FIFA or feudalism

[baroldmc]

You'll notice that Prince William has put forward his view on the FIFA roadshow. Do you

not find it incredible that a senior member of the House of Windsor, likely to become the

unelected head of the British state, should think he can criticize Pope Blatter, 5 times elected ?

What does the Prince have to say, may we enquire, about inherited super-wealth and power?

Expect silence.

[Alan Medic]

That's a fair point but frankly it's the British people who keep the monarchy so why shouldn't he say what he thinks about anything?

[Ladygooner]

I think Prince William was speaking in his capacity as President of the English FA Association?

[Alan Medic]

I don't think there is such a thing LG.

[keekybreeks]

at least blatter sorta worked for his money rather than inheriting it as part of the spoils of a centuries old global campaign of rape,slavery and murder

PW has 0.5 m3 of land waiting for him on peckham rye come the glorious day.

Communism is inevitable

[Loz]

keekybreeks Wrote:

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> at least blatter sorta worked for his money

"Worked"?

Well, that's an interesting use of the word.

[Ladygooner]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> I don't think there is such a thing LG.

Apologies - English FA

[JohnL]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Alan Medic Wrote:

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> > I don't think there is such a thing LG.

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> Apologies - English FA

Don't they just like to be called The FA - as they are the originals.

Surprised Blatter hasn't forced that to change :)

[steveo]

Should we should tell them that until Blatter's head is on a spike on London Bridge that they're not allowed to play our game any more?

[steveo]

He'll be off to find a country with no extradition treaty with the US

[Jah Lush]

He's just announced he's resigning.

[steveo]

Er... yes

[miga]

FWIW whoever replaces Blatter will face the same challenges (to put it diplomatically). Why? Because most countries in the world are corrupt and what we would think of as unfair. In that sense FIFA with its backhanders and pork barreling is a pretty accurate reflection of the world. It would be very surprising if whoever comes next made the organisation transparent and fair. The guy before Blatter was up on this kind of thing too.

[miga]

And to tie it back to the royals, isn't it documented that there was both bribery and royal intervention in purchase of our jets by the Saudis? As the seminal LA punks Flipper sang, "that's the way, of the wooorrrld".

[steveo]

Baksheesh is a pandemic obvs. as long as you aren't caught, especially by the Feds

[MrBen]

You have to wonder if today's resignation was sparked by something else the Feds have just found under a rock. If so he's jumping before the shit hits the fan. Entirely in keeping with the abhorrent vain $d ??$ that he is.

[miga]

steveo Wrote:

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> Baksheesh is a pandemic obvs. as long as you

> aren't caught, especially by the Feds

And it goes by many different names.

[BrandNewGuy]

MrBen Wrote:

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> You have to wonder if today's resignation was

> sparked by something else the Feds have just found

> under a rock. If so he's jumping before the shit

> hits the fan. Entirely in keeping with the

> abhorrent vain $d ??$ that he is.

I suspect the Feds already had what they needed on Blatter - and the last week or so has been about privately doing a deal in exchange for coming clean and cooperating.

[steveo]

He's in the office 'working as normal' i.e. burning out the motor on the shredder