Bannofan Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 20 hours ago, Ever the pessimist said: Probably the only good thing about staying in the 3rd tier is that we can concentrate on Wednesday still rather than the WC. Definitely this, I think a good number of fans will still be following their own club and ignoring this farce. I'll miss a summer tournament, and I'll miss collecting the stickers, but in November and December I'll have better things to do than watch this. Previously I thought I wouldn't have the self control not to watch it, but as the months go by it's clear this isn't a real tournament and I don't give a monkeys if England get knocked out in the group stages or win the whole thing. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eddie1973 Posted June 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 06:25, Bannofan said: The moral quandry that reporters and journalists face with this tournament has been discussed at length I also wish teams or players would boycott it As a proud Scot, I was delighted to see my players decided to boycott it. Decided at 745pm last night to be precise 1 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I’m expecting it to feel a bit like the Eurovision Song Contest …but with football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Blatter and Platini should be jailed for this alone.. When our old chairman fell in the fountain; was the event associated with this World Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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owlinexile Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 01/06/2022 at 11:57, mildatheart67 said: Think I saw that 168 extra flights to neighbouring countries per day have been put on so ...they can go to hotel rooms there Sounds super carbon neutral... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 I am sort of person who believes that politics should stay out of sport where possible. But don't think it can at this World Cup. Think the 1978 World Cup in Argentina was a bit controversial when the country was run by a military Junta but communications and the media were different than and England didn't qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrysgame Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 On 31/05/2022 at 23:31, Kopparberg said: The wording of the pundits who attend will be interesting. I presume it’ll be “to be fair, we’ve been treated very well here” and “we can’t forget the alleged discrepancies… but let’s focus on the beautiful game” While £2m of fireworks go off at the opening ceremony Along with the mandatory...on projects of those magnitude there will always be challenges to overcome, however we will learn from this as we prepare for the next tournament... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyowl Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Wonder what would happen if Kane wears a rainbow captains armband? Probably be deported. Apart from the migrant death workers, I dont blame Qatar that much. They have their culture and if you go there it has to be respected even if you don't agree with it. Blame line with Blatter and the corrupt FIFA officials that awarded them 2/3 of the fifa officials who voted for them have been given life time bans/ faced charges of corruption. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 46 minutes ago, jonnyowl said: Wonder what would happen if Kane wears a rainbow captains armband? Probably be deported. There won't be any rainbow armbands or kneeling or the like at this World Cup. All of a sudden I expect them to remember that you aren't supposed to get 'political'. You don't f°ck with The Money after all. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 You can see the headlines now, as some random England fan(s) are arrested for breaking the law in Qatar. They are then held in prison over there, whilst the front page of the Daily Fail, The Sun, etc have the sombre looking wife/girlfriend/mother sitting on their sofa with a picture of their husband/boyfriend/son, with the words "he's not a trouble causer". This hypothetical person will probably not be a trouble causer, but the laws over there are so different that when you mix football, hot weather, jet lag and alcohol, some fans are going to end up doing something stupid. It's just not worth the risk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 On 03/07/2022 at 15:37, i used to be sc_owl said: It's just not worth the risk. Got my tickets for the England games today 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 06/07/2022 at 23:11, daveyboy66 said: Got my tickets for the England games today Are you setting up the Go Fund Me for your legal fees before you go? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiffowl06 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Having looked a bit at Qatar, Doha doesn't seem to be of the scale to host the tournament (I know there are other host cities), but most games are around Doha. Logistics of the tournament and capacity will be very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 15 minutes ago, cardiffowl06 said: Having looked a bit at Qatar, Doha doesn't seem to be of the scale to host the tournament (I know there are other host cities), but most games are around Doha. Logistics of the tournament and capacity will be very interesting. There aren’t any other host cities CO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiffowl06 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10830083/2022-World-Cup-guide-eight-stadiums-Qatar.html It depends on how you define a city, but yeah, I thought there was at least one further out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I think Miguel Delaney wrote a piece for the Independent on how stunned he was to find that Qatar really is just Doha, and that there just isn't nearly enough accommodation for fans. Apparently it's like having a World Cup in Dublin or Birmingham , with no accommodation available. Knowing FIFA, it will all work out for them in the end, but I'm desperate for this tournament to be a disaster so such a stupid location is never suggested again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flo Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 28 minutes ago, Bannofan said: I think Miguel Delaney wrote a piece for the Independent on how stunned he was to find that Qatar really is just Doha, and that there just isn't nearly enough accommodation for fans. Apparently it's like having a World Cup in Dublin or Birmingham , with no accommodation available. Knowing FIFA, it will all work out for them in the end, but I'm desperate for this tournament to be a disaster so such a stupid location is never suggested again. They are putting cruises in the port to act as Hotels during the tournament I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 3 hours ago, flo said: They are putting cruises in the port to act as Hotels during the tournament I think. That could work...be better than ' tent cities' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 So another 2 months gone since this thread was active, now we have something like 6 weeks until starts. Genuinely never thought Qatar would happen ; I assumed FIFA would be blown wide open and the proof of the obvious corruption that ended in Qatar being awarded it would mean another country would be given it at short notice. The Football Supportes Association have just come back from a fact finding mission, and they havent got much positive to stay. Accommodation is still extremely scarce in Qatar; best options being neighbouring countries and flying in or driving to the border where a free bus will take you to the stadium. You can't buy alcohol for private consumption, and it's doubtful fans will be able to get into hotels to buy a drink . If you are lucky enough to get in, it's an average £15 per pint There's a weird rave tent being set up somewhere, £75 to get in, then drinks on top. Just nowhere for fans to go , and nothing to do it seems. Most places are not showing the games due to licensing issues. They are, however, expecting big crowds due to the number of wealthy ex-pats in the emirate states. It's going to be one weird tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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