when we were chasing a game - like away in bari...albeit against 10 men there. i think he'll keep it tight fir the 1st 15 or 20 minutes coz i expect the french to come at us early on to get the 2nd goal, esp witht he crowd behind em. if we can do that i think we've a chance of nicking it, alnos definitedl froma set piece coz we just create nothing from open play, dont really have the palyers to. but our setpieces are excellent usually so its our best chance. when we score early and try to defend it, thats when i get twitchy cos we keep giving the oppostion 80% of the ball and they eventually score themselves. i'd like this to go to penos, reckon the french would crumble under the pressure...and we have shay given

[T.N.F]

Ah sorry bud.I'm just being realistic.

I just don't like him as a manager or his tactics but I'll be screaming as much as anyone 2m night and pray that we somehow get through. :)

Whats not to like (aside from all the shite about Reid)?

He took us from the shambles we were under Staunton and has us within 90 (or 120) minutes of a World cup if we can perform.

We arent Brazil and I think if people are fair you have to say that players like Whelan is twice the player people were giving him credit for when he was brought in.

We were very unlucky to lose the game 1 nil on Saturday night and he is building a team. Okay if we dont get there, our seeding will hopefully have moved on a bit and we will have a better crack at the Euros

[barrydoherty]

On Skysports 1 aswell! How much did RTE have to pay anyone know

[Ron1892]

Its going to be Online,Radio and Tv...

There was talk yesterday the french wanted 1.2 million and Ireland had only offered 600k so id say its some where in between that...

They left it very late but got it sorted in the end.

[dubit10]

Its going to be Online,Radio and Tv...

There was talk yesterday the french wanted 1.2 million and Ireland had only offered 600k so id say its some where in between that...

They left it very late but got it sorted in the end.

Just said on the radio RTE payed 400k for the rights. Prob got it so cheap because of the result the other night. i'd say if we had won then they would be paying a hell of a sight more for it.

[Ron1892]

Just said on the radio RTE payed 400k for the rights. Prob got it so cheap because of the result the other night. i'd say if we had won then they would be paying a hell of a sight more for it.

Well the figure i quoted was just the press throwing figures around and you no how they can be wrong...:D

If the French were to loss they would be fcuked because they have paid ALREADY 120 million for all the french matches including the world cup when they get there...Thats who confident they are..

[T.N.F]

If the French were to loss they would be fcuked because they have paid ALREADY 120 million for all the french matches .

Probably a few FIFA brown envelopes in there too

[redchariot]

Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles, Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go

Paul McGrath, Back Four
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Butragueño, Hungary
We scared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Con is in the press

Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Dasayev, Sócrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Puskás, Bessonov,
René van de Kerkhof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad

Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pelé #10
We'll never see his like again
Goikoetxea's meaner
Champions, Argentina


We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us


Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of their supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle?
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that we're grateful for
We didn't get the Mafia

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hour boat trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We'll bring the Sam Maguire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Ahhhhhhhhhh the memories!!!!!

That has got to be my favourite song from Italia 90.

Does anybody know where you could get this now; on CD or download etc

[redabbey]

Ahhhhhhhhhh the memories!!!!!

Another great memory from the past.

yJL6QKDmiLU

[stevieg]

Ahhhhhhhhhh the memories!!!!!

That has got to be my favourite song from Italia 90.

Does anybody know where you could get this now; on CD or download etc

I think I might have it on iTunes will have a look and send it over if so.

[ROCCO]

Have 2-1 im my head before the first game .....


1-2 tonight 28-1 ..

or 0-2 50-1 to make it 2-1 to us ..

[scousepaddy]

Have 2-1 im my head before the first game .....


1-2 tonight 28-1 ..

or 0-2 50-1 to make it 2-1 to us ..

Yeah I think 2-1 to us over all!!

[liverbird!!]

Gutted i'm missing this, but have contacted swineflu and in my bed since monday, feck me never felt so sick!

Wasted flights, Match Ticket, and Eurostar tickets typical! Was nearly going to get up and go this morning, but she advised me that if i didnt mind myself and get over this, i could end up in hospital, so decided against!

Think this will go to penos, and us to win. Come on Ireland!!

[Liverpool-law]

Heart says 0-2 tonight, 1-2 on aggregate
Head says 3-1 tonight, 4-1 on aggregate
Ideal result, 1-2 tonight, 2-2 aggregate, Ireland through on away goals! :)

[SUPERFAN]

just watching SSN there and they showed mc fadden's goal against the french in paris a few years ago.it's the only time the french have been beaten at home under dopeynech.
if they can beat them so can this ireland team....
8/1 to qualify,i'll be having some of that later on.;)

[sean]

8/1 to qualify,i'll be having some of that later on.;)

33/1 for either team to qualify on pens, not a bad looking bet either for those who think this will be a close game.

[GaryMc]

Gutted i'm missing this, but have contacted swineflu and in my bed since monday, feck me never felt so sick!

Wasted flights, Match Ticket, and Eurostar tickets typical! Was nearly going to get up and go this morning, but she advised me that if i didnt mind myself and get over this, i could end up in hospital, so decided against!

Think this will go to penos, and us to win. Come on Ireland!!

that is a fckin sickner man. :(

[Niall]

[QUOTE=liverbird!!;261966]Gutted i'm missing this, but have contacted swineflu and in my bed since monday, feck me never felt so sick!

Sorry to hear that Mark. Hope your better soon.

[Liverpool-law]

33/1 for either team to qualify on pens, not a bad looking bet either for those who think this will be a close game.

