Comments on: The bitter fallout of France vs. Ireland http://globalcomment.com/2009/the-bitter-fallout-of-france-vs-ireland/ where the world thinks out loud Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark Farnsworth http://globalcomment.com/2009/the-bitter-fallout-of-france-vs-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-5774 Mark Farnsworth Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:34 +0000 http://globalcomment.com/?p=4158#comment-5774 I must say Keane does talk alot of sense. The English press love to have ago at the old enemy though (god we have so many) and will always take an opportunity to lay into the French. Football is always a good cover up for the ills of society. Opium for the masses. The problem with Henry is that before he left Arsenal for Barca he was styling himself as a zen master to the younger players. He was slipping into arrogance when his powers were on the wane and his popularity was diminishing even with Arsenal fans. His fantastic rep as a player will forever be tarnished now. Maradona will still be rated by most English football fan's as the best player in the world-despite 1986. Henry was a very good player but not in the same league as Maradona. So the Irish can take small pleasure in the fall of Henry but if the boot were on the other foot would the Irish FA willingly grant the French a rematch? The real question is would Fifa demand Ireland to play a rematch with France if that scenario existed? There is a nagging doubt and a growing suspicion that Fifa did everything they could to favour the bigger teams in the play offs and get them to South Africa. I must say Keane does talk alot of sense. The English press love to have ago at the old enemy though (god we have so many) and will always take an opportunity to lay into the French. Football is always a good cover up for the ills of society. Opium for the masses.

The problem with Henry is that before he left Arsenal for Barca he was styling himself as a zen master to the younger players. He was slipping into arrogance when his powers were on the wane and his popularity was diminishing even with Arsenal fans.

His fantastic rep as a player will forever be tarnished now. Maradona will still be rated by most English football fan’s as the best player in the world-despite 1986. Henry was a very good player but not in the same league as Maradona.

So the Irish can take small pleasure in the fall of Henry but if the boot were on the other foot would the Irish FA willingly grant the French a rematch?

The real question is would Fifa demand Ireland to play a rematch with France if that scenario existed? There is a nagging doubt and a growing suspicion that Fifa did everything they could to favour the bigger teams in the play offs and get them to South Africa.

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