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Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Otta Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

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> > What Alan said and shouldn't you be rejoicing

> in

> > your victory rather than having a go at your

> > rivals?

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>

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> Not like the players are setting an example.

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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-329504

> 05


I would suggest the media and other who should know better stop being so sanctimonious. Step up Spurs legend Gazza. "I don't understand Spurs fans fuss over Wishere's comments. He loves Arsenal , so is bound to hate Spurs. Spurs fans should be more worried about embarrassed by Arsenal every season". Is what he did as bad as the neo Nazis at CSKA Fulham during their day out in Paris, is it as offensive as the songs sung by certain sections of Liverpool support about the Munich air disaster or certain sections of the Yanited support about Hillsborough? There is a plethora of items for the esteemed members of the press and media to be morally outraged by and they choose this?

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Maybe you chose not to read all of my post all

> congratulating you and the Arsenal and Arsene

> Wenger in particular PD? I never mentioned

> Wilshire and I don't have a problem with what he

> did.


I did Jah and this wasn't aimed at you, but at Otta. I find the over the top reaction to Wilshere's bit of nonsense laughable, especially coming from the torygraph, and the fact that despite the lambasting the rag gets on here, someone chooses to use it to highlight a so called issue.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Otta Wrote:

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> PD, I don't really care a jot about Wiltshire's

> chant, I was merely pointing out that a player

> doing it is only going to encourage others to do

> it.


Encourage them to do what exactly, join in a chant they've been singing for years? A chant that contains the word shit? And that upsets your sensibilities does it?

Otta

Otta

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Oh FFS, no it doesn't upset my sensibilities. Jah said something about enjoying your victory rather than having a poke at your rivals, so I said well the players are having a dig at their rivals. That was it, I didn't criticise him, I didn't make a judgement, I merely pointed out that it had happened.


And you think I'm the sensitive one? Pot and kettle mate.

red devil

red devil

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Kane will definitely stay at Spurs this summer. I think what happens at Real Madrid will decide a lot of the big transfer business this summer, who they buy and then subsequently sell, with Barca's transfer embargo they are top of the food chain at the moment. If De Gea signs for them hopefully we'll get someone decent like Benzema in return...
Otta

Otta

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Barca's transfer embargo has come at a good time for them. It's not like they're short of quality. Are they alloweds to sell?


Benitez said he shouldn't comment too much about Sterling because he's another club's player, which is code for he'll soon be our player. With Rogers staying at the pool, Sterling looks certain to be off. A move somewhere like Real could be good for England (if he can get a game) and frankly I'd rather have a nice transfer fee than a player who doesn't want to play for his club. Just not sure I trust Rogers to spend said fee.

Mick Mac

Mick Mac

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People here told me to let this drop many times, but it turns out that it's become part of FIFAs ability to buy the right end result. It also reflects badly on the FAI.


Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland 5m euros (?3.6m) to stop legal action after France controversially beat Ireland in a World Cup play-off.

FAI chief executive John Delaney said he believed they had a case against Fifa after French striker Thierry Henry's handball in the 2009 match.

Delaney said a "legitimate agreement" was made to drop the claim after Ireland missed the 2010 World Cup.

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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The FAI first requested that they be allowed to be the 33rd team at that WC, which Blatter made a joke about. Delaney said in his meeting with Blatter that he used some choice swear words to let him know what he thought of him.


I doubt the FAI could have afforded a legal case and how could they seriously consider they might have won it? It's sport after all and shit happens. I'm not sure what the FAI should have done but up until recently Delaney was saying there was a confidential agreement in place with FIFA which he couldn't speak about. Yet now he does.


As the money wasn't going into someone's pocket, as far as we know,what should a poor Football Association have done when it was a case of take it or nothing? I'm not sure but I'd have liked the offer to have been made public at the time it was made and FIFA told to stuff it.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> People here told me to let this drop many times,

> but it turns out that it's become part of FIFAs

> ability to buy the right end result. It also

> reflects badly on the FAI.

>

> Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland 5m

> euros (?3.6m) to stop legal action after France

> controversially beat Ireland in a World Cup

> play-off.

> FAI chief executive John Delaney said he believed

> they had a case against Fifa after French striker

> Thierry Henry's handball in the 2009 match.

> Delaney said a "legitimate agreement" was made to

> drop the claim after Ireland missed the 2010 World

> Cup.


Yes you should let it drop. If I remember rightly one of Irelands opponents during the qualify rounds had a stone wall penalty turned down and they, as far as I'm aware, didn't make the same amount of fuss the Irish did. We all know FIFA are toxic to the core, but FAI haven't exactly covered themselves in glory by taking their money. It gives the impression they are more interested in the money than the integrity of the beautiful game.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> People here told me to let this drop many times,

> but it turns out that it's become part of FIFAs

> ability to buy the right end result. It also

> reflects badly on the FAI.

>

> Fifa paid the Football Association of Ireland 5m

> euros (?3.6m) to stop legal action after France

> controversially beat Ireland in a World Cup

> play-off.

> FAI chief executive John Delaney said he believed

> they had a case against Fifa after French striker

> Thierry Henry's handball in the 2009 match.

> Delaney said a "legitimate agreement" was made to

> drop the claim after Ireland missed the 2010 World

> Cup.

Just in in case YOU hadn't noticed Declan, Handball incident clearly mentioned, so what are you claiming I've missed? I also make mention of the payment which is the new development, again what am I missing?

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