And considering it's only 10/1 on Ireland winning 1 nil (the only way it can go to pens) those are good odds

[prendy]

Jackie Charlton, Eoin Hand
Johnny Giles, Ireland
Mick McCarthy, Stephen Staunton
Cascarino
Tony Galvin, Niall Quinn
Packie doesn't let em in
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Only one can go

Paul McGrath, Back Four
Aldridge got another score
World Cup
English Clubs
Kevin Moran and the Dubs
European Championship
How can we forget the trip
Andy Townsend, Kevin Sheedy
Stapleton's a supersub

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Butragueño, Hungary
We scared the Dutch in Germany
Charlie Hurley, Liam Tuohy
Opel Invest
Ray Houghton, Liverpool
Ronnie Whelan's so cool
O'Leary in the Sunday World
Con is in the press

Stuttgart was no dream
now we have a winning team
Billy Bingham, Budapest
Man of Magic, Georgie Best
Eamon Dunphy writes it down
Dalymount to Landsdowne
English Football in a mess
Trouble on the Terraces

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Dasayev, Sócrates,
Maradona, Ardiles,
Puskás, Bessonov,
René van de Kerkhof,
Hamilton, Jim Magee,
Saint And Greavsie on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Brady should be in the Squad

Chris Morris, score draw
Don Givens, Denis Law,
Eusebio, Junior, Ronnie Whelan Senior
Pelé #10
We'll never see his like again
Goikoetxea's meaner
Champions, Argentina


We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us


Netherlands, Egypt
England got a free trip
Pleaded, Seeded
Because of their supporters
Ruud Gullit might be out
Holland wouldn't have a shout
Hoddle and Waddle
Have they got the bottle?
We have England in the draw
And the Dutch like before
One thing that we're grateful for
We didn't get the Mafia

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Seeded in Sicily
Off the coast of Italy
6 hour boat trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They can travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11, English Game
We can do the trick again
Egypt next and then the Dutch
Its the second round for us
When we finally get to Rome
No one will be left at home
Aldridge is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar

We're gonna start a fire
And when Rome is burning
there'll be no returning

We'll bring the Sam Maguire
We have Jack to mind us
and the fans behind us

Updated version!!!!:D

Trapatoni, Hogan Stand
Mick McCarthy , Ireland
Glenn Whelan, Keith Andrews
Super Andy Keogh!
Liam Lawrence, Paul McShane
Entering the Hall of Fame
The boys in Green
or the French
Only one can go!

Richard Dunne, Back Four
Doyler got another score
World Cup
On our way
Between the sticks , we’ve got Shay
8 years since our last
Super memories in the past
Stephen Kelly, John O’Shea
Ireland can go all the way

We're gonna start a fire
And when Joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Trap to mind us
and the fans behind us

Last minute, Robbie Keane
We snatched a draw in Italy
Anytime we’re on the pitch
We always impress!
Young McGeady, Celtic’s Prince
His silky skills will make you wince
You can keep your Lionel Messi
We’ve got Leon Best

Cape Town is our dream
now we have a winning team
Sean St Ledger, Strong and Tough
Man of Magic, Damien Duff
The fans will go and give it hell
From Premier League to LSL
Economy is causing pain
We won’t care when we’re on the plane.


We're gonna start a fire
And when Joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Trap to mind us
and the fans behind us

Fabregas, Alonso,
Michael Ballack, Ronaldo
Lampard, Wayne Rooney
All the boys from Germany
Hamilton, O’Herlihy,
Giles and Dunphy on TV,
Maradona, Hand of God
Reidy should be in the Squad

Who we draw, we don't care
We’ll play and beat them fair and square
Irish fans will follow Trap by Plane or Train or Bus.
Big Niall, Number 10
We'll never see his like again
We’re gonna cause a major fuss
The cup is coming home with us!

We're gonna start a fire
And when Joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Trap to mind us
and the fans behind us
Switzerland, Ukraine
Germany they’re all the same
Serbia, Ghana
Inflatable Banana’s
Van Persie might be out
Holland wouldn’t have a shout
Brady Tardelli
You’ll see them on the telly
Capello’s boys are in the draw
And the Ausies like before
There’s one team that we’re running from
North Korea have the bomb!!

We're gonna start a fire
And when Joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Trap to mind us
and the fans behind us
Hoping for Cape Town
We can fly straight down
12 hour plane trip
We can take the hardship
But the fans couldn't care
They will travel anywhere
No one else can match the sound
Our supporters bring around
June 11th, first up
Italy defend their cup
Semi Final, Peno Kicks
Given is between the sticks
Everyone is booking flights
Last one out turn off the lights
Keano is about to score
Listen to the Irish Roar

We're gonna start a fire
And when Joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

We're gonna start a fire
We have Trap to mind us
and the fans behind us

[red_shamrock]

Come on Ireland, this would be the sweetest way to qualify, between footy and rugby the french have ruined so many of our hopes and dreams before, so let's even it up a bit.

[scousepaddy]

updated version!!!!:d

trapatoni, hogan stand
mick mccarthy , ireland
glenn whelan, keith andrews
super andy keogh!
Liam lawrence, paul mcshane
entering the hall of fame
the boys in green
or the french
only one can go!

