kevinhectoring Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 16 hours ago, Gisby said: Is anyone really interested in this joke of a tournament?? FIFA have told advertisers that it’s estimated 3 billion people will watch at least one match. Cue a Churchill quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, ketteringram said: I was wondering about the ticket sales. If you've got say 4,000 England fans, and say the same from Wales. So that's 8,000 in a 40,000 (?) Stadium? Maybe some fans of other teams on a day off, if they've got spare cash? So when they play each other, where are the extra 30,000 coming from? Oh well, guess we'll soon find out. My only direct experience was Ecuador v Costa Rica in Hamburg 2006. Full stadium, with mostly neutrals - the locals and people like my friends and I, who just wanted to experience a bit of a world cup. I assume this is kind of typical at world cups. I'm interested to see if that mixture of local interest and general curiosity is present in this world cup. ketteringram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Brolly Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 7 hours ago, alexxxxx said: You been living in Doha for the last 12 years? People have been criticising the choice to choose them and Qatar ever since it was announced. Qatar seems a thoroughly unsuitable place for a world cup due to its size alone let alone HR abuses. I'm actually on about all the celebrities and people in the public eye who have only just started their outpouring of disgust five minutes before the tournament begins EtoileSportiveDeDerby and Rammy03 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Leeds Ram said: There are a lot of British expats in that part of the world but how many of them will bother going though I don't know. I guess we'll find out. This is one of the problems you have when you're hosting a world tournament inside a country with 3 million residents and 300,000 citizens. There are simply not likely to be enough people to fill the stadiums for the games. There are already rumours circulating that the regime are having to pay people to attend games or pretend to support certain teams in a desperate bid to create an 'atmosphere'. This is what I was saying. Hosting the World Cup should be awarded to a country that has a well established footballing culture. Then you know you’ve got loads of fans there that are just happy to go to any game to be a part of it. without meaning to generalise, or sound like I have a clue what I’m talking about in any way, I’m sure there’s a great many Qataris who really couldn’t give a monkeys about the World Cup. So there’s no reason to believe the average am citizen is likely to turn up (without some incentive). Qatar are among the lowest ranked team in the competition. Didn’t earn their right to be there. I really hope they get spanked to show that not only from a off field point of view, but also an on field point of view, they shouldn’t be anywhere near the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Really really struggling to get excited about this World Cup. Fifa have sunk lower into corruption and deceit than I thought was possible, England have an uninspiring manager and team and wouldn't surprise me if we didn't get through the group. Hoping Ecuador do the business this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Gisby said: WTF is going off?? This is becoming one car crash after another!! Is anyone really interested in this joke of a tournament?? Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 BBC have boycotted the opening ceremony, not showing it whilst talking about human rights issues. Causing a stir on Twitter Ram-Alf, Eddie, RoyMac5 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, David said: BBC have boycotted the opening ceremony, not showing it whilst talking about human rights issues. Causing a stir on Twitter With being a BBC licence payer I think that's disgusting, I mean fancy it causing a stir on twitter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, David said: BBC have boycotted the opening ceremony, not showing it whilst talking about human rights issues. Causing a stir on Twitter Wrong editorial decision for me. Showing Morgan Freeman talking about "Football for All" whilst some crap stage props parade around the pitch would be more revealing than Shearer, Scott and Williams giving their surface level opinions. Edited November 20, 2022 by JoetheRam Grimbeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, David said: BBC have boycotted the opening ceremony, not showing it whilst talking about human rights issues. Causing a stir on Twitter Opening ceremonies are generally a bit naff anyway so, no great loss as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 25 minutes ago, David said: BBC have boycotted the opening ceremony, not showing it whilst talking about human rights issues. Causing a stir on Twitter That’ll teach Qatar. Things will change there now. Ru Paul’s XI will soon be playing Claire Balding’s XI with Qatari top brass bringing out the oranges. JoetheRam, EtoileSportiveDeDerby and kevinhectoring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboto Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 First rigged moment of the World Cup so far… offside? Can’t see it on the replays… Tamworthram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 A very early dodgy VAR decision. Guess what, in Qatar's favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Any ideas why that goal was ruled out for offside? Is it because the player was passed the goalkeeper when he received the ball? Good ol VAR offering shocking communication yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Lost for words on that VAR decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 3 minutes in, and we're already experiencing QatVAR RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 It's a genuine rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Perhaps it's not just the fans they are paying. Anyone seen a replay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Was that goal disallowed for offside or dangerous play. Either way I couldn’t see what it was disallowed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Qatar 0-0 Ecuador Shamoon Hafez BBC Sport at Al Bayt Stadium Al Bayt had been stunned into silence, it was looking like an absolute disastrous start for Qatar. But then the reprieve as VAR rules there was a foul on the goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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