: Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:33 am
Chris Dalton wrote:
Seems to be a lot of excusers for cheats today. I mean, you don't find a victory ultimately tainted when one of your players cheats?
You don't care that Rio Ferdinand should have been red carded in the 2008 CL Final, do you? Scousers don't care that Gerrard dived to help them win the CL. Barca fans don't care that they needed the help of the most corrupt/incompetent ref ever to grace the game to reach the CL final last season.
I don't think France fans "not caring less" exhonerates Henry for his antics.
I've never said he should be exonerated. He cheated to get France to SA. He knows it, everyone knows it.
But IMO he'd look at it as a price worth paying.
He has brought the game into disrepute and ultimately calls to question the credibility of France's very appearance in the world cup. And what of the Ireland fans? I bet they "give a to55". Do they not count?
Not to Thiery Henry. Only his team mates, manager and supporters will count to him.
Some people will say France's appearance at the WC will be tainted. IMO they'll prefer a tainted appearance at the WC to being sat at home any day.
Cheats should be hounded and embarrassed for what they are. Particularly persistant ones like Henry and Gerrard.
You won the last three titles on the back of the biggest cheat in the world. Your manager is the biggest culprit of pressurising referees in the world. Is that not a form of cheating, because it's clearly against the rules.