Richard dunne, back four
doyler got another score
world cup
on our way
between the sticks , we’ve got shay
8 years since our last
super memories in the past
stephen kelly, john o’shea
ireland can go all the way

we're gonna start a fire
and when joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

we're gonna start a fire
we have trap to mind us
and the fans behind us

last minute, robbie keane
we snatched a draw in italy
anytime we’re on the pitch
we always impress!
Young mcgeady, celtic’s prince
his silky skills will make you wince
you can keep your lionel messi
we’ve got leon best

cape town is our dream
now we have a winning team
sean st ledger, strong and tough
man of magic, damien duff
the fans will go and give it hell
from premier league to lsl
economy is causing pain
we won’t care when we’re on the plane.


We're gonna start a fire
and when joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

we're gonna start a fire
we have trap to mind us
and the fans behind us

fabregas, alonso,
michael ballack, ronaldo
lampard, wayne rooney
all the boys from germany
hamilton, o’herlihy,
giles and dunphy on tv,
maradona, hand of god
reidy should be in the squad

who we draw, we don't care
we’ll play and beat them fair and square
irish fans will follow trap by plane or train or bus.
Big niall, number 10
we'll never see his like again
we’re gonna cause a major fuss
the cup is coming home with us!

We're gonna start a fire
and when joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

we're gonna start a fire
we have trap to mind us
and the fans behind us
switzerland, ukraine
germany they’re all the same
serbia, ghana
inflatable banana’s
van persie might be out
holland wouldn’t have a shout
brady tardelli
you’ll see them on the telly
capello’s boys are in the draw
and the ausies like before
there’s one team that we’re running from
north korea have the bomb!!

We're gonna start a fire
and when joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

we're gonna start a fire
we have trap to mind us
and the fans behind us
hoping for cape town
we can fly straight down
12 hour plane trip
we can take the hardship
but the fans couldn't care
they will travel anywhere
no one else can match the sound
our supporters bring around
june 11th, first up
italy defend their cup
semi final, peno kicks
given is between the sticks
everyone is booking flights
last one out turn off the lights
keano is about to score
listen to the irish roar

we're gonna start a fire
and when joberg’s burning
there'll be no returning

we're gonna start a fire
we have trap to mind us
and the fans behind us



quality!!!

[The Pernicious One]

I think we're goina win 2-1.

[LFC_Mark]

an early goal here tonight should have the french s**tin themselves and get the home crowd on there backs

[Niall]

Don't think we really need to score early being honest. Once it's 0-0 with 15 minutes to go i'll be happy that the French will be edgy.

[LFC_Mark]

Don't think we really need to score early being honest. Once it's 0-0 with 15 minutes to go i'll be happy that the French will be edgy.

dont think so meself but it would be nice to get them rattled early on and get the crowd on there back

[GDLUCKXABI]

Dont want an early goal myself, we will just sit back thena nd they'll score, nil all with 20 mins left and then go all out for it!

[Niall]

Dont want an early goal myself, we will just sit back thena nd they'll score, nil all with 20 mins left and then go all out for it!

Yeah that's what i am thinking.

[sean]

Don't think we really need to score early being honest. Once it's 0-0 with 15 minutes to go i'll be happy that the French will be edgy.

If its scoreless with 15 mins to go I'll be delighted but can't see the French not scoring tonight, think our best hope would be to go through on away goals after 90 mins. Can't see that happening either though so expect a game with more than a few goals tonight with France ultimately going through.

[Niall]

If its scoreless with 15 mins to go I'll be delighted but can't see the French not scoring tonight, think our best hope would be to go through on away goals after 90 mins. Can't see that happening either though so expect a game with more than a few goals tonight with France ultimately going through.

:(

[Fowler's God]

Need to keep a clean sheet for the first hour at least and a bonus would be to have a goal before that stage. France would be well edgy.

[LUCAN RED!!!]

Would take last up to last 20 minutes 0-0 and then go for it. We are bound to get 1 good chance in the last 20 minutes so KEANO or DOYLER better take it!!

[Rover 609]

Tommy Martin on TV3 reporting from outside the Stade de France.

"The ticket touts are doing a roaring trade as we build up to the big ko".

Does he realise how much of a prick stain he sounded saying it.

[Juan]

Any team news out yet?

[Alex Raisbeck]

Dont want an early goal myself, we will just sit back thena nd they'll score, nil all with 20 mins left and then go all out for it!

I want a goal at any stage, early late whatever, just Score....Come on Robbie, do it for Rafa!:D

[Ron1892]

Tommy Martin on TV3 reporting from outside the Stade de France.

"The ticket touts are doing a roaring trade as we build up to the big ko".

Does he realise how much of a prick stain he sounded saying it.

Seen that myself..It was if he was condoning ticket touts...

He's no Tony o Donoghue any way..By the way that was a joke off a report he presented on the 5.30 news..

[Garrett]

Thought they said no changes for Ireland from Saturday on the radio, not heard the French team yet ?


Tommy Martin on TV3 reporting from outside the Stade de France.

"The ticket touts are doing a roaring trade as we build up to the big ko".

Does he realise how much of a prick stain he sounded saying it.


What a fukin' idiot, should be told as much alongside his good friends in TV3 who have just helped promote touting !!!

[Ron1892]

Thought they said no changes for Ireland from Saturday on the radio, not heard the French team yet ?


What a fukin' idiot, should be told as much alongside his good friends in TV3 who have just helped promote touting !!!

French team is the same except Adibal is missing through injury..

[bono]

Squillaci on bench could you imagine if he came on & scored the goal that put us out :eek: the fcuk Squillaci t-shirts would be back out hold on that gives me an idea hmmmm.

[elvis]

Squillaci on bench could you imagine if he came on & scored the goal that put us out :eek: the fcuk Squillaci t-shirts would be back out hold on that gives me an idea hmmmm.

