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Post by Northy on Oct 16, 2015 12:43:49 GMT
Because he's even grubbier than a pig wollowing in a pile of shit ? |
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Post by dutchstokie on Oct 16, 2015 13:39:51 GMT
FA suspends support for Michel Platini's president bid An FA statement read: "The FA wishes Mr Platini every success in fighting these charges and clearing his name, and has no interest in taking any action that jeopardises this process.
However, notwithstanding the above, at the Uefa meeting on Thursday, the FA learned more information relating to the issues at the centre of this case from Mr Platini's lawyers.
"We have been instructed that the information must be kept confidential and therefore we cannot go into specifics.
"As a result of learning this information, the FA Board has this morning concluded that it must suspend its support for Mr Platini's candidature for the Fifa presidency until the legal process has been concluded and the position is clear.
"A decision can then be taken on who to support in the presidential election on 26 February 2016."Why a change of heart  Someones tipped em the nod and said "I wouldn't back him if I were you...nudge nudge wink wink heh heh no wott I mean" I.e. the FA have known all along that they're all as bent as Barrymore but have now come to the conclusion its getting just a liiiiiitle too close for comfort. The FA are JUST as corrupt as FIFA... it will all come out in the wash in the end..... |
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Post by crouchie on Oct 16, 2015 14:23:23 GMT
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Post by Northy on Oct 16, 2015 15:03:20 GMT
FIFA called Englands bid for the 2006 World Cup 'unsporting' or was that because their wasn't a bung which was classed as good sporting behaviour |
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Post by crouchie on Oct 16, 2015 16:26:05 GMT
the key to this is fifa ALLEDGELY knew about the bungs to the asians on the exec comm did fuck all about it and came up with a plan to quietly pay the loan back to adidas
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Post by Clayton Wood on Oct 20, 2015 12:11:47 GMT
Election goes ahead as planned World football's governing body Fifa has confirmed it will hold the election for its next president at a special congress on 26 February.
Frenchman Platini, president of European football's governing body Uefa, submitted his candidacy papers earlier this month, but Fifa says it cannot recognise his candidacy while his ban is in place and he cannot campaign.
However, Fifa's electoral committee says it may allow him to stand if his suspension ends before the election date.
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Post by Clayton Wood on Oct 21, 2015 14:58:59 GMT
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Post by Northy on Oct 21, 2015 15:18:47 GMT
One of the 11 - Teixeira was the former head of the Brazilian FA until 2012 Not our Jonny surely  |
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Post by slpmarc on Oct 21, 2015 16:20:47 GMT
The cleaner or is he dirty |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 21, 2015 23:31:10 GMT
Has the FA said about their support yet? Nowt. Still waiting for Malcolm Clarke to ask em I think. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 22, 2015 10:46:21 GMT
That's good work Malcolm. They will be disgruntled a mere supporter took them to task but it is essential. If nothing else it saves them from themselves. |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 22, 2015 20:29:30 GMT
That's good work Malcolm. They will be disgruntled a mere supporter took them to task but it is essential. If nothing else it saves them from themselves. Thanks, Joe. I hope that my ability to present supporters' views is better than my ability to reproduce a picture of a tweet  I didn't intend that to emerge as a download. What am I doing wrong ? |
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Post by enuntio on Oct 22, 2015 21:12:30 GMT
Deciphered a little part of that download, I must have opened it with a wrong app. If it was just a tweet then can't you just re-type what was tweeted? |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 22, 2015 22:46:33 GMT
Deciphered a little part of that download, I must have opened it with a wrong app. If it was just a tweet then can't you just re-type what was tweeted? Of course, but I was hoping for a bit of training for the future  It was from Dan Roan, BBC Sports Correspondent. As what goes on at FA Council meetings is ( supposed to be) confidential, all I can do is to quote Urquhart "you might say that, I couldn't possibly comment" @danroan Apparently the strongest calls from Council for FA to withdraw support for Platini came from supporters' representative Malcolm Clarke |
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Post by enuntio on Oct 23, 2015 9:05:41 GMT
