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« on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:40:57 » |
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Fair play to the US for going after FIFA in a way that no other country seemed prepared to do.
Blatter not on the hit list, but all of these allegations concern a period when he was at the helm. Surely he cannot cling on for much longer after this. Can he?
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:42:05 » |
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Of course they didn't go for Blatter straight away.
Hopefully they've started lower down the chain in the hope they'll roll over and give up Blatter and other higher level execs in exchange for a deal.
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:50:56 » |
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It's finally happening isn't it? Like, for realzies!
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:54:49 » |
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Jack Warner on the list, that's lovely stuff.
Supposedly the Swiss have an investigation open into the allocation of 2018 and 2022 World Cups as well. Not holding my breath for anything to happen but it could be great news.
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:57:15 » |
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They need to just clear out the whole lot and start again.
The corporation is fucked.
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 09:58:38 » |
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Fair play to the US for going after FIFA in a way that no other country seemed prepared to do.
Blatter not on the hit list, but all of these allegations concern a period when he was at the helm. Surely he cannot cling on for much longer after this. Can he?
Course he can - he's super Sepp |
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 10:09:54 » |
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Fair play to the US for going after FIFA in a way that no other country seemed prepared to do.
The US has an advantage of the dollar being a reserve currency, it can be used as leverage to get foreign institutions to investigate. |
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 10:20:35 » |
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I wonder if Blatter's arrogance allows him to stick his head above the parapet and claim some kind of involvement in instigating this? No doubt he's clamouring to explain how this is part of his masterplan to clean up FIFA.
And one can't help but think that if the US has shown their hand, they've got enough to believe Sepp's frantic shredding will have no effect.
I hope they bring that senile old despot down, as the timing's clearly got a Hollywood feel to it and surely can't be coincidental.
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 10:44:58 » |
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It's funny, I've had a mental image of burning waste bins in Sepp's room all morning, which your shredding comment alludes to. There will always be a record somewhere, no matter how much shredding and burning goes on. Looking forward to this story growing more than our transfer dealings.
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« Reply #9 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:10:48 » |
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This has been building since the time he dumped on Warner, and his mate Blazer, who used to be the US representative.
With the States being rejected for Qatar for 2022, and then the 'independent investigation' by the US lawyer, Garcia, whose wife works for the FBI, who FIFA then announced cleared themselves in the report, then Garcia, issuing a statement that says that the FIFA announcement was bollocks, and the lack of wanting to get the whole report in the public domain, the pressure has just been mounting of Blatter and co.
Whether the arrests will influence anyone in their votes, which Blatter has tied up, via his FIFA payouts, I do not know, but they'll be a number of FIFA bods sweating to see if they are next.
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« Reply #10 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:16:21 » |
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They won't get anything on Blatter. He doesn't get involved in the handling of brown envelopes, he just allows it to happen.
All in exchange for a vote to keep him in power, of course. Everyone's a winner.
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:23:22 » |
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"Fifa welcomes actions that can help contribute to rooting out any wrongdoing in football ... We are pleased to see that the investigation is being energetically pursued for the good of football and believe that it will help to reinforce measures that Fifa has already taken."
It's good to find out where the Iraqi information minister has pitched up.
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« Reply #12 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:37:29 » |
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They won't get anything on Blatter. He doesn't get involved in the handling of brown envelopes, he just allows it to happen.
All in exchange for a vote to keep him in power, of course. Everyone's a winner.
If they can prove that he knew and allowed it, he is fucked. |
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« Reply #13 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:40:51 » |
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Yep, doubt very much the FBI would have moved, If they knew they couldnt cut off the snakes head as the coup de grace.
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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 11:45:49 » |
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Expected timeline:
Today - Arrests Made, Blatter Stalls.
Tomorrow - Blatter Outraged
Friday - Blatter re-elected
Blatter states this is a mandate in showing FIFA members confidence on his ability to clean up FIFA. Investigation launched immeadiately
6 months - Edited report released
8 months - Still not fully published unedited
N Months - Goto 8 months.
Heads will probably roll, Blatter will survive (unless he snuffs it).
It ridiculous, either Blatter is corrupt, or Blatter is incapable of running a clean FIFA.
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