Guest Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Are they going to ship that massive TV screen to a third world country too? No, that's going to go into Semtex's living room when they're done with it. Or Robert Rich will buy it for Bedlington to go with the scoreboard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dover Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dont under-estimate Qatar, Dubai was built in around ten years, Qatar have got 12, theyve also got more money and expertise/knowledge base than any other middle eastern country. Anyone who knows the area/region will tell you the same, Qatar will put on a great world cup, they cant afford not to. Russia on the other hand is a complete waste of time, its a shite hole of a place, and no amount of vodka profits is going to change it. Fifa`s decision in not giving to Britain is a disgrace, we should boycott the tournament (Cos we never win anyway), the world cup needs us more than we need the world cup and all that. But seriously fuk em, premiership is the greatest league in the world, the FA cup is the most famous in the world, wtf do we need the world cup for? Rant over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dont under-estimate Qatar, Dubai was built in around ten years, Qatar have got 12, theyve also got more money and expertise/knowledge base than any other middle eastern country. Anyone who knows the area/region will tell you the same, Qatar will put on a great world cup, they cant afford not to. And some of it remains unfinished and Dubai is now bankrupt. Could easily happen to Qatar/Doha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BooBoo Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Might have been asked earlier in the thread but is this the first time a country has been awarded a World Cup without ever having played in the finals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Might have been asked earlier in the thread but is this the first time a country has been awarded a World Cup without ever having played in the finals? Being pedantic, Uruguay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Enjoy Brazil 2014, will be the last good one for a while. Looks very unlikely Brazil will get their shit together in terms of building the necessary infrastructure in time. Every chance FIFA could come begging to a European FA to run it at short notice, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Enjoy Brazil 2014, will be the last good one for a while. Looks very unlikely Brazil will get their shit together in terms of building the necessary infrastructure in time. Every chance FIFA could come begging to a European FA to run it at short notice, tbh. they say that about every Olympics and world cup these days man (except where everything is already in place) and it always make it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dover Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dont under-estimate Qatar, Dubai was built in around ten years, Qatar have got 12, theyve also got more money and expertise/knowledge base than any other middle eastern country. Anyone who knows the area/region will tell you the same, Qatar will put on a great world cup, they cant afford not to. And some of it remains unfinished and Dubai is now bankrupt. Could easily happen to Qatar/Doha. Really? is it? When it owes 300 times less than the UK? Dont believe the media hype, when the rest of the world is defaulting on debt why would you pay yours? Uk growth predicted at 2% , Dubai at 5%, I know where Id rather be... You should really check the facts before listening to piers morgan. Qatar will be a great world cup, is my point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Any fun tabloid covers today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dont under-estimate Qatar, Dubai was built in around ten years, Qatar have got 12, theyve also got more money and expertise/knowledge base than any other middle eastern country. Anyone who knows the area/region will tell you the same, Qatar will put on a great world cup, they cant afford not to. And some of it remains unfinished and Dubai is now bankrupt. Could easily happen to Qatar/Doha. Really? is it? When it owes 300 times less than the UK? Dont believe the media hype, when the rest of the world is defaulting on debt why would you pay yours? Uk growth predicted at 2% , Dubai at 5%, I know where Id rather be... You should really check the facts before listening to piers morgan. Qatar will be a great world cup, is my point. My company have just made 600 people redundant, a massive reason for this is Dubai cancelling a number of multi-million-pound construction projects. I'm not saying they're bankrupt, but they do seem to be feeling the pinch at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Reports say that this was heard yesterday in the Fifa HQ, With Blatter leading the chours.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/jimwhite/8178265/As-Russia-and-Qatar-will-find-when-you-invite-the-world-Fifa-hitches-along-for-the-ride.html http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/duncanwhite/100014090/qatars-world-cup-victory-shows-full-extent-of-fifas-greed/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dover Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Dont under-estimate Qatar, Dubai was built in around ten years, Qatar have got 12, theyve also got more money and expertise/knowledge base than any other middle eastern country. Anyone who knows the area/region will tell you the same, Qatar will put on a great world cup, they cant afford not to. And some of it remains unfinished and Dubai is now bankrupt. Could easily happen to Qatar/Doha. Really? is it? When it owes 300 times less than the UK? Dont believe the media hype, when the rest of the world is defaulting on debt why would you pay yours? Uk growth predicted at 2% , Dubai at 5%, I know where Id rather be... You should really check the facts before listening to piers morgan. Qatar will be a great world cup, is my point. My company have just made 600 people redundant, a massive reason for this is Dubai cancelling a number of multi-million-pound construction projects. I'm not saying they're bankrupt, but they do seem to be feeling the pinch at the moment. I totally agree mate, but so is the US, UK and the rest of the world, especially in construction. Dubai is suffering, theres no denying that, its just that the facts dont lie, and the fact is Dubai has lower debts than any of the other countries and is nowhere near bankrupt.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Why's FIFA based in Switzerland anyway? Wouldn't have anything to do with the (in)famous Swiss banking system would it? It should really be based in this country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 FIFA Executive members had said England was the best bid, but the media was the reason the didn't vote. Sepp Blatter made a speech to the members beforehand reminding them of what the British press had done. SSN now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 FIFA Executive members had said England was the best bid, but the media was the reason the didn't vote. Sepp Blatter made a speech to the members beforehand reminding them of what the British press had done. SSN now. Punishing free speech and rewarding rich people. How principled. Hope the prick doesn't live to see Brazil 2014. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 FIFA Executive members had said England was the best bid, but the media was the reason the didn't vote. Sepp Blatter made a speech to the members beforehand reminding them of what the British press had done. SSN now. Nice to know he wasn't showing any bias Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Why couldnt FIFA just manage to fuck us off without it being clearly weighted against us? Was it that hard to let 8 vote for us then give it to someone after the 2nd stage instead of a laughable 2 votes(one of which was ours) compared to the comedy bid from Holland getting 4? The speech NUT talks of and the fact they voted for the two bids graded the highest danger doesnt surprise anyone, the patronising praise of England by Blatter before the envelope was pretty as well mind. Everyone already knew the outcome anyway making this whole thing an even bigger farce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Hope the prick doesn't live to see Brazil 2014. Sod that i hope he gets gangraped off 10 of Ronaldo's ladyboys in downtown Rio de Janeiro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Has anybody thought that it might just be that nobody else then English people want it to be there? Minus 1 other vote mind I dont mind that if it was the reason but Anson or whatever hes called was assured of around 8 votes that morning, its not us not getting it that sticks in my throat, more how it was done.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Has anybody thought that it might just be that nobody else then English people want it to be there? Minus 1 other vote mind And the tropical wonderland that is Russia was a better choice? The English bid was by far the best for everyone in every way minus the Iberian weather. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 According to Fifa we had the best technical bid. No-one could identify any risks of coming to England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcmagpies Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 An Australian perspective on missing out in 2022. http://thingsboganslike.com/2010/12/03/199-decrying-corrupt-fifa-executives/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Qatar do not recognise Israel as a state. You would be refused entry into Qatar with an Israeli passport. I hope Israel get a bye to the finals. Could open floodgates of countries who'll not attend due to the general stance on this alone - although they will have open borders for the duration of the tournement. Disgrace in reality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Lord Sugar talking sense on SSN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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