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Blatters speech was superb . My opinion has changed . He's not a deluded , megalomaniac fantasist at all. He's just a man who is surrounded by evil people & he has been locked in his castle because he's being trying to stop all this corruption. .
I've never noticed how good looking he was before but "WOW"
I've never noticed how good looking he was before but "WOW"
So, I see some people are asking how the US Justice Department started investigating FIFA. I read in this morning's NY Times that the FBI was not investigating FIFA---it was investigating Russian organized crime---when it stumbled upon corruption at FIFA. God, how I hope this whole thing leads back to that cesspool of a club at Stamford Bridge.
My proposal and it's very back of a fag packet is if you have
1m or less pop 1 vote
1_3m 2 votes
3-10 m 3 votes
10-20 m 4 votes
20 million and above 5 votes
In addition were you are in the rankings will be added by taking ranking position and / 100 hence Germany would have 7.09 votes
England probably 6.89
So it rewards football success
Or a variation of the above
Even fairer would be not use population per say but registered players and attendance figures for domestic leagues
And it would be held in the fucking summer!
Exactly. Not bad for 'back of a fag packet'. Are you Mike Bassett?
My honest opinion is hope they vote blatter in then we're are faced with doomsday scenario.
Even if the other chap wins how can he affect change based on 1 member 1 vote. Why would some carraribian island of 80000 souls give up the chance to have the same power as Germany. The structure builds in the corruption. And it will mearly reassert.
We need the nuclear option mass resignation of as many major football powers as possible. The sponsers will flee and there will be no carcass left. Set up an alternative organisation Base it in the Hague with a proper constitution division of powers and a weighted voting system. This can only happen if blatter wins
Even if the other chap wins how can he affect change based on 1 member 1 vote. Why would some carraribian island of 80000 souls give up the chance to have the same power as Germany. The structure builds in the corruption. And it will mearly reassert.
We need the nuclear option mass resignation of as many major football powers as possible. The sponsers will flee and there will be no carcass left. Set up an alternative organisation Base it in the Hague with a proper constitution division of powers and a weighted voting system. This can only happen if blatter wins
Take a look at @barneyronay's Tweet:
Nice piece on Buzzfeed...Abramovich even gets dragged into it.
Blatter had attended private meetings with the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in South Africa, after which the FIFA president became “absolutely committed” to the country’s bid and “hit the phones” with Putin the night before the ballot to try to garner votes.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/heidiblake/...ay-now-lead-to?utm_term=.eeA4aWwKNv#.etNmWWo9
Blatter had attended private meetings with the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in South Africa, after which the FIFA president became “absolutely committed” to the country’s bid and “hit the phones” with Putin the night before the ballot to try to garner votes.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/heidiblake/...ay-now-lead-to?utm_term=.eeA4aWwKNv#.etNmWWo9
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Its totally bizarre that I live on an island with a population of around 65-70,000 people and its only claim to (footballing) fame was producing Clyde Best and Shaun Goater - and the football federation here holds as much sway as the FA's of Brazil, Germany, Italy, England, France etc etc
Blatter refuses to quit as president & vows 'to restore trust'. 
Sepp Blatter has refused to resign as Fifa president following a request from Uefa chief Michel Platini.
The 79-year-old Swiss held an emergency meeting with key Fifa officials on Thursday after world football's governing body was subjected to yet more damaging corruption claims.
Platini then made a personal appeal for Blatter to quit but was told it was "too late" to resign.
Sepp Blatter: "I cannot monitor everyone all of the time... those who are corrupt in football are in a minority".
Blatter later vowed to restore trust in Fifa and "find a way to fix things".
Opening a meeting of Fifa's congress on the eve of Friday's presidential election, he said: "These are unprecedented and difficult times for Fifa.
"It must fall to me to uphold responsibility for the well-being of the organisation."
Sepp Blatter has refused to resign as Fifa president following a request from Uefa chief Michel Platini.
The 79-year-old Swiss held an emergency meeting with key Fifa officials on Thursday after world football's governing body was subjected to yet more damaging corruption claims.
Platini then made a personal appeal for Blatter to quit but was told it was "too late" to resign.
Sepp Blatter: "I cannot monitor everyone all of the time... those who are corrupt in football are in a minority".
Blatter later vowed to restore trust in Fifa and "find a way to fix things".
Opening a meeting of Fifa's congress on the eve of Friday's presidential election, he said: "These are unprecedented and difficult times for Fifa.
"It must fall to me to uphold responsibility for the well-being of the organisation."
All of this is akin to the expenses scandal - we knew they were taking the piss but not to what extent. The Platini accusation above just about sums all of this up - the media were portraying him as one of the good guys 6 hours ago.
Never liked him. Scruffy cunt.
No ohh fuck Mike sorry mate.
C'est Bertie non?No ohh fuck Mike sorry mate.
So China and India suddenly have the same power as us? Still doesn't make sense
Can't be a population based voting system. Has no bearing on football in that given country.