2022 World Cup Discussion

[KS55]

What is that stadium called "Bed Pan Arena"

Ugly is too kind to it.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

What is that stadium called "Bed Pan Arena"

An ideal prototype for the new old Trafford?

 

[dooie68]

Does anyone know of anyone actually going to this world cup? If so in what capacity? As an actual "Joe Public" supporter,or on a corporate jolly?
I know of two people who turned down the chance of going on corporate events, simply because they didn't want to be seen supporting the event.

 

[asahartford1]

The hypocrites who have been telling me how much they despise the World Cup in Qatar are now arriving there in droves. Gary Lineker the latest.
To stay in a five star hotel built by immigrants and report on matches in stadiums built by immigrants, while receiving a fortune for it.

 

[Maccblue]

Currently sat in terminal 2
Think half of Wales is here
Like a scene from Zulu !

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Does anyone know of anyone actually going to this world cup? If so in what capacity? As an actual "Joe Public" supporter,or on a corporate jolly?
I know of two people who turned down the chance of going on corporate events, simply because they didn't want to be seen supporting the event.

If you look on the official England tour websites most of the packages have been sold out for months so there's definitely going to be a few thousand England fans going. Don't forget there's thousands of ex-pats living in the middle east so I would imagine a lot of them would be going.

Shit load of Welsh fans are on their way as well as I read a couple of weeks ago The Welsh fa sold out their packages

 

[SWP's back]

Does anyone know of anyone actually going to this world cup? If so in what capacity? As an actual "Joe Public" supporter,or on a corporate jolly?
I know of two people who turned down the chance of going on corporate events, simply because they didn't want to be seen supporting the event.

I know loads going yeah.

 

[Crooked_rain]

The hypocrites who have been telling me how much they despise the World Cup in Qatar are now arriving there in droves. Gary Lineker the latest.
To stay in a five star hotel built by immigrants and report on matches in stadiums built by immigrants, while receiving a fortune for it.

Everyone is righteous until the right money is on the table

Did Gary Lineker ever house a refugee in the end like he said? Course not.


Gary Neville’s reasoning is “it’s better to be out there and spread awareness than sat at home” - ok Gaz, fair enough, so go out there and spread the important message, but refuse to accept a penny for doing so, that’s the right thing to do if your morals are in the place you always portray. I’d respect it if he did that. Will he? Absolutely not.

The truth is, I don’t care if people go out there and get paid. We all own stuff made in terrible conditions and what not. They should just be honest about it, they’re going for the dough and they don’t really care as much about the other stuff they preach about.

I prefer Beckham’s recent shameless approach rather than Neville talking out the side of his mouth about human rights while lining his pockets.

 

[M12Blue]

They have told us that taking a knee and wearing rainbow laces will make the world sit up and think, whilst at the same time giving the event to a country who on the face of it couldn't give a fuck about human rights or so they say.

That being said, people will get involved and will get carried away after it kicks off, there will be the usual anti-English bile thrown about when the waistcoat gets England through to the semis before they get knocked out by a 2nd rate unfancied team.

I like your optimism, semis? Group more like

 

[crooky]

I watched it the other night too. Its amazing how many little things I missed in previous viewings.

The 'fan' in the wheelchair, all the way through the film was something I hadn't noticed before.