Blatter Resigning

[txj]

It appears David Gill will remain with FIFA.

He is one to watch, post Blatter I suspect...

But the real question is, who does Africa have? Issa Hayatou?

Is David Gill clean? I trust no one from the English FA with FIFA.

That's hardly the issue!

Besides, no Englishman will win a FIFA election. You can take that to the bank

You know no English man will win it and you put forward the name of one. One from their FA, is their FA any better?

I never put forward his name as u suggest...

Stop being dishonest1

[Waffiman]

This whole thing was/is pretty much a west vs the rest battle. The platform is corruption but it's amusing for me to see people thinking that's ALL there is going on. Small pikins no dey this forum in great numbers...if you've lived long enough and still can't see the shadows, then there's no helpin you.

Re: Blatter. Too bad for him. He fell to the thing that's killed many a man. Greed. There's a reason the west has always shuddered when idealists are around, they cant be bought with greed, they cant be entrapped like this swiss man has just been.

I wish football the best.

The question is who are the rest, and more importantly, whose interest do the rest actually represent?

Whose interest for instance was Adamu representing when he took 1m dollars?

The rest are a bunch of FAs whose interest is their own. Much like the west. Everyone protecting their own interests. It's easy to lump the west together because that's essentially what it is.

The rest includes Africa, CAF members who feed off the corruption and feel their nest eggs are better protected with Blatter.

That is not news, we all said they were crooks and were corrupt. We also said those accusing them of being corrupt are no better. They are all hypocrites. We all knew Blatter and his FIFA execs were on borrowed time and we all did not want them in charge. For me, why are the Western Europeans nations who want to get a hold of FIFA covering their own corruption and looking to punish those who did not support their bids to host the 2018 and 2022 WC bids. It is this hypocrisy that upset many here and it is why they have not supported America and its Western European friends who are only taking care of their interests with selective corruption indictments.

I hope the Africans, South Americans and those who abhor the way the Americans and their Western European allies come together and stop these people from taking control of FIFA. We all need people who are clean to run the game, Platini and his friends are not clean but you for some reason think they are and support them. I don't and disagree with you.

First of all, u have deeply embarrassed yourself on this subject!

Among other misguided claims, u asserted they would never get to Blatter.

Now ur claim is the continued reference to hypocrisy. Where and what is this hypocrisy?

Who are the westerners who are corrupt? Are they not also being exposed?

Its not enough to be skeptical. It has to be backed by reason, not hot air...

What a load of rubbish.

[Waffiman]

It appears David Gill will remain with FIFA.

He is one to watch, post Blatter I suspect...

But the real question is, who does Africa have? Issa Hayatou?

Is David Gill clean? I trust no one from the English FA with FIFA.

That's hardly the issue!

Besides, no Englishman will win a FIFA election. You can take that to the bank

You know no English man will win it and you put forward the name of one. One from their FA, is their FA any better?

I never put forward his name as u suggest...

Stop being dishonest1

Whatever!

[platinum]

Again I urge you. Read up on the history of FIFA. If you want to watch the UEFA World Cup then that's all well and good.
Evil doesn't only come by the way of corruption! Corruption is bad, yes. But so is racism, so is marginalization, so is bigotry, so is nepotism. That's what fifa was before havelange and to a larger extent Blatter!
Between the two evils, I would abstain and if forced, I'd pick Blatter. The fact that our FAs choose to be greedy and lap the honey he fed them witht improving people is not his fault. Lets quit blaming others for our damn greed and incompetence. Our FA just bungled the jersey/kit deal....is that Blatter's fault too? Think about these things.

I'll admit, I dunno about this history of FIFA you refer to but then again it is HISTORY - in the past. Why do you feel the ouster of a man who allegedly collected bribes left, right and centre to enrich himself means that we will be back to those dark days? Is Blatter the only "good" man in the world? Is he the only one that can keep the baying dogs at bay? Like I said earlier, this is just PURE fear mongering!!

As for our FAs, i'm not blaming Blatter for their incompetence at all! They are just corrupt! It is precisely why we should fight that corruption ALL the time, not only when it suits us.

