Your owner is rich enough to make the package attractive. 

Breaking news on BBC News......Fifa VP Jack Warner turned himself in now....closer and closer to Blatter    

I think he's going to Real anyway 

 

Get Splatter out!

Get Splatter out!

Get Splatter out!

 

...and take Greg Dyke with you.

 

I think he'll roll this time EC.  Too much in it, although he hasn't been arrested but....still time 

I don't think any football fans begrudge Russia getting the World Cup. As a major football nation they always had a better claim than inappropriate nations like USA, S. Korea, S. Africa, Japan et al. 

The long arm of the law catches Fifa [ hopefully Blatter soon ]. Never thought I'd see the day.

 

... Popcorn anyone? 

LOL! Blatter says nowt to do with him and he'll work with the authorities cos there is no place for corruption in football    

I don't begrudge them Joe, if it was done fairly.....

 Whaaat? ...falls about laughing 

He also says he can't 'police' everyone Rog.....

  ^^^

Blatter says his organisation has lost public trust (no, really)   and they have to win it back. 

 

Meanwhile FA Vice Chairman David Gill Tells the BBC he will refuse Fifa Vice Presidency if Blatter is re-elected.

 

I've got BBC News 24 on  

 

 

Football clubs currently looking for a new manager.

 

• Blackpool
• Leyton Orient
• West Ham United
• Sheffield United
• Derby County
• Sunderland
• Plymouth Argyle
• Brentford

Both parties making speeches asking for votes now 

Votes being counted after first round of voting. Result expected shortly.

I can't wait for them to announce Splatter has got back in. 

Second vote needed

 

73 to Hussein

 

133 to Blatter 

 

He's bloody gonna get back in!! I can see it 

It's gone to a second vote so there's still a chance that he could lose and thereby present you with an opportunity to utter the immortal words:

 

'I can't believe it's not Blatter'

 

(Not my quip, something I read the other day, following the arrests in Zurich)

 

Teflon Don Blatter's been re-elected.

 

sepptic bladder won!

jeez what next?

stuart hall in charge of the under 15's hockey tournament?

 

Not really a surprise. I still hold out hope that FIFA gets a good looking at and if he feels that standing down is not the best option then  a vote of no confidence prevails.

 

FIFA really does need reform.

 

 

This is what Splatter has done 

 

(emoticons nicked from a Pirate post, but used to good effect by me).

   

 

 

Hussein withdrew

Platini is in a bit of a fix here cos he was talking about Europe boycotting World Cup last night

forced out probably

I wonder how many he paid off 

I had far more interest in the Championship play-off final last weekend than i have in the FA Cup final this weekend!

Did anyone see Lionel Messi's goal against Athletic in the cup final tonight?

It's unbelievable, I don't know how anyone can possibly ever be better than him.

Diego Costa...

Zenit St Petersburg's latest team photo:

I've just seen on Sky News..the sports strap. Patrick Viera odds on favourite to take over at The Toon 

He's going 

He's going 

Sepp Blatter says he will resign as president of football's governing body Fifa amid a corruption scandal.

In announcing his exit, the 79-year-old Swiss has called an extraordinary Fifa congress "as soon as possible" to elect a new president.

Blatter was re-elected last week, despite seven top Fifa officials being arrested two days before the vote as part of a US prosecution.

But he said: "My mandate does not appear to be supported by everybody."

Fifa was rocked last week by the arrests on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering as part of a US prosecution that also indicted 14 people.

A separate criminal investigation by Swiss authorities into how the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were allocated is also under way.

"I am very much linked to Fifa and its interests. Those interests are dear to me and this is why I am taking this decision," added Blatter.

"What counts most to me is the institute of Fifa and football around the world."

He's staying on until a new election can take place.

 

You know what....I can vision pieces of paper being taken out of draws and shredded as we speak  

This close season is very difficult, but at least the fixtures are out on the 17th.

Meanwhile the deckchairs have retained their manager and it looks like the Skunks have McClaren.

The Owls have knocked down their scoreboard but are yet to find a decent playing surface.