Please Don't Reflect on What Might Have Been

Frank Lowy is possibly my new personal hero, and here's why.
When Qatar won the rights to host the FIFA World Cup just a handful of hours ago, it didn't take long for the media and journalists of Australia to start launching attacks on the voting process and ranting about how easily corruption could seek in the 22-man board.
Now I'm not going to disagree with this, because there seems to be a general consensus that the FIFA committee was bought out. Furthermore, the announcement by the Al Jazeera news network almost an hour before the announcement, that Qatar had won the 2022 Bid, is incredibly suspect. Reports are saying that it was a possible tip-off from the highest possible level - the Qatari royal family - which just makes the eyebrow inch a little higher.
But what's done is done.
The nature of the victory is irrelevant once the victory comes to exist.
It seems that Australian journalists have enjoyed joining in on the accusation craze sweeping the internet and the tabloids. I actually don't think there's anything wrong with these reports, as all signs are pointing towards a tainted bidding process. For all I care, they can keep it going for all the time they want. That's the nature of the news network - milk all story for all it's worth until it's bone dry.
What I'm not appreciating, however, is the fact that many stories revolve around the idea of "If this bidding process wasn't corrupted then Australia would have won!" Why on earth are you sports commentators on televsion and writers so self-absorbed that you forget that there were three other countries sharing in our loss? And furthermore, the more the media focuses on "what could've been" and less on the questionable process itself, makes us look very insecure and like sore losers.
Some would try to argue that we are not being sore losers because the process was 'clearly' unfair. Well, excuse me, until FIFA members start fronting the media and saying "I took bribes in exchange for my vote," then the only angle you should be reporting from is a speculative one. Learn to take it on the chin, just like the bidding committee for Australia did.
Australian captain, Lucas Neill, said that the best way to 'soften the blow' was to take it to Qatar on the pitch. Just as humble in defeat was Football Federation of Australia chairman Frank Lowy. Although the man who poured his heart and soul into the bid was completely heartbroken about the result, he vowed to continue his role as chairman of the FFA. Nothing more was said relating to the bid.
Frank Lowy is a visionary for the future of football in Australia, and is a hero in my eyes, regardless of the result. He said he "knew a good investment when he saw one," but just like the high-level business world, sport can also be a cut-throat, ruthless game. But he must have been aware of the risks
So here's the steps to recovery from all of this:
1) You can keep discussing the suspect nature of the bidding process, if you wish
2) Don't keep comparing the five bids beyond the announcement - that just looks pathetic
3) Support the A-League, obviously
If you can't host it, win it. Live by this saying my fellow heartbroken fans. All will be well.