The Fish 10965 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 If only someone had told him at the time that Qatar was a tiny country. I had a quick check on Wikipedia and apparently, it's half the size of Wales and is in fact smaller than the Falkland Islands. Like that he's trying to shift the blame onto Platini, mind you. Sepp and Michel, two evil bollocks in the same foetid ballbag of corruption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43068 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Craig said: Bit fucking late you corrupt cunt! World Cup 2022: Awarding Qatar the tournament was a mistake, says former Fifa president Sepp Blatter - BBC Sport Quote World Cup ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage in the mind' Salman was speaking to ZDF in a documentary to be broadcast on Tuesday. "They have to accept our rules here," he said. "[Homosexuality] is haram. You know what haram [forbidden] means?" When asked why it was haram, Salman said: "I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind." The interview was then immediately stopped by an accompanying official. Ffs… medieval cunts. Best hope there’s no dodgy weather, we all know who’s fault that’ll be… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I've just looked up the proximity of the stadia being used. Distance between the furthest apart is 44 miles!! Fucking hell, that's going to be a logistical nightmare with supporter crossover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15719 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Fortunately there'll hardly be any supporters there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35583 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 The whole thing’s been laughable from the start really. The last one was in Russia after Putin had annexed the Crimea though, so it’s not like there’s even a facade of the whole bidding process not being corrupt any more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43068 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, Alex said: The whole thing’s been laughable from the start really. The last one was in Russia after Putin had annexed the Crimea though, so it’s not like there’s even a facade of the whole bidding process not being corrupt any more. Can’t wait for the next one in China/North Korea/Myanmar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 878 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Fuck's sake, this thread made for some bad reading later on. Made rather a tit of myself. All I can say that it was 12 years ago and I was 24 and even dumber than I am now. 24-year-old me said I'd give it a chance and wait and see how it developed. Well, I tried to do that, and it was foolish. After they confirmed in 2015 that the tournament would be switched to November, I knew I'd been taken in. The human rights violations are shocking and disgraceful - but of course, South Africa, Brazil and Russia all have their problems in that arena as well - but above all the fact that the entire bid, with its promises of air-conditioned stadiums, had been a lie from the beginning (as I now believe they never had any intention of holding it in the summer at all) turned me completely off it. I swore then not to watch a minute of it. That'll be sorely tested in the coming weeks I imagine, but I'm going to hold to it. Fuck this phony WC, fuck the frauds who awarded it, fuck the emir, his entire corrupt family, and seven generations of his ancestors, fuck the lot of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4857 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Ah now I'll watch as much of it as I can, love a world cup. What I won't do is /pay/ for any of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Still maintain Australia should have had this. They'd have done a fabulous job of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31204 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, acrossthepond said: Fuck's sake, this thread made for some bad reading later on. Made rather a tit of myself. Don’t worry, you weren’t the biggest tit. On 18/03/2009 at 11:31, Guest Stevie said: England will get the 2018 World Cup I don't think it's even an argument, it's long overdue as well, I'm not nationalistic, but England should get every fourth World Cup in my view, given the fact we made the game, it's a bigger business here than anywhere, we have the best infrastructure, and facilities. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Right up there with predictions about NUFC signing Leighton Baines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43068 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Quote I'm not nationalistic Righto Phsteven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7489 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Craig said: Still maintain Australia should have had this. They'd have done a fabulous job of it. If it wasn't for the TV broadcast times I think we would have got it. And also the corruption, mostly the corruption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11563 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Craig said: Still maintain Australia should have had this. They'd have done a fabulous job of it. Let's see how we deal with the Women's World Cup next year (with NZ). Would have been a good time this Southern winter though, to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7171 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 James Maddison not in the squad apparently. But Kalvin Phillip is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7171 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/england-world-cup-squad-white-rashford-wilson-bowen-b1038857.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11563 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Kid Dynamite said: James Maddison not in the squad apparently. But Kalvin Phillip is! Good. He will be fit and raring to prove someone wrong in black and white in January Edited November 10, 2022 by RobinRobin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46031 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 He'll also be thinking he needs to leave Leicester for caps. If Wilson gets in the squad, he'll know he can get caps playing for Newcastle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginolaandtonic 169 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 If Wilson doesn’t make it then what the fuck was the point of Southgate coming to watch us play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22150 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 As an England supporter, you’d hope Maddison is on the plane. He’s the form midfielder in the country and it would be fucking nuts if he isn’t. As a Newcastle fan, I hope he doesn’t make it, and he concludes he needs to join Newcastle in January in order take his career to the next level 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7489 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: He'll also be thinking he needs to leave Leicester for caps. If Wilson gets in the squad, he'll know he can get caps playing for Newcastle. Shola got plenty of caps playing for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17654 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: He'll also be thinking he needs to leave Leicester for caps. If Wilson gets in the squad, he'll know he can get caps playing for Newcastle. Think those days are over…Tarkowski got capped at Burnley, Keane got capped at Hull, both by Southgate. Think Vardy was picked at the start of Southgate’s tenure before he got bored with the bench and told Gareth to do one. To me it looks like Mason Mount is getting Maddison’s seat on the plane…he’s not a bad player but ffs Maddison is light years better Edited November 10, 2022 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6783 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Squad announced at Noon Id wager a bet there won't be an surprise. He doesn't seem to like Maddison for one reason or another (maybe personality so he might think he'll rock the boat) I think he'll take Wilson but no place for BDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I think Pope, Trippier & Wilson will get the nod but as you say, no place for Burn. It's madness about Maddison but great news for us. I think it'll convince him his time is up at Leicester and push through the move in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22150 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Think those days are over…Tarkowski got capped at Burnley, Keane got capped at Hull, both by Southgate. Think Vardy was picked at the start of Southgate’s tenure before he got bored with the bench and told Gareth to do one. To me it looks like Mason Mount is getting Maddison’s seat on the plane…he’s not a bad player but ffs Maddison is light years better mount is a classic southgate player - solid but unspectacular - he kept graelish out of the side during the euros when graelish was the form player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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