Decky Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I still see a facepalm everytime I see that logo though. http://natterfootball.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/world-cup-2014-logo.jpeg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 It will be after Brazil drops out in the quarters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 unquestionably a face palm alright Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Thought I'd see if it would fit into the smiley on here and it turned out shit. http://s7.postimg.org/4kxjeuf47/facepalm.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I still see a facepalm everytime I see that logo though. http://natterfootball.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/world-cup-2014-logo.jpeg FFS, now that you mentioned it I'm completely uncapable of un-seeing it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 it's going to be interesting to see how the teams will cope playing in the different temperatures....gonna be shorts and t short for fans for some games , then warm coats for other games (not for us Brits though I suppose) In the cities by the sea (namely: Natal, Recife, Fortaleza, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro), average temperatures are high, even during the winter. In Manaus and Cuiabá, which are located near the Equatorial Line, temperatures are also high during all year (30 degrees+) Belo Horizonte and São Paulo , located near the Tropic Line, and both are at a high altitude (around 800 m, 2,500 ft); this makes the weather of these cities more unpredictable. Southern host cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba, temperatures can drop to freezing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2011/10/tim_vickery_1.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Ultra stoked for this, especially after that debacle in south africa. Can't wait to just crank my tv up and listen to the atmosphere. For a few moments before our wankjob talking heads start chattering about david beckham for no reason, at least. Samba > vuvuzellas Oh and it's a great excuse to break out my stars & stripes tanktop and get liqoured up by two in the afternoon. AMERICA!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucaAltieri Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Baba with some real talk. As for that post Luca, that really was a horrible one. There's NO nation in the world that you could rank in the same way as Brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? One of the countries where if a woman gets raped and reports it it's a higher possibility she'll go to jail than the rapist, for one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I forgot that rules, laws, and practices the West disagrees with=an uncivilised nation. Qatar is a fully industrialised and extremely organised nation with a very high standard of living for its people and a very educated populace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I forgot that rules, laws, and practices the West disagrees with=an uncivilised nation. Qatar is a fully industrialised and extremely organised nation with a very high standard of living for its people and a very educated populace. that thinks rape is really adultery and then punish them for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 So you're saying you condone rape victims being locked up for being raped because it's the laws of the country it happens in, just that westerners can't accept other cultures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I forgot that rules, laws, and practices the West disagrees with=an uncivilised nation. Qatar is a fully industrialised and extremely organised nation with a very high standard of living for its menfolk and a very educated male populace. FYP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Have I said these things?My opinion bears no policy on the government of Qatar, and I would seriously doubt that the written laws of this nation say that rape victims should be incarcerated in any case. I would assume that people base this off of isolated incidents that have been given to the media as always. Disprove my assumption if you feel the need. To say the country is not civilized is insulting and a joke. Their people live very well, there is little crime and there is little disorder. Uncivilised is a very ugly term and should be reserved for failed states such as Nigeria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Well, tbf, I can agree that uncivilized is taking it a bit far as it involves so many other aspects of the culture/society failing. I just struggle with accepting countries that have such a large disparacy between genders. I'm also against Russia having the Olympics and the 2018 WC due to their laws regarding homosexuals as well. In my mind everyone should be treated as equal humans, regardless of gender, skin color or sexual preference. Be it a westernized outlook on society or not. In short, not covering everything but my main basic issues with the two nations: On sporting grounds I really have no issue with Russia getting the WC. But given the struggle to have homosexuality accepted within the sport, for FIFA to not even give Russia a public slap on the wrist for that obscene homosexuality law they passed is horrifying and make me lose what little faith I still had left in the organisational part of football. The same goes for Qatar, FIFA trying hard to make gender differences matter less in the sport yet having no issue handing the biggest tournament to a nation with a massive gulf in gender equality. On sporting grounds it's insane a nation like Qatar would get it and better evidence for the massive corruption within FIFA doesn't exist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Have I said these things?My opinion bears no policy on the government of Qatar, and I would seriously doubt that the written laws of this nation say that rape victims should be incarcerated in any case. I would assume that people base this off of isolated incidents that have been given to the media as always. Disprove my assumption if you feel the need. To say the country is not civilized is insulting and a joke. Their people live very well, there is little crime and there is little disorder. Uncivilised is a very ugly term and should be reserved for failed states such as Nigeria. on the other hand what you have said really that it is a rich country, with all that brings, technology etc and while uncivilised may seem strong the rape thing and many reports of institutionalised abuse of migrant workers hardly makes them scandinavian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? One of the countries where if a woman gets raped and reports it it's a higher possibility she'll go to jail than the rapist, for one. Is this really true though? Or is this your opinion based on what happened to that norwegian girl? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? One of the countries where if a woman gets raped and reports it it's a higher possibility she'll go to jail than the rapist, for one. Is this really true though? Or is this your opinion based on what happened to that norwegian girl? if it happened to the norwegian girl then its true, no ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 She was released and is now home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? One of the countries where if a woman gets raped and reports it it's a higher possibility she'll go to jail than the rapist, for one. Is this really true though? Or is this your opinion based on what happened to that norwegian girl? if it happened to the norwegian girl then its true, no ? Wait what Give over, you can't be serious? So because it happened to one person, the probability is higher? Seriously confused right now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 She was released and is now home. was she found guilty and imprisoned ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I may have been a little harsh on Russia but I still don't rank them as a footballing nation in the same way I would with Brazil. It's not like the country is churning out superstars with any regularity. Qatar, I wouldn't even call a civilized country, nevermind a football country. Russia is ranked higher than England, was in the semifinals of Euro 2008, has one of the better leagues in the world, and has a deep history of success dating back to the CCCP. If we are limiting ourselves to places that are more of a hotbed than Russia, not many places will be hosting. In what way is Qatar not civilised? One of the countries where if a woman gets raped and reports it it's a higher possibility she'll go to jail than the rapist, for one. Is this really true though? Or is this your opinion based on what happened to that norwegian girl? The Norwegian girl happened in Dubai. I checked up the rape laws in Qatar after the fact though. (Though fair enough I only checked it at the time to see if I could use it as another argument against Qatar. ) Also, if the media hadn't made such a fuzz as they did she'd be locked up in Dubai right now, no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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