Show me the money,. :)

[bono]

We can do this with a good slice of luck just hope were not put to bed early 1st half an hour is vital.

[MrsPepe]

http://r9.fodey.com/2080/30597112d7ff47018c4b39d053f6a864.0.gif

[Aido82]

first goal is vital - stating the obvious i know, if we get it game on, if the french get it could be a walloping

[gav003]

TEAMS France v Rep of Ireland
France: Lloris, Sagna, Gallas, Escude, Evra, Lassana Diarra, Alou Diarra, Gourcuff, Anelka, Gignac, Henry. Subs: Mandanda, Remy, Sissoko, Benzema, Govou, Malouda, Squillaci.
Rep of Ireland: Given, O'Shea, St. Ledger, Dunne, Kilbane, Lawrence, Whelan, Andrews, Duff, Doyle, Keane. Subs: Joe Murphy, McGeady, McShane, Kelly, Gibson, Hunt, Best.

[bono]

Nice flick from Trap there.

[carpe diem]

not doing too bad after 25minutes ,thought we might get over run by them ooooooooh kevin doyle !!!!!! jesus that should have been the opening goal.

[Andrew]

Ireland are playing well. Good save from the French keeper to keep Keane out.

[carpe diem]

yessssssssssss

[Andrew]

Get innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!


Wooo!

Great goal!

[MrsPepe]

Gtf in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:d:d:d:d:d

[bono]

Lot to do yet get in there Robbie got them rattled time for cool heads.

[stalker]

Take that Platini you absolute ****.

[Tarabuses]

Robbie's by far the better of the two goals scored in this tie so far.

[bono]

what time was the goal i have the 34th min never even looked anyone know?

[carpe diem]

great combination by duff and keane,lovely finish,i hope they dont sit back now and keep playing as they are and hopefully nick a winner

[MrsPepe]

what time was the goal i have the 34th min never even looked anyone know?

33rd on SS score cenre?

[carpe diem]

what time was the goal i have the 34th min never even looked anyone know?

i think it was the 33rd :eek:

[carpe diem]

I5PT65I2ny8

:D

[GaryMc]

Outstanding performance so far. Can see Benzema comin on. France are still favourite but all we need is a bit more of the same.

I am fairly relaxed now but I can see the last 10 mins bein behind the sofa job.

[serpheus]

Love to see us get through and stick it to fifa after they fixed the draw.

[kazzermac1]

here we go lads 2nd half come on the boys in green

[prendy]

come on!!!!

[kazzermac1]

hard luck donkey

[kazzermac1]

well done doyler

[bono]

Oh no Squillaci is on.

[bono]

Zinadine Kilbane is a rock at the back.

[carpe diem]

Zinadine Kilbane is at rock a the back.

:D

[kazzermac1]

all day shay

[Aido82]

totally diffenent performance from saturday

they are playing brilliant, absolutly brilliant

[kazzermac1]

****ing hell

[carpe diem]

omg duff,if only it was on his left!!! great play initially,come on !!!!!

[kazzermac1]

wheelan having a great night

[MrsPepe]

my nerves are shot

[Aido82]

mcshane coming on :eek:

[kazzermac1]

well done donkey

[bono]

my nerves are shot

Last 15mins are going to be hell.

[kazzermac1]

holly shit

[MrsPepe]

fag number 10 coming up now, I cant believe that:eek:

[Andrew]

Aghhhh! That should have been number 2

[kazzermac1]

irish fans are great

[carpe diem]

hehe what a thunderous tackle by mcshane on anelka

[kazzermac1]

well done duffer

[bono]

holly shit

Would'nt like to be knocking on your door this Christmas if thats what your putting up:D

[kazzermac1]

shit doyler is hopping

[bono]

We've pushed ourselves very hard worry about extra time if thats the way it goes.

[Aido82]

france leave benzemia on bench, crazy

on a side note, benzemia is the spit of sheia le bouf (transformers)

[bono]

benzemia is the spit of sheia le bouf (transformers)

:eek:

[carpe diem]

am a bit cloudy on the away goal rule when it goes to extra time,whats the story with it?

[kazzermac1]

well done lads keep it up

[Aido82]

away goals - no change still worth double

[carpe diem]

nice one

[RedMurph08]

am a bit cloudy on the away goal rule when it goes to extra time,whats the story with it?

Dont count in ET

[Andrew]

Can't take much more of this. We deserve to have won this game. Anything can happen in ET though. Will be totally gutted if France sneak it.

[Aido82]

Dont count in ET

they do in the champs league, so it should be no difference

[carpe diem]

hehe thats was funny,hamilton: i noticed henry has a problem with his right leg beglin:yeah thats a worry for france because they've used their 3 subs camera flashes to henry and he seemed to be holding his knob :D

[MrsPepe]

dirty diver

[bono]

What a Ref how many premiership Ref's would have given that? big call should have booked Anelka though.

[kazzermac1]

great linesman

[kazzermac1]

crap

[Aido82]

fcuk it

[Andrew]

Someone send that linesman a Christmas hamper!

[Aido82]

dirty cheating b@stard henry
you fcuking C***

[MrsPepe]

2 fckin handballs, robbed

[carpe diem]

fcuk that !!!! handball and offside,any respect i had for henry just went out the window the cheating bsatard !!!

[kazzermac1]

great linesman

blind ****

[Andrew]

Handballing mo**erf****rs

[bono]

Henry the cheat should be banned for life but Pratini will give him a big hug disgraceful.

[Aido82]

Dont count in ET

they do

[RedMurph08]

Like(d) Henry as a footballer but you sir are a fcukin cheat and a disgrace cnut!!!

