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Anthony commented on The Hand Of Henry: Why The Former Arsenal Star Is Not a Cheat

Yeah, I'm sure you'd be saying the same thing if it was Ronaldo who did it. It's hilarious the way you somehow pin it on the...

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  talk about a run-on sentence.
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  QUIET! The grown ups are talking and you have a lemon to suck on, yeah thats...
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The title of your article is "The Hand of Henry: Why The Former Arsenal Star Is Not a Cheat," yet you only have a couple speculative...

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  Thanks for reading.
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Andrew Jordan commented on Sleight of Hand: Why Thierry Henry Is Not a Cheat

Thank you Jam for writing this and I agree without question that Thierry Henry is not a cheat. If only this match could be replayed…

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  Thanks Andrew, i would love to see this match replayed, just to end this witch-hunt BS....
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Barney commented on Sleight of Hand: Why Thierry Henry Is Not a Cheat

Henry cheated, to say otherwise is just kidding yourself because he clearly clawed the ball back into play. However, I don't blame him for doing what...

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  I think that's the key here. People need to try and picture it from his point...
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  Its just gamesmanship and it exists in all the team sports. I remember how Ruud van...

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Willie Gannon commented on The Hand Of Henry: Why The Former Arsenal Star Is Not a Cheat

Can't spin this one Jam. Henry cheated and his reputation has been sullied by it. His half hearted attempts at trying to justify it by saying...

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  You can't side-step the Keane issue that easily Willie, you've just demonstrated the hypocrisy outlined in...
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  "given the chance, he would've definitely played-out his own version of the infamous Hand of God...

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ben perri commented on Sleight of Hand: Why Thierry Henry Is Not a Cheat

I have no problem with calling henry a cheat but every player who have already dived for a penalty cheater as cheater as henry.

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  Fair comment Ben, thanks for comment.

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Marco Rinaldi commented on Sleight of Hand: Why Thierry Henry Is Not a Cheat

Of course he's a cheat. Your argument seems to be: "Others would do it as well, so that's okay". That doesn't mean his doing it absolves...

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  ummmm read more carefully i didnt absolve him for anything....i admit what he did was wrong....but...
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  Marco, you got me wrong mate. My central argument is this: 'you have balanced and fair-handed...

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