walshawblue wrote:Just heard a snippet on BBC News that Blatter is to be opposed for the president of UEFA,unfortunatly I did not hear who is opposing him .anyone have any more info ,could spell the end of the old git.
Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:He's being challenged by some French fella (not Platini). Can't see it amounting to much of a challenge.
gillie wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:He's being challenged by some French fella (not Platini). Can't see it amounting to much of a challenge.
Jerome Champagne is that French fella.
Ted Hughes wrote:gillie wrote:Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:He's being challenged by some French fella (not Platini). Can't see it amounting to much of a challenge.
Jerome Champagne is that French fella.
Is that French for 'John Doe' ?
Im_Spartacus wrote:The issue sits around his control of a discretionary 'development fund' which means he can spend a tiny amount on tiny pacific, Caribbean Islands or African and Asian countries who are happy to take what they can out of the trough, and thus getting their votes, meaning the European vote is irrelevant as he gets an unbeatable 'bang per buck' on his 'legal' bribery
BlueinBosnia wrote:Im_Spartacus wrote:The issue sits around his control of a discretionary 'development fund' which means he can spend a tiny amount on tiny pacific, Caribbean Islands or African and Asian countries who are happy to take what they can out of the trough, and thus getting their votes, meaning the European vote is irrelevant as he gets an unbeatable 'bang per buck' on his 'legal' bribery
Herein lies the problem. 50K being given for 'development' in the Seychelles, Samoa or Vietnam will essentially win him their vote. There are 209 nations that are members of FIFA, with probably 60-70 of them in this position, and another 20-30 benefiting from the current status quo or having absolutely nothing to gain from being a part of a movement for implementing change. An opposing candidate needs to have an impossibly appealing campaign to overcome this.
DoomMerchant wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:Im_Spartacus wrote:The issue sits around his control of a discretionary 'development fund' which means he can spend a tiny amount on tiny pacific, Caribbean Islands or African and Asian countries who are happy to take what they can out of the trough, and thus getting their votes, meaning the European vote is irrelevant as he gets an unbeatable 'bang per buck' on his 'legal' bribery
Herein lies the problem. 50K being given for 'development' in the Seychelles, Samoa or Vietnam will essentially win him their vote. There are 209 nations that are members of FIFA, with probably 60-70 of them in this position, and another 20-30 benefiting from the current status quo or having absolutely nothing to gain from being a part of a movement for implementing change. An opposing candidate needs to have an impossibly appealing campaign to overcome this.
when you say "impossibly appealing" you really mean some cunt has to come in with 100M in a suitcase and hand it out to these fucksticks and just take charge.
Feudal effort.
cheers
nottsblue wrote:Blatter will be there until he dies. Hopefully it won't be long. Oh for the tenure of Sir Stanley Rous
Ted Hughes wrote:They will just push him out there for the cameras after he drops dead, like president Brezhnev, but Platini will be in charge.
Chopper wrote:Doesnt matter who's in charge. Theyre rotten from the basement up.
Tokyo Blue wrote:I think Chopper probably has the right of it.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30037729
Interesting developments here.
Tokyo Blue wrote:I think Chopper probably has the right of it.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30037729
Interesting developments here.
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