Cricket umpires used to get paid their home nations rates of pay. Peanuts in some countries. They got the same pay even when they umpired abroad, don't know about the expenses situation I'd like to know what FIFA delagates get paid and the expenses that they receive. I'm assuming FIFA pay themselves well and get "treated" to the best accommodation and travel that is possible. Are we ever likely to see transparency in this shady world that FIFA have orchestrated? Are FIFA going to do the right thing and disband and all seek re-election to a new governing world body? I doubt it very much, but I don't know what the pay is. On the BBC website there is an article about Fifpro's take on the issues that we are discussing, but straight away the next 2 World Cup venues spring to mind Fifpro's ideas |
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Oct 23, 2015 10:13:19 GMT
Cricket umpires used to get paid their home nations rates of pay. Peanuts in some countries. They got the same pay even when they umpired abroad, don't know about the expenses situation I'd like to know what FIFA delagates get paid and the expenses that they receive. I'm assuming FIFA pay themselves well and get "treated" to the best accommodation and travel that is possible. Are we ever likely to see transparency in this shady world that FIFA have orchestrated? Are FIFA going to do the right thing and disband and all seek re-election to a new governing world body? I doubt it very much, but I don't know what the pay is. On the BBC website there is an article about Fifpro's take on the issues that we are discussing, but straight away the next 2 World Cup venues spring to mind Fifpro's ideasI don't know any exact figures ( does anybody ?) but I am quite sure your assumptions about pay, accommodation and travel are correct. No 2 star hotels and cattle class on Ryan Air for these guys. On your last two questions, we'll see, but at least the truth is now finally coming out on what an appalling and corrupt organisation this has been, and as a result hopefully there's at least a chance of real reform. The Fifpro "tests" are good, if a little vague. Question is - is there anyone left who has been involved in FIFA who could pass them ? As Greg Dyke said, the next FIFA President might just be the last man standing. If it wasn't so serious, it would be hilarious. In what other organisation would anyone say with a straight face that they had a verbal contract to provide advice (what advice exactly ?) for £1.35m ( just think about it - even at a top lawyers rate of 2.5k per day, it would still represent 18 months full-time work) but didn't bother to invoice for it for 11 years, yes 11 years, because he thought FIFA hadn't got any money ( what a generous spirit) and it wasn't approved by any finance committee or independent directors ? What the FA must do, in my opinion, is to stop looking at candidates from a self-interest point of view. Greg said that one of the reasons the FA supported Platini was that he "likes english football". What does he like about it ? The number of foreign owners ? our ticket prices ? Or the fact that 45% of the french squad play their football here, so we are doing a good job of developing their national team to beat us next summer ? But whatever it is, it's irrelevant. Fifpro-type tests are the only thing which should matter. It's far too serious for national self-interest. It's about who has the skills, courage and integrity to totally reform this awful organisation. End of rant |
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Post by enuntio on Oct 23, 2015 11:30:10 GMT
Well ranted Malcom ;-) Greg Dyke could well be right. Just to throw some ideas into the ring, FIFA doesn't have to be so big, with just over 200 member associations. Committees for this, that, and the other. No doubt there will be office staff, interpreters, chauffeurs, and what ever else the gravy train insists on, and all costing what? Smaller would be more manageable and this should make it more accountable. Conflicts of interest, rather like the Eurovision Song Contest of old ;-) could Gibralters vote be influenced by its geography and political situation? Of course it could. Reading some of the main sections on the FIFA website made me laugh >>> Competition & Finances FIFA unites and inspires the world through its competitions. FIFA provides the stable and sustainable financial foundations that football needs to develop and prosper as a highly-popular and international sport. We work hard to respect and maintain the highest standards of financial management in sport. FIFA is a not-for-profit community of 209 football associations. FIFA’s financial health is vital for global football. Not for PROFIT - that explains the recent TV rights giveaway then and maybe the payment to Platini as well  FIFA FIFA Committees galoreFIFA has no right to survive in its present form. politics, war and human rights issues should bar countries from taking part in footballing competitions. If FIFA read what it is supposed to subscribe to then it would disband itself now. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 14:06:56 GMT
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Post by metalhead on Oct 27, 2015 14:16:08 GMT
Isn't it sad that 6 of those 8 candidates have either been involved in corruption or have been accused of it, at some point?