You know the quote...those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat those mistakes. It's VERY true. FIFA was a good ol boys club. Let me give an example. In the 70s, the 'home' nations wanted to boycott the WC over the falklands issue. Now you tell me, what has that got to do with the purity of the sport???

The man enriched himself and I'm all sorts of angry about that but if you think someone else will come in and clean things up on UEFA's side then you're not paying close enough attention. Ask yourself...why did Platini vote for Qatar? Ask yourself, why is prince ali competent to run fifa? It's not simply a matter of picking the other man because you hate the corrupt one. I don't think ayone has said only blatter can serve our interests but the history is there clearly and that's why i say READ IT. He has served africa's interests more than anyone else...that we chose to abuse that 'help' is our problem not his. Misguided missiles I think.

[txj]

This whole thing was/is pretty much a west vs the rest battle. The platform is corruption but it's amusing for me to see people thinking that's ALL there is going on. Small pikins no dey this forum in great numbers...if you've lived long enough and still can't see the shadows, then there's no helpin you.

Re: Blatter. Too bad for him. He fell to the thing that's killed many a man. Greed. There's a reason the west has always shuddered when idealists are around, they cant be bought with greed, they cant be entrapped like this swiss man has just been.

I wish football the best.

The question is who are the rest, and more importantly, whose interest do the rest actually represent?

Whose interest for instance was Adamu representing when he took 1m dollars?

The rest are a bunch of FAs whose interest is their own. Much like the west. Everyone protecting their own interests. It's easy to lump the west together because that's essentially what it is.

The rest includes Africa, CAF members who feed off the corruption and feel their nest eggs are better protected with Blatter.

That is not news, we all said they were crooks and were corrupt. We also said those accusing them of being corrupt are no better. They are all hypocrites. We all knew Blatter and his FIFA execs were on borrowed time and we all did not want them in charge. For me, why are the Western Europeans nations who want to get a hold of FIFA covering their own corruption and looking to punish those who did not support their bids to host the 2018 and 2022 WC bids. It is this hypocrisy that upset many here and it is why they have not supported America and its Western European friends who are only taking care of their interests with selective corruption indictments.

I hope the Africans, South Americans and those who abhor the way the Americans and their Western European allies come together and stop these people from taking control of FIFA. We all need people who are clean to run the game, Platini and his friends are not clean but you for some reason think they are and support them. I don't and disagree with you.

First of all, u have deeply embarrassed yourself on this subject!

Among other misguided claims, u asserted they would never get to Blatter.

Now ur claim is the continued reference to hypocrisy. Where and what is this hypocrisy?

Who are the westerners who are corrupt? Are they not also being exposed?

Its not enough to be skeptical. It has to be backed by reason, not hot air...

What a load of rubbish.

Like I said b/4, u shouldn't be taken serious on this issue. U have completely lost ur compass on this...

[Waffiman]

Greg Dyke.

"He’s gone. At long last we can sort out Fifa. We can go back to looking at those two World Cups. If I were Qatar right now I wouldn’t be feeling comfortable."

Of course, there are no self interests in UEFA's actions, they just want the 'cleanliness' of the game.

The cleanliness of the game which is their rhetoric is false. How can it be when they are not clean. Greg Dyke accepted a Rolex watch gift from the very people he now calls corrupt. If he was clean, he would have said no. He is not clean and it grates to hear the rubbish they spout.

I do not know if Dyke is clean or corrupt. But citing the example of the Rolex which was given to ALL 32 world cup participating teams by the Brazillian FA, during the WC is dubious.

You shouldn't be propagating this dishonesty!!!

You make excuses for your friends (Greg Dyke and his allies) dubious actions, but accuse others making excuses for those on the other side.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Why did Dyke return the watch after he was exposed by those he was criticising? If he did nothing wrong like you claim, why did he return the watch. Why is it that even now, many here in England are saying he is in no position to criticise or condemn FIFA.

[SylverEagles]

The key question is why folks on a web forum about Nigerian football are arguing and abusing people? When all that is at stake here is that Blatter is going to lose his cushy job - I doubt he will even get any jail time (I hope he does though).

What do you guys LOSE by Blatter being ousted? Seriously? How many of you will continue this ridiculous argument if you hear that someone got a job over you because he financially induced the employer.

Again, let's stand up for what is right! End of story!

