Breaking News - BLATTER GONE

[pork pie fox]

Blatter speaking now? All a bit rushed apparently.

 

[pork pie fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Standing down?

 

[Cate Fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Standing down?

Please say it is so...

 

[pork pie fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Please say it is so...

It is. They're going to have another election, but he wont be standing. Or something like that.

 

[Cate Fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

It is. They're going to have another election, but he wont be standing. Or something like that.

Ooooh I wonder what's gone on then ?!

 

[pork pie fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Ooooh I wonder what's gone on then ?!

Hastily arranged press conference. All seems very rushed?

 

[Cate Fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Hastily arranged press conference. All seems very rushed?

Definitely... he must be feeling the heat (and maybe the FBI have been given something of substance from one of those arrested already)

 

[Mawsley]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

Ha.

Can I hear chickens roosting?

 

[pork pie fox]

Re: Dawn raids on FIFA officials

He hasn't taken questions, just made a statement. Followed by some other bloke making a statement.

 

[bocadillo]

New evidence - new election - Blatter not standing.

 

[pork pie fox]

It broke a few minutes ago Boc, in the FIFA thread :icon_wink

 

[Cate Fox]

It broke a few minutes ago Boc, in the FIFA thread :icon_wink

This is the FIFA thread (or was, the title has been changed)

Take that back, the thread has been split :icon_bigg

 

[bocadillo]

It broke a few minutes ago Boc, in the FIFA thread :icon_wink

This is the FIFA thread (or was, the title has been changed)

I started a new thread to highlight the important new development.

 

[M17TT C]

Ooooh, sounds like a giant great steamy shit has just hit the fan!!

Nice to have some controversial news not involving us for a change though :icon_bigg

 

[pork pie fox]

I started a new thread to highlight the important new development.

In fairness, it deserved a new thread. When I was posting nobody seemed to know what was going on.

 

[Cate Fox]

I started a new thread to highlight the important new development.

I noticed when I went back to the forum and updated my post

 

[Cate Fox]

In fairness, it deserved a new thread. When I was posting nobody seemed to know what was going on.

That's normal with your posts though, isnt it? :icon_bigg

 

[pork pie fox]

That's normal with your posts though, isnt it? :icon_bigg

:icon_lol: cheeky sod!

(True though :icon_bigg)

 

[Motown Fox]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32982449

Blatter quits as Fifa president

Football

Posted at18:13

Sepp Blatter key points:

Felt a lack of support by people in the world of football.Did not want to wait until next Fifa congress in Mexico 2016"Interests of Fifa are very dear to me and that is why I have taken this decision""What counts most to me is Fifa and football around the world""By stepping down allow Fifa to go further than ever before in terms of reform"

 

[fitz]

Ooooh, sounds like a giant great steamy shit has just hit the fan!!

Nice to have some controversial news not involving us for a change though :icon_bigg

Perhaps he was the cameraman