FIFA vs BBC Match Thread Panorama BBC 1 10pm 29/11/2010

dreamers75 · 29-11-2010 6:42pm #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11841783

On tonight, been splitting opinion accross the water as to whether its going against their WC bid.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9201248.stm

the untitled user · 29-11-2010 7:56pm

Ooh, allegations of 3 other FIFA officials taking bribes, should be worth a watch. Let's hope Panorama have more than circumstantial evidence this time round...

El Weirdo · 29-11-2010 9:24pm

10pm? It's already over.

super_furry · 29-11-2010 9:31pm

Jesus, the BBC can't get their timing right can they? Three days before the World Cup decision and then the same time as Barcelona v Madrid? Idiots.

syngindub · 29-11-2010 9:56pm

About time we had bbc1 + 1

dreamers75 · 29-11-2010 9:59pm

yeah my bad

everdead.ie · 30-11-2010 9:45am

For anyone that missed it
Part 1

Part 2

ctrl-alt-delete · 30-11-2010 9:52am

I watched it and there was some real evidence, but it is not a recent thing, from memory I think it stems from between 89 and 99. Except for the african ticket tout guy.
What amazed me more were the conditions set down by fifa for the host, which the dutch have leaked, the main one being that a tax free haven must be set up for fifa.
Basically I think the bbc are of the opinion that there is very little money to be made from hosting the tournment, the dutch worked out that they would host it at a loss.

secman · 30-11-2010 9:58am

That anyone should be surprised that there is coruption in FIFA is surprising in itself. Same goes for the Olympic Council.

Secman

JimsAlterEgo · 30-11-2010 10:15am

you can see where FAI takes its lead form

the untitled user · 30-11-2010 11:27am

Was pretty underwhelming. Nothing really new here if you've been following Andrew Jenning's stuff before, getting fed up of the shots of him getting ejected from Hotel's and the like. Still, it's good to see him making more headway on the ISL stuff, get the feeling FIFA wont be able to ignore him for much longer.

As an aside, at least something concrete has come of this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/30/ioc-fifa-hayatou-bbc-panorama

Dozen Wicked Words · 30-11-2010 1:12pm

Regardless of the programme, the BBC cant try and justify the timing was anything other than sensationalist journalism, the same thing tabloid newspapers do before any big tournament in England.

None of what was said was new or needed immediate airing.

It could have waited until after the bids were in, or even weeks before. Sh*t job the national broadcaster has done on the bid, which incidentally I think was probably not going to win anyway. Hope I am wrong as it would be handy having the World Cup on the doorstep.

the untitled user · 30-11-2010 1:22pm

dooferoaks wrote: »

None of what was said was new or needed immediate airing.

The detail of the payments is new. The Swiss courts previously found evidence of the payments but not where they went. It remains to be seen, but this could actually do a lot more damage to FIFA in the long run than the Sunday Times thing.

JimsAlterEgo · 30-11-2010 1:45pm

dooferoaks wrote: »

Regardless of the programme, the BBC cant try and justify the timing was anything other than sensationalist journalism, the same thing tabloid newspapers do before any big tournament in England.

None of what was said was new or needed immediate airing.

It could have waited until after the bids were in, or even weeks before. Sh*t job the national broadcaster has done on the bid, which incidentally I think was probably not going to win anyway. Hope I am wrong as it would be handy having the World Cup on the doorstep.

the cynic in me says that England now have their excuse for not getting it

FIFA vs BBC Match Thread Panorama BBC 1 10pm 29/11/2010

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