[platinum]

Made football more expensive to follow HOW????? How is footie more expensive to follow? Pray tell me please.

Tales by moonlight? Okay. You're right. There is no vested interest here apart from wanting to clean the game up. It has nothing to do with power or hosting rights or advantages, it's all altruistic and for the greater good. *HINT: When you answer the question about the expense of the game, you'll see why your stance is incorrect.

TV rights which factor into my cable bill (tenuous I know ), ticket prices at world cups, and finally if countries have to grease these many palms to stage the world cup, those are coming out of tax payers on said countries.

I really don't care what the intentions are all about. I can't know what the intentions are unless I can start to read minds or conjure up conspiracy theories. But I can answer the following: If it can be proven that all these FIFA officials are corrupt and collected bribes, then nail them all! You commit the crime, you do the time.

Your cable bills are a mess that you want to blame on FIFA?????
Ticket prices at world cups?????? Do you have any idea how much it costs to host a WC? Brazil LOST money on their world cup, people suffered and are still suffering for that cup. If anything the tix prices were too LOW!
The WC was on ESPN and the disney networks which are probably your cheapest cable deals out there. What's that to do with fifa???

We all agree that the corrupt guys should be nailed but honestly left to me, lets start with our own confederation first before we cast eyes on fifa. You think this takedown helps us in any way?
To me it seems like you're blaming fifa for the wrong things...for africa's ineptitude and falsely for this so-called expense.

[platinum]

The key question is why folks on a web forum about Nigerian football are arguing and abusing people? When all that is at stake here is that Blatter is going to lose his cushy job - I doubt he will even get any jail time (I hope he does though).

What do you guys LOSE by Blatter being ousted? Seriously? How many of you will continue this ridiculous argument if you hear that someone got a job over you because he financially induced the employer.

Again, let's stand up for what is right! End of story!

I'd rather we got passionate about this than the abuse and whatnot that I see about arsenal and chelsea and other clubs that REALLY have nothing to do with us. At least with this issue, you can get within six degrees of separation and find it hitting home somewhat. Tell me how us shouting about arsenal or real madrid affects us?

Think it through.

[YUJAM]

Bro:
Don't waste your time on Sylvester 'I am the only objective non-racist on CE' Eagle.

The guy probably doesn't even know what he is arguing about at this pt

Made football more expensive to follow HOW????? How is footie more expensive to follow? Pray tell me please.

Tales by moonlight? Okay. You're right. There is no vested interest here apart from wanting to clean the game up. It has nothing to do with power or hosting rights or advantages, it's all altruistic and for the greater good. *HINT: When you answer the question about the expense of the game, you'll see why your stance is incorrect.

TV rights which factor into my cable bill (tenuous I know ), ticket prices at world cups, and finally if countries have to grease these many palms to stage the world cup, those are coming out of tax payers on said countries.

I really don't care what the intentions are all about. I can't know what the intentions are unless I can start to read minds or conjure up conspiracy theories. But I can answer the following: If it can be proven that all these FIFA officials are corrupt and collected bribes, then nail them all! You commit the crime, you do the time.

Your cable bills are a mess that you want to blame on FIFA?????
Ticket prices at world cups?????? Do you have any idea how much it costs to host a WC? Brazil LOST money on their world cup, people suffered and are still suffering for that cup. If anything the tix prices were too LOW!
The WC was on ESPN and the disney networks which are probably your cheapest cable deals out there. What's that to do with fifa???

We all agree that the corrupt guys should be nailed but honestly left to me, lets start with our own confederation first before we cast eyes on fifa. You think this takedown helps us in any way?
To me it seems like you're blaming fifa for the wrong things...for africa's ineptitude and falsely for this so-called expense.

[txj]

Greg Dyke.

"He’s gone. At long last we can sort out Fifa. We can go back to looking at those two World Cups. If I were Qatar right now I wouldn’t be feeling comfortable."

Of course, there are no self interests in UEFA's actions, they just want the 'cleanliness' of the game.

The cleanliness of the game which is their rhetoric is false. How can it be when they are not clean. Greg Dyke accepted a Rolex watch gift from the very people he now calls corrupt. If he was clean, he would have said no. He is not clean and it grates to hear the rubbish they spout.

