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Post by petershiltonsmini on May 27, 2015 7:43:24 GMT
Admin please pin this thread to the top.
This is one of the most historic events in world football.
Cheers
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Post by lawrieleslie on May 27, 2015 7:50:44 GMT
 Press conference called /photo/1 Its the FBI we WANT to hear from not the Swiss circus Dunner werrit Joe.....this from New York Times late last night as the news broke here early this morning. "The case is the most significant yet for United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, who took office last month. She previously served as the United States attorney in Brooklyn, where she supervised the FIFA investigation. Ms. Lynch and F.B.I. Director James Comey were expected to hold a news conference on Wednesday morning in New York." |
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Post by dadofsam on May 27, 2015 7:51:00 GMT
In any other organisation the man at the top carries the can Not true I'm afraid, hence the old saying in business, "Deputy heads will roll for this" |
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 7:53:09 GMT
REMEMBER, nothing will change quickly.
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Post by Fred Ferret on May 27, 2015 7:57:49 GMT
FIFA pigs in troughs - now, hopefully, it will be bacon butties all round!
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Post by stokiejoe on May 27, 2015 7:58:16 GMT
REMEMBER, nothing will change quickly. Or to put it another way "nothing will change" just who gets the bribes. |
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Post by JoeinOz on May 27, 2015 8:00:12 GMT
REMEMBER, nothing will change quickly. Or to put it another way "nothing will change" just who gets the bribes. Possibly. BUt even a miserable cynic like me realises it hasn't got this far before. |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on May 27, 2015 8:05:35 GMT
The Olympics Organising Committee went through this process, and cleaned it's act up, hopefully FIFA or whatever replaces it will follow the same path.
I hope the surplus money sloshing around, gets given to grass roots football.
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Post by stokiejoe on May 27, 2015 8:09:35 GMT
Or to put it another way "nothing will change" just who gets the bribes. Possibly. BUt even a miserable cynic like me realises it hasn't got this far before. Just kidding but corrupt organizations like this have a habit if throwing up scapegoats then business as usual. Blatter is far too cunning to be openly involved and may even use this as a reason why he didn't publish the report and justify the investigations he has undertaken. Signed Even more miserable cynic named Joe  |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 8:22:23 GMT
Blatter will wriggle out,he always does. The game we love is controlled by £££££££££,more than ever.
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Post by lordb on May 27, 2015 8:47:43 GMT
This is amazing news.
If actual prosecutions follow then there can be real hope FIFA can be reformed.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 8:51:20 GMT
Big men - big organisation - big legal representation - (FIFA) they will close ranks and litigate
The timing is very interesting - I can only presume something or someone even bigger, more powerful than Blatter has something massive evidence wise on them and, has decided to change things at the very top of our game.
Can Only be a good thing if it runs its course as most people imagine - i.e. they are found to be corrupt and, are proven guilty
and of course, Blatter is finally toppled
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 27, 2015 9:02:41 GMT
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Post by stokiejoe on May 27, 2015 9:08:08 GMT
Just hoping that this is the breakthrough that bursts the dam. Both those who received the bribes and those that gave them need to be dealt with. Also ALL of them need to be discovered and dealt with.
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Post by stokiejoe on May 27, 2015 9:27:15 GMT
From press conference
Instigated by FIFA last November; FIFA the damaged party and have cooperated by providing all documents requested, no raid. Sec and President not involved.
Let the bullshit begin.
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Post by basingstokie on May 27, 2015 9:41:56 GMT
In any other organisation the man at the top carries the can Surely he can't escape this No one normal could, but he has got plenty of experience in getting snookered and somehow finding a way out Slipperier than a snake covered in grease that man |
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Post by Clayton Wood on May 27, 2015 9:46:07 GMT
2018 and 2022 World Cups will be staged as planned in Russia and Qatar respectively. (Press conference).
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 9:59:47 GMT
The corruption was fucking obvious but I'm surprised by this. Off with their heads! Crucification is too good for them  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on May 27, 2015 10:01:13 GMT
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Post by TheBra1n on May 27, 2015 10:08:37 GMT
maybe the ones arrested have been sold down the river as they intended to vote against blatter
just a thought
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Post by mailman44 on May 27, 2015 10:13:29 GMT
2018 and 2022 World Cups will be staged as planned in Russia and Qatar respectively. (Press conference). Those c@nts hope so ...... Everything is on the table now as a result of this. God bless #murica and the FBI!  |
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Post by Robo10 on May 27, 2015 10:14:30 GMT
It will all be Dave Kitsons doing
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Post by Clayton Wood on May 27, 2015 10:21:55 GMT
Talk Sport saying there are 2 separate investigations. One by the Swiss on the back of documents received on 18th November and one by the FBI as US banks were used to launder the money. FIFA are saying they were aware of the Swiss one but not the US one, though the timing 2 days before their vote wasn't known.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 10:26:48 GMT
It should be abolished and they shouls start fresh set up, FIFA it's borderline organised crime syndicate.
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Post by mailman44 on May 27, 2015 10:34:31 GMT
It should be abolished and they shouls start fresh set up, FIFA it's borderline organised crime syndicate. Next evolution mate, FIFA is a corporate crime syndicate. |
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Post by secondgoalincident on May 27, 2015 10:55:25 GMT
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Post by huddy on May 27, 2015 10:56:36 GMT
It isn't though is it? He isn't one of those arrested.Teflon
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Post by fca47 on May 27, 2015 10:57:42 GMT
Wouldn't be so sure, the Swiss look after their own. Loads will go down but will be surprised if Blatter goes down.
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Post by secondgoalincident on May 27, 2015 11:01:57 GMT
he's in charge of the organization, if he's remotely involved in any of the corruption (or if he isn't it shows a certain incompetance) he will go, also the American government have requested that he be ousted, Fifa has 1.5 billion dollars in reserves, the American government has the right to freeze that under white collar crime. My money is on that he will go.
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Post by unknown182 on May 27, 2015 11:07:03 GMT
There's no way that Blatter would allow the release of documents if he knew his name was mentioned. It will have been set up to let the authorities chase down others whilst he walks away unscathed. I only hope that the officials that were arrested all agree to hang Blatter out to dry to avoid long prison sentences.
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