Irish Prime Minister Wants Rematch for Ireland-France

[mphelan1234]

there is no such thing as an irish prime minister they are called thaoiseachs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[MsIreland98]

he hasnt a fuckin clue what hes talkin about. fair play? not what the banks have been doin hmm biffo?

[mickser101]

Cowen should have stuck his big fat nose out of Football issues that don't concern him, he's an embarrassment

[TomBTV1]

@mickser101 So your'e saying it's wrong for him to watch soccer just because he's the fuckin' Taoiseach of Ireland?Anyone can watch soccer.

[mickser101]

@TomBTV1 I Diddn't say it's wrong for him to watch a Soccer match rather that he should not stick his big fat nose in saying we should get a replay, it is none of his concern just like Irish Politics is none of Trap's concern, understand

[AyeOkNowFuckOff]

CHEATS....you got all you deserved!. Hau hau hau, frogz....

Sepp ROTT IN HELL.

[stem7594]

in a time of economic downturn that this gobshite has done nothing to prevent he comes out and complains about this like what a nob

[pterob]

I back this.

[AyeOkNowFuckOff]

we can argue about this all day but lets keep one thing in mind, if it had of been reversed you can bet your money we'd be replaying that match!.

[TomBTV1]

@AyeOkNowFuckOff That is an invalid argument.It didn't happen at the other end of the pitch so you can not use that in an arguement.

[JaymeScene]

I agree I hate being Irish and all these fake patriots are fucking retards it's a fucking game get over it

[0oPadmano0]

Your the one giving out about it still so you yourself get over it :)

[cathy1013]

@SuperMercedes200 you're a dick

[spgcbob]

hes not called a prime minister u tard

[sharvelino]

You know, he could at least act like he gives a shit. Clearly he doesn't give a damn.

[Albaneren]

@sharvelino foool, this is europe, here football dominates, if u want a politicians who give a fuck, go to america

[UnfortunatePenguin]

as if its not bad enough brian cowen is as ugly as he is, he has to go and do something as stupid and as foolish as this!

it makes the people of ireland, whom he is supposed to represent, look like complete twats!!

[Brianconno]

I agree but what sexxy lips:L

[UnfortunatePenguin]

@Brianconno ah you got me there!

i saw him in person a few weeks ago, and you can see those lips from a mile off!

[dan15mcl]

We deserve a replay Henry is a cheater and Amhran na bhian is the national anthem but because the rugby team includes northern Ireland they sing irelands call aswell... Fuck the French fuck Henry and fuck FIFA

[mmike01]

does Costa Rica also deseve a replay of the game because they didnt get a penalty call that happened to be missed by all four refs in their playoff match.

I agree, France scored from what should have been an illegitimate goal would soccer be a sport where refereeing mistakes do not occur, yet both teams agreed to play with an imperfect system so both should expect imperfect results.

[0oPadmano0]

Not receiving a penalty is not cheating whereas touching the ball with your hand in order to score a goal is.

Thats why this should be a rematch.Not getting a penalty doesnt mean the other team cheated.

[mmike01]

The judicial system of football relies on the calls that 4 humans make, (the referees), they aren't perfect and both federations knew so before engaging in the game. I don't know why we or any team really, should expect the game to be replayed because a refereeing mistake was done, both teams agreed to play the game knowing mistakes could occur so no matter how big the mistake or the consequences it may have brought were, the game can't be replayed, as unfair as that may sound.

[Lauraaaaaaaaaahh]

pfft, how embarressing. it's a soccer game, not a bomb series or whatever.

[RosserD18]

We won the grand slam what more do ye want like :S

[chalkeyboi]

what about the cancer care in sligo?

[0oPadmano0]

fuck sligo is a waste of space.

[chalkeyboi]

and what part of ireland are you from?

[ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes]

Naw, our charisma and putting words such as "demanded" and "furthur action" might fool some fools at home, it won't work in the real world. These are REAL PEOPLE you're dealing with here, something that's rare in Ireland among people in power. This isn't a big farcical joke like Irish politics at all.

The IDEA that Brian Cowen would just swoop in and then we'd get a rematch is incredibly stupid and a DISGRACE to the people of Ireland.

What is that fool doing there. What a joke.

[debdonlon]

u w********h**er

[ILikeGirlsWthBigEyes]

As an Irish person I have to say this is a disgrace and an embarrassment to the people of Ireland.

This is serious stuff. It's not like an Irish referendum where you can just have another one if you don't like what the result of the first one was.

[alancrehan]

This is embarrassing..

[guinnessthehamster]

in Ireland we dont call the leader of the oirachtas the prime minister, we call him/her the Taoiseach. In fact Taoiseach doesn't even mean prime minister it means leader. The Taoiseach's deputy is called an Tanaiste.

