Let 'em Have it

A week today FIFA will announce the country that has won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup. From a seemingly strong position as one of the favourites, the England bid has drifted out, and is in serious danger of being cast aside in the opening round of voting. Now a lot of folk are waving their hands in the air and bemoaning the skulduggery afoot that has been uncovered by the Sunday Times, and an imminent airing of Panorama on the Beeb. "We should have kept a lid on all these shenanigans till after the vote" is the common consensus. But I disagree, and disagree strongly. In fact if I were put in charge for just one day, I would waltz into FIFA HQ, look each and everyone of them in the eye, and tell 'em to stick it up their arse, and withdraw with immediate affect. Enough of this pandering to a bunch of self serving, corrupt bureaucrats, whose only instinct is to further their pointless careers governing a game they plainly have no idea about.

Take a long look at the process to be awarded the event. Two members of the select committee were forced to step down, and had their votes revoked over allegations that their votes were for sale. Now if this is not bad enough, figure this. Why on Earth are two guys from Nigeria and Tahiti doing with a vote in the first place. Nigeria does have some football pedigree, granted, but is also recognised as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. And Tahiti???? Do they even have a football team? It appears they do, ranked a mighty 184 out of 203, nestling right behind Mongolia. A real superpower in the World game, I am sure you'll agree. Their input will be sorely missed. No seriously, according to one of their peers, South Korea's Chung Mong-Joon, the punishment meted out was too harsh! The South American representatives are primed behind Spain/Portugal and there are allegations of the Qatar and the Iberian bid have colluded to favour each other in a straight swap for backing the Middle Eastern countries 2022 bid, decided at the same meeting. Oh and lets not forget Mr Jack Warner, another vote caster, from Trinidad and Tobago, who once again sticks two fingers up at the FA, and has them scrambling to insert their tongues up his arse.

So I say, "Fuck 'em" Take your precious tournament to another footballing back water, where you will see empty seats, and outside touts will gouging the honest fans who this is supposed to all in aid of. They will kill of the goose that laid the golden egg, I am sure. Already it is showing signs of mortality. Witness the dullfest in South Africa, where a modest team of cloggers from the Netherlands tried to kick their way to the world title. How many games were stultifying bores, with some no hope country sticking 11 players behind the ball, in the hope of forcing a penalty shoot out? The fact is that even the eventual winners Spain, who are indeed a fine team, would probably struggle to get past the quarter final stage of the Champions League. And this, my friends, is where the real problem lies. International football is not the best standard any more. Judging by some of the performances by the elite players in Africa, they could care less about pulling on their nations jersey. "Yeah? But what about the Germans smart arse" I can hear you shout. Well let's wait and see just how great they are in four years time, when the likes of Ozil and Khedira have millions in the bank and a life style to match. Lets see how important that German shirt is to a super rich Turk. So Mr Blatter, take your jamboree to Russia or Spain and Portugal, hope you enjoy it. You've been a right laugh, now Fuck Off!