John Delaney the Irish FA President is suddenly all self righteous saying it is a good thing, and what he wanted all along. Of course it is John, your campaign was quite vociferous; which is why no one outside Ireland has ever heard of you.
The Scottish and Welsh silence is deafening too.
In fairness to him, he did call for Blatter's resignation last Thursday (before the vote) and likened the FIFA arrests to a Mafia movie, and he did vote against Blatter in the election.
In fairness to him, he did call for Blatter's resignation last Thursday (before the vote) and likened the FIFA arrests to a Mafia movie, and he did vote against Blatter in the election.
Did he speak outside of Ireland?
I have never heard of him, but good on him if he did.
He'll still be in charge for another year. They have to give 4 months notice of an election. They were saying on the news it could be next May.
If he gets one of his cronies in, it'll just be bent business as usual with someone else being his mouthpiece. They have to make sure no one connected to Blatter gets the job, otherwise he may as well stay there.
I have never heard of him, but good on him if he did.
Apparently he did. According to this article, Delaney was one of the very first people to break ranks last week and go on the attack against Blatter as early as last Tuesday, and was interviewed by the likes of the BBC and the Press Association
The writing was on the wall when you watched the American Attorney General read out that list of indictments last week. As one American legal analyst said at the time.."if Blatter has not already hired a criminal defence lawyer, he should do so in a hurry".
You just don't see the FBI and other combined US offices putting on public show of strength like the one we saw last week unless they've got a lot of ammunition to back it up.
John Delaney the Irish FA President is suddenly all self righteous saying it is a good thing, and what he wanted all along. Of course it is John, your campaign was quite vociferous; which is why no one outside Ireland has ever heard of you.
The Scottish and Welsh silence is deafening too.
Yeah.
The Scottish FA were desperately defending this weeks friendly v Qatar, just the other day.
They're a joke
Could Qatar sue FIFA if they were striped of the 2022 world cup and where would that world cup be held
I take it its to late to strip Russia of holding the World cup
I don't think they could sue if it was proven that they won the bid using bribery and corruption? The other bidders who lost out might sue FIFA and Qatar!
Clever old Sepp. By waiting until after the election he (almost certainly) negotiates himself four years' salary in return for his noble sacrifice :-)
That was the first thing I thought when I heard he had resigned. It will be interesting to see what 'compensation' he walks away with. Most top execs have it built into their contract that they get still get paid if they don't complete their tenure for any reason.
wonder who Prince Ali voted for for the 2022 W.C - Qatar?! Only Platini admitted voting for them (naively imo). And at least 10 UEFA associations voted for Blatter this time around. OK one of those was France who did it as they want Platini, not Prince Ali, to succeed Blatter, but surely Platini's candidacy is weakened by UEFA's divisions (Spain, Russia...).
Hopefully anyhow Dyke will now put his finger in it and let the legal process run its course. He's just annoying other nations now with grandstanding imho.
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Is that Newport in Wales?
If I am missing something deliciously ironic, I will admit it, but please explain it if I am - I am old after all.
In fairness to him, he did call for Blatter's resignation last Thursday (before the vote) and likened the FIFA arrests to a Mafia movie, and he did vote against Blatter in the election.
Did he speak outside of Ireland?
I have never heard of him, but good on him if he did.
If he gets one of his cronies in, it'll just be bent business as usual with someone else being his mouthpiece. They have to make sure no one connected to Blatter gets the job, otherwise he may as well stay there.
Greg and co can stop taking credit now, the real players have spoken
I take it its to late to strip Russia of holding the World cup
They cant sue if there is any corruption, as they would be involved in it. Plus I have no doubt the likes of Australia are considering legal action.
They can srrip Russia of the World Cup if corruption is found. Again this could lead to the others seeking legal action.
New York Times reporting FBI is now after Blatter. Looks like they are getting their man.... Russia is about to kick off big time!
Apparently he did. According to this article, Delaney was one of the very first people to break ranks last week and go on the attack against Blatter as early as last Tuesday, and was interviewed by the likes of the BBC and the Press Association
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/ken-early-blatter-still-the-wiliest-mountain-goat-of-them-all-1.2231508
In fact, it seems he called for Blatter's resignation (in a BBC interview) even before the FIFA arrests, so it's been a good week for him.
You just don't see the FBI and other combined US offices putting on public show of strength like the one we saw last week unless they've got a lot of ammunition to back it up.
Yeah.
The Scottish FA were desperately defending this weeks friendly v Qatar, just the other day.
They're a joke
I bet there are more twitchy arses than on relegation Sunday.
Putin's as well probably. Mind you, with all the work he's had done on his kite, it's probably the only thing left capable of twitching.
The canaries have started singing
( and I'm not talking about the ones from East Anglia)
I don't think they could sue if it was proven that they won the bid using bribery and corruption? The other bidders who lost out might sue FIFA and Qatar!
Hopefully anyhow Dyke will now put his finger in it and let the legal process run its course. He's just annoying other nations now with grandstanding imho.
Yes - Jerome Valcke, accused of receiving the $10m bribe from South Africa...........;-)
That's taking the Ppes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33284185
Quite remarkable!
He never used the word "resign", so he has not resigned.
Lets face it, there will not be a single day FIFA has without blatter in charge.
Its still rotten to the core, nothing, absolutely nothing has changed
The bloke is delusional!.