Platini,

[mrtoad]

I have to admit to being an admirer of Platini as a player, he was truly a world class player, who was able to create and score goals at the top level. He played in agreat French team including players like Tigana,Girresse, Rocheteaue, Battidston, Bats, Fernandez etc. I remember watching that brilliant game in 1986 when France beat Brazil in an enthralling Quarter final match and wishing that England could perform like that.

Platini had a mixed bag of a coaching stint with France, and moved on into adminastrative roles. In some ways it is good that a respected player has managed to move to the top of UEFA, but the last couple of days it appears that he is starting to overstep the mark with some of his statements regarding the English game. Whilst I think that these have been done with some good intentions on his part, should the president of UEFA get involved in the debate about who the next eEngland manager should be, and the player quotas? The quotas is becoming a lively debate, but with the various EU employment laws the EPL really are in a situation that they have little control over. It is not just a problem in the English game.

I'd be interested to hear what people's views are on Platini. I still think he is one of the better guys in the adminstrative roles, and can see him taking ousting Septic Bladder in the coming years, with any luck.

[scousemouse]

I have to admit to being an admirer of Platini as a player, he was truly a world class player, who was able to create and score goals at the top level. He played in agreat French team including players like Tigana,Girresse, Rocheteaue, Battidston, Bats, Fernandez etc. I remember watching that brilliant game in 1986 when France beat Brazil in an enthralling Quarter final match and wishing that England could perform like that.

Platini had a mixed bag of a coaching stint with France, and moved on into adminastrative roles. In some ways it is good that a respected player has managed to move to the top of UEFA, but the last couple of days it appears that he is starting to overstep the mark with some of his statements regarding the English game. Whilst I think that these have been done with some good intentions on his part, should the president of UEFA get involved in the debate about who the next eEngland manager should be, and the player quotas? The quotas is becoming a lively debate, but with the various EU employment laws the EPL really are in a situation that they have little control over. It is not just a problem in the English game.

I'd be interested to hear what people's views are on Platini. I still think he is one of the better guys in the adminstrative roles, and can see him taking ousting Septic Bladder in the coming years, with any luck.

Michel Platini was a genius on the football pitch and has achieved legend status in football , not bad for a frog .

I remember being happy when he beat Leonahrt Johanssen in the vote to be president of UEFA , as we would have a former great player of the game who seems to know what he is doing and is up with the times taking European football to the next stage.

His views on the next England manager ( not needed ) and the champions league ( a bit too soon ) are a bit weired but I reckon he will do more good than harm whilst in charge .

[ThaiPauly]

ANY opinion that Platini holds HAS to be better than ANY opinion Septic Blather holds.

Thats just my opinion and I am very opinionated !!!

[mrtoad]

TP fully concur with what you are daying. Scouse you have summed up my feelings as well, I think that he will eventually become the FIFA president, although comes out with some wierd ideas from time to time, you can't really ignore the fact that he was a gewnius on the football pitch, and played the game the way it should.

Funny, that very few people hold Septic in much regard.

[EastSaxCol]

I wouldn't mind the top echelons of the game having more of the likes of Platini, as well as Zola, Zidane and even Sir Trev, etc. to be honest.

As for Platini's slghtly odd xenophobic remarks about the English "losing their national identity" with the influx of foreign players.

I immediately put that down to him just being French.

[chavy]

In answer to the question...yes he should keep his beak out of our business....the last little french dictator that tried to interfere came a cropper a couple of hundred years ago ....& the frogs still haven't got over it yet

[mrbojangles]

Yes Platini should keep his nose out of English football. And fior that matter so should the FA

[ThaiPauly]

I agree that he should kep his nose out...but I would rarther have HIS nose in that Septic's as he knows FA about football, we all know that

[mrtoad]

I agree that he should kep his nose out...but I would rarther have HIS nose in that Septic's as he knows FA about football, we all know that

Yeah, that why all of us were clamouring to go and see him at Rabbit Shit University last month, when he was collecting his Honorary Doctorate

[Sunderland]

Never trust a man with a woman's name!

[whichschool]

Im probably in a minority of one on the footy forum in thinking many things that Platini is doing in terms of making football a far more level playing is a good thing, but it would seem he is doing far more to make European Football and the Premier League a FAIR competition then the Premier League itself, if what he wishes for in the article below comes into force.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle7078254.ece

English football’s super-rich owners, including Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour, face drastic curbs on their influence under Uefa proposals.