[hachess45]

this is racest sham on you

[davesdatingtips]

I think a rematch is called for. Nevertheless, Henri has been honest.

As he infrered, " I follow the rules"

He would play in a rematch-if called for.

The real tragedy-Ireland playing as two countries-in rugby union-Ireland is one nation-politics has no influence.

Best pleaded for a united team. I don't know his religion and I don't think it mattered.

Our chances to qualify for SA 2010(Canada's ) are even worse then Ireland's.

[QballMUFC]

a united team? mate dont be silly that would never happen! best prob pleaded for a united team cus he would have been the only northern irish player to make it in an all ireland team. same as today! there would probably be only two or three northern irish players who would make it into the irish team. oh and best was a protestant.

[RedanWhiteRebel]

Unfortunately politics does play a role in rugby union in Ireland.Because of the North/South divide the Irish national team only sing Irelands Call away from home including at the last world cup. The only nation at that competition not to sign their national anthem resulting in most people thinking Irelands Call is our anthem.I have no problem with Irelands call but they should sing our anthem too, especially away from home.

[aeiou12aeiou12]

actualy both of irelands national anthems are played and rightly so

[RedanWhiteRebel]

There is only one Irish national anthem, Amhrán na bhFiann,which is played at international rugby games here in Ireland as is Irelands Call a song commissioned by the IRFU as a unifying song. When the team play away from home they only sing Irelands Call. I have no problem with Irelands Call being sung home or away but the national anthem should be played and this does not happen when Ireland play away from home.

[hautelick]

the leader of FF talking about honesty and fair play; you'd laugh it wasn't so sickening.

stick to ruining the country; no need to embarrass us further.

surprised 'bertie' hasn't weighed in yet; though even that prick probably wouldn't have the gall to try and exploit this situation.

honesty, l..o.. fucking.. l.

[SuperWHITEKILLER]

shut the fuck up

[muratguzeldere]

can some1 please translate what he said into english?

[maveybabyMD]

shut up you fuckwit

[vinnytvr]

Now thats fair embarrising!!!!WTF!

[cirosuperiore]

tough,  them are the rules...this was a error of judgment not a an error on the rules...france had clear penalty denied in dublin the score could have been 2-0 going to paris...shit happens to everyone

[wacky580]

Taoiseach should concentrate on politics. its a game after all, there are more important things he could be speaking to French Prez about.

Fifa should look at a review of the rules though.

[QballMUFC]

the reason why hes getting involved is because it will effect the economy in ireland the money that was due to the country if we had made the world cup was 90 mill now the french economy will have 1.5 billion pumped into it.

[blargh65]

qball, and it's not even like those cheese eatin surrender monkeys need that. they've got some of the most desirable vacation destinations, world renowned wines & cheeses. i would much rather see that money go to ireland.

plus, as a sweeper, shitty calls (or a lack thereof) like that make my blood boil.

[QballMUFC]

mate i agree with you 100% you just hit the nail on the head! i was just commenting on what wacky580 was saying. cus thats simply why the taoiseach is getting involved. at the end of the day its all turning to politics. football is the real loser here not the irish economy.

[nikezooms]

sport is a huge foreign affairs outlet. he is concentrating on politics.. politics is Everything (and maybe he's workin his popularity a little)

[skamoflage]

This is the first time this gobshite has spoken any sense. Fair play is the corner stone of any sport and for the kids who watched the match all they learned is that cheating is ok if you don't get caught. I'm disgusted with France and FIFA. To farang; go fuck yourself ya stupid tommy cunt! the best you will ever do is get to the finals and then bottle it. but cheer up lads there is always the rugby! nothing like watching BOD and the lads kick the shite out of cheaters and wankers!

[gunhimdown]

hahah...That's the way we all should look at it... I dont think that Gillette will use Thierry Henry for their advertising again though...

[frankboester]

wtf after 6 secs i cant see it further

[yourthebhoy]

same here

[farang82]

serves the irish right

they all laughed at england in 86

[mangebag]

England 86 nice one maz.hahahaha

[steveflynn007]

OHHHH SWEET JESUS!!!

[dfgvbvbv]

Football sucks until it gets a major overhaul.

[fairhillnorrie]

no politics in football especially that fat cu*t .. our country is in ruins over these cun*s... so shut the fu*k up.. we Irish supporters don't want to hear from you..

[Slyfox38]

No argument here but to be fair to him the journalist asked him a question, what else is he supposed to say?

[fairhillnorrie]

he should have said " i don't mix politics with sport" thank you.

[Aloverssoulz]

ANYONE can have an opinion on ANYTHING. It doesn't matter what their job is.