daveyboy66 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 (edited) And Poland say they will not play against them " regardless of any name they choose to use to continue playing " Cue FIFA to announce that Russia will now play under the name Football Union of Russia Edited February 27, 2022 by daveyboy66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Just now, daveyboy66 said: And Poland say they will not play against them " regardless of any name they choose to use to continue playing " Cue FIFA to announce that Russia will now play under the name Football Association of Russia What a farce don’t matter what you call them it’s still Russia for christs sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Howards back said: What a farce don’t matter what you call them it’s still Russia for christs sake. Yes but when you've taken Russian money to ensure they got the World Cup FIFA will do anything to support them...unfortunately the rest of football do not feel the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howards back Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 minute ago, daveyboy66 said: Yes but when you've taken Russian money to ensure they got the World Cup FIFA will do anything to support them...unfortunately the rest of football do not feel the same way True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 1 hour ago, daveyboy66 said: Yes but when you've taken Russian money to ensure they got the World Cup FIFA will do anything to support them...unfortunately the rest of football do not feel the same way That's a good point. Be interesting to see the fifa response to all this. They'll probably award Russia the win in every game they have where opponents refuse to play up to and including the world Cup final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Fifa never ever ever get the rhetoric right do they. Bucnh of clueless dinosaurs, how the hell do they run the game?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 FIFA yet another organisation likely to awash with backhanded rubles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 No chance FIFA will do anything to them. I have just finished reading Red Card. Definitely worth a read if you're interested in shytsers like Blatter and Warner and the recent World Cup bids. Farcical they have got away with so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 When your bank balance is full from a WC 4 years ago, you have to try & pacify the benefactor, no matter how fkng stupid it makes you look. No anthem, that’ll teach ‘em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Jeeez FIFA just can’t get its act together can it? Another leader sucking up to tyrants. Shameful organisation not fit to govern the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighworthOwl Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Fair play to Poland for refusing to play them. Sweden / Czech also refusing (they would be the opponents if they "beat" Poland). Imagine the already farcical Qatar world cup in stadiums built on slave labour, in winter when the bid stated a summer world cup and paid for in massive back handers potentially having a team with no name which nobody will play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 FIFAs work around is an absolute joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kew Owl Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Be interesting to see which countries, if any will agree to let Russia use them for home games as a “neutral” territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Looks like Spartan Moscow are getting kicked out of Europa League. In surprising news it's reported that Roman Abramavich is attending peace talks with Russian and Ukraine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third man Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, Kew Owl said: Be interesting to see which countries, if any will agree to let Russia use them for home games as a “neutral” territory. China might, but at the moment it is irrelevant as their opponents in the play offs wont play against them, so that's Russia qualifying for the world cup by default, and winning it if no one will play against them, unless FIFA get in line with everyone else and ignore the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 BBC reporting FIFA are set to suspend Russia now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 What about the Russian clubs that are in the Uefa Cup? (if there's any left at this stage?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Think FIFA will see which way the wind is blowing and not allow any Russian sides to continue in any of the competitions while the Ukraine situation is still going on. If these games did take place they would be too much pressure put on sponsors to pull out of FIFA and broadcasters refusing to show the game. In the end money will talk. On which unlikeable people own football clubs really is a can of worms. Not sure how you can police it as multi billionaire owners can employ best lawyers to get round any measure you put in they place. Plus like others have said FIFA is hardly the most moral organisation in the world. Probably looking back with rose tinted glasses but wish football would go back to just being a game sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essix Blue Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 hours ago, beswetherick said: BBC reporting FIFA are set to suspend Russia now Yep Shame it took a few of the National teams to stand up and be counted before FIFA saw sense. UEFA also banned them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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