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So, one English town has decided to burn a 36-foot tall Sepp Blatter effigy this year

Banned from football and now burned at the stake. Everything’s going pear-shaped for poor aul’ Sepp.

IT’S GUY FAWKES night in England tomorrow, Bonfire Night!

For most people, that means a few bangers, sparklers and maybe a trip to see a pallet thrown on a bonfire down the road. In Edenbridge, Kent, they take it upon themselves to burn a celebrity ‘Guy’ every year.

This year, the lucky winner of the vote was…

Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity Guy 2015 PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

78-year-old Sepp Blatter.

Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity Guy 2015 PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

The outgoing Fifa president is currently banned from all football activities, but there seems to be no problem with him overseeing this particular village green. Or maybe they are the linings of a rugby pitch we can see to his right?

Edenbridge Bonfire Society celebrity Guy 2015 PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

The 36-foot Sepp will be set ablaze tomorrow night having comfortably seen off competition for the job from David Cameron, Vladimir Putin, Jeremy Clarkson and Zayn Malik.

Sepp has an excellent track record in committee votes of this sort so his victory was of no surprise to anyone who spotted his name on the ballot sheet.

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    Mute Phil O' Meara
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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:33 PM

    Shame it’s only an effigy. If the real Sepp was on top of the bonfire he would get to experience Qatari temperatures for himself……

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    Mute N O hUallaigh
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    Nov 4th 2015, 10:45 PM

    What’s with your man holding a giant sized paint brush up the ladder?!

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    Nov 4th 2015, 1:11 PM

    He looks more like Michael D Higgins in the photo !!

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    Nov 4th 2015, 1:31 PM

    Good point !

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    Nov 4th 2015, 2:05 PM

    A 36ft Michael D would be a worthy Paul O Connell replacement

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    Mute Neil Browne
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    Nov 4th 2015, 2:33 PM

    I thought it was Michael D as well. What is Sepp doing with a Rugby ball?

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    Mute N O hUallaigh
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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:09 PM

    I know I’m being a pedantic Pete, but that burning of guy fawkes craic is sectarian in the extreme, they used to burn effigies of the pope as well, I’m no Catholic extremist but surely it’s offensive to Catholics across Britain

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    Mute John Kehoe
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    Nov 4th 2015, 12:45 PM

    Haha that’s brilliant

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    Mute N O hUallaigh
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    Nov 4th 2015, 11:29 PM

    Clearly fifa has corrupt practices ingrained in its structure just like the fai and many other closed shop associations, but you didn’t hear the English mad complaining about blatter until their world cup bid was out bribed by the sheiks, suddenly the condemnation has been constant and shouted on high from the roof tops

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    Nov 4th 2015, 1:00 PM

    In reality the only thing burning is money in Sepps pocket By pocket I mean Cayman islands account

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    Mute Jimmy Murphy
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    Nov 4th 2015, 3:45 PM

    I don’t care if it looks like Mickey D or a rugby ball. I think it’s a great idea with a cool message. I look forward to seeing it burn on YouTube

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    Nov 4th 2015, 2:33 PM

    Bonfire night looks great in UK!! So are there bonfires on Halloween night too??

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    Nov 5th 2015, 7:23 PM

    A ford 6600 I think.

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