Sepp Blatter is a very wise foolish old man.... :-|

Sepp Blatter!!! Sepp Blatter!!! Sepp Blatter!!!!!

How many times did I call you, Sir??

Its quite advisable for some important peeps to hire a highly qualified PR that can turn the worst of news and most insolent of statements into the sweetest of speeches... Wisdom can be earned with age and experience but the gift of utterance still remains a gift enjoyed by only an elite few...

Blatter isn't one of them, his actions have recently been interpreted to picture him as a villain, a football Czar who has decided to halt the advancement of soccer, to the betterment of him and his crew. The Mr. Burns of soccer who just giggles at the mere bickerings of the press, as he alone is the puppet-master of this emotionally ridden football universe. Then when the old man speaks, its sounds more like the rants of a provoked drunkard


Well Blatter it seems has once again damned the press by neglecting their favorites 'England' for a villain-ish Russia and a clueless Qatar.. And now then the debates, England with its over-stretched transport system, over-priced infrastructures, excessively  expensive shops and populated city centers is the no1 choice over an investor and holiday makers dream in Qatar.. or a rising football power in Russia...

Well you may tend to disagree with me on this, or might point out your fears about these countries, but when South Africa was announced the words 'rape and murder' were just 1 of the list of things that scared many about the now successful tournament.

But I ask why does FIFA always tend towards bizzare zones in search for hosts for the most important competition in the world of football?
 England, Spain, Portugal, Korea, Japan these countries all have the facilities readily available for use.. These countries will need to build stadiums, restructure infrastructure, ensure security.. things that seem almost an impossibility in Russia.. And Qatar doesn't even have the population to ensure full games, even if their income per head seems more than sufficient

Yes, I agree. But in all these things I see opportunities; Infrastructural development to bolster these economies, create jobs and yes the grand opportunity to preach football and its values to new grounds.

Like any wise CEO of a leader in any industry, the rule to sustaining growth is by not relying on saturated markets but instead stretching for new emerging markets, new grounds. Russia and Qatar are emerging markets in football, either from the involvement of players, fans or economic players..

These countries give us an opportunity to preach the joy, development, unity and carnival feeling football brings to a people. Russia needs this more, England has the premiership abeg...

If you ask me, I prefer Qatar to England.. visa isn't that much of a wahala and travelling there is stress free.. they have all the facilities from a wide range of hospitality agencies, hotels and the sorts to make anyone's stay memorable for good....Qatar is every business traveller's haven.

The problem is that instead of our dear friend Blatter to say this. he mentioned the words Christian, arrogance and western world in the same sentence.. The explanation is too long... please make una read am here

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=850557&sec=global&cc=3888

A word like lets preach football to the eastern world would have made sense or what do you think???

Hey Marca, Wenger, its Mourinho stupid

So I've had anoda crazy week, work work and more work... and then more responsibilities coming in here and there.. I now hear the songs 'Forever Young' and '2012' wishing they came out when I was eight.. I know I was pure then.. with what I now know (or maybe if I had seen the future), I would have written a letter, dubbed these 2 hits on a tape and then dropped it in a the prayer request box in MFM. (Lord forgive me) I hate growing up.

Now down to the business of today, I check out Madrid's highlights against Ajax (nowadays I don't get to see most games) and then I see Uefa, investigate, red card, Madrid in 1 sentence. I decide to watch the clips and it arouses so much lafta in me... please if you haven't seen it, follow these links;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPplbi9QeKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw4eOJOZZGY

Well call it whatever you want, but I'll call it ruthless tactics. Rules are either meant to be obeyed, bent or maneuvered, Madrid simply chose option 3. No 1s leg got broken, no ugly moments, nothing at all. Then Mourinho the instigator, watches every1 including me, waste valuable hours of their lives talking and debating about football, the rules, the cheating & blah blah.

Well if y'all may know, this is Saturday, Monday is El Classico and he has made himself the bigger topic, thus deflecting the pressure from the team (selected interviews & indoor trainings), only Barcelona may do all the talking. Plus, those players will be clean for the group stage, forget all those ramblings and blah blahs by various factions.

The only two people that aroused some form of annoyance in me were unsuprisingly Marca and Wenger. Please, who made Arsene Wenger a commentator in Mourinho's case, he should stop trying to use Mou to deflate the issue of him under-performing in any competition, plus this is his 6th trophyless season in a row. In this regard, Mou and Wenger are like day and night. I'm sure if Wenger had a blog, his internet connection will seize anytime he tried M.O.U.R. cos they are not the same.

Plus our dear Marca (the supposed official herald for Real Madrid), is really starting to grind my gears. All they do is antagonize and defame every coach that has been here since Del Bosque. I have a feeling their editor-in-chief wanks to a Barca jersey every morning. 

As a Madrid fan I will not ask more of a team that is tactically aware, defensively solid, ruthlessly fast in counter-attack, quite entertaning and highly motivated. They are on the right track and Marca should know better than to try distracting the players and fans with such unnecessary bickerings. The team deserves more, instead positive reinforcements will be more appreciated. Mourinho is the inventor of this greatness, his approach no matter how eccentric, gets things done and results is what we need in Madrid. I guess that word 'result' is alien to Monsieur Wenger.

I think the best thing is that these players know what needs to be done, and their mental strength has improved. All they claim to think of is themselves. That confidence and self-belief is the important factor in this equation and for the first time in a long time, this team sounds like real champions. Whatever happens on Monday will not change this fact, and for the first time in years I'm not really bothered.

Hala Madrid