Actually Fifa are pretty much spot on. The stupid British media went after the very committee members who would have given England guaranteed votes. Even getting 2 of them eliminated from the process all together. The England bid committee need to look no further than their media as to why their bid didn't win. Before those fools opened their mouths England where clear and obvious favorites.
Bottom line you don't piss of those who can give you votes. No matter what you think of them.
So what you're saying there then is that FIFA is corrupt and doesn't judge bids objectively on their merits.
Bullshit. That panorama show was not the most concrete ever. Besides, it wouldn't have killed them to wait until after the bidding was done and dusted. The press instead preferred ratings and big sales over a chance for England to actually win a chance to host the world cup. They can't run around and then cry foul .
There is no sham. It's politics. Just like it is in any country any where. Politics involves inducements and lobying to get votes. You don't start exposing and shaming potential voters and then claim it's unfair they haven't voted for you.
Corruption should only be pointed out when its absolutely necessary. In this case it most certainly wasn't. The British press fecked over England's bid. There are no two ways about it.
What I'm saying is that merit will do feck all for you when you mishandle potential voters. No one will give a shit about your competence when you've exposed and shamed them when you require their vote. That should be obvious.
Bullshit Mockney. No politician expects to win an election by shaming and exposing the very members of the electorate that wants to vote for him.
It has feck all to do with "not being corrupt enough". Rather it has every thing to do with being stupid enough to think you can piss of the electorate and still win the election just because of personal merit. It's not corruption that cost England. It's pissing of voters that cost their bid.
What's obvious to me is that FIFA aren't able to make important decisions objectively, in other words they're not able to do their job properly.
Firstly, U.S.A and England wher nto comepting for the same tournament. Second, by helping to eliminate those 2 from the committee, that newspaper succeeded in removing 2 of England's assured yes votes in the bidding process. Going after Warner and Hayatou later just finished the job and left England's bid with next to no votes.
On the contrary. They do their job properly. It's not their fault some folks just have no clue how politics is done.
The same reason why the elader of you on country is not just voted in office on merit.
Rather the job of FIFA is to give the world cup to the bid that wins the election for the right to host. They did just that.
It's an election. Until the last minute anything can happen. That is why you don't start having major pr gaffes before campaigning is closed. I have no doubt most of England bid votes that would have been enough to defeat Russia evaporated over the last few weeks.
