Bribery Pays...

J1234 · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:51

Thank God for that.

Castiel · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:52

scorza said:
Now now, no need for sour grapes. The Russian bid by all accounts was very good and the reality is that the global establishment, of which FIFA is a part, is looking east as we in the west decline.

What a crock. Russia paid for the votes pure and simple.

mjt · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:53

Castiel said:
Russia win the right to host FIFA World Cup 2018. How many backhanders did that take I wonder?

First think I thought too when I (finally) saw that Swiss **** open the envelope.

Shambles.

Conscript · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:54

Castiel said:
What a crock. Russia paid for the votes pure and simple.

Any proof apart from that basket of sour grapes?

shadow_boxer · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:54

I bet Putin feels smug!

D1ngd0ng · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:54

Probably best to lock this now before someone really goes OTT

Really fear for any future England bids now as there are going to be a fair few hacks gunning for anything fifa now.

manic111 · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:55

Castiel said:
What a crock. Russia paid for the votes pure and simple.

"England bid ambassador and BBC presenter Gary Lineker has confirmed that England were knocked out in the first round of voting. They came fourth out of four. I'm stunned."

We wouldn't have got it anyway. Stop moaning. Personally I think that of the four locations, Russia is the right choice anyway. They have a lot of the stadia in place already, some excellent cities to host it in, and eight years to get ready. That part of the world has never hosted a world cup before, unlike western Europe. Football is improving insanely quickly in Eastern Europe. Right choice for me. Yes, I would have liked it here, but there's no point in sour grapes.

Biohazard · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:55

shadow_boxer said:
I bet Putin feels smug!

I bet Putin feels manly.

Perhaps smug, but mainly manly.

Jez · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:55

Couldnt care less, glad that no more money will be spent on it.

Raumarik · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:55

I don't blame corruption, I blame Prince Willie's "joke" he made during the presentation, should have sent Prince Phillip at least he has comic timing, even if he can't remember doing it.

deko · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:56

The English never had a chance, but the typical mentality of being the best in the world and deserving everything on a plate will have them crying for the next 8 years. Great, how many times can they now mention '66 to make themselves feel better?

Raumarik · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:56

Biohazard said:
I bet Putin feels manly.

Perhaps smug, but mainly manly.

Cosimo · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:56

Go and rant in here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18213541

Raumarik · 2 Dec 2010 at 15:57

deko said:
The English never had a chance, but the typical mentality of being the best in the world and deserving everything on a plate will not have them crying for the next 8 years. Great, how many times can they now mention '66 to make themselves feel better?

Oi plonker, you are Scottish don't mention that incident! nobody else did, oh what have you done!