So everyone is happy to put up with corruption within the governing body of the game we follow in order to host the World Cup?Both the Times and Panorama are carrying on the tradition of investigative journalism, exposing wrongdoing and calling those in power to account.We should not turn a blind eye to any wrongdoing lest we abdicate the right to ever complain about this sort of thing again, the timing is immaterial because any bid should stand and fall on it's own merits.It strikes me that the line between right and wrong is being increasingly blurred these days, just look at the attempted justification of torture as a tool with which to tackle terrorism. I would dearly love to see the World Cup in England and I know it would be a tremendous success, but not at any price and certainly not via the surrender of the moral high ground when it comes to an organistation such as FIFA.
Quote from: Nev on November 29, 2010, 08:07:08 PMSo everyone is happy to put up with corruption within the governing body of the game we follow in order to host the World Cup?Both the Times and Panorama are carrying on the tradition of investigative journalism, exposing wrongdoing and calling those in power to account.We should not turn a blind eye to any wrongdoing lest we abdicate the right to ever complain about this sort of thing again, the timing is immaterial because any bid should stand and fall on it's own merits.It strikes me that the line between right and wrong is being increasingly blurred these days, just look at the attempted justification of torture as a tool with which to tackle terrorism. I would dearly love to see the World Cup in England and I know it would be a tremendous success, but not at any price and certainly not via the surrender of the moral high ground when it comes to an organistation such as FIFA.I'm with Nev on this, totally.
Do BBC have nothing new these days and just like their general entertainment they have to resort to repeats for factual programmes as. well. The whole thing was a disgrace and BBC should be ashamed of this broadcast.
Thanks BBC for fucking up what little chance we had.They should of aired this months ago or after the bid, not at the exact time it can be most destructive to our bid.
Quote from: LeeB on November 29, 2010, 09:18:05 PMQuote from: Nev on November 29, 2010, 08:07:08 PMSo everyone is happy to put up with corruption within the governing body of the game we follow in order to host the World Cup?Both the Times and Panorama are carrying on the tradition of investigative journalism, exposing wrongdoing and calling those in power to account.We should not turn a blind eye to any wrongdoing lest we abdicate the right to ever complain about this sort of thing again, the timing is immaterial because any bid should stand and fall on it's own merits.It strikes me that the line between right and wrong is being increasingly blurred these days, just look at the attempted justification of torture as a tool with which to tackle terrorism. I would dearly love to see the World Cup in England and I know it would be a tremendous success, but not at any price and certainly not via the surrender of the moral high ground when it comes to an organistation such as FIFA.I'm with Nev on this, totally.Sign me up for this minority group as well. Personally I think an Iberia World Cup would probably be better anyway. But a Russian one quite obviously wouldn't.