ireland robbed by evil 'enry...

[jole]

As i understood the situation Henry never said he hand played on purpose therefore i dont think he was cheating , it was a refs mistake not to call it.
I agree with you about using tehnology in order to make refs decisions more correct but only in cases of offside and goal line, the rest can be left for the ref to judge based on hes criteria and way of seeing the game, but it would be important that hes decisions and criterias maintain consistent for both teams. People always liked that ref Colina cause he never favorised any team and even if he did make a mistake it didnt influence the rest of hes callings.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by jole

As i understood the situation Henry never said he hand played on purpose therefore i dont think he was cheating , it was a refs mistake not to call it.

Mate. Have you seen the footage?

Henry could claim he was conducting Susan Boyle, Pavarotti, and Jacqueline Du Pres in an all-star celebrity 'Stars in their Eyes' - and he'd still have been cheating.

It doesn't matter what he says - he handled the ball (twice) with his hand. First time was possibly instinctive - the second he controls the ball.

That's against the rules - therefore it's cheating.

The ref missed it - therefore it's not cheating? Yeah right.

[IsiliRunite]

This isn't "hand of God" bad, because of Henry's admission, but why are there not enough Ref's to see this things?

I think Henry hit the ball initially on instinct, then tried to keep the play alive. Isn't that what you're supposed to do? I'm sure he thought the goal would be struck down by the time the ball left his foot.