Guys, Here is the entire video of 90 program in which Safaei-Farahani talked about the mess. ویديوی برنامه نود با حضور صفايی فراهانی I don't know, his arguments have many holes in it. It is hard to find the "good guy" in this whole mess p.s. The link in the header is to the article about this program from ISNA.
Guys, watch the video. It is amazing how they all try to gang up on Farahani. Not that he is an angel, but he seems to have the PEO people on their heels. Also, Ferdowsipour seems to be helping them attack Farahni with his one sided moderating.
Just finished watching the whole thing. Very long and repetitive at times but also very interesting!! Safai Farahani didn't come across as a complete saint but "the other side" was made to look very bad! Made them look petty and selfish which has caused a lot to be put on hold including the head coach and the elections. I never read or understood the discussions with regards to Safai Farahani and Ali Abadi/Kumars Hashemi but this is must see for everyone. Apparently it's causing some "interest" in the general media as well, which isn't surprising at all!
This is the one thing that I had heard a few people say and it is absolutely false. The programme has invited both sides and Safai Farahani has accepted. So what they do, as is natural is to question the "holes" in his story so far and get him to answer for them. And there were holes that needed to be addressed. Then given that he was raising some issues, Hashemi first and then later Akhoondi decided to answer back and at any time when they were saying he is being given absolute free reign, Ferdosipour corrected them by saying that both sides were given the invitation to come onto the show. They even tried twice to praise the programme for showing the holes in the arguments made by SF and go back to them but Ferdosipour cut them short saying we have moved on from that part. I thought it was very balanced and well moderated. He actively tried to get to the bottom of the issues at hand and didn't take sides one way or another and it is disappointing to see so many people saying he took sides because he was addressing the problems with SF's past statements too; since he was the guest who was appearing to clear the issues and what he had previously said.
Bob, I agree with you on his fair treatment of SF regarding the line of questions. However, he did not take the same approach with Hashemi and Akhoondi. Those to went on on long speeches and a few times that Ferdowsipour tried to ask questions they just rolled all over him and continued on at which point Ferdowsipor just kept silent. Anyway, t is safe to assume that he has his job to worry about, and as a matter of fact, I have heard, through friends who would know more than I do, that Ferdowsipour is on a hot seat right now and people from PEO are lobbying for his dismissal. Also, I have heard that this episode of 90 has not been re broadcasted and some even say that it has been "archived" for good Sad indeed.