Dunne and Keane Are in Line for a Special Award!
When Thierry Henry picked up the ball and threw it into Ireland’s net to secure France’s place at World Cup 2010, you just knew that it would result in endless entertainment from football’s governing powers that be.
Today, Sepsis Bladder yet again did not disappoint when he announced that, no, Ireland would not receive any financial compensation, but that they do in fact deserve “Moral Compensation.”
Now, having grown up as part of the American touchy-feely, self-esteem generation, this can mean only one thing…. A participant’s medal! Yay, everyone is a winner when it comes to FIFA!
Ireland will be meeting with the FIFA Council of Self-Esteem next week to discuss the possibility of a special award. Expect more hilarity to ensue as well as more choice quotes from Liam Brady.
Am I allowed to cackle maniacally at Ireland yet? Or is it still too soon and in bad taste?
Hehe…mORAL Compensation
Let them eat potatoes.
Wouldn’t you have thunk the Irish would have come up with vodka instead of whiskey?
Yes, let’s give them a tangible “award” so that they will never forget getting f**ked out of the World Cup; and, yes, I do know that at that particular point in time neither country were winning.
After beach-ball-gate and now hand-ball-gate can any governing body say that they’ve done a good job this season? I submit that they have not.
@NYK: Are you Thatcher in disguise?
This could be a good time to ask the question, does France get an asterisk next to their name in the record books, a la Barry Bonds?
Cripple Fight on Aisle 4. I repeat, Cripple Fight on Aisle 4.
That actually does look like Robbie Keane…
@epiblast: Only if Mark Ecko buys Henry’s left hand.
Holy s**t, Anonsters, you are right. He’s even pointing and shouting.
Asterisk? For what? Not getting out of the groups for the second time in three World Cups?
Just when you think FIFA can’t possibly f**k this situation up worse, these hamfisted fools go and do just that. Sepp Blatter could f**k up a wet dream.
@Precious – ah, yes, We are so disheartened at our performance in the WCs of late. The winning of 1 and playing in another final is truly a national shame.
There’s that French arrogance!
Remember when Henry did an archer’s over Carvalho to get them the winning penalty in the semi final? I sure as s**t do.
A team of terrorist Nazi zombie pedophiles (roughly: Germany) could win this, and I’d still be happier than if France won.
Mit Gott für Kaiser und Vaterland!
@Georger – did you somehow miss the approximately 1,342 dives that the Portuguese engaged in?
They weren’t diving, they were slipping on their hair gel and tanning creme.
Feast or famine NYK. And if the pattern is going to hold, you’re out early this time.
Looking at France four years ago is like comparing George Mason’s basketball team this year with theirs of four years ago. No Zidane (or anyone remotely close to him) = f**ked.
Actually I think this France team is much better than the one four years ago.
Domenech is that f**king bad at his job.
That may be, but they seem to have a problem overcoming his retardation without the best player in the world (shocker). I have seen nothing from France the last two years that suggests they can get out of the groups.
They need Cisse!
Domenech makes baby Jesus (and me) cry on a regular basis. I think that overall this squad has more talent, but there is no natural leader. No one is prepared to will this team into the latter stages, to put them on his back whenever necessary.
No fear, NYK. Lassana Diarra has never been known to cringe away from a tough situation and a bit of competition.
What’s that? Oh.
Bruno Cheyrou is available.
I am not going to South Africa because I will either be dissapointed with not getting out of the group stages, mugged, and/or prostituted.
The team that plays in the summer will also feature a fit Ribery and a fit Gourcuff. Two players that dramatically change the dynamic of the French team when they play well. Please reference Euro 08 if you aren’t convinced
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An award for being sniveling, whining, groveling vajayjays?
Yes, then by all means. No one has lost so much sympathy so fast as the irish did.
On the other hand, Georgian should be punished for their lack of response at being robbed in the Georgia-Ireland game by that fake PK.
Look Georgians, you will never get anything in life if you dont cry and make an annoyance out of yourselves.
Heck, you could have milked that error for years.
Or gotten an medal like Ireland and the ‘special’ kids.
Maybe the irish would be happy if they are allowed to take par in the Special Olympics football tourney.
I remember the Georgians whinning quite a bit about some Russian “invasian” malarky.
Grow up Georgia!