Urawa Red Diamonds (N) | CWC Semi-Final | Pre-Match Thread

[M16 citeh]

As a New Yorker who was directly affected by the September 11th attacks, the fact that Saudi Arabia is hosting the Club World Cup puts a stain on the entire event for me.

Hahaha u think Saudi Arabia was involved in 9/11!? George Bush probably knows more about it...
How do you think almost every other country in the world feels about the USA!?
Im offended any time I see your flag.

 

[bluesmith]

Long flights may play a part.
Players are not robots.

No but long flights are nothing new they do it every international break. Chelsea and Liverpool have been through it in the last couple of years and only missed one league game.

 

[rabby]

On that count the Brigada Rossa were Italian, the Bader-Meinhof gang were German, the Unabomber was American, and the Angry Brigade British.

 

[rabby]

On that count the Brigada Rossa were Italian, the Bader-Meinhof gang were German, the Unabomber was American, and the Angry Brigade British.

True unless applied to Heysel ; )

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Exactly! And, what have the Vikings ever done for us?



[Given us the fuckin' Nordic meat shield :-)]

And a tree for Trafalgar Square every year!

 

[supercity88]

I want to win it, was merely responding to a post that Saudi had no dabs on 9/11.

I know mate, you can't deny their links - it's out there for people to read about.

My response was merely about politics generally. There's corruption at the core of everything and it's better to separate them. Otherwise, like I said, you live in this Guardian writer's world. Although they only seem to be concerned with the middle east of course. Considering the business we do with the middle east as a country on arms and otherwise, it seems completely hypocritical to judge or condemn sports teams when we don't scrutinise political activities.

Football, like everything else, will follow the money.

 

[johnnytapia]

On that count the Brigada Rossa were Italian, the Bader-Meinhof gang were German, the Unabomber was American, and the Angry Brigade British.

The Sons of Glyndwr were worse.

 

[bowp]

thanks - I am probably going to fly to dubai first have 4/5 nights there and then fly to saudi for the games.

dubai seems to be alot more relaxed/accomadating of the western lifestyle.

Dubai is good but will probably be pricey at that time of year. Flights between Riyadh and Dubai are regular and relatively cheap.

Abu dhabi will have cheaper digs (and beer) but flight options not as good.

 

[the blue panther]

And a tree for Trafalgar Square every year!

A-Ha!!!

 

[Xhavenjoe]

A-Ha!!!

That pun.
I just can't hack it.