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The Politics Of Envy

pede54

Team Captain
At the time that Michel Platini declared his interest in heading UEFA, we predicted that Platini (Blatters arse licker), would be installed as President of UEFA simply because Blatter wanted it to be so.

We were already aware of Blatter's and Platini's resentment of the success of English football, and anticipated that a Platini victory would herald an envy fuelled onslaught against the English Premier League, and the dominance in recent times of English teams in European competition.

Platini never worried about this sort of thing when he was a player for Juventus, who were bankrolled at the time by Fiat. He was never heard to be screaming about unfair advantages for rich clubs back then.

So now, while the EEC have a French President in place, Platini has teamed up with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and French Minster for sport Bernard Laporte, and together the four Frenchmen will attempt to blatently destroy the success of English football clubs, using the EEC as the vehicle for their hatred of everything English.

Although I agree that football clubs should not be allowed to import very young players from foreign countries. Platini say's that until the player is 18 years old, he should not be allowed leave the country of his birth.

That demand alone tells us all we need to know about Platini's dictatorial intentions, that not only allows the French to run our football clubs, but also to change the basic fundamental reason's why the EEC exists at all.

I don't think (unless Blatter and Platini succeed in bribing their way forward again), that they have a chance in hell of changing European law just to suit themselves. I really don't think that football, in the eyes of the EEC, is important enough in the scheme of things, to have a case for putting at risk everything the EEC was created for and stands for.

Freedom of movement for instance, is at the fundemental root of the EEC, and whatever your views might be over this regarding football, those views will never be deemed important enough by the EEC, to consider making sport an exception to the fundementals of European freedom.

It didn't matter a toss when we had two Italian teams in the CL final. It didn't matter either when both teams were Spanish. Last season we had two English teams in the final, and that really is too much for a Frenchman ( or four), to accept it seems.

Platini is Blatter's man in Europe, and was put there as we all know, with the "help" of Blatter. UEFA fought Blatter off for nearly 30 years, but now with Platini's help Blatter seeks to run European football. Why? Because he, at this moment in time does not financially profit from it, but with Platini's help he is hoping that will change.

Platini made a quote regarding boycotting of sport in South Africa during apartheid when he was a Juventus player. He said, "Politics has no place in sport".

Platini is a hypocrite and a dictator, and will be the cause of millions of people across Europe, (not just English people), turning their backs on the EEC if this French socialist/facist dictate ever bears fruit.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/25/sports/SOCCER.php?page=1

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...rnment-told-to-resist-uefa-plans-1033837.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel/article5219013.ece
 

Keegan

Yardie
Just a thought, Pede... have you ever seen the documentary series "The History of Football"? There are some interesting statements made in some of the episodes that I'm sure you'd like to take offence to, when you're through with Platini. ;)
 

RobbieD_PL

Unreliable deceiver
Staff member
Moderator
Tell me pede if the state is involed in financing clubs expenditures isn't that a conflict of interest?
 

pede54

Team Captain
Robbie, Platini doesn't seem to think so obviously. I believe that in France, the state finances stadium building for clubs, which incidently is a big reason for some clubs in England to accumulate debt, they have to finance their own stadiums after all.

I have very little knowledge at the moment, on the way that French football is actually financed. For all I know the state might actually give money to clubs. I'm looking into that as we speak.

Platini say's the French way of doing things is a perfect example of how a league should be run. Well from what I can see from French football, which doesn't exactly set the world alight for thrills, I see very little of this "level playing field" that Platini speaks of.

Have not Lyon been League Champions for the last 7 seasons or something? How can anyone call that competitive?

...and why on Earth would we in England want our EPL to be modelled on Ligue 1 in France? All Leagues should be modelled on the EPL FFS, after all it is the most successful and arguably the most exciting league in the World at this moment.

By the way, UEFA have a rule that any Government must not influence the football leagues in any way. We have seen certain League and National football Associations suspended recently because of interference from Government.

So why is OK for the French Government to interfere with French football, but then it's not permitted for any other government to do the same thing?

Platini is a hypocrite. He allows one thing for the French, but outlaws any other country doing the same thing from what I can see.
 

Filipower

Bunburyist
Well, I think this is all very nice but it's a thread that just states the obvious... Nevertheless, I'm all for trashing Platini (H)
 

Zlatan

Fan Favourite
Two English teams in the final? How many English players were actually on the field?
 

Sevillista

Starting XI
K, I just got around to reading your full article and the articles supporting it.

1. Granted Platini is biased, but to call him a fascist is going way too far. Platini requests change, he doesn't impose it. How often have we heard about major football changes being proposed... and how much has the game actually changed? Change only occurs if it is generally accepted.

2. Platini wants to take England's financial advantage away. He doesn't want to "destroy" English soccer.

3. You are arguing that not allowing anyone to recruit young players from outside will destroy English success.... are you admitting that England can't raise their own talent? :innocent_smile_1:
 

Arnau

NGR LVR
Hans;2598293 said:
How many spaniards are in the Barca's starting line-up?

valdes,puyol,piqué,xavi,iniesta and also bojan busquets pedro play minutes, messi isnt spanish but its from our young teams.
 

pede54

Team Captain
Sevillista;2598274 said:
K, I just got around to reading your full article and the articles supporting it.

1. Granted Platini is biased, but to call him a fascist is going way too far. Platini requests change, he doesn't impose it. How often have we heard about major football changes being proposed... and how much has the game actually changed? Change only occurs if it is generally accepted.

2. Platini wants to take England's financial advantage away. He doesn't want to "destroy" English soccer.

3. You are arguing that not allowing anyone to recruit young players from outside will destroy English success.... are you admitting that England can't raise their own talent? :innocent_smile_1:

by pede54. Although I agree that football clubs should not be allowed to import very young players from foreign countries. Platini say's that until the player is 18 years old, he should not be allowed leave the country of his birth.

That demand alone tells us all we need to know about Platini's dictatorial intentions, that not only allows the French to run our football clubs, but also to change the basic fundamental reason's why the EEC exists at all.

That is not me arguing for the recruitment of young players. Quite the opposite in fact.

A ban on YOUNG foreign imports into the EPL, would not affect English football that much (apart from Arsenal), so that part of Platini's plan as I already said, I would agree with.

The more worrying aspect of Platini's plans is his desire to take a major slice of the money the EPL makes, to fund other leagues that do not have the organisation, or the intelligence, or the desire to make their own leagues more successful.

He isn't talking about taking money from Serie A, the German Bundesliga or La Liga, he is talking solely about the EPL. That is discrimination.
 

Sevillista

Starting XI
pede54;2598348 said:
That is not me arguing for the recruitment of young players. Quite the opposite in fact.

A ban on YOUNG foreign imports into the EPL, would not affect English football that much (apart from Arsenal), so that part of Platini's plan as I already said, I would agree with.

The more worrying aspect of Platini's plans is his desire to take a major slice of the money the EPL makes, to fund other leagues that do not have the organisation, or the intelligence, or the desire to make their own leagues more successful.
He isn't talking about taking money from Serie A, the German Bundesliga or La Liga, he is talking solely about the EPL. That is discrimination.
Can you give me a source on this? I don't recall reading about this.
 


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