NWOAT: World Cup edition

[El Prontonise]

Thomas Frank on the BBC as a pundit.  

 

@Disco

[GeordieDazzler]

Nothing particularly new but a great deep dive on Infantino here. 
 

 

 

[Joe1984]

6 hours ago, Dr.Spaceman said:

FIFA have been caught manipulating demand for hotels in host cities to drive up cost.

 

The biggest, most inclusive world cup of all time. Right.

Fifa corrupt?

 

That's not possible...

[Weezertron]

I got asked if I wanted extra hrs at work yesterday to join a new short term project.

 

The assignment was watching 6 World Cup games and to count how many times the crowd shouts OLE. 
 

I don’t want the extra hrs but it probably would have been the best job I’ve had. 

 

 

Edited 15 hours ago by Weezertron

[Joe1984]

2 minutes ago, Weezertron said:

I got asked if I wanted extra hrs at work yesterday to join a new short term project.

 

The assignment was watching 6 World Cup games and to count how many times the crowd shouts OLE. 
 

I don’t want the extra hrs but it probably would have been the best job I’ve had. 

 

 

 

I'll do it... 🤣

[leffe186]

 Not sure if this has been on here yet - a vid looking at the ticket pricing:

 

 

[South-Cheshire-Toon]

Only just seen this thread - so not going back over 184 pages so this may have been mentioned.

 

But whilst I hope the best team wins, there are no injuries (pitch states have been commented on), I hope that from a financial point of view it's a fucking disaster.

 

Would love all of the games in the US to be played in empty grounds - would serve them right.

[JLC]

7 hours ago, South-Cheshire-Toon said:

Only just seen this thread - so not going back over 184 pages so this may have been mentioned.

 

But whilst I hope the best team wins, there are no injuries (pitch states have been commented on), I hope that from a financial point of view it's a fucking disaster.

 

Would love all of the games in the US to be played in empty grounds - would serve them right.

I have friends who don't like football. I've never really understood them. However, I can fully back their view with this WC - now more than ever with my general ennui with international stuff: Trump, FIFA, ticket prices, travel costs, Infantino etc. If this is supposedly the pinnacle of the beautiful game then I really don't like football either. A very easy pass to watch zero games of what is already an international bore fest. Fuck the fuck off FIFA. I'll be sleeping/reading/eating depending on the kick off times. I hope too it is a financial disaster.