Breaking news on BBC that 6 FIFA executives have been arrested on corruption charges in Zurich this morning. Unbelievably Blater not among them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35966433

 

The king is dead long live the king

Id almost forgotten about this waste of space:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36245660

Seems like the most apt place to put this:

 

Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead.

Seems like the most apt place to put this:

 

Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead.

 

That is an absolute farce. It will just dilute the quality even further. Bet we still don't qualify.

Seems like the most apt place to put this:

 

Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead

 

Fixed it for you!!

 

 

Fixed it for you!!

 

Not going to lie, I did have that written in the first instance but it depressed me so changed it to international.

Can FIFA just push this through or is there a vote involving the FAs of members? I know England and Germany are against it and the majority probably will be. Just hope common sense prevails.

48 team World Cup passed unanimously apparently. These clowns are going to destroy the tournament.

48 team World Cup passed unanimously apparently. These clowns are going to destroy the tournament.

 

16 groups of 3.  Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea.

 

Modern day football has eaten itself.  The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting.

16 groups of 3.  Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea.

 

Modern day football has eaten itself.  The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting.

 

Agree with every word you have typed Bobby.

Feel about as excited about this as I do about every years Chumpions League and i think my feelings on that are already well documented.

 

Beautiful game......You're having a laugh. The game is destroying itself

16 groups of 3.  Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea.

 

Modern day football has eaten itself.  The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting.

 

Excellent words.

 

The greed was so short term in its thinking, they failed to appreciate the bigger picture. Not that they give a fuck.

 

It was ever thus. Go in, make money, piss off, leaving a massive mess behind.

 

It happens every day in business. It's happened big time in football.

 

Speaking of asset-stripping, my favourite band just now, the Sleaford Mods have a new album coming out in March. One of the songs on it is a tribute to Sir Philip Green. It's called BHS. Youtube it being played live. It's brilliant.

 

Jerry Sadowitz recited a poem in his gig at the Music Hall 7 or 8 years ago. Just like he saw through Jimmy Saville in 1986, he saw through Green a long time ago. His poem had 6 words in it. "Fuck off ye big nose Kike" was all he said, in a manner that only genius Sadowitz can.

16 groups of 3.  Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea.

 

Modern day football has eaten itself.  The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting.

 

As sad as it is true  couldnt have put it better Bobby. The games a sham.