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Post by drjeffsdiscobarge on Oct 27, 2015 14:18:23 GMT
Isn't it sad that 6 of those 8 candidates have either been involved in corruption or have been accused of it, at some point? It's not sad mate, it's a sign of how rancid the whole organisation has become. No doubt one of them will get in though unfortunately. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 28, 2015 11:37:02 GMT
That Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa is standing. He was accused of torturing athletes during Arab spring.
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Post by Clayton Wood on Oct 28, 2015 13:11:53 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern. |
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Oct 28, 2015 13:33:20 GMT
Deciphered a little part of that download, I must have opened it with a wrong app. If it was just a tweet then can't you just re-type what was tweeted? Of course, but I was hoping for a bit of training for the future It was from Dan Roan, BBC Sports Correspondent. As what goes on at FA Council meetings is ( supposed to be) confidential, all I can do is to quote Urquhart "you might say that, I couldn't possibly comment" @danroan Apparently the strongest calls from Council for FA to withdraw support for Platini came from supporters' representative Malcolm Clarke As I noted in last Saturday's fanzine regarding Platini: "hands up those who did not see this coming. Yes, yes we know about you, Greg Dyke but really there can be few who did not all along link Platini with his long time buddy, Blatter and any link with the Fifa president is enough for most people."
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Post by JoeinOz on Oct 28, 2015 13:41:13 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern. Old and under pressure but nobody can push someone under a train quite like him. Politically Blatter can match anyone. |
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Post by Northy on Oct 28, 2015 14:52:01 GMT
Switzerland's justice ministry says 2014 World Cup organising head Jose Maria Marin of Brazil has agreed to be extradited to the United States in the Fifa bribery case.
The Swiss ministry says Marin agreed to the US request at a hearing on Tuesday and "must be placed in the custody of a US police escort and taken to the USA within 10 days".
The 83-year-old Marin was arrested on 27 May in a dawn raid at a luxury hotel in Zurich, two days before the Fifa presidential election.
I wonder if he will spill any beans to get immunity, being an old git he probably won't want to rot in a US jail.
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Post by greyman on Oct 28, 2015 17:34:07 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern. Old and under pressure but nobody can push someone under a train quite like him. Politically Blatter can match anyone. Now, like the cornered rat he is, he's turning on Platini. link |
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Post by norman conquest on Oct 28, 2015 18:12:15 GMT
Old and under pressure but nobody can push someone under a train quite like him. Politically Blatter can match anyone. Now, like the cornered rat he is, he's turning on Platini. linkSays England are bad losers, how can he say that when the outcome was already known as he,d fixed the vote in favour of Russia and Qatar, this qunt should be in prison along with many others, the confederations who lost out on these two rigged votes should sue both fifa and blatter. The pigs have had their snouts in the trough for that long they dont know right from wrong, the french thief platini tells blatter i would like to work for you but im not cheap, blatter says ok but we dont have the money yet, ok says platini pay me when you have, you just cant make this shit up. |
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Post by Paul Spencer on Oct 28, 2015 19:39:07 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern.
It never ceases to amaze me just how incredibly stupid Blatter is.
In an attempt to smear Platini, he has (probably without even realising it) let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the voting process was rigged.
Surely there is no way back for both he and Platini now after this revelation?
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Post by harryburrows on Oct 28, 2015 19:46:06 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern.
It never ceases to amaze me just how incredibly stupid Blatter is.
In an attempt to smear Platini, he has (probably without even realising it) let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the voting process was rigged.
Surely there is no way back for both he and Platini now after this revelation?
It's pretty widespread now as he says the French government were involved in securing the Qatar bid . It's very messy |
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Post by greyman on Oct 28, 2015 20:45:53 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern.
It never ceases to amaze me just how incredibly stupid Blatter is.
In an attempt to smear Platini, he has (probably without even realising it) let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the voting process was rigged.
Surely there is no way back for both he and Platini now after this revelation?
He's not stupid. He's just showing his true character. He knows the game is up for him so he's taking the whole damn thing down with him out of spite. |
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I didn't intend that to emerge as a download. What am I doing wrong ? 
It was from Dan Roan, BBC Sports Correspondent. As what goes on at FA Council meetings is ( supposed to be) confidential, all I can do is to quote Urquhart "you might say that, I couldn't possibly comment" 