The extent of the crackdown on “financial doping”, championed by Michel Platini, the Uefa president, is laid bare in a 60-page document seen by The Times. In it, Uefa sets out its detailed plans to force clubs towards break-even, allowing them to spend only what they earn.

Owners would be allowed to inject cash to cover losses for a transitional period, but the amounts will be restricted and closely monitored.

Over the initial three-year period of regulation up to and including 2015, owners would be allowed to cover losses totalling "45 million (about £40 million). The “acceptable deviation” from break-even would then fall to £30 million over three years and then less, with the amount to be determined.

In other words, an owner such as Sheikh Mansour would eventually be permitted to put less than ¤10 million a year into Manchester City on average, unless the money is spent on infrastructure or the youth team, which have no limits on investment. That compares with City’s most recent loss of £89.69 million.

While Platini has talked for months about introducing “financial fair play”, the working draft has brought those proposals into sharp focus.

The European Club Association continues to haggle with Uefa for concessions. It is arguing for a five-year accounting period, rather than three, and for owners to be allowed to invest extra funds through equity rather than debt.

Platini is determined to bring in regulations that will mark a watershed in the English game.

While the proposals will be phased in over several years, many clubs will have to make significant changes — drastic in the cases of Chelsea and City — if they are not to fall foul of the new regulations and face a possible ban from European competition.

[alfieconn]

Im probably in a minority of one on the footy forum in thinking many things that Platini is doing in terms of making football a far more level playing is a good thing, but it would seem he is doing far more to make European Football and the Premier League a FAIR competition then the Premier League itself, if what he wishes for in the article below comes into force.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle7078254.ece

English football's super-rich owners, including Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour, face drastic curbs on their influence under Uefa proposals.

The extent of the crackdown on "financial doping", championed by Michel Platini, the Uefa president, is laid bare in a 60-page document seen by The Times. In it, Uefa sets out its detailed plans to force clubs towards break-even, allowing them to spend only what they earn.

Owners would be allowed to inject cash to cover losses for a transitional period, but the amounts will be restricted and closely monitored.

Over the initial three-year period of regulation up to and including 2015, owners would be allowed to cover losses totalling "45 million (about £40 million). The "acceptable deviation" from break-even would then fall to £30 million over three years and then less, with the amount to be determined.

In other words, an owner such as Sheikh Mansour would eventually be permitted to put less than ¤10 million a year into Manchester City on average, unless the money is spent on infrastructure or the youth team, which have no limits on investment. That compares with City's most recent loss of £89.69 million.

While Platini has talked for months about introducing "financial fair play", the working draft has brought those proposals into sharp focus.

The European Club Association continues to haggle with Uefa for concessions. It is arguing for a five-year accounting period, rather than three, and for owners to be allowed to invest extra funds through equity rather than debt.

Platini is determined to bring in regulations that will mark a watershed in the English game.

While the proposals will be phased in over several years, many clubs will have to make significant changes — drastic in the cases of Chelsea and City — if they are not to fall foul of the new regulations and face a possible ban from European competition.

Will just reduce the quality of the Premiership thus making it not such a spetacle for fans and our teams being not so successfull in Europe which is Platini's main gripe.

It will increase the quantity of english players in the premiership but not the quality.

[carmine]

Unlike Blatter many things that Platini says make sense and will be for the longterm good of the game. Take one look at the way clubs are being run in our league and common sense their has to be more regulations and greater financial accountability.

[mrbojangles]

The worrying this is that this moron is up for re-election next year, wuth apparently no one standing against him. So much for fair play in his own job eh !!

[whichschool]

Will just reduce the quality of the Premiership thus making it not such a spetacle for fans and our teams being not so successfull in Europe which is Platini's main gripe.

It will increase the quantity of english players in the premiership but not the quality.

The main thing that is affecting player purchasing power of English clubs is theyre paying somewhere between 100-200 million GBP a year in interest payments, this was nothing to do with Platini ... If he had his way 10 years ago English clubs would still have this money.

[whichschool]

The worrying this is that this moron is up for re-election next year, wuth apparently no one standing against him. So much for fair play in his own job eh !!

