MrDuck Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Blimey. Didn't see that coming. Best of luck to him! Former France international David Ginola says he will stand against Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency. Despite the announcement, it is not certain Ginola will actually be able to carry through his intention. He needs the support of five football associations and must show active involvement in football for two of the past five years to be eligible. Ginola, 47, is being backed by a betting firm with whom he has arranged a news conference in London on Friday. He served as an ambassador for England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup. A spokeswoman for the former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder said: "We will be looking for the full support of Uefa and five football associations." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter chappy Posted January 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2015 Best of luck to him! Or is this just a publicity stunt? Who is the betting firm? If it's Paddy Power you'd imagine this is some sort of joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 blatter will win again, he's got the voting system sussed, same as platini with UEFA, everyone gets 1 vote, the english FA's vote is worth the same as cape verde's, blatter doesnt try and appease us he targets cape verde, makes perfect sense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Or is this just a publicity stunt? Yes it is, by PaddyPower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Needs to be someone credible standing against Blatter. Something like this will not only mean Blatter will win easily but could reinforce his tenure for many years. How very disappointing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 there is isnt there? prince ali from jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Isn't Ginola carrying a bit too much timber for this job? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 there is isnt there? prince ali from jordan FIFA doesn't need another thief 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Jerome champagne is also running against Mr Joseph Blatter or President of fifa Joseph Blatter (at the ballon d'or, he said he must only be addressed by these two names) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Designer1 Posted January 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2015 He's just copying The Pub Landlord. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator blandy Posted January 16, 2015 Moderator Share Posted January 16, 2015 And getting 250 grand for the pleasure of copying him! Nice "work" if you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Stevo985 Posted January 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2015 To be fair I believe the 250k is for his campaign. Apparently. So he'll only pocket whatever he skims off the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 £249,995 then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_Master Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31019910Figo will do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Interesting comments by Blatter yesterday saying for all their talk UEFA dont have the balls to challenge him Id vote FIgo though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter Stevo985 Posted January 28, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2015 Football Weekly raised the point this week that Ginola (and presumably Figo) aren't eligible to run anyway. A candidate must have 2 years experience of working in Football Administration. They also explained how Prince Ali is just a puppet for UEFA and in reality has absolutely no chance of winning. It'll be Blatter again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ali lost the Asian election power struggle recently so he cant even call on their votes plus if Ray Wilkins endorses you then ive no time for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 All seems a bit to staged for me. Blatter has the backing of a vast amount of fifa members, doesn't matter if he doesn't have the backing of England if you have Suriname voting for him, but he is keen to show he can be re-elected going against other people, something which didn't happen in 2010? When he was elected with no challangers So a few people are put up against him, 2 of which dont have the necessary credentials and the rest are already involved in fifa and already part of the problem. As for sepp saying he should be allowed to complete his "mission". Just what the feck is this mission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 He is on a mission from God, he is the 3rd Blues Brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I think Blatter has certain groups of confederations tied up. Africa, Asia, Middle East. I think the challengers credible or not will just dilute the vote between them rather than steal any of Blatters stable. FIFA from top to bottom is structured around Blatter and the way he operates, its going to take more than just removing him to change it. The whole organisation needs a refit from the way it votes, to the power of nations and its political transparency. However Blatter has done some very good things for world football in my opinion, its no surprise the small nations back him as he has done good work with academies and funding for developing nations. (However it is easier to bribe a poor nation.) Not going to pretend I know anything about the candidates, just get old Sepp out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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