Football Banter

The expression: 'Jumping from the frying pan into the fire' comes to mind.
We urgently need to get rid of Blatter, but not with anti Brit Plattini.

just saw this

It's rumoured that Rooney is going to be the next England captain..
Hodgson will annouce his decision later today

I wonder how much Platini has been paid not to stand against Blatter?

(28-08-2014 13:15 )Fernandez Esperenda Wrote:  I wonder how much Platini has been paid not to stand against Blatter?

I don't think that that is the case. The electoral math at FIFA simply makes it impossible for Platini to win.

There are just over 200 member associations and they each get one vote. For the vast majority of them, the FIFA scandals that we know inside-and-out because they are so assiduously reported are just a minor footnote -- a silly little foible of that grumpy British media. All they really care about is the following...

1. Has FIFA income increased under Blatter? YES, very much (although how much of it is really down to him is debatable)

2. How has that income been redistributed amongst the member associations? And this is where Blatter has been very canny over the years, making sure that all of the voting associations share in the FIFA spoils.

Based on those two factors alone, he is unbeatable. It is only a small minority of countries that care about the criminality, corruption, incompetence and lack of transparency.

So I don't think Platini was bought off. I think he just did the math and figured (rightly) that he couldn't win.

When Jimmy Floyd Hassleank was asked what Mario Balotelli will bring to Liverpool his first answer was "Something they don't have upfront... Pace"...

Where do they find these people?

Sterling, Markovic, Ibe, Sturridge... clearly none of those have pace.

^ Exactly what I was thinking lol

Atleast United have the Europa League Draw to look forward too

Don't worry, we won't be out of the CL for four long seasons

(28-08-2014 18:35 )Fernandez Esperenda Wrote:  Atleast United have the Europa League Draw to look forward too

Making smartass, cocky posts like this to wind up others will only backfire on you . Didn't one of the teams you support take part in this cup....unsuccessfully