Sepp Blatter - Complete Idiot?

[RuislipSpur]

Surely he can't be in the job much longer with him coming out with shit like this. Whilst i want United to get fucked over as much as the next man (and give them a taste of their own medicine) he needs to shut his mouth.

Slavery indeed, what a muppet.

 

[Bonjour]

It would be great if football players were slaves, and literally the property of the football club's owner. Playing for their lives much the same as gladiators of the past.

 

[CrazyConrad]

He has always been a complete idiot.

Some of the suggestions hes had has just been utterly shocking. Specially the changes he was talking about regards to making the game "more popular" for the americans, like having 4 sessions of playing for the advert breaks etc. And the suggestion about getting rid of ties as there "always" should be a winner etc etc.

The guy is a total lunatic and should never have been let near any decision making in the world of football. Unfortunatly FIFA has become pure business and we all know what comes with that. Corruption.

May Blatter and FIFA along with him burn in hell!

 

[Phantom]

Idiot doesn't even get close to describing this man. The guy needs to be locked up for the safety of others, he clearly has no capacity for normal thoughts.

 

[David St Hubbins]

After hearing his comments i can only say that when he's removed from his job, you can pretty much put money on either the F.A. bringing him on board or copying his moronic views and passing them off as their own as "Innovative"...just like my arse is as well...stupid fucking wankbiscuit.

 

[Mullers]

I think both Blatter & Platini have an obvious anti English agenda and should both go.

I definitely agree with this, they both hated the fact that there were two English clubs in the Champions league final. They are worried English clubs will dominate Europe like they did before Heysel.

 

[KentuckyYid]

You'd think they would uphold their own 'Kick Racism Out' program...

 

[DEFchenkOE]

LOL apparently Ronalda agrees with Blatter, no surprise there really but seriously this is just silly. What a drama this is turning into.

 

[llamafarmer]

And now Ronaldo thinks he's a slave. All respect for the player gone in one bout of bullshit!

 

[waresy]

blatter, platini... same difference, both idiots and could quite easily ruin the game given half a chance

 

[SpurSince57]

I'm not sure Platini has a thing against English clubs as such—he sees our 'Big Four' as prime representatives of the way that a cartel of big clubs has taken over European football since the CL started—in fact, they were behind the CL and its expansion, and UEFA at the time bottled out of taking them on. In that, he's no different from us, surely?

UEFA have come out against Blatter on this one.

Blatter, on the other hand, is a silly corrupt old **** who needs to be put out to grass ASAP.

 

[KeaneIsKeane]

Wow, slavery = modern footballers....yeah, no fucking way. That is the dumbest thing ever. Seriously, that should almost be a jailable offence.

 

[spurslenny]

apparently, Blatter recently was presented with some sort of honorable Real Madrid title.

 

[SpurSince57]

I'll volunteer to be a slave for £100k a week. Fuck it, I'd do it for a thousand a week. Or a lot less, if my owner was female, with big bazoomas and a taste for the experimental.

Can't remember the exact quote, but in 'What's New Pussycat?' Peter O'Toole asks Woody Allen how much he's earning as a dresser in a Paris strip club.

'Twenty dollars a week.'

'That's not a lot.'

'It's all I can afford.'

 

[Michey]

What a feckin idiot. Slaves?? It's a huge insult on the fans/ordinary people to even start to call the players slaves!

What does he want?? Sympathy for players that makes millions on their hobbies??

What he should have said is that players/managers would benefit from understanding what a contract means and show some respect to the club/fans that they recieve their paychecks from.

 

[MattyP]

This would be the same Sepp Blatter who, after the Webster ruling said "The verdict in favor of the player will have far-reaching and damaging effects on the game as a whole. It is a Pyrrhic victory for those players and their agents who toy with the idea of rescinding contracts before they have been fulfilled"

But now he is in favour of players contracts meaning nothing.

How on earth does he stay in his job, the man's a fool.

 

[Leachie]

Woah. Talk about an over the top reaction. I am not defending the man, especially after a ridiculous choice of words. I seem to remember Ashley Cole saying something similar when he was at the scum.

I think what Blatter is referring to is the lack of freedom, or even choice sometimes, a player has in "working" where he wants - and this is the comparison to slavery (though an ill advised comparison to make). Clearly he is not comparing the amount of money a footballer earns to slavery. That is obvious.

The debate this sort of statement should create is one of, just because a footballer earns gazillions, does that strip them of their right to ply their trade with any employer? Just like everyone on this forum has that right.

In essence, it is difficult to argue with the notion that once a footballer signs a professional contract they are seen as "assets" or "investments" that can be sold or bought just like property or cars or anything. Is this right with humans? Would you accept that in your place of work? Does earning millions make it ok?

Just a thought.

 

[Dougal]

If they don't want to be 'slaves', don't sign the contract. They have a choice.

 

[Bromavinci]

But if, and its a big if, you take the money out of the equation...

If I sign a contract for an employer for 4 years and i want to leave before the end of that contract, dont I have any right to be able to that ? The employer forcing me to stay against my will is surely infringing on some basic Human Rights...

Obviously Footballer contracts are going to more complicated than that but isnt the principle still valid ??

 

[Dougal]

But if, and its a big if, you take the money out of the equation...

If I sign a contract for an employer for 4 years and i want to leave before the end of that contract, dont I have any right to be able to that ? The employer forcing me to stay against my will is surely infringing on some basic Human Rights...

Obviously Footballer contracts are going to more complicated than that but isnt the principle still valid ??

I think when Footballers start comparing themselves to everyday folk that's where the trouble starts. They aren't every day folk because their lifestyle is a world apart from us. Should they want freedom, they'd have to give up the luxury, they can't have both. And that's not just me being bitter. If players were free to move about willy-nilly I'd slash their wages by 95%. What is Ronaldo going to do when Man Utd 'release him' from his 'slavery'? Sign on with Real and 'suffer' there too.