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Pudwoppa · 18-10-2011, 12:39

Did you see the TV programme (maybe 12 months ago) about the Olympic Committee's demands from a host country? Was a real eye-opener. Complete tax breaks, huge payments to people you've never heard of, shunning the needs of the masses to allow IOC members/sponsors/diplomats better access to the games. The list went on...

Wasting a bit of money to showcase our country to the world isn't a bad idea in itself. But adhering to the rules and financial demands they put down was a travesty. How a small group of fat cats can bully a different country into submission every four years is beyond me. It's the same with FIFA World Cups too.

Both the IOC and FIFA seem to be nigh on dictatorships - if they were countries, we'd probably have 'liberated' them by now.

18-10-2011, 12:39	#4
Pudwoppa Full Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Accrington Posts: 274 Liked: 5 times Rep Power: 2171	Re: Olympics Did you see the TV programme (maybe 12 months ago) about the Olympic Committee's demands from a host country? Was a real eye-opener. Complete tax breaks, huge payments to people you've never heard of, shunning the needs of the masses to allow IOC members/sponsors/diplomats better access to the games. The list went on... Wasting a bit of money to showcase our country to the world isn't a bad idea in itself. But adhering to the rules and financial demands they put down was a travesty. How a small group of fat cats can bully a different country into submission every four years is beyond me. It's the same with FIFA World Cups too. Both the IOC and FIFA seem to be nigh on dictatorships - if they were countries, we'd probably have 'liberated' them by now.