Qatar World Cup 2022 (21 Viewers)

clint van damme · Sep 30, 2022

robbiekeane said:
Is that why I did

Think he's referring to me! In fairness, I didn't make my point very well.

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 30, 2022

robbiekeane said:
Is that why I did

Why you did what?

Sick Boy · Sep 30, 2022

Brighton Sky Blue said:
And of course any excuse to not award it to England

The country hardly did itself any favours with the Euro 2020 shambles.

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee · Sep 30, 2022

chiefdave said:
World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear 'toned down' jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar

Denmark will wear "toned down" jerseys for the World Cup to protest against Qatar's human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

www.bbc.co.uk

When I saw this I thought it was brilliant. I then saw that the shirt was released two weeks prior to the post about the meaning behind the shirt and also saw (although haven't remotely fact checked) that Hummel supply kits to teams playing in Qatar. I realise I should definitely know either of these are true before posting really, but it has tainted it for me.

Grendel · Sep 30, 2022

Sick Boy said:
The country hardly did itself any favours with the Euro 2020 shambles.

Aren’t we favourites for the 2028 Euro hosting?

Sick Boy · Sep 30, 2022

Grendel said:
Aren’t we favourites for the 2028 Euro hosting?

England aren’t, no.

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 30, 2022

Sick Boy said:
The country hardly did itself any favours with the Euro 2020 shambles.

The bidding was in 2011?

chiefdave · Sep 30, 2022

Sick Boy said:
England aren’t, no.

The alternatives to the joint bid are Turkey or Russia, what a great choice!

Sick Boy · Sep 30, 2022

chiefdave said:
The alternatives to the joint bid are Turkey or Russia, what a great choice!

But England aren’t actually bidding? It’s the Ireland + the UK.

robbiekeane · Sep 30, 2022

Deleted member 5849 said:
Why you did what?

*what

Grendel · Sep 30, 2022

Sick Boy said:
But England aren’t actually bidding? It’s the Ireland + the UK.

The proposal is that wales Scotland NI have 1 stadium Eire 2 and England a minimum of 6 possibly up to 10

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 30, 2022

Sick Boy said:
But England aren’t actually bidding? It’s the Ireland + the UK.

We were for the 2018 tournament and got turned down because of insufficient high speed rail. Then they gave it to Russia despite a whole host of more serious concerns

robbiekeane · Sep 30, 2022

Grendel said:
The proposal is that wales Scotland NI have 1 stadium Eire 2 and England a minimum of 6 possibly up to 10

So the UK and Ireland then like he said

Grendel · Sep 30, 2022

robbiekeane said:
So the UK and Ireland then like he said

He was stating that England would have issues after the Wembley final last time - most games are played in England - far more than the last tournament

SkyBlueSoul · Oct 18, 2022

Call it off

Liquid Gold · Oct 18, 2022

CJ_covblaze · Oct 20, 2022

Looks like Iran are being kicked out

chiefdave · Oct 20, 2022

Are they seriously going to kick out Iran but happily hold the tournament in Qatar and let Saudi Arabia play?

Sick Boy · Oct 20, 2022

chiefdave said:
Are they seriously going to kick out Iran but happily hold the tournament in Qatar and let Saudi Arabia play?

It’s beyond a joke at this stage.

Otis · Oct 20, 2022

chiefdave said:
Are they seriously going to kick out Iran but happily hold the tournament in Qatar and let Saudi Arabia play?

Exactly.

Nick · Oct 20, 2022

What did iran do? Is it confirmed?

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 20, 2022

Nick said:
What did iran do? Is it confirmed?

Give weapons to Russia

Bugsy · Oct 23, 2022

For all the flaws with this World Cup be nice to see Maddison and Wilson in the England squad

Terry Gibson's perm · Oct 23, 2022

Bugsy said:
For all the flaws with this World Cup be nice to see Maddison and Wilson in the England squad

I don’t think we will see either

Grendel · Oct 23, 2022

Nick said:
What did iran do? Is it confirmed?

Ban women from football games

Saddlebrains · Oct 27, 2022

Is anyone else completely not arsed about this?

We all knew a winter world cup would be shit but jesus theres no appetite for it at all is there?

Terry Gibson's perm · Oct 27, 2022

Saddlebrains said:
Is anyone else completely not arsed about this?

We all knew a winter world cup would be shit but jesus theres no appetite for it at all is there?

Once the squads are named I wouldn’t be shocked if the players levels of performance drop as they won’t want to get injured.

Tommo1993 · Oct 27, 2022

Saddlebrains said:
Is anyone else completely not arsed about this?

We all knew a winter world cup would be shit but jesus theres no appetite for it at all is there?

Wouldn’t lose a wink of sleep if they cancelled it. Thing is I think players would mostly feel the same as well, it’s a piss poor decision.

Only thing is with that is what all those workers went through and the deaths would all be in vain.

stay_up_skyblues · Oct 27, 2022

Saddlebrains said:
Is anyone else completely not arsed about this?

We all knew a winter world cup would be shit but jesus theres no appetite for it at all is there?

I’d much, much rather keep going up the City and suspect that this break will throw current form across the leagues out the window.

That said, once it actually starts, I’m sure I’ll get on board. Timing is probably decent for us too in one way with the mounting injuries.

Liquid Gold · Oct 27, 2022

Absolutely buzzed, got the group stages completely booked off work and will be spending it at the pub watching non stop football.

Stick your vaginas back in and enjoy it.

Travs · Oct 27, 2022

I still remember the day this was announced (along with Russia hosting the previous one).

Absolute joke.

No interest whatsoever.

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 27, 2022

If we weren’t going there with Southgate and his plan to bore teams into submission, perhaps.

SkyBlueSoul · Oct 27, 2022

I'm also not arsed atm, haven't had any sort of buzz. I'll be working in Turkey during the group stages which means I'll be busy when the Iran game's on and the other two will be 10pm kick offs so probably won't stay up for them.

Assuming we get out the group I'll probably have a bit more interest, especially with a potential quarter final at 7pm when we play Reading away at 3

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Oct 28, 2022

As it gets nearer I'll probably get more excited. I have booked the England games off and I'm sure if we progress in the tournament interest will sky-rocket.

I don't like it the way tournaments have been handed out clearly not to the best bidder. This one specifically had to break a rule they set of it being in the northern hemisphere summer, so it shows the criteria aren't worth the paper they're written on. They'll change any of it for enough cash. The safety standards given to the workers has been non-existent and here would see people in prison. The fact that they're unwelcoming of gay people, and their attitudes towards women as well should have been reason alone to reject them. The fact their making more of a concession on drinking than they are their treatment of other fellow human beings is disgusting.

I'm really not happy about any of it, but I know that my love of football will still see me want to get involved. And I don't like myself for it.

Plus, I want to hear fanzones singing "It's freezing cold" to the tune of Three Lions.

SBT · Oct 28, 2022

Saddlebrains said:
Is anyone else completely not arsed about this?

We all knew a winter world cup would be shit but jesus theres no appetite for it at all is there?

Didn't you literally say the same thing before the Euros, only to eventually go on about how marvellous and nerve-wracking the tournament was?

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