[stevieg]

Sick sick sick.

Though that ugly fat ginger retard should not have let it bounce. A centre back playing right back and rated ahead of Finnan and Stephen Kelly.

[Gray72]

Ngog lambasted for diving in a PL match and the media goes mad. Henry cheats and he catches the ball with his hand and they score. He has the cheek to run off and celebrate now that's cheating!! I'd love to see what is made of that in the papers and hear what Henry says!! Cheating *******s!!!! Now what a maodel professional!

[RedMurph08]

they do

My apologies give yourself a big pat on the back

[bono]

We'll get a peno have a feeling.

[kazzermac1]

****ing robbed

[Aido82]

that c*** cost us a place in the finals, hope he breaks his leg the cheating c***

[Aido82]

My apologies give yourself a big pat on the back

done

[stevieg]

McGeady owes us a performance, no better time.

[MrsPepe]

I loved Henry, I dont anymore the cheating fck!!!:mad:

[MrsPepe]

From the BBC

"EVEN BIGGER CONTROVERSY. This is quite unbelievable. Long ball over the top - and two French players are offside - but forget that, Thierry Henry juggles the ball CLEARLY with his hand before squaring for William Gallas to bundle in. The Republic of Ireland have been robbed here. Robbed. "

[Andrew]

Henry's playing GAA now it seems. Unfortunately, so is the ref.

[Yoko]

The cheating ****. C'mon we can still do it!

[bono]

Love to see Big Shay nut Henry after the final whistle.Fcukin cheat.

[Andrew]

http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Irish-hate-Thierry-Henry-the-cheat/215531572576?ref=search&sid=547288929.4148453833..1

Can't believe we're going out because of that :mad:

[Aido82]

i feel like iv been shot, just cant believe that goal.

A handball and a deflection have cost us a place in the finals

gutted and raging, i feel sick

[bono]

i feel like iv been shot, just cant believe that goal.

A handball and a deflection have cost us a place in the finals

gutted and raging, i feel sick

Chin up auld son you & I know we were the better team over the 2 legs we should be proud of the boys.

[GaryMc]

Well done to the lads. Great display.

Robbed by platinis mates. Fcukin tramps. Sick

[kazzermac1]

cheating ******* we out played them ****s

[LOU2]

im disgusted that a hand ball is keeping us out of the world cup. they played very well fair play to the lads

[MrsStevieG]

Absolutely horrible. Sickening..That ref should be ****ing ashamed of himself. As for Thierry Henry - you are a ****ing disgrace and a CHEAT!!!!!!

EDIT: Mustn't forget to say well done to our lads, they really did us proud tonight thats for sure. If we're all gutted imagine how they feel.

[RedMurph08]

Mousieur Platini well done you rig a fcukin draw and then Thief-erry Henry cheats your team its boarding card to South Africa, Well played sir you scumbag

[stevieg]

Didn't deserve that over the two legs.

Jammy goal in first leg and cheating cnut in the second leg.

[kazzermac1]

****s

[serpheus]

Fcuking officials are a disgrace. On another note McGeady should never wear the irish shirt again he truly is a pile of shite and not fit to lace the impressive lawrence's boots.

[MrsPepe]

Gutted and heartbroken, fckin henry hugging dunne, duff is in tears!!!


I would be ashamed to be french:mad:

Fair play to our lads, proud to be Irish!!!

[Andrew]

WTF is Dunne doing having a chat with the cheat!


Well done to the lads anyway. They earned their place in WC 2010 imo.

[kazzermac1]

well done the lads very good game had it all

[prendy]

i am ****ing rageing. best irish performance in years and we were robbed by that prick

[kazzermac1]

cant belive that im sick

[prendy]

were they offside too?

[bono]

Henry looking for Redemption from Dunne should'nt get it the cheat I for one will tell him to his face should i get the chance & so should any proud Irish person should they get the chance don't be fooled he knew what he was doing.

[stalker]

We where cheated twice. **** sake.

[carpe diem]

fcuking fair play to the boys tonight they were awesome,robbie keane was exceptional,as for henry,what do you say,zidane was one of the greatest footballers ive ever seen but he'll be remebered for that headbutt,henry was one of the best strikers,the handball will be all that people will remember him for especially in ireland,because that french team will be lifting no world cup,they're sh*t and deserve fcuk all,if we didnt have bad luck we'd have no luck at all.

[GaryMc]

It's nights like tonight that makes you wonder why da fcuk ya spend half your life following a game to be denied by the most blatant piec of cheating you will ever see. Now we know how the English felt in 86.

[Trevinem]

gutted for the lads tonight. Great spirit and to be cheated by the last player i would imagine is the worst part....how did one of our lads not throw a punch at him after the game i dont know....gutted for the travelling fans.

[Juan]

Devastated at the way we went out...but also proud at the effort those boys put in tonight.

[prendy]

both players involved in the goal were offside!

[JMurray#8]

Henry can't call himself one of the worlds best footballers after cheating like that. Should be banned and fined and made an example of. Raging and heartbroken!

[MrsStevieG]

Absolutely sick here. Don't think I've been this annoyed over a game in a while. Fcucking disgrace!. Can't even watch the analysis

[carpe diem]

just showed it there,johnny g reckons he couldnt see the handball,but from the angle they showed it the linesman had a clear view !!

[stevieg05]

I wouldn't blame henry at all, people handball all the time, it the ref and linesman who are at fault for not spotting it, and the offside aswel!!!!!!!!!!! Sickened!!!!!!! McShane should have done better aswel.

