Shak Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The AVIVA? Maybe they used it for some fancy seats in the directors boxes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 What legal case could Ireland have had anyway? Referee fails to spot handball? That's an extremely common occurrence in football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Aviva was basically finished by then though you may be onto fucking something with the super fancy seats, maybe a solid gold one for delaney. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 What legal case could Ireland have had anyway? Referee fails to spot handball? That's an extremely common occurrence in football. lost income due to ref incompetence? enough of a case to bribe the fai off anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Can't wait for it to come out that FIFA bunged Ashley £500m to make our lives a fucking misery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Henry punching it down for himself was fucking hilarious, even moreso given how they totally fucked off the WC when they got there while Ireland were crying at home kidding themselves that it's not a proper tournament without their lifting brand of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 What legal case could Ireland have had anyway? Referee fails to spot handball? That's an extremely common occurrence in football. Game was rigged? FIFA didn't want to run the risk of getting into difficulties over a lengthy court case.... Or you know Ireland could have just ponied up a cause of action against fifa, ref incompetence cost them money. Fifa appoints ref etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Henry punching it down for himself was f***ing hilarious, even moreso given how they totally f***ed off the WC when they got there while Ireland were crying at home kidding themselves that it's not a proper tournament without their lifting brand of football. Trappatoni deserved to be a part of that tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Wasn't it supposed to be that there was no seeding but because France and Portugal both fucked up they decided to seed the play offs instead? There was more to the fuck up than the Henry goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Henry punching it down for himself was fucking hilarious, even moreso given how they totally fucked off the WC when they got there while Ireland were crying at home kidding themselves that it's not a proper tournament without their lifting brand of football. That's not even slightly true. We've been to 3 world cups ever so we were just angry that we were denied a fourth by referee incompetence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 So the $5,000,000 loan was only repayable if they qualified for the 2014 World Cup. And they didn't. Hmm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's a complete farce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Henry punching it down for himself was f***ing hilarious, even moreso given how they totally f***ed off the WC when they got there while Ireland were crying at home kidding themselves that it's not a proper tournament without their lifting brand of football. Been bottling that up for a while? It was a shambles, they had every right to feel cheated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Is there any chance Platini could be dragged into this, particularly if there were bribes handed out for France 98? They've said in the unsealed testimony that the France 98 bid was the result of bribery, so very possibly. Isn't the bribe from Morocco though because they wanted to host it, not France? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Taking legal action over a mistake by a referee has to be a no-no. If Ireland were seriously thinking about that, they should be ashamed of themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's OK, it was just a loan. That they didn't have to pay back of they didn't qualify for the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's OK, it was just a loan. That they didn't have to pay back of they didn't qualify for the World Cup. Ireland renowned qualifiers for World Cups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 this is the most excited about football i have been in years and no ball in sight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Surely something comes of South Korea's journey to the semis in 2002. That was rigged to fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Wasn't it supposed to be that there was no seeding but because France and Portugal both f***ed up they decided to seed the play offs instead? There was more to the f*** up than the Henry goal. There's definitely something dodgy about France. Not only did FIFA do that, they changed the rules again at the last World Cup to ensure an easier group for France. They always get p*ss easy groups in the draw and France were one of the few UEFA nations to vote for Blatter last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 John Delaney the day after the henry debacle and what he said today "That was a Thursday and on Monday the agreement was all signed and all done. It’s a very good agreement for the FAI and a very legitimate agreement for the FAI." so sporting intregity is prices at either $5m or €5m (FIFA and the FAI can't seem to agree on the denomination) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-more Mag Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 http://i.imgur.com/9yfgqJg.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I must be mental but I don't really see the problem with the Ireland thing. If Ireland sued Fifa the best they could have hoped for was monetary compensation. Fifa essentially gave them that money before they had chance to take it to court. This kind of thing happens in all walks of life all the time, especially in business. Think it's a non story. The rest of the allegations are a different matter however. my issue isn't with FIFA on this, its with John Delaney and the FAI for keeping this quiet for 5 fucking years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 so i've not been able to follow this that closely but have the yanks basically saved football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 so i've not been able to follow this that closely but have the yanks basically saved football Soccer? Yup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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