England Should Host A World Super Cup in 2013

Perhaps we are sore losers. In fact, I'd like to confirm, yes, I am a sore loser because I cannot stand defeats which are unjust and unfair.

I can cope with defeats when the better man/team won, but I do not take kindly to ending up on the losing side when there is the whiff of corruption and/or foul play.

First things first, according to Fifa's own inspectors and assessors, England's bid was the best of the four that made it to the final round, yet we picked up two votes - one from our own rep - and went out in the first round.

It wasn't even close because the 22 delegates already knew who they were going to be voting for long before those reports were drawn up. They were a sham to maintain the illusion of a real bidding process.

There is absolutely no proof that any Fifa delegate was bribed in the bidding process, there is no evidence that delegates traded their votes for money or other favours.

None at all, but that does not prevent me - and those who were actually involved in the bid process - from suspecting that is precisely what happened.

It isn't just the fact Russia won the World Cup in 2018, with billionaire Roman Abramovich in the background - wonder how long his interest in Chelsea will remain now he has to sort out building all those football stadiums in the Mother Land?

They beat us, but there is a bad taste in the mouth, because the 22 men who run Fifa never wanted England to have it. However, it is at least a viable alternative to our own bid.

The World Cup has never been in Eastern Europe before. Russia is a massive country, a rich country, and it has a long and proud football history.

The real sickener is the prospect of playing the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Blatter claims he wants to leave a legacy by taking the World Cup to new countries, of breaking through new frontiers.

So why Qatar and not Australia? Australia haven't had a World Cup before, it's in a part of the world not particularly known for its football prowess, but it is in a part of the world that has embraced the sport and could do with a boost.

Australia have qualified for the last two World Cups on merit, Qatar have no hope. So what does Qatar have that Australia doesn't apart from 42 degree summer heat and an entire tournament held indoors? Oh yeah, money, wonder where that could have ended up?

So what do I propose as a suitable response? We can't just detach ourselves from Fifa and go it alone. They run the game in our name and we have to accept that, but what we can do is fire a warning shot. We want to be a part of future World Cups.

Blatter is so concerned with taking game to new areas he is neglecting the countries which actually provide most of the interest, and therefore money, in the sport.

When the biggest clubs in England got annoyed with the FA's power and control they created the Premier League and look what happened.

My idea is to arrange a tournament, not an official Fifa tournament, just a little summer get together and invite, shall we say, Italy, Spain, Holland, Argentina, Germany, Brazil and, oh go on then, the USA.

With us, that makes eight teams, two groups of four, top two from each play in the semi-final and so on. A good name? How about the World Super Cup?! Final at Wembley in 2013!

Two years later, we could expand it to 12 teams and invite Jqpan, France, South Korea and Australia. Only this time, I wonder if Germany would like to host it. Two years after that, another four countries and another host!

It's just a little friendly tournament, that's all, a friendly tournament with a nice big prize fund paid for by corporate sponsors. I'm sure Virgin would be interested, what about Vodafone?!

Nothing sinister in that, just an end of season tournament amongst old friends, but it might just focus a few Fifa minds! It is the threat of what could happen, rather than anything we actually do which will get the message across.

They want to maintain control of the game? Fine, no problem, but they might just remember where football really matters and where people are really interested in it before they carve any more deals up without us!