[MrsPepe]

HjTxllNRKM4

no sound, but you can see 2 handballs:mad:

[vincenzo]

Great performance by the team and the fans. I just hope what goes around comes around for Henry and France. Gutted for the senior players who won't be around for the next one. Video referee??... the debate rage's on.

[MR KING KENNY]

Great game tonight, its been so long since ive been on the edge of my seat watching ireland, so proud of our team and our supporters, you could hear them all night, such a pity to go out the way we did.

[bono]

gutted for the lads tonight. Great spirit and to be cheated by the last player i would imagine is the worst part....how did one of our lads not throw a punch at him after the game i dont know....gutted for the travelling fans.

Henry will get his when France are laughed out of the world cup for being shit and he'll be sitting on the pitch crying his heart out.

Altough Pratini will see to it that they get the easiest group + route to the final Prat.

[Ron1892]

Well done Boys....And well done to all the boys who travelled..

What goes around comes around i think...

The better team and better fans will not be in the world cup..The boys in Green can hold their heads up high.

[The Chanter]

The Irish team played really well with a lot of heart and almost pushed the French all the way... Henry used his hand but it happens in football, it's not the first time, if Keane was in the same position would he have let the ball run out? He used his hand a few times himself. Should McShane have cleared it before it got to Henry?

[Aido82]

souness is talking pure crap aswell on rte

saying we have all cheated and sometimes you get away with it sometimes you dont

[Venom1983]

im sick

[serpheus]

I wouldn't blame henry at all, people handball all the time, it the ref and linesman who are at fault for not spotting it, and the offside aswel!!!!!!!!!!! Sickened!!!!!!! McShane should have done better aswel.

I agree, its up to the officials to spot these things and as a player you do whatever you can to get a result for your team ( Ngog anybody). Our subs were woeful but the first eleven can hold their heads up high for the performance they put in tonight.

[leonsdaddy]

It's nights like tonight that makes you wonder why da fcuk ya spend half your life following a game to be denied by the most blatant piec of cheating you will ever see. Now we know how the English felt in 86.

Hard luck ireland you didnt deserve that. That was the worst case of cheating i have seen. Not just once did he touch it but twice to control it. I have to say that is worse than us in 86. the best team were robbed.

[stevieg05]

It just shows what we can do when we play attacking football, we played France(who hav a fantastic record at home) off the park and shud really have won comfortably in normal time. Just couldn't take our chances. I wonder will we go back to our usual negative style now?

[bono]

I wouldn't blame henry at all, people handball all the time, it the ref and linesman who are at fault for not spotting it, and the offside aswel!!!!!!!!!!! Sickened!!!!!!! McShane should have done better aswel.

Agree about the ref + linesman the reaction of the players was instant even before the ball was in the net that should have set the alarm bells ringing but no.

Can't forgive Henry sorry.

Well done lads shame that was the last chance of another World cup for some of the boys.

[SUPERFAN]

nice swan monsieur platini..;)
13 heroes out there tonight...

[Aido82]

first the hand of god now

The hand of frog

gutted

[rafalabamba]

its horrible absolutely horrible but i knew if we didnt take our chances something bad would happen

[D-Red]

What a performance by Ireland, they were amazing, I really didnt think they could go to France and outplay them but they did.

Sometimes you dont get what you deserve

[bobby benitez]

First of all I am not having this UEFA,Platini,ref shit. Thierry Henry cheated us, not the ref or linesman. The same linesman gave us a very marginal off side and the ref refused them a very strong penalty claim.

We played as well as I have ever seen Ireland play but we have come up short. If McShane had attacked it or Given had come off his line like Loris done all night we may well be heading to south africa. That rule they have for the Europa league would have saved us.:(

[Huggie]

Haven't read the other posts tonight,but all i can say is that i am a proud Irishman tonight, they played so so well tonight, yes Mcshane could have done better but still Henry's handball was so so bad. Yes, probally if Keane did it i would have a different point of view just as the French probally have with Henry's handball. What i didn't like was Henry sitting beside Dunne at the final whistle, just f**k off to the dressing room and don't be rubbing it in. I know i'm biased but i will never ever think of Henry in the same light again.

[LFCKenny]

Ive lost all respect for Henry after hes a horrible cheating ****.We were brilliant tonight and theres no way France deserved to go through after that performance we were robbed sickening to go out like that.Dirty french ****s.

[SUPERFAN]

First of all I am not having this UEFA,Platini,ref shit. Thierry Henry cheated us
yeah,i agree mate but it's hard to take.
if henry comes out and admits he handled it i'll have a bit of respect for him..

[LFCKenny]

I wouldnt its all well and good saying it after the match but the fact is he cheated us out of a world cup place.

[Liverpoolharp]

what a performance ..............terrible goal for FRANCE ...I cringed when McShane came on..............

[byrnie]

Firstly, i'm really proud of every lad out there in an Irish shirt tonight,they were magnificent and done our country proud.

Secondly , to lose like that is just an utter, utter disgrace.The linesman had a clear view and Thierry Henry is a cheating *****.

But hopefully we can kick on from here and that performance can be the springboard to bigger and better things.

Well done tonight lads.

