Morny
Striker
They have known for months and months. Plenty of time to give FIFa the right of reply. And by the way your use of smilies is a bit shit......mate.
They got the documents with the list of payments in October.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
They have known for months and months. Plenty of time to give FIFa the right of reply. And by the way your use of smilies is a bit shit......mate.
They have known for months and months. Plenty of time to give FIFa the right of reply. And by the way your use of smilies is a bit shit......mate.
You must be still at school if you believe that you really need to understand what is going on here to give an educated answer, the corruption is so deep in FIFA that this vote was a formality and all the noises you have been hearing about how well out bid was doing was mere soundbites from FIFA delgates whilst they were filling their pockets with the money of others.....
Blatter should have applauded the BBC and stated his commitment to eradicating corruption from FIFA. Instead he's now publically stated that whoever's media doesn't toe the line gets nothing. Is it FIFA or the BBC that's in the wrong here?
it depends on how you define blame.
If you use it, like a lot of the fools on here are, as a comment to castigate the BBC with and criticise, then I'd disagree.
It does seem like one of the reasons we have lost is because of the BBC and other media.
However, if that's the case - how the fuck are the BBC's the ones in the wrong, and Fifa get off scot free.
Once again, do you want the British media to only report things that are good for this country?
You must be still at school if you believe that you really need to understand what is going on here to give an educated answer, the corruption is so deep in FIFA that this vote was a formality and all the noises you have been hearing about how well out bid was doing was mere soundbites from FIFA delgates whilst they were filling their pockets with the money of others.....
Because, for about the fiftieth time, the BBC dealt our bid a huge blow for NO APPARENT REASON. They exposed nothing, proved nothing, and rolled out a sensationalist programme cleverly edited to show us that some bloke may have discovered something about some people doing something, which can't be proven by anybody.
The end result may well have been (although we'll now never know what would have happened if they hadn't fucked the bid over) that they've cost the economy millions and deprived the national sport of a huge boost in this country.
How can this be justified? It can't and that's the point.
So, you're against free press then?
report what is good for the country?
Just checking. Say hi to little adolf for me![]()
Because, for about the fiftieth time, the BBC dealt our bid a huge blow for NO APPARENT REASON. They exposed nothing, proved nothing, and rolled out a sensationalist programme cleverly edited to show us that some bloke may have discovered something about some people doing something, which can't be proven by anybody.
The end result may well have been (although we'll now never know what would have happened if they hadn't fucked the bid over) that they've cost the economy millions and deprived the national sport of a huge boost in this country.
How can this be justified? It can't and that's the point.
Can't think of a better time to expose them than when they're so in the limelight.
What does it need to do to be justified? Sackings, arrests, executions?
It had evidence of corruption (and it did, you can brush past that all you like, but it showed the delegates taking payments from ISL), and reported them.
The fact that Fifa chose not to act on it, and won't do anything about it other than 'take their ball home', is not the fault of the BBC (who were doing their job).
It is the fault of the corrupt bastards in Fifa.
FFS man, if a witness in a murder trial has his wife threatened by associates of the accused, is it the witnesses fault?
Well that comes down to which you would prefer.
Option 1: A world in which FIFA corruption is exposed, but remains corrupt (it hasn't been acted upon as some people implicated are still acting members of FIFA, so no consequence to the people involved) and we lose the world cup bid
Option 2: FIFA is corrupt behind closed doors, and we win the world cup bid.
Option 2 for me every day of the week.
On the contrary, I'm against state sponsored, largely unaccountable press. I'm the one arguing against the BBC's actions here, remember?
So the BBC aired a show that they knew would have no impact on FIFA corruption and in fact the only consequence would be to undermine the world cup bid?
All that is required for Evil to prevail is for good men to stand by and do nothing, eh?![]()
Here man, I used that one in a thread on the same topic the other day, yer copying bastard![]()
So the BBC aired a show that they knew would have no impact on FIFA corruption and in fact the only consequence would be to undermine the world cup bid?
FIFA is clearly wrong but it is becoming clearer and clearer that this programme and the timing has potentially cost us the WC. The point to be debated is whether it was worth it.