I do not know if Dyke is clean or corrupt. But citing the example of the Rolex which was given to ALL 32 world cup participating teams by the Brazillian FA, during the WC is dubious.

You shouldn't be propagating this dishonesty!!!

You make excuses for your friends (Greg Dyke and his allies) dubious actions, but accuse others making excuses for those on the other side.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Why did Dyke return the watch after he was exposed by those he was criticising? If he did nothing wrong like you claim, why did he return the watch. Why is it that even now, many here in England are saying he is in no position to criticise or condemn FIFA.

I don't make an excuse for Dyke, whom I find quite odious...

I'm just saying that's not an example of corruption. At least not on the level to cite is as the equivalent of the corruption at FIFA.

All 32 WC participating teams received the watches...It wasn't given as a bribe, or a quid pro quo...

[Waffiman]

Greg Dyke.

"He’s gone. At long last we can sort out Fifa. We can go back to looking at those two World Cups. If I were Qatar right now I wouldn’t be feeling comfortable."

Of course, there are no self interests in UEFA's actions, they just want the 'cleanliness' of the game.

The cleanliness of the game which is their rhetoric is false. How can it be when they are not clean. Greg Dyke accepted a Rolex watch gift from the very people he now calls corrupt. If he was clean, he would have said no. He is not clean and it grates to hear the rubbish they spout.

I do not know if Dyke is clean or corrupt. But citing the example of the Rolex which was given to ALL 32 world cup participating teams by the Brazillian FA, during the WC is dubious.

You shouldn't be propagating this dishonesty!!!

You make excuses for your friends (Greg Dyke and his allies) dubious actions, but accuse others making excuses for those on the other side.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Why did Dyke return the watch after he was exposed by those he was criticising? If he did nothing wrong like you claim, why did he return the watch. Why is it that even now, many here in England are saying he is in no position to criticise or condemn FIFA.

I don't make an excuse for Dyke, whom I find quite odious...

I'm just saying that's not an example of corruption. At least not on the level to cite is as the equivalent of the corruption at FIFA.

All 32 WC participating teams received the watches...It wasn't given as a bribe, or a quid pro quo...

txj, I have my position, you have yours. Mine will never change on this issue, so will yours. No point in flogging a dead horse. Time to move on.

On the way forward, I am glad Blatter has 4 months to organise his supporter to vote for a candidate that will represent our interests. We need people who are clean to serve our interest in the new FIFA. That's all I am concerned about.

[ohenhen1]

Blatter has done a lot of good things for Football around the world. He should enjoy his retirement. We can't let a UEFA member to be the next FIFA president. Prince Ali, the western puppet must not be allowed to be the next FIFA president.

[joplass]

Chileke! Chai! Ndi Amelika! Di pipul di egwu o! They can do and undo!

US DoJ does NOT play. The US govt is one entity you can't offend and get away with it.

Really?

Someone ...



says Hi!

don't underestimate "politricks for general consumption"...You would be surprised @ the kind of deal-making that goes on between dem countries

Have you asked that dude about his economy of late? Wasn't he just supporting Blatter? Small potato.

[kalani JR]

Just wait til they give Hayatou the job under the title "interim", he will stay as President for the next 35 years.

While you joke around with this...I think there's a fifa statute that says the oldest VP takes charge in case of resignation/death of president...guess who the senior vp or oldest is?

Oh I know of the statue.

If that man takes over, I hereby petition Muhammadu Buhari to invade Cameroon.

Super Eagles will never see another World Cup.

[SylverEagles]

Your cable bills are a mess that you want to blame on FIFA?????
Ticket prices at world cups?????? Do you have any idea how much it costs to host a WC? Brazil LOST money on their world cup, people suffered and are still suffering for that cup. If anything the tix prices were too LOW!
The WC was on ESPN and the disney networks which are probably your cheapest cable deals out there. What's that to do with fifa???

We all agree that the corrupt guys should be nailed but honestly left to me, lets start with our own confederation first before we cast eyes on fifa. You think this takedown helps us in any way?
To me it seems like you're blaming fifa for the wrong things...for africa's ineptitude and falsely for this so-called expense.

