Fifa is unfit for purpose, investigations abound but we’ve not seen convictions yet. The president has not been arrested, but, well, he has president over this enormous shambles, yet he refuses to resign. His resignation is needed to relieve the reputation of Fifa, the reputation of football itself. We all know this, but SFA chef exec, Stewart Regan said as much.
The SFA is Blatter’s role model. Regan conceded SFA president Campbell Ogilvie was horribly conflicted, as the Association dealt with the consequences of the biggest directorial negation of duty in Scottish football history – by Ogilvie, who was director and company secretary of the dysfunctional board.
Ogilvie never resigned. Ogilvie has still not resigned. Regan said nothing. Ogilvie’s supporters in the game rallied round, just as Blatter’s have today.
This is how human nature works. Ogilvie has been in enough committee meetings, pressed enough flesh, to ensure that despite the slaying he took at the hands of Lord Nimmo Smith’s SPL inquiry, he could brass it out. Accountability at the SFA does not exist. I get it. But, the SFA cannot have the audacity to make moralistic statements about the corporate accountability of others.
It is a depressing feature of Scottish life that we don’t have a culture of accountability, that the media are not sufficiently plural that such hypocrisy is exposed for what it is, that there isn’t a single elected representative prepared to disengage with the Scottish establishment on this today.
The new media are not there yet. We don’t have the authority of a broadcaster or politician to demand, and get, accountability. That’ll change in time.
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excathedra44
13:55 on
28 May, 2015
Aye. It’s almost leading me to the conclusion that they’re not knowingly corrupt. They’re just so inept and lacking in self-awareness that that’s how things turn out. They genuinely think they’re doing what’s best for the game.
Auldheid
Thanks as ever for the update on Res12
Re ‘ Asked the advocate to represent us and found out it could get him in serious trouble’
Is this something you could expand upon at this time ? if not, then no problem.
I know i shouldn’t but I find this astoinishing.
What forces are at work here that could get an Advocate into trouble for taking on a client ? Would it be career damaging for him/her ?.
2015 and still the dark ages persist..
P67
Very apposite piece.
That Blatter and Ogilvie can hang on in circumstances which would not be tolerated in any other sphere says everything about the state of football’s administrators.
Genuine question for CQN’ers in Foreign —
Are other domestic football administrators as , err, “inept” as the SFA and their little helpers or is this situation unique to here?
Blatter has no intention of resigning. Hmmm.
VISA faught Walmart and won, Adidas and others issuing statements. Seep Blether is gone.
Weeminger
“They genuinely think they’re doing what’s best for the game.”
Ye think?
I think that’s the last thing they think…
The Sfa have always done what’s best for one team in our game. No more, no less.
Paul67
After Glib n Shameless’ criticism of Craig Whyte, and now Regan’s similar utterings about Blatter, do you think this Anosognosia might be catching?
the long wait is over
Unfortunately I think it is a common view amonst most football fans
This guy down South has been banging on about the FA on Twitter for quite some time.
His nom de plume is footballiscorrupt
It was my hope that Peter Lawell being elected to an influential position within the SFA would mean that a clear out of the charlatans would take place.
At worst he would be working from within and be able to stop the corruption.
Either there isn’t any or he is complicit.
So what is it?
TT
tinytim
14:16 on 28 May, 2015
It was my hope that Peter Lawell being elected to an influential position within the SFA would mean that a clear out of the charlatans would take place.
At worst he would be working from within and be able to stop the corruption.
Either there isn’t any or he is complicit.
So what is it?
TT
Maybe your asking to much from one guy, he is on his own there and there are other members of other boards there, your saying PL can change it all, the whole SFA on his own? I’m afraid your asking a little to much, and I’m afraid that if he even could it still wouldn’t satisfy people in here.
the long wait is over @14 05 .
The Italian equivalent of the SFA is the FIGC . Directed by a 71 year old buffoon called Carlo Tavecchio. .Got the job because he is a buffoon – the system likes having a buffoon in charge .
Andrew Jennings @AAndrewJennings 3 hrs3 hours ago
I gave the FBI the crucial documents that triggered yesterday’s arrests. There will be more to come. Blatter is a target.
