[Big Joe]

Good morning one and all. Well here is today’s curve ball. With Vlad The Bad flexing his KGB/FSB muscles when he is not riding bears bare chested or taking -6 ice baths is right or fair that we boycott his World Cup given events in Salisbury. To put this into context the world has changed in relation to politicians. Where France and Canada have gone very liberal social leaders the USA has elected DT who despite many people views outside the USA is proving very popular with many in the US. Vlad is a different kettle of fish. He is well supported by the hard liners in Russia he is seen as the guy who pulled Russia back from the brink and is seen by many in and out of Russia as someone who is putting Russia for all the wrong reasons back in a strong position on the world stage.
Vlad Facts. Increased Russia’s defence spending to 5% of GDP. Rearming and reequipping the Russian military. Crimea and Syria where he made Barrack Obama look positively indecisive and limp wristed.cyber attacks the list goes on. And now Salisbury. Vlad and his henchmen S are looking like the chief suspects for taking a chemical dump and putting lives at risk in our green and pleasant land. So what do we do sanctions, visa refusals, hit him in the pocket. Yes they hurt butRussia has always been short on love and happy to let the masses suffer for the benefit of the few. Calls are now out to boycott his World Cup. Is it viable and what will it achieve? The English team haven’t won one piece of silver since 66 a tradition if the go I am sure will continue so what message does not going send. If it were Brazil, Argentina or Germany it would have more impact or if lots of teams failed to appear then yes but as it stands if England don’t turn up I fear they won’t be missed and as such would be a pointless gesture.