Didn't UEFA attempt to do this with Eduardo? Unfortunately it's just not practical to look at every incident after the game. Would of been interesting had the extra 2 officials trial been involved in last nights game surely the handball would of been picked up. As for video refs slowing down the game then thats a load of rubbish, football is stop start as it is an extra 30 seconds after a major incident isn't going to make a difference. Maybe a coaches challenge system such as the NFL would work? Where a manager can ask for an incident to be reviewed?

I like the challenge idea. You get 2 a half? Saying that Fergie would challenge everything that went against them.

I'll have to disagree with you on that one. Can't abide racism myself.

He might do but if he lost the first 2 then he would be buggered!

Gentleman (and Ladies if appropriate)

Although I tend to leave this thread alone normally and leave you all to it, after having a browse through the previous thread after locking it. I notice there is a rather a few of you bypassing the swear filter and leaving profanities in the thread.

This needs to be curbed immediately please.

People with an inablity to post without using such terms or bypassing the swear filter may find their posting rights revoked from this forum.

It will be one warning and out.

This starts from now, everyone has a clean slate.

A United "fan" bemoaning the fact that cheats play for other clubs. Remarkable.

Felt for the Irish, what a way to lose. Hang your head in shame Henry!

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'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.



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.



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.

France 16/1 to win world cup

Oh the old cheating debate. I love it when the club insults get going. I forget that every team can take the moral high ground.

United fans bemoaning Liverpool, Liverpool fans bemoaning Chelsea, Chelsea fans bemoaning United and everyone bemonaing Arsenal. Every team in the land cheats. Some get away with it, some don't. I think a lot of people have to get off their high horse here. Henry took a chance and got away with it. He cheated. I'm sure Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Bellamy, Keane and Andy Impey would've done the same.

Andy Impeys not fast enough to get the ball to hand



Anyway Andy Impey ffs were did that come from

True. But if a United fan picks out a Liverpool player (and vice versa) to stand aside Henry as a cheat, then they can feel no grieveance at getting pulled up about it. In reality they could comfortably have picked a player from their own team. Chris Dalton was taking the example of Henry to try and have a dig about Gerrard, which is either good trolling or rather obsessive.