[GaryMc]

Whatever happened to the luck of the Irish

Worst draw in playoffs
Home first in playoffs
deflection for first goal
Shay given has no saves worth talking bout over 2 legs
offside and double handball for winner

[Huggie]

Whatever happened to the luck of the Irish

Worst draw in playoffs
Home first in playoffs
deflection for first goal
Shay given has no saves worth talking bout over 2 legs
offside and double handball for winner

Gary, thats the most sense i have ever heard you say ;)

[bono]

Just listened to Doyler there he was very diplomatic about it & fair play to the man I understand what he said about Henry + linesman but for me it's too soon to forgive or forget either of them but everyone should hold our heads up high & be very proud of the lads we deserve to be at the world cup the Summer won't be half as good now very depressing.

[redchariot]

I always had the utmost respect for Henry up until now.

It is a long time since I have been as mad as I am tonight. It wasn't like it was accidental (even if it was it shouldn't be allowed anyway); Henry clearly palmed the ball over the face of the goal.

I don't blame the referee as there were several players which most likely blocked his view but the linesman should have spotted it. If there ever was a case for Video Technology, we have it tonight; it was such a critical decision that robbed a team of a place in the World Cup.

[LFCKenny]

The said thing is that most of our better players are close to 30 and probably close to Retirement from International football.

Given is 33
Dunne is 30
Kilbane is 32
Duff is 30
Keane is 29

Its sad that they wont get another chance at a world cup hopfully Keane,Dunne and Duff can make sure we get to the 2012 Euro's.

[redchariot]

On the upside; I was delighted with the Irish performance night and they well deserved to go through. It is just a pity that we didn't finish them off in normal time

[SUPERFAN]

the trap looks fcukin sick.
henry told kilbane the ball just hit him,FCUK OFF!

[loppy]

lads i've lost all respect for henry, always thought he was a good pro. Not anymore. Gutted, we deserved to go through. Well done lads, great game. Should push us up to second seed's for the euro's thou.

[carpe diem]

could have watched that analysis for hours more on rte,im not the most ardent of irish supporters but i got lost in that game like i would do with any big liverpool game,forgive me for jumping on the bandwagon but tonight the boys in green done us proud,i hope but i doubt it haunts henry for the rest of his life.

[smarten]

Very proud of the Irish guys tonight. Am absolutely gutted.. How did the officials not see that blatant handball??? Lost all respect for Henry , cheatin b***ard

[SUPERFAN]

hopfully Keane,Dunne and Duff can make sure we get to the 2012 Euro's.

if the top 2 teams from each group qualify for euro 2012 i'd be VERY confident that ireland will qualify if the trap's still in control..

[rafalabamba]

i know this may be OTT, but is this the biggest fcuk up in international football since maradonna?and i have to say if Engerland get France in the WC, i hope stevie kicks the fcuk out of them, just pleading for some justice to be done

[rafalabamba]

if the top 2 teams from each group qualify for euro 2012 i'd be VERY confident that ireland will qualify if the trap's still in control..

i think its the highest runner up qualifies and the rest are in play offs

[marathonman]

Lissana Diarra, worst player I have ever seen.
Best I've seen an Ireland team play this century.
Traps interpreter is the witch from the wizard of Oz.
Fair play to everyone who travelled to Paris tonight.You deserved more.
Henri, TRICHEUR, TRICHEUR !!!!!

[Benbecul97]

Bottom line is we didn't take our chances in normal time - the Duff and Keane 2nd half chances in particular. Thats what it boils down to - not what Henry did. We should have been out of sight in normal time.

But at the end of the day football will not learn from rugby and other progressive sports that have introduced the video referee for crucial calls - like tonights. Because both FIFA and UEFA are rotten to the core and if a video referee had been in place for tonights game then France, home of the UEFA president, could have gone out on penalties. Now that is sick.

They already rigged the playoff draw and got 3 of their 4 seeded teams through to the finals - and Russia just blew it.

Well done boys in green - they have it a great shot.

[SOC]

In the words of Trapattoni we played a 'very very great a game' tonight. The spirit and belief the team showed tonight was off the charts, it was great to watch and I am proud of every one of them tonight for the effort and character they showed under such pressure.

In regards to Thierry Henry, its a disgraceful way for a World Cup Play-Off to be decided by such actions. The 1 meaningful thing Henry did for 210 minutes in the tie was control the ball twice with his hand before setting up the French equaliser. I hope he comes out and holds his hand up & apologies for his actions because kids all over the world idolize Thierry Henry and look up to him for the undoubted World Class player he has been over his career. He has gone down in my estimation tonight.

I said it when the play off draw was made, I said it after the Croke Park leg of the tie and I will say it again now. France were there for the taking, they struggled in their group and they struggled in the play-off. Any half decent side they faced gave them problems (France 1-1 Serbia, France 1-1 Romania, France 1-1 Ireland), I dont think the French are much cop at all and again I am gutted we arent going to the World Cup in South Africa. France may well get knocked out in the groups at the World Cup cause teams will fancy their chances against them. As for Domensch, how can you leave a player of Karim Benzema's undoubted quality on the bench for both games. Gignac is nowhere near Benzema and I for one am surprised he was selected.

Overall, I am gutted we didnt progress to South Africa after our performance tonight, we were absolutely brilliant tonight. Respect to each and every one of the players tonight, the team as a whole were fantastic. Onwards and upwards now, European Championships Qualifiers, I expect us to build on this and get ourselves back on the main stage at a major footballing event.

[redspider]

Well, we go out, but we can certainly hold our heads up high and be proud.

The lads played well, with good tempo and created the better scoring chances. Irelands goal was well worked, not sure if Kilbane actually meant that pass as good as it was to Duff, but Duffs pull back found an unmarked Robbie who slotted in well.

