World Cup Bid

[Svlad Cjelli]

Qatar though... wtf... do FIFA even listen to their inspectors?

Terrible news for anyone who likes drinking or ganmling alongside their football.

But even worse news for any women planning to attend.

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

nonsense there are 3 men for every woman there!!!!

[southbank1871]

The gays and the Jews might be in trouble too

[Svlad Cjelli]

But you can't see who you've got until you lift the hijab.

[soggy biscuit]

Be interesting to see if Soggy can keep this up to be honest, or if he'll at some point concede that Qatar getting a world cup is more than slightly comical

Not claiming it is a typical venue but I have always been a fan of having it in a new place (except for my selfish side wanting it in England in 2018). There will certainly have to be some thinking involved with regards to fan parks etc but with the stadiums being air conned and the amount of money in Qatar the sky is the limit with regards to imaginative ideas.

[soggy biscuit]

Qatar though... wtf... do FIFA even listen to their inspectors?

Terrible news for anyone who likes drinking alongside their football.

Top research. Drinking is allowed in Qatar.

[Ark Royal]

I was planning to fly across the pond to watch 2018 back home. Rio in 2014 is now a definite for me. Chicago to Rio in 11 hours is as quick as it is going to get until 2026, by which time I will undoubtedly be eating through a straw and having a bag regularly emptied.

[who are ya?]

But you can't see who you've got until you lift the hijab.

Can't even blame beer goggles either.

[Red]

Be interesting to see if Soggy can keep this up to be honest, or if he'll at some point concede that Qatar getting a world cup is more than slightly comical

Not claiming it is a typical venue but I have always been a fan of having it in a new place (except for my selfish side wanting it in England in 2018). There will certainly have to be some thinking involved with regards to fan parks etc but with the stadiums being air conned and the amount of money in Qatar the sky is the limit with regards to imaginative ideas.

"imaginative ideas"? It's a world cup, not a circus. It's not made by all the off pitch horse play.

And have you addressed the point about the culture clash between your typical football fan and the way of life in the gulf?

[Ark Royal]

Qatar though... wtf... do FIFA even listen to their inspectors?

Terrible news for anyone who likes drinking alongside their football.

Top research. Drinking is allowed in Qatar.

...but it is illegal to be drunk in public.

[Red]

Qatar though... wtf... do FIFA even listen to their inspectors?

Terrible news for anyone who likes drinking alongside their football.

Top research. Drinking is allowed in Qatar.

Who are you kidding? Not the way we drink over in Europe it isn't - or are you expecting footie fans to limit themselves to one or two at the hotel bar then slip off quietly to bed?

[ZacNaloen]

Top research. Drinking is allowed in Qatar.

Under Qatar's Sharia, it is illegal to show alcohol or be drunk in public.

[Ark Royal]

Qatar will "relax" their drinking laws. Only the dick lopped off then.

[Schards#2]

Isn't Russia pretty much the most racist country in the world?

As previously stated, the entire process is completely bent and whichever bid is prepared to be the most bent will win.

Step up Russia & Qatar

[papereyes]

Qatari football highlights thus far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLylizG ... r_embedded


FWIW, I do like their plan for the stadia post-WC

[RoyalChicagoFC]

coming 4th is hard to take though, our media obviously impacted that. We weren't the worst bid.

I know that it sounds nonsensical, but I don't believe that there's an inherent correlation between order of elimination and the comparative quality of bids

It's got more to do with the structure of the balloting, or so they told us when we were first ones dumped in the 2016 Summer Olympics balloting (to the sheer sweet relief of a city)

[Red]

Qatar will "relax" their drinking laws. Only the dick lopped off then.

Makes you wonder why they have them in the first place then really.

"These, sir, are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others." Groucho Marx

[Red]

Qatari football highlights thus far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQLylizG ... r_embedded


FWIW, I do like their plan for the stadia post-WC

What is the plan?

[soggy biscuit]

Top research. Drinking is allowed in Qatar.

Under Qatar's Sharia, it is illegal to show alcohol or be drunk in public.

LOL. How much do we hear on the news about the problems in Britain with drunks etc yet as soon as someone wants us to not get drunk in public we are upset!

There are designated drinking areas already and they have said they will also relax the laws further.

[Uke]

But you can't see who you've got until you lift the hijab.

That is what passes for gambling in Qatar