kurtsimonw Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I think the FA deserve a massive amount of credit. It's been years and years of us crying foul and so many other nations just acted like it was a conspiracy theory, the FA didn't back down from their opinion and it is very much looking like they were right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 They were saying on the radio earlier that the women's world cup is about to begin and he always attends... Its in Canada... looks like he bottled it!! To close to the US. Well done FBI!!! That's kinda what I was getting at 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 He's going!! Wooooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 He is pushing 80, cant see him actually getting arrested for anything I don't think his age will make any difference whatsoever if we evidence supports wrongdoing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 next election maybe Hayatou runs with the same agenda and gets all the votes that Blatter got. What happens then? the European nations go off and cry foul again Ironically Hayatou is corrupt and was actually put forward by UEFA to oppose Blatter in 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Can we waterboard him please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) sad day for football, he was a great leader of FIFA and people just dont realise it yet. Platini has done worst things for football in FFP yet people will be happy if he will be made FIFA President. If UEFA has their way they will have a monopoly on football again so the other continents cant develop the game just like before Havelange took over I can't believe you seriously think this... Surely you're joking right? Edited June 2, 2015 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Great news, but one man does not make an entire organization like FIFA. A total overhaul of their methods and philosophy is needed from the ground up. Total transparency is paramount for any meaningful change. Blatter knows he's a criminal and the jig was up, so he's going to try and slither away a fat, rich man. But if the US can get one of his flunkies to talk, maybe extradition is in the cards. I'd love to see him in handcuffs. Figo for President! Qatar re-vote! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 why not? He brought the World Cup to Africa for the first time for example and that was one of his goals for taking office in 98 before even the Olympics have been to the continent. He also didnt kiss the arse of the establishment and put UEFA in their place on many occasions Granted he made mistakes but what politician hasnt, If honest id prefer Blatter over FIFA than Dyke, Scudamore, John Delaney or Platini who are hopeless administators and care less about the fans than Blatter. Dont remember him suggesting 39th game for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blatter gone, next on the to do list, taking the world cup's away from Qatar and Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 why not? He brought the World Cup to Africa for the first time for example and that was one of his goals for taking office in 98 before even the Olympics have been to the continent. He also didnt kiss the arse of the establishment and put UEFA in their place on many occasions Granted he made mistakes but what politician hasnt, If honest id prefer Blatter over FIFA than Dyke, Scudamore, John Delaney or Platini who are hopeless administators and care less about the fans than Blatter. Dont remember him suggesting 39th game for example What about all the corruption that happened on his watch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Great news. Must be some dirt on him that was about to come out Blatter knew exactly what he was doing cosying up to corrupt nations. There is no way a vote from a country like Chad or Sudan should be worth the same as a vote from France or England or Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted June 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2015 So this must mean that shits about to go down with Blatter. An ego the size of his, there's no way this isn't the case... surely? Which would surely mean that the Qatar bid at the least was because of corruption, they have to be banned from international football for a substantial time and have 2022 taken off them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 sad day for football, he was a great leader of FIFA and people just dont realise it yet. Platini has done worst things for football in FFP yet people will be happy if he will be made FIFA President. If UEFA has their way they will have a monopoly on football again so the other continents cant develop the game just like before Havelange took over This can't be a serious post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted June 2, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2015 why not? He brought the World Cup to Africa for the first time for example and that was one of his goals for taking office in 98 before even the Olympics have been to the continent. He also didnt kiss the arse of the establishment and put UEFA in their place on many occasions Granted he made mistakes but what politician hasnt, If honest id prefer Blatter over FIFA than Dyke, Scudamore, John Delaney or Platini who are hopeless administators and care less about the fans than Blatter. Dont remember him suggesting 39th game for example You bring UEFA into every argument, why on earth do you think we regard that horrible behemoth as some sort of sweet alternative in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted June 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2015 I think the FA deserve a massive amount of credit. It's been years and years of us crying foul and so many other nations just acted like it was a conspiracy theory, the FA didn't back down from their opinion and it is very much looking like they were right. Do they bollocks. They've only decided that it was important to make a stand when it affected them. When the BBC was broadcasting documentaries about FIFA corruption, the FA had no interest in the content apart from complaining that bringing the subject up would hurt the 2018 bid. They didn't seem bothered about fighting for truth and justice then. Nor did they care about giving presents out to the wives of FIFA's voting committee when they thought it might help our bid. In other words, "we have no problem with, and are happy to involve ourselves in corruption as long as it benefits us and not somebody else". They're a massive bunch of hypocrites. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 FA have been at it longer than 2018 bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The fa did what every other nation did whilst bidding for world cups going back decades, cosy up to the voters, take them out for dinner, pay expenses for dinners, arrange money spinning friendlies (like v Trinidad and Tobago) and grease the wheels in our favour, no doubt about it the English FA did things to being the world cup here, but other nations went far and above what we did and it will come put inthe open now hopefully. Blatter isn't solely to blame but come on, this is a man who stood by and watched the men below him vote for Qatar to host a world cup, **** qatar! And said nothing untoward was going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Can we throw a few nazi war crimes at him as well .......or is that a sepp to far ......huh ....huh Edited June 2, 2015 by Meath_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 FA have been at it longer than 2018 bid. What, ignoring corruption whenever it suited them? Yeah, I agree. That's my point. Unless you're saying that they've been fighting FIFA's corruption (rather than partaking in it) for any longer than the time since the bid wasn't successful. In which case, I'd be keen to see what examples you have of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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