Lord Triesman Resigns

True. Wonder if the bid can recover from it. Would be sad if it ended like this.

Not sure what he'd done wrong apart from express his views in a private conversation, presumably based on information/suspicions he has. We are all entitled to do that. The journalists who published this story need to look to themselves and their decision to put their own interests ahead of those of the nation. They must have known the damage this would do to our world cup bid. I am not sure there are too many other nations that would self-sabotage like this.

Fair enough, but why was the f*ckwit ever appointed to the position in the first place. He had little, or no, apparent connection with (or knowledge of) football in the first place. Jobs for the boys, perhaps, and let's put him somewhere where he can't (apparently) cause politicians harm?

In any event, his comments were monumentally crass, even if he thought that he was making them off the record. Note to Triesman: there is no such thing as 'off the record' these days (as Gordon Brown discovered a couple of weeks ago).

Total f*ckwit, to repeat myself.

Agree with you Graham, about the crassness of his remarks. But as I understand it the so-called "friend" was someone he had worked with and obviously trusted enough to express personal opinions to.

I just think it takes a particularly nasty little insect to then go to the papers, or be part of that sort of entrapment. I hope they enjoy their "thirty pieces of silver". As for the papers, I have no doubt that they would soon sell out the England bid for any extra circulation.

I accept we must deserve the cretinous nature of tabloid papers for those that read them - I wish there was no market for it, but there we are.

Joe

Joe, as I understand it (and I refuse to read the Mail), this was his 'bit on the side', half his age, with whom he was conducting a 'flirty affair'. He probably ran back to the missus, and she was out for revenge.

Silly old f*cker, whatever: and, of course, if it weren't for cretins like Triesman and his ilk, we wouldn't have the gutter press that we have. But we see it time and time again, and I don't suppose that it will change any time soon.

Plonker Rodney!

I reckon he's done his country a great service if the bid is scuppered and we don't have to endure the WC here

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Originally posted by Joe Bibb:

I just think it takes a particularly nasty little insect to then go to the papers, or be part of that sort of entrapment. I hope they enjoy their "thirty pieces of silver".

Fully agree with you.