Comments on: Who stole football? More from the insanity files.

By: Jazbo

Jazbo — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:16:36 +0000

Unfortunatley the FA is run by an old boys network and as such it will never be able to lift it self out of the gutter.

By: Gf60

Gf60 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:22:29 +0000

Marc. “Does anyone know just how many brain cells the entire FA staff could put together in an emergency?

I’m betting less than 84 at 10,000 – 1″

Not sure that’s a good bet Marc. David Triesman was at school with me and was definitely brighter. Even halving his brain cell count (as he supports the spuds)would leave him on his own with a brain cell count of 250 and an IQ slightly higher than a policeman’s dog.

By: walter

walter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:33:25 +0000

I think you can compare the FA top best with “Dad’s army”.

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:48:48 +0000

Does anyone know just how many brain cells the entire FA staff could put together in an emergency?

I’m betting less than 84 at 10,000 – 1

By: Pete the First

Pete the First — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:33 +0000

Let us not forget that a top member of the Russian Mafia/Oligarchy is in charge of Chelsea and has been mastering his money laundering campaign under the noses of the FA & the UK Govt.

Or that we have a distinctly dubious character owning 25% of our club. An alleged murderer, racketeer, and another member of the Russian Mafia. Top marks David Dein!

By: walter

walter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:20:51 +0000

About the Chinese triads I would like to say that when you look like a chinese and go to football in my country you better not use your phone if you don’t want a visit from the police and being removed from the stadium. A few years back we had some proven games fixing ordered by the chinese maffia. We had some players, even old internationals, banned for a few years and a manager banned for live. The story’s that came out were really frightning (putting a gun against the head of a child from a player to get a player doing what you want him to do…). So really not something to joke about in my country. Oh if you wondered no club was banned or punished by our Fa. Just a few players for there contribution but the clubs were left alone.

By: Finsbury

Finsbury — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:34:40 +0000

One to add to the insanity files:

Today Kevin Keegan reveals that he resigned after having been asked to sign a player he could only watch on Youtube in order to do a favour to two S.American ‘agent’ pals of Wise.
Apparently the justification was that the ‘agents’ would look favourably upon Newcastle FC in the future.

By: LRV

LRV — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:43:11 +0000

Just thinking about all these occurencies could completely drive any sane man to distractions. The football authorities in this country have all gone bonkers. It has become a compliment to say that they are negligent or even incompetent. What they actually are is blinded by corruption. I hope they start to wake up and get their priorities right again before football is completely ruined in this country.

By: shotta-gunna

shotta-gunna — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:25:05 +0000

Tony – You failed to mention the Bankers have been tightening the screws on Hicks and Gillet to significantly reduce their debt, so much so that they are seeking new “investors.” Unlike the mainstream media, who have been cheerleaders for the reckless, irresponsible spending by managers like Harry “the winker” Rednapp and Rafa “shop-a-holic” Benitez, you have been the only blogger to consistently highlight the threat this poses to the English game. For example, there was a piece today in the Guardian Online that the the FA, who have so far failed so spectacularly in preventing clubs from ending up in the hands of shadowy, shady owners, is now contemplating emergency takeover of Pompey to prevent the club from falling into Administration. In other words, there is a real possibility of the club going splat like Lehman and Bears. Yet there are jackasses who come online and berate you for your focus on the financial house of cards that threatens much of English professional football. Keep up the good work my friend. Pretty soon, mainstream fans will become conscious and hopefully strident in demanding a change to the current status quo.

By: Finsbury

Finsbury — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:45:44 +0000

Sometimes when results aren’t favourable, ‘the lights go out’.
Or an electrician pulls the plug on the floodlights.
But alleged divers (people who fall over as a consequence of being fouled), and spitting foreigners are ruining the English game I tell you!

A belated happy Wenger’s day to all Gunners.

As Eboue, and now NB52 would say:
Thanks be to G*d for Arsene Wenger.

The man who redeemed English football.