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...
Colocho Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Our own media stirring shit didn't help. isn't it the people who accept bribes for votes that 'don't help' ? Obviously. But all the accusations etc that got leaked by our own press did not help. If they've been bribed, it wouldn't matter what the press said. Would the Spanish and Russian media sources run the stories as much as we did here? Essentially, FIFA will see our country as a grass - this is our punishment. 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...
Foluwashola Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Any fun tabloid covers today? The Sun and The Mirror have gone for the standard low-key response. http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5336/sunvn.jpg http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/770/mirroro.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Tbf to those 2 papers, as much as I hate their sensationalist crap, if they don't end up with lawsuits against them, that says it all. That shit can be very damaging, would be surprised to see FIFA let them get away with it if there's not an ounce of truth in it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Surprised they aren't petitioning for Arshavin to be banned from entering England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Tbf to those 2 papers, as much as I hate their sensationalist crap, if they don't end up with lawsuits against them, that says it all. That shit can be very damaging, would be surprised to see FIFA let them get away with it if there's not an ounce of truth in it... Like Alex Ferguson and Allardyce suing the BBC. Still waiting ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LukeT 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. Think I might try and move there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The ironic thing is that the one non-British vote we got was from one of the men mentioned in the Panorama programme. Rather than whine about possible corruption I believe FIFA have been trying to give the world cup to nations and areas of the world which have never held it before. Which suggests that the European countries were wasting their time biding in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Qatar will throw one hell of a world cup imo, the amount of money they have is stupid, they could do anything. not so sure about Russia though although it would be a much needed economic boost for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crumpy Gunt Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The ironic thing is that the one non-British vote we got was from one of the men mentioned in the Panorama programme. Rather than whine about possible corruption I believe FIFA have been trying to give the world cup to nations and areas of the world which have never held it before. Which suggests that the European countries were wasting their time biding in the first place. Two oil rich states that offer very little or nothing in Qatars case to the footballing world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The ironic thing is that the one non-British vote we got was from one of the men mentioned in the Panorama programme. Rather than whine about possible corruption I believe FIFA have been trying to give the world cup to nations and areas of the world which have never held it before. Which suggests that the European countries were wasting their time biding in the first place. So on that basis somewhere like China will get 2026? Or can they ... as an Asian country immediately after Qatar? 2002 - Asia 2006 - Europe 2010 - Africa 2014 - South America 2018 - Europe/Asia 2022 - Asia 2026 - USA? Argentina (unlikely imo)? Australia? Or simply back to Europe ..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Would'nt be surprised to see it go back to America, North or South. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Africa to benefit from Qatar 2022 World Cup hosting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8690666.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 That idea's either going to be absolutely fantastic, or get completely fucked up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 So yeah, I'm ridden with diseases and struggling to feed my family, but atleast my living standards have gone up massively since they stuck a big fuck-off football stadium where I used to herd my goats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8690666.stm Two new stadiums in Liverpool then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I don't care anymore, I've washed my hands of international football. The FA arn't going to leave FIFA, so England's national team can fuck off when it's playing any FIFA organised game. As petty as it sounds I will not be buying any future copies of the FIFA game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The race for the 2026 world cup is close, bookies currently have Narnia as faviourites, with middle earth, atlantis and seasame street hot on there heels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stokie5554 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 We should go there and cause loads of miether, make the basterds wish they never had it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 We should go there and cause loads of miether, make the basterds wish they never had it. Heck of a post,there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I don't care anymore, I've washed my hands of international football. The FA arn't going to leave FIFA, so England's national team can fuck off when it's playing any FIFA organised game. As petty as it sounds I will not be buying any future copies of the FIFA game. Oh, but Pro Evo is rubbish! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The ironic thing is that the one non-British vote we got was from one of the men mentioned in the Panorama programme. Rather than whine about possible corruption I believe FIFA have been trying to give the world cup to nations and areas of the world which have never held it before. Which suggests that the European countries were wasting their time biding in the first place. "I thought England was a very strong candidate. Their presentation was one of the best presentations. "But I think there was a big influence from the BBC and the Sunday Times. These reports possibly influenced people. It made damage for some people." England bid chief Andy Anson said he had been told that FIFA president Sepp Blatter gave a private address to the members of the executive committee before voting took place, reminding them of the investigations and the "evil of the media". "I think that was unhelpful - the last thing those guys hear before they go and tick the box is the 'evil of the media'," Anson said. "That is not helpful and actually inaccurate. "I was told by someone who was in the room that that's the last thing they were told by Sepp Blatter. There was a final sum-up before they voted and I think it was at the beginning of that. That's not helpful to our cause." Aye, sounds like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 We know that Jap bloke didnt vote for us and i am sure he said he would two days ago so i guess he was 'some people' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerof69 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 So in 2022, will all the lasses who like to go to wearing very little have to cover up ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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