Qatar World Cup 2022

[moof]

Say what you like about Gary Neville, I know I have, but the lad clearly has a social conscience and it’s nice to see him thinking and talking about these issues. Enjoyed this film

 

 

[Brownie]

Watched that a couple of weeks ago and it was quite insightful. The authorities over there are clearly full of shit.

[TheHowieLama]

This whole charade is going to suck -- much like the Russian Olympics it was a money grab of the highest order by some shady fuckers.

[moof]

Just now, TheHowieLama said:

This whole charade is going to suck -- much like the Russian Olympics it was a money grab of the highest order by some shady fuckers.

True dat. And it’s in fucking November/December. Load of shite

[Aventus]

Would have liked to have seen him dig into the LGBT thing a bit more.

 

They seemed to brush it off as being conservative towards all public displays of affection regardless of gender, when there's clearly a bigger issue of gays specifically being ostracized. 

 

And there's never much mention of the T. I imagine they won't take very kindly to blokes identifying and dressing like women. 

 

 

[Jennings]

On 03/01/2020 at 02:04, moof said:

Say what you like about Gary Neville, I know I have, but the lad clearly has a social conscience and it’s nice to see him thinking and talking about these issues. Enjoyed this film

 

 

Mate, I really enjoyed that.

 

Such a complex thing. I took the Qatar fella as being honest. I felt like they wanted to change and were trying to - but struggling a bit. So for example the workers seemed under-represented. It seemed like the authorities were open to change but didn't have enough managers working with the workers to understand their issues.

 

Gary Nevile impressed me - however I struggle to relate too closely with his clear socialist views when he hate preaches so much about the city of Liverpool - not the footy - the city.

 

 

[Jennings]

I also felt that the level of investment in infrastructure was impressive but would be best served in a country in that region that would use it afterwards - I don't mean the stadia - I mean the transport etc.

 

 

[polymerpunkah]

As rich as they are, why do they need to treat their workers so poorly?

 

It speaks of something beyond mere greed.

 

Something that will probably never change, as long as the oil flows.

[Bjornebye]

Qatar: State of Fear on ITV Player is an awful watch. Cunt of a place fuck them. 

[Reckoner]

 

[dockers_strike]

I still dont get if the World Cup is being played in the middle of the season, why an additional 4 or even 3 weeks isnt being tacked onto the end of league season when the WC would normally be played.

 

Normally, there'd be at least a couple of weeks break between the end of the league and then 4 weeks to run the tournament. It would also mean the players werent being run into the ground with exhaustion. Oh, I think I spotted a flaw in my reasoning!

[an tha]

11 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

I still dont get if the World Cup is being played in the middle of the season, why an additional 4 or even 3 weeks isnt being tacked onto the end of league season when the WC would normally be played.

 

Normally, there'd be at least a couple of weeks break between the end of the league and then 4 weeks to run the tournament. It would also mean the players werent being run into the ground with exhaustion. Oh, I think I spotted a flaw in my reasoning!

Watch the players who make it to the latter stages come back and need a week or even two week breaks...meaning the clubs suffer again.

 

VVD mentioned it yesterday.

[dockers_strike]

2 minutes ago, an tha said:

Watch the players who make it to the latter stages come back and need a week or even two week breaks...meaning the clubs suffer again.

 

VVD mentioned it yesterday.

 

Conte was saying the PL is the only league that is restarting almost as soon as the WC is over. Madness.

[an tha]

18 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

 

Conte was saying the PL is the only league that is restarting almost as soon as the WC is over. Madness.

Aye - not sure about other leagues but is it a week after final PL is back?

 

So you can bet life players who play in final probably won't play in that first game back.

[an tha]

I bet there is some other bollocks on next summer too, which means no way this season could be extended.

[Lee909]

I see press now reporting that 40 England fans including members of the god awful band are being paid by Qatar to give them good press. Paying for travel,top accommodation and tickets and giving them £60 a day to spend on prepaid bank cards. 

 

Absolute cunts these. 

 

 

Fully expect the 2030/2034 to be in Saudi in the winter again.  They are supposedly going to bid jointly with Egypt and Greece

[Mathewbet1]

Theres about 50 million reasons that this world cup is in qatar and  its sitting in blatters secrete swiss bank account. Scandal of the ages. Biggest sports wash in history . 

[Scott_M]

It’s still unbelievable it’s in the winter.
 

Qatar offered to build stadiums with roofs and AC & they offered to build fan tents with AC but FIFA said no, shift it to winter.
 

For 2026, I can only assume that FIFA haven’t visited Miami, Mexico City, Dallas or Houston during the summer months…

[Pete]

Couldn’t give a fuck about it.  Usually look forward to it but this year not bothered at all.  Just hope our lads come through unscathed and we have a better second half of the season.  

[Scott_M]

8 hours ago, Lee909 said:

in Saudi in the winter again.  They are supposedly going to bid jointly with Egypt and Greece

Given Global Warming, they all might be in the winter in future! 
 

Obviously it’s called the “World” Cup for a reason, as it have countries from all over the planet involved, he does it impact other federations time tables?

 

Obviously it’s a winter sport in Europe, where half the countries who are competing are from and where the vast majority of the best players are based, I have no idea what the South American or Asian schedule is. Are they winter or summer games? Football is a summer sport in the US.  
 

The point I’m trying to make is, is a winter World Cup more inclusive for other continents other than Europe or is it as equal a ball ache for them? 
 

I take the point that as Europe has the most competitors, the best players, the best inter-continent competitions and, unfortunately, the most money, then the Europe should dictating to the rest of the World when the competition is played. 

[Scott_M]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

Couldn’t give a fuck about it.  Usually look forward to it but this year not bothered at all.  Just hope our lads come through unscathed and we have a better second half of the season.  

Personally, I’m looking forward to it just so I don’t have to see us looking sorry for ourselves for the next 5 weeks, we get some players back and look more like our old selves come the restart I n December. 

If it was the 19/20 season and we’d just won 11/12 games, I’d be mighty pissed off with it. 
 

There doesn’t seem to be any real high quality games in the group stages, maybe only a handful where you think “I’ll definitely watch that”.

 

It does seem an open tournament with no real favourite. Although I go for them every World Cup, Argentina are coming not it in great form and Messi deserves it. I think Netherlands and Portugal might go close (Portugal need to bench Ronaldo though). 

 

[Trumo]

Football-wise it might even be a decent tournament, but how the tournament has come about should always have a stain on it.

[Scott_M]

The fume from one of our players putting in an overly robust challenge on Kane’s glass ankles tomorrow would be hilarious. 

[an tha]

The world cup can usually fuck off and do one for me - zero interest outside hoping Ingerlund get dicked.

 

But this one at least saves us for a month or so from this clusterfuck of a season - hopefully it helps us reset, get players fit and it kills the time until we hopefully can bring in desperately needed improvement to our midfield.

 

Just need to avoid a big injury to key men in it and not have key men go to the latter stages and miss first game/s back too, but hopefully it taking place will help us and help stop the bleeding.

[Paulie Dangerously]

On 03/01/2020 at 02:04, moof said:

Say what you like about Gary Neville, I know I have, but the lad clearly has a social conscience and it’s nice to see him thinking and talking about these issues. Enjoyed this film

 

 

 

Oo thanks. He's a manc cunt.