European Football Thread

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Good that we take Ireland, finally we will have an adversary that will force us to show our value, if we have an actual one as a team. Psychologically, which is important, we tend to see Ireland as an actual danger, and dunno how Ireland feels but this plus the fact that we haven't a real team, that's good for them. Though we play the second match at home, and if Ireland got us by not far in their home, in our Stade de France, the last chance for the world cup, it could really push our players to give a lot.

And well, Lyon won Liverpool recently in their home, this is a psychological advantage in the country, a positive mood.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

2nd goal for Cianni against Bayern. By now he has put all the goals of the match one against his camp, one for it, and a beautiful touch, a badger they call it.

And Bayern continues to collect the cards, red one now, wow, could become an interesting match.

After Lyon that owns Liverpool on their ground, Bordeaux to get the Bayern??

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

BAM

2nd penalty for Bordeaux, 2nd red for München.

And BAM

2nd missed penalty for Bordeaux... (!!)

5 mins remaining, 2-1 for Bordeaux...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Yay. Bordeaux wins.

[minionofmidas]

One would hope that Bayern continue in that vein. They play us in the league on saturday and in the cup right after that.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Sure, make them continue in that vein, and then we (I'm not from Bordeaux but for a French any French club in the Champions League is "we") take them back in 14 days.

[minionofmidas]

And we've just taken the lead.

EDIT: Didn't last long.

[Gustaf]

I think Russia will own Slovenia and France will edge it out against Ireland Domenech or no Domenech. Bosnia could surprise against Portugal, but I have a sense Portugal is finally pulling it together.

Greece v Ukraine should be a nail-biter though. My money is on the Ukraine, but not by a lot.

[Silent Hunter]

Wow, football's a game of two halves. I went out after the first half of West Ham v. Arsenal with the Hammers down 2-0. When I get home, we've drawn 2-2.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

I think Russia will own Slovenia and France will edge it out against Ireland Domenech or no Domenech. Bosnia could surprise against Portugal, but I have a sense Portugal is finally pulling it together.

Greece v Ukraine should be a nail-biter though. My money is on the Ukraine, but not by a lot.

Well, a defeat for us would make us got rid of Domenech, which wouldn't be a bad thing...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Oh f***, Liverpool goals...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Yay! Equalization of Lyon!

[Silent Hunter]

West Ham got its first home win of the season last night.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

New jersey of the French team:



What the hell is that? It's like if the stuffs in the middle were broken...

[Tender Branson]

Tender 1 : 0 Fezzy



Salzburg just beat Wr. Neustadt 3:2 and remains on top of the Austrian League.

Not that I really care ...

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

5-5 Marseille - Lyon!

Wow! Would we finally have a more competitive championship?!

This plus the fact French clubs lead in Champions League (well, except Marseille), the sport secretary who wanna more fiscal advantages to players to attract biggest players...French clubs are back??

[Filuwaúrdjan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8353964.stm

First thing I thought off when I heard that, was that this was also the way Hughie Gallacher killed himself.

[Hans-im-Glück]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8353964.stm

First thing I thought off when I heard that, was that this was also the way Hughie Gallacher killed himself.

RIP Robert Enke

Nobody in Germany can believe it, but it's true.

[minionofmidas]

A good man. One of the nicer guys to play professional football.

[The Man From G.O.P.]

Woe is Ireland...


One of the worst robberies I've ever seen...

[Јas]

Ireland 1
FIFA 2



There just aren't enough ...

[KuntaKinte]

Yeah, that was ugly. Ireland would have deserved it.

[afleitch]

Henry admittes it was a hand ball (twice) and apparently told the ref. But 'out of sight out of mind' in Ref-land. There is always a case for allowing the refs to review footage of an incident and there are reasons why they should not. I do feel Ireland were cheated.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

Nah, more than cheating, this is the problem of the referee who don't see the stuff, all the teams have been victim of it one day or an other, France as a team and in champions league several times too. There is nothing new here.

Now, that is yes, what we call an hold up, we have been largely dominated during the match, and the goal that qualifies us has been put on fault. And several faults!

Yeah, at the beginning of the action, 2 of our players were offside, and second 2 hands of Henry, and the second one is voluntary more of that.

The only problem here is that the referee doesn't see.

As I said in the other thread:

*supporting video for refereeing in football*

Now, the fact that here the hold-up has been so blatant (4 faults on the qualifying goal!) may help to progress the cause of video, and would prevent this in the future.

What can happen in the fire of the action i think it has more to do with the flaws of refereeing than with cheating. Though yes, Henry broke a rule, there is no question about that.

Anyways:

Congrats to Irish.

The worst in all of that it is that with the team and the coach we have, that would be a miracle that we go far in this world cup.

Yeah, the only positive stuff here would be to make progress the cause of the video.

Also, funny to have seen an Irish MP using this incident a motive to excite himself against FIFA, that's just mixing everything and not helping what's going on i think, Mr Allan Shatter.

And, well, the Irish federation of football isn't very smart too to ask for replaying the match, they know it won't happen, once the referee says the match is ended everything is finished. This story happened so much time, may this time help.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

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