Very good article about the Mascherano and Tevez deals

[Growler]

until fifa actually outlaw individuals owning players, which quite frankly is like slavery (although not exactly bad paid in this case) situations will still exist. I doubt Fifa will do anything anyway. They have shown themselves to be ridiculously useless.

Its amazing how much we complain about our game, yet it is so clean. diving is minimal, match day violence is minimal, racism is low, attendances are high, managers are given trust, clubs own the players (no shared players), no bribes and good football. As much as we claim about our FA, they haven't done a bad job really have they?

[Kenneth]

until fifa actually outlaw individuals owning players, which quite frankly is like slavery (although not exactly bad paid in this case) situations will still exist. I doubt Fifa will do anything anyway. They have shown themselves to be ridiculously useless.

Its amazing how much we complain about our game, yet it is so clean. diving is minimal, match day violence is minimal, racism is low, attendances are high, managers are given trust, clubs own the players (no shared players), no bribes and good football. As much as we claim about our FA, they haven't done a bad job really have they?

Well they stiched up the relegation places last season. They paid Sven a hundred billion a year instead of sacking him. There have been bribes, ask the Bitters. And most of the things you list aren't due to the FA at all. Apart from that, i agree.

[Growler]

bribes, everton how? obviously not enough...

sven, who else is there? manclaren?

[Kenneth]

bribes, everton how? obviously not enough...

Hans Segers kept them up by deliberately letting one in.

Oh, and Everton also got a pen from a blatant dive by Limpar. Two pieces of evidence in one match.

[AFII]

You only need to look at Smiling Mike and his games at Old Trafford and our game against Chelsea at Anfield with the clear handball incident that he admitted that he saw but gave advantage to us at the corner flag to understand that there is refs out there that you can buy.