Isn't the bolded exactly my point? The WC is already expensive as it is, we don't need corrupt making it even more expensive with 10 million here, 50 million there for that man and this man. They had to keep the ticket prices artificially low to allow ordinary folks to be able to watch the games - thereby losing money.

Doesn't FIFA charge for TV rights?

As for the red part, seriously man? That's what you are seeing me do here? Never on this forum will I ever advocate for blaming someone else for our own failures.

ALL I am saying is that Blatter and his cohorts at FIFA are corrupt (at least I know you agree with me here) and they need to face the consequences (I know you agree with me here also) so the only thing we are quibbling about here is that you don't believe all these is because of Altruistic reasons and I say "I don't care". Let them all go to jail. And as for the "hypocritical" ones, their own time will come one day too and I will gladly champion them going to jail too.

[platinum]

Just wait til they give Hayatou the job under the title "interim", he will stay as President for the next 35 years.

While you joke around with this...I think there's a fifa statute that says the oldest VP takes charge in case of resignation/death of president...guess who the senior vp or oldest is?

Oh I know of the statue.

If that man takes over, I hereby petition Muhammadu Buhari to invade Cameroon.

Super Eagles will never see another World Cup.

[SylverEagles]

The key question is why folks on a web forum about Nigerian football are arguing and abusing people? When all that is at stake here is that Blatter is going to lose his cushy job - I doubt he will even get any jail time (I hope he does though).

What do you guys LOSE by Blatter being ousted? Seriously? How many of you will continue this ridiculous argument if you hear that someone got a job over you because he financially induced the employer.

Again, let's stand up for what is right! End of story!

I'd rather we got passionate about this than the abuse and whatnot that I see about arsenal and chelsea and other clubs that REALLY have nothing to do with us. At least with this issue, you can get within six degrees of separation and find it hitting home somewhat. Tell me how us shouting about arsenal or real madrid affects us?

Think it through.

I am for passionate debate and that's why I have been responding to you but Is there really any need for the personal invectives by the lives of Waffiman and Cellular on this matter? I mean look at YUJAM too. Seriously, Blatter na their papa???

[Waffiman]

English Journalist on the radio. In FIFA, if you are a tiny nation in the South Pacific, you have one vote, if you are the USA, you have one vote. This has to change.

Another one, it can't be right that a tiny island in the southern Pacific has the same vote like Russia. We need some kind of proportional representation.

This from a man whose country has rejected Proportional representation as a voting system.

[Waffiman]

The key question is why folks on a web forum about Nigerian football are arguing and abusing people? When all that is at stake here is that Blatter is going to lose his cushy job - I doubt he will even get any jail time (I hope he does though).

What do you guys LOSE by Blatter being ousted? Seriously? How many of you will continue this ridiculous argument if you hear that someone got a job over you because he financially induced the employer.

Again, let's stand up for what is right! End of story!

I'd rather we got passionate about this than the abuse and whatnot that I see about arsenal and chelsea and other clubs that REALLY have nothing to do with us. At least with this issue, you can get within six degrees of separation and find it hitting home somewhat. Tell me how us shouting about arsenal or real madrid affects us?

Think it through.

I am for passionate debate and that's why I have been responding to you but Is there really any need for the personal invectives by the lives of Waffiman and Cellular on this matter? I mean look at YUJAM too. Seriously, Blatter na their papa???

At no point have I sent any personal invectives in your direction.

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

Chileke! Chai! Ndi Amelika! Di pipul di egwu o! They can do and undo!

US DoJ does NOT play. The US govt is one entity you can't offend and get away with it.

Yes, .................like this guy below.........

Really? Is that why he is hiding in Russia? Dude will be prosecuted if he comes home, so he hasn't gotten away with anything....unless the US pardons him!

[ohenhen1]

It appears David Gill will remain with FIFA.

He is one to watch, post Blatter I suspect...

But the real question is, who does Africa have? Issa Hayatou?

You are really a delusional fool. You really think CAF and AFC will vote for UEFA candidate?

[ohenhen1]

English Journalist on the radio. In FIFA, if you are a tiny nation in the South Pacific, you have one vote, if you are the USA, you have one vote. This has to change.

I hope the likes of Pinnick are paying attention. Nigeria must not vote for a US or UEFA candidate or the western puppet Prince Ali.