Thats good news he's changing things for the better, seems as if City will always be insignificant to Man U, and Liverpool will always be Man U's biggest rivals .. that ones got to grate!

Id say this rule would affect Real Madrid more then anyone if the last years spending is anything to go by.

[binnsy]

Blatters days are number due to the fact that father time has caught up with him He has had his last wish with the World Cup going to South Africa,But as for Michele a good footballer but he does not like the fact that England are ruling the Champions League and will do whatever he can to bring it to a halt.IMHO

[smokie36]

I think its great Platini is trying to bring in some fairer competition as well as properly financially regulating clubs. Hopefully he will tackle the issue of seedings in European competition next.

If he puts a few English noses out of joint along the way then so much the better.

[whichschool]

Blatters days are number due to the fact that father time has caught up with him He has had his last wish with the World Cup going to South Africa,But as for Michele a good footballer but he does not like the fact that England are ruling the Champions League and will do whatever he can to bring it to a halt.IMHO

Whether he has an agenda with the English i dont know, but this will bring about a fairer more balanced competition which has to be a good thing.

Wonder if he'll do anything about the Champions League money distorting competition in domestic leagues as this has been the catalyst of needing a benefactor or an over generous bank manager.

[alfieconn]

Will just reduce the quality of the Premiership thus making it not such a spetacle for fans and our teams being not so successfull in Europe which is Platini's main gripe.

It will increase the quantity of english players in the premiership but not the quality.

The main thing that is affecting player purchasing power of English clubs is theyre paying somewhere between 100-200 million GBP a year in interest payments, this was nothing to do with Platini ... If he had his way 10 years ago English clubs would still have this money.

Yes English clubs would still have the money but the quality over the last 10 years would have been <deleted>.

[mrbojangles]

The worrying this is that this moron is up for re-election next year, wuth apparently no one standing against him. So much for fair play in his own job eh !!

Thats good news he's changing things for the better, seems as if City will always be insignificant to Man U, and Liverpool will always be Man U's biggest rivals .. that ones got to grate!

Id say this rule would affect Real Madrid more then anyone if the last years spending is anything to go by.

I think you totally missed the point of what I was saying, Whichschool.

I wasn't saying wether I agree or not, about his current proposal. I was saying that IMO he is a moron and is only interested in knocking the Premier League because he is jealous of the success it is having. It also stinks when you stand for re-election but low and behold, there just happens to be no one standing against him. How strange that is, for a top job in Football and no one wants it!!! He goes on about fair play but where is the fair play in that. Jobs for the fekkin boys, that's what.

[whichschool]

Apologies can't argue with that, i dont know the ins and out of the voting for his position, but i wouldnt have thought a mere footballer from an average background originally got his job through nepotism.

After his interview last year on the BBC i agree he has some niggle with the English but the governing bodies here are doing <deleted> all to protect English football financially and to keep the integrity of fair competition, and the Glazers, Abramovich, The Sheiks and those saps at Liverpool have no interest in this ..... so if this bloke does then all the better.

[oldgit]

Apologies can't argue with that, i dont know the ins and out of the voting for his position, but i wouldnt have thought a mere footballer from an average background originally got his job through nepotism.

After his interview last year on the BBC i agree he has some niggle with the English but the governing bodies here are doing <deleted> all to protect English football financially and to keep the integrity of fair competition, and the Glazers, Abramovich, The Sheiks and those saps at Liverpool have no interest in this ..... so if this bloke does then all the better.

Platini laid the foundations for this report in September 2009 and Abramovich publicly came out in support of his proposals!

[MSingh]

I wouldn't mind the top echelons of the game having more of the likes of Platini, as well as Zola, Zidane and even Sir Trev, etc. to be honest.

As for Platini's slghtly odd xenophobic remarks about the English "losing their national identity" with the influx of foreign players.

I immediately put that down to him just being French.

I'd buy his Plane Ticket to wherever they wanted his Job to be in if they wanted so long as he gives up his current one ..

[StevieH]

I think its great Platini is trying to bring in some fairer competition as well as properly financially regulating clubs. Hopefully he will tackle the issue of seedings in European competition next.

If he puts a few English noses out of joint along the way then so much the better.

agreed, i can't see a problem with clubs being properly regulated and having to link transfer expenditure and wages to a percentage of turnover. it's just common sense.