Ireland created more chances, Robbie had two which he could have scored from, Doyle had a heading chance from close in which was only 'put-off' due to some attention from Gallas, and Duffer should have scored when on a one-on-one through on the goalie. Although Given was hardly troubled in the 90, France were sniffing around.

But the way we went out is very dissapointing indeed. First of all, I am on record over the years to be a hater of cheaters, and I seldom use the hate word for anything. I think football has been far too lenient on divers and those that handball and other forms of cheating, short pulling, etc. There is no deterrent. We could use video refs during the match but also have a deterrent of post-match, with lengthy bans etc.

So Henry cheated, no doubt. Was it instintcive as some would say, well, to a certain point yes, but only as instinctive as Robbie handled the ball a few times during the match, so it was handball nonetheless and intentional, no doubt about that.

Also it looked as if Squillaci was offside.

But we made mistakes for that goal that we also have to put our hands up to. Poor Paul McShane has had a hard time in many matches. And in this one he was letting the ball go past him and out only to see Henry cheat it back in. Kilbane was also complicit as he was on the wrong side of Gallas and ball-wathcing. 102 caps or not I have been a regular critic of Kilbane. So we did have faults.

Poor Shay Given, to see Henry handle it right in front of him, Shay didnt then react as he normally would, and altough at no fault perhaps would have done better if it was normally put back in.

Overall, we can be proud of the performance, the way we played was the right way to play football, and although we did create chances and open chances, we didnt put them away. France are a vulnerable team at the moment, in many ways disjointed and wityh problems at the back. I agree with Jum Beglin, there should be retrospective punishment., I agree with Dunphy, Henry is a cheat. I dont agree with Souness, that players all do it. They dont.

Redspider

[SUPERFAN]

Although Given was hardly troubled in the 90

given wasn't troubled in 210 mins..
hpBoNLzvHrk

[Jockser]

very upset for the lads. they put in a gigantic performance and deserved to go through. they did us proud.

[Rover 609]

That game is definitely going to have a bearing on how football is going in the future after that shit.The most blatant handball ive ever seen to result in a goal that robbed a team of a chance in the World cup is a cancer that henry will have on the rest of his life.

Hope he feels it was worth it(some will say it will be forgotten) because the great career and joy that man brought to football will be destroyed by tonight,not because of the simple intuitive thing he done,but by the fact he robbed far more deserving players the right to play in the world cup.

A great career has been tarnished for eternity.

[carpe diem]

is there somewhere you can post where the players will look,to tell them how proud we actually are of them? i registered with twitter to tell henry what i thought of him hehe,anyone clued into where the irish lads would look?

[rafalabamba]

is there somewhere you can post where the players will look,to tell them how proud we actually are of them? i registered with twitter to tell henry what i thought of him hehe,anyone clued into where the irish lads would look?

henry have a twitter?

[carpe diem]

http://twitter.com/thierry_Henry

could be aload of boll*x but i shared my feelings with him/her hehe

[rafalabamba]

Not one mention of the cheating cnut in the fifa website report:mad:

[SOC]

I have a question to ask just to see what the opinions are on here. Nicolas Anelka through one on one with Shay Given and goes down. Penalty or No Penalty?

[marathonman]

Not one mention of the cheating cnut in the fifa website report:mad:

What did you expect. It would be the equivalent of mutv slating taggart.

[marathonman]

I have a question to ask just to see what the opinions are on here. Nicolas Anelka through one on one with Shay Given and goes down. Penalty or No Penalty?

book him for diving. How can he not give it and not book him?

[rafalabamba]

What did you expect. It would be the equivalent of mutv slating taggart.

i know that but its the biggest incident in football in recent years and not one slight mention of the cheating fcuker, shows a lack of respect imo

[SUPERFAN]

I have a question to ask just to see what the opinions are on here. Nicolas Anelka through one on one with Shay Given and goes down. Penalty or No Penalty?

my 1st thought was penalty,same as ngog last week.
but when i seen the replay i realised it defo wasn't...

[SOC]

I have a question to ask just to see what the opinions are on here. Nicolas Anelka through one on one with Shay Given and goes down. Penalty or No Penalty?

book him for diving. How can he not give it and not book him?

my 1st thought was penalty,same as ngog last week.
but when i seen the replay i realised it defo wasn't...

Thats exactly how I feel, I felt no way was it a penalty and Anelka should have been booked (as should Sidney Govou as his 1st contribution to the game was a dive) but I have been told by a friend that 'it was a stonewall penalty' and Given made contact.

[carpe diem]

but I have been told by a friend that 'it was a stonewall penalty' and Given made contact.

watched the replay and it definately wasnt a penalty.

[SOC]

watched the replay and it definately wasnt a penalty.

I dont think it was either, Given was as adamant that wasnt a penalty as he was France's equaliser resulted for a blatant handball.

[RastaRed]

still feel fcuking sick, havent felt this bad since Michael Thomas in '89.
FIFA got their way and Henry will always be remembered now as a dirty cheating frog cnut, Best Irish performance since jesus I dont know when, Trap has his faults but hes turned it around from "The Gaffer" debacle

[bono]

Best Irish performance since jesus

Was he Irish.....Christ.:eek:

[SOC]

'We Irish hate Thierry Henry (the cheat)' group now on facebook!ha. Some people live on that. It was a travesty tonight, I would have loved to see France join Russia as world cup absentees after the play offs were seeded to get them and portugal in!

[Andrew]

yeah, it's got something like 17,000 fans already. It was up to around 5,000 about 10 minutes after the game ended.

[Captain_Morgan]

cheating fcuking dirty frog poxbottle, always liked henry but he is a pruck simple as for what he done