Platini: old wine in NEW bottle

my dear chaps and chapesses

I fear we have a case of "much ado about nothing" on our hands

what exactly do you think is going to change under Platini ?????

quite possibly: VERY LITTLE

remember: his manifesto is one thing, implementing it , rather different though

Platini is no European football Czar; decisions at UEFA are made BY COMMITTEE

Blatter himself wanted to have a World Cup every TWO years

he wanted to get rid of national anthems

he wanted to undress female footballers; well, more or less

....

Platini played to the "Small Countries-Gallery" and got elected

we'll see what happens next

http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/0,1518,461974,00.html

Totally agree!

At last.

Some sense on the issue.

Jesus, a post from blotto that i agree with.

I agree with you to Otto!

But I hope some thing will change because European football is into decline

Ricardo Jol wrote:I agree with you to Otto!

HAHAHA!

after all what you've posted...you now contradict yourself to agree with Otto!

Genius

the most likely change under Platini seems to be the European Cup

he wants to increase the number of participating countries from 16 to 24

also, behind the scenes organisational changes could be in the pipeline

HR stuff; UEFA could become more French; major sponsorship contracts could go "outre-Rhin"

in the end though Platini's hands are not only tied, he will know where his Croissant is jammed

bear in mind that people who polarize are the ones least likely to change things; they tend to generate what we Germans call "Fundamentalopposition"

Deaño-WHUFC wrote:

Ricardo Jol wrote:I agree with you to Otto!

HAHAHA!

after all what you've posted...you now contradict yourself to agree with Otto!

Genius

he's not really though. he is agreeing that not much will happen but he actually wants it to happen 'because football will be ruined'... or something along those lines eh ricky

According to ricky, football has steadily been ruined ever since it was invented.

year on year it gets more commercial

According to Ricky we bribe UEFA to get our way...

Deaño-WHUFC wrote:

Ricardo Jol wrote:I agree with you to Otto!

HAHAHA!

after all what you've posted...you now contradict yourself to agree with Otto!

Genius

I hope he get a chance to change this terrible situation created by Johansson and it is good he has ideas about football while Johansson only cares about money (=English )!

But I am realistic enough that It won't be a revolution!

you are right ricky. there is no money in spain or italy. it's all in england

COTR wrote:you are right ricky. there is no money in spain or italy. it's all in england

and Italy and Spain....

Ricky you have serious English issues

Deaño-WHUFC wrote:Ricky you have serious English issues

I love your country!

BTW COTR...

Is that Crouchie in your avetar ????

I would like to see how the 3 team cl thing goes. It could be interesting, sort of like a fa cup romance on a grander scale. Or then again it could be pastings galore and make things even worse. Would also improve the Uefa cup. Give a spare spot to the winner of the cu as well.

Otto hits the nail on the head, it will make absolutely no difference, the same old farts on the committees will decide everything.

FIFpro the Union of footballers is very happy! Platini will bring back football to the footballers while Johansson was only looking at the MONEY....

The Holland delegation (the fools) chose for Johansson. They find Platini some one with NO initiatives...

The financial man at the UEFA was a Dutchman (Jeu Sprengers) .... He lost his job today I think!.....