One recent article describes France Manager Domenech being mumm over the Henry handball issue as dignified silence ! dignified silence ? .. a better phrase would have been deliberately defraud. But Domenech is a crook and I would not expect anything less from him. Replay, as the Irish were suggesting, would have been an option had the French accepted it within a day or two of the incident. But after clearly showing their intent to not return the stollen goods with an solemn apology, I would say its a bit late in the game and the only thing that can make it right now is, for some one higher up in France to step up and relinquish their world cup spot to Ireland. As much as anyone else, I cannot imagine world cup without France. But no one country should be above the spirit of fair play in “world competition”.
So what about Henry: Even though Henry is resentful, the fact that he celebrated after the handball goal will taint his legacy for ever. Much like it did to Maradona. But in Maradona’s defense, he was barely 5’5″ , and he leaped clear over a much taller Peter Shilton to punch the ball into the net, in clear sight of the refs and the entire world… and they called it the hand of God !. But he always will be a fraud.. just ask the English !
So what do you all think the French should do ?
