Comments on: I Love Roy Keane, What A Legend! (Watch Video)

by: Fin

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:49 +0000

3 refs on watching replays have said Anelka penalty claim was a dive, for which he should have booked. Where are posters getting this from as with the exception of the french manager and the FFF no says this was anything more than a dive.

by: Fin

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:40 +0000

I dont think Lee Dixon was that far off the mark. Bobby pires’ comments were alot more cutting of Henry. Anyone hear Cantona, as big a moron as Roy keane.
I have been getting messages and feeback from France as my wifes french. I amazed how upset and ashamed they are over this, with him even receiving hatemail for damaging France’s reputation.
by the way Henry has yet to admit it was a deilberate act as he is afraid of any FIFA charges if he does. I’d watch that space..
It’s also bound to have an effect from the WC endorsements market for him.
I think Arsene’s comments will have hurt Henry. Saying he should have come out straight away instead of waiting before admiting I am ssuming was not the support Henry wanted from Wenger. Henry saying there should be a replay after Wenger suggested it first it shows how difficult it is for Henry. He is in a storm.
Thierry is a sensitive soul and I have no doubt if he could turn back the clock and decide again he wouldn’t do it. I fear now after all this the player we new and love will be a shadow of his former self. It may have been a ‘crime’ of passion and pressure, but no one died. So lets hope we can get video technology introduced into professionals leagues and internationals. The Irish team may have suffered unfairly by this incident but the real crime is id FIFA dont do something to ensure it wont happen again. That should be the only legacy of all this. It should be used as a tipping point to apply pressure on FIFA to get into the real world.
Arsenal Forever

by: jack

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:28:48 +0000

first… shay given’s founl on anelka???? WHAT MATCH DID YOU WATCH? Anelka clearly dives, and sticks out his leg to make contact with given, but doesnt, and should have been booked for trying to con the referee! Henry and eduardo have taken the worse stick than anything you’ve seen in the last 15 years? seriously??? that’s blinkered beyond belief, the vilification of henry and eduardo is justified… whether they did it before or not, has no real relavance, of course gerrard and rooney and co, will get away with it more because they’re english, but none the less they’re cheating c*nts too… just because they english press dont treat their own like they’re henry doesnt mean that the reaction in the press is not justified! Also keane’s comments make sense do they? how you’ve worked this out is beyond me, he talks about having more than enough chances to kill off france, granted they game should never of got to extra time, but because ireland were poor in front of goal on occasion, doesnt mean, that it doesnt really matter that they reason they wont be playing in the world cup next year, is because of a blatant act of cheating you ridiculous, myopic, exasperatingly biased moron! im not trying to assinate henry’s character either, but if you dont think this will tarnish or affect his reputation within the game, and for years to come, then you’re idiotic, all id like to see is arsenal fans do what they do when they see someone else do it, ala gerrard, rooney, drogba et al, you cant very well dish it out about other clubs players, and then spit the dummy out, when one of our does the same and gets the stick they deserve!!! Right end of, am away to me bed!lol

by: Wenger's Immortals

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:49:48 +0000

Jack, what are you talking about?

This blog clearly acknowledges that Henry cheated. The point it has been making is that there are double standards when it comes to who does it. Rooney, Gerrard and Owen are all England players who have blatantly cheated and ‘earned’ penalties for their country but it’s not cheating, it’s being clever.

I know Henry cheated, and I haven’t said otherwise. But the treatment he is getting from every man and his dog is nothing short of disgraceful. I haven’t seen a reaction like this from cheating since Maradona in 86′. The character assassination is appalling, especially when you take into account cheating happens all the time. Diving to win a penalty for me is just as bad as handling to setup a goal. Cheating is cheating, end of.

The reactions to Eduardo and Henry cheating/diving have been way beyond anyone else has received in the last 15 years, yet there have been far worse incidents of cheating within that time. You would almost think there’s a campaign against Arsenal or something.

While Roy Keane’s words can be pretty much discounted, just because he hates Ireland doesn’t mean he doesn’t make some valid points. When Arsenal played West Ham this season (and they scored from a freekick which was NEVER a foul) and we ended up drawing after throwing away a 2 goal lead. Did I moan about the freekick being given and the referee making a mistake? Did I hell, I was furious with Arsenal’s sh!te defending.

And Keane has a valid point when it comes to Ireland having more than enough chances to kill off France. He also has a valid point when he mentions Robbie Keane trying to handball it twice IN THE VERY SAME MATCH but no-one ever mentions that do they?

And it’s okay when the referee misses a clear penalty decision (Shay Given’s foul on Anelka) but not when he misses a handball. The people who condemn Henry are a bunch of pathetic hypocrites.

by: tom

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:22:46 +0000

never knew that missing chances should allow a team or indivudals too cheat against you,its a new one on me quiet

by: modgooner

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:51 +0000

marko i agree with you about Myles Palmer, i read ANR but since early last season he’s last the rag and writing things that are completly off the wall, i actually think because off his age ,mid to late60s, he is just turning into a cranky old fucker with an audience to entertain his ramblings because it was an excellent read before

by: jack

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:08 +0000

someone told me he’s actually a spurs fan… no, really! and he just does it to wind up arsenal fans… most a sensible enough to enough to know that he’s a complete twat, but he gets the odd few that think he actually knows what he’s talking about…lol

by: Marko

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:50 +0000

Gotta be said too Myles Palmer is a fucking disgrace. How the hell can somebody have a blog about Arsenal but yet so obviously hates everything Arsenal. Prick.

by: bb

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:24:45 +0000

as roy said to mcarthy. u can shove your world cup up your hole fifa. corrupt cup run by corrupt low lives whose only interest is greed and only god is money. i,l not be watching

by: Marko

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:42 +0000

As an Irish Arsenal fan I’ll say he made some valid points about lack of winning mentality and more importantly not taking our chances but I’ve always thought Roy Keane was a complete Douche and I still believe it. He’s a complete prick for many reasons.