Blatter

Firstly I encourage all of you (well those of you that are interested) to listen to the current World Football Phone-In podcast as Tim Vickery (South American football expert) and Mark Gleeson (African football expert).

As I stated last week, I am not a fan of Blatter but to dismiss his reign as a disaster for football is simply wrong. Whether the good things that have happened in his reign would have happened anyway is also up for debate but then again so are the negatives.

People may sneer and laugh at Africa and Blatter's relationship with them but it is understandable as to why it is so strong. Under Blatter's reign, African football has seen a huge improvement in infrastructure across the continent. Africa for a long time now has been f**ked over by the rest of the world despite providing the world with so much so when someone comes along and gives them something back, they are of course going to be loyal to them. Is it all clean and above board? No. Does corruption take place in other continents? Yes.

I am in favour of one vote per one FIFA member because the alternatives ideas are either based on population, something that can't be fairly measured or 19th century colonial attitudes.

Posted By: Brandonio on June 2nd 2015 at 18:19:31

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Blatter (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:19:31
- Hitler did a lkot of good things like roads, vehicles, Fanta ect ect (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 2, 19:27:11
  - ... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 19:45:54
  - think the romans did roads before him (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 2, 19:30:28
- Surely if you were a corrupt organisation,Africa is the ideal place to pour money into.... (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 2, 19:24:08
- It's called grooming and I can completely (Other Football) - finkleton, Jun 2, 18:36:50
  - I think it is very difficult to get rid of corruption in football (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:42:27
    - You can try or ignore it. Sanctimonious I know. (n/m) (Other Football) - finkleton, Jun 2, 18:45:48
      - I don't think I said that it should be ignored (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:49:22
        
        Again, you try where it is apparent. Start at the top? (n/m) (Other Football) - finkleton, Jun 2, 18:50:43
        
        You could do but that is also the hardest place to start (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:53:13
        
        Get em when you can. Like what just may be happening with FIFA possibly. (n/m) (Other Football) - finkleton, Jun 2, 19:06:47
        
        yes, hopefully this will be the start of a better and more transparent FIFA (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 19:59:57
- What happened under Blatter was criminal and is not justified by success in Africa (Other Football) - John in Texas, Jun 2, 18:34:52
  - I used the word criminal as an adjective in its second meaning ie "bad or very wrong" (Other Football) - John in Texas, Jun 2, 18:58:54
    - no need, if you ignore or hide criminality you become a criminal. (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 2, 19:29:24
  - a lot of it has been put to good use though (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:37:04
    - I imagine the answer to your last question will come in time... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Jun 2, 18:41:49
      - I know, it is possible he has done something (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:43:21
        
        You would be surprised Brandonio, don't make assumptions based on a name (n/m) (Other Football) - John in Texas, Jun 2, 18:56:03
- I don't understand your last sentence (Other Football) - King, Jun 2, 18:31:42
  - Continent population? (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:34:47
    - Of course not (Other Football) - King, Jun 2, 18:48:29
      - How do you make that work in football though and ensure that it is fair? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:59:18
        
        I'm not sure I understand what you see as 'fair' (Other Football) - King, Jun 2, 19:07:55
        
        Are you saying that "small countries" such as France and Germany were bought off? (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 19:45:14
        
        (TBF you suggest a British Overseas Territory in Oceania) but you know (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 19:51:00
- Isn't that podcast/show excellent - only found it recently (n/m) (Other Football) - Mozzer, Jun 2, 18:29:11
- *with not as in that first sentence. It was excellent this week... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 2, 18:20:51

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