They all got their comeuppance when their favoured ‘son’ was liquidated……and they will reap what they sow with sevco ……… ‘our day came’ in 2012, and it will come again when sevco bite the dust ……..
Would think Lawwell is pragmatic in his dealings: change what he can, if it benefits Celtic and by that I mean within his remit from Desmond.
Taking on the layers of self interest at the SFA, whilst carving out Celtic’s cut……..easier to unravel the Gordian Knot.
https://twitter.com/IncubatorMan/status/603900362106478592/photo/1
Platini might sound a bit more convincing if he hadn’t voted for Qatar.
67 heaven. Sevco ain’t biting the dust. They will never go away, they will always be here in some guise or form. Get used to it, mate
Aipple
14:06 on 28 May, 2015
Blatter has no intention of resigning. Hmmm.
VISA faught Walmart and won, Adidas and others issuing statements. Seep Blether is gone.
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For every Visa there’s a MasterCard waiting to take their place.
The only way Blatter will be out is either if he gets arrested or UEFA and others quit FIFA.
“Either there isn’t any or he is complicit”
TT,
You sound like bill leckie talking about Lenny a few years back.
Is he
a..”a top European manager and tactical genius”
Or b “a complete numpty of a manager”
Sometimes the correct answer is neither of the two forced onto us.
billybear
14:36 on 28 May, 2015
67 heaven. Sevco ain’t biting the dust. They will never go away, they will always be here in some guise or form. Get used to it, mate
This is true, and we will keep reminding them who they used to be, and not go along with who they think they are, check mate.
Apologies if previously posted .
Brendan O’Hara’s Maiden speech. Nice ref. 2 mins in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4NObZwYJDk
Billybear
Rangers are Deid
Sevco will be next.
Corrupt Cheats
“do you think this Anosognosia might be catching?”
Beatbhoy,
Is that when you consume too many long vodkas and Singapore slings then forget everything?? :)
HH
” I am disgusted . I have asked Blatter to resign but he has refused ”
Michel Platini 28 / 5 / 2015
GlasgowDave
There is nothing sinister in it, just a perfectly valid and understandable reason in the legal industry that limited the help given which was all or mainly on a pro bono basis for which we were very grateful to receive.
So it would seem that some just won’t even consider that there isn’t any corruption going on at the SFA.
DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF THERE WAS PETER LAWELL WOULD KEEP IT QUIET?
Paranoid to the extreme .
TT
Paul67: “That’ll change [not] in time.” Fixed that sentence for you … :-)
DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT IF THERE WAS PETER LAWELL WOULD KEEP IT QUIET?
I would say he wouldent be in on it, as that is how it works, he may have an idea, but that’s no good unless he gets back up from others, in a word I perepsonaly would not say No! PL isn’t corrupt. If that’s what your asking?
As a youngish man, I can’t understand why 79-year old Blatter didn’t just ride off into the sunset years ago with his millions and live happily ever after. Why deal with all this crap? I can’t understand the thirst for power at that age, or am I being naïve? Is he a megalomaniac that just can’t give up the thrown, or is he afraid of what will be discovered once he has gone?
I think I’ve just answered my own question…
Personally
Vladimir Putin has said he supports a fifth term for Sepp Blatter as Fifa president and has accused the US of trying to block his re-election.
Now there speaks a corrupt man !!!
excathedra44,
No need to apologise although it was mentioned last night.
While I am always glad for an well intended mention of Celtic,even if not by name I would be much, much more impressed if he broke the party line and criticised the odious OB act that criminalises Celtic supporters.
HH.
daviop…,
He needs people in place to cover or normalise his tracks
Davidopolous,
He is all of the above.
I think you are pretty much bang on the (brown envelopes filled with) money
HH
Canamalar,
Correct.
Burgas…,
They are as bad as rack other the yanks want another Russian boycott
Each
I was saying the same thing to my work mates earlier.
I don’t understand why he would bother at his age.
Good to see u back by the way…
C’mon Motherwell!
B-)
Canamalar
I think that’s the most succinct way of putting it!