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[Tony Moanero]

I actually want them to go to the final just to see how much City will batter them.

Sunderland will knock them out.

[Lee909]

The football World Cup will not be played in Qatar during the summer in 2022, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has said.

 

The tournament  is now likely to be played during the winter months, said Valcke.

 

"The dates for the World Cup (in Qatar) will not be June to July," he told Radio France.

 

"To be honest, I think it will be held between November 15 and January 15 at the latest.

 

Fans in Doha, Qatar, celebrate winning the right to host the World Cup

 

"If you play between November 15 and the end of December that's the time when the weather conditions are best, when you can play in temperatures equivalent to a warm spring season in Europe, averaging 25 degrees.

 

"That would be perfect for playing football."

 

The scheduling of the tournament has been a controversial issue because of the sweltering temperatures in the Gulf state ,with fears that players, fans and officials could be at risk.

 

Jerome Valcke is Fifa's second most powerful official behind Fifa President Sepp Blatter.

 

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[Babb'sBurstNad]

Absolutely farcical.

 

FIFA make the FA look like a model of incorruptible intelligence.  

[Elite]

Fucking joke. Can see lots of the bug clubs withholding players which will make the whole tournament a mockery.

[spider-neil]

Fucking joke. Can see lots of the bug clubs withholding players which will make the whole tournament a mockery.

 

Beetle Athletic.

Locust United.

Ant Wednesday.

Dragonfly FC.

[BCM]

Was always going to be winter as soon as the draw was rigged. Money talks

[FanchesterCity]

It's going to end up setting a precedent this...

 

Either to have a winter break every year, or they do a 'hot world cup' then a 'cold world cup', opening up the floodgates for tournaments in other red hot regions.

 

I know the issue is mostly about fans comfort, but I'd rather it stayed in summer and they introduced fully covered stadiums... that's preferable to changing to winter.

[TheHowieLama]

Qatar has enough money, get them to change the weather.

[Lee909]

A winter break wouldn't help to be honest. You need two months to host a world cup and the friendly games in the weeks before and youll need to shut down every league from end Nov to start of Feb.That only leaves roughly 44 weeks of the year to fit in 38 league games, preseason and the rest before thr new season starts.

 

There will br calls to reduce the leagues to 16-18 teams to help the International calendar or some bullshit pro international FIFA money spinning crap

[FanchesterCity]

I agree that a winter break wouldn't help, but what I'm saying is that having such a break caused by the World Cup will be a catalyst for having a short winter break.

 

Definitely agree about reducing the games... League Cup's a good example - two legged Semi-Finals... why?

 

FA Cup replays? play extra time and penalties. I do know that the replays are a money spinner for a lot of smaller clubs, and that would need to be addressed, but in principle, it's just adding to the games congestion needlessly.

[spider-neil]

A winter break would level the playing field with the likes of Chelsea and City. In the Chelsea game the players looked dead on their feet, I suspect that if there was a week between the CIty and Chelsea games we would have given it a better go.

[Gnasher]

The football World Cup will not be played in Qatar during the summer in 2022, Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has said.The tournament  is now likely to be played during the winter months, said Valcke."The dates for the World Cup (in Qatar) will not be June to July," he told Radio France."To be honest, I think it will be held between November 15 and January 15 at the latest.Fans in Doha, Qatar, celebrate winning the right to host the World Cup"If you play between November 15 and the end of December that's the time when the weather conditions are best, when you can play in temperatures equivalent to a warm spring season in Europe, averaging 25 degrees."That would be perfect for playing football."The scheduling of the tournament has been a controversial issue because of the sweltering temperatures in the Gulf state ,with fears that players, fans and officials could be at risk.Jerome Valcke is Fifa's second most powerful official behind Fifa President Sepp Blatter.More

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Didnt see this message, i just opened a thread on it. Some crooks running football now, all that oil money feathering fifa's nests.

[Megadrive Man]

Man City v West Ham about to kick off.

 

City playing a much stronger team than I expected.

[Jairzinho]

Can see West Ham getting something from this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An absolute pasting.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Just had a text from my missus.  (She's a WHU fan at the match tonight.)  Pre-match, they're already singing "You're nothing special/ We lose every week."

[Megadrive Man]

I agree that a winter break wouldn't help, but what I'm saying is that having such a break caused by the World Cup will be a catalyst for having a short winter break.

 

Definitely agree about reducing the games... League Cup's a good example - two legged Semi-Finals... why?

 

FA Cup replays? play extra time and penalties. I do know that the replays are a money spinner for a lot of smaller clubs, and that would need to be addressed, but in principle, it's just adding to the games congestion needlessly.

 

I would even go as far as scrapping extra time and just go straight to penalties.

[J-V]

1-0 Negredo

[Lurtz]

They'll miss Touré.

 

Good.

 

Edit: Remarkable recovery. Bugger.

[Russ Atmosphere]

What division are West Ham in?

[spider-neil]

The quadruple is ON!

[Hand Shandy]

West Ham are going to get royally bummed here...

[Major Tom]

What division are West Ham in?

They are really dire, aren't they?

[Adebisi]

Summer 2013 - 'Levy, yeah it's AVB, I know what striker I want, he's big, he's strong, scores with his head, both feet, he's Spanish an-

'Andre, say no more, consider it done. He'll be yours in days, my man' 



 

[Russ Atmosphere]

They are really dire, aren't they?

Can you imagine their wage bill, for this pish.

[Anubis]

I'm hoping WH take a pasting to pile the pressure on that fat-headed bastard.