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MrWhyNot  17 Nov 22 9.07pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
A corrupt, devious little man who desperately tried to cover up the scandalous World Cup selection process which anyone with half a brain could see was a money influenced fix. I was never a huge fan of the WC anyway, less so with this one. More interested in the Palace. As far as I'm concerned the tournament has interrupted our beloved Premier League season and I bet I'm not the only one who's really annoyed about that. Same. I'll watch but it's not exactly fever pitch stuff as of now is it.
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 nhp61 Goring-By-Sea born, now in Brackne... 18 Nov 22 10.30pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
A corrupt, devious little man who desperately tried to cover up the scandalous World Cup selection process which anyone with half a brain could see was a money influenced fix. I was never a huge fan of the WC anyway, less so with this one. More interested in the Palace. As far as I'm concerned the tournament has interrupted our beloved Premier League season and I bet I'm not the only one who's really annoyed about that. I have to admit I have no interest in this World Cup. All the virtue signalling and political posturing has drained any interest I might have had. Yes, in Qatar homosexuality is illegal and they may well have treated badly their migrant workers, but, that is the way they do things. However distasteful we think they go about those things, I feel we have no right to dictate to them what they can and can't do.
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| YT Oxford 19 Nov 22 8.42am |
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Originally posted by nhp61
I have to admit I have no interest in this World Cup. All the virtue signalling and political posturing has drained any interest I might have had. Yes, in Qatar homosexuality is illegal and they may well have treated badly their migrant workers, but, that is the way they do things. However distasteful we think they go about those things, I feel we have no right to dictate to them what they can and can't do. Whereas in British football it's completely acceptable.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 19 Nov 22 9.56am |
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Originally posted by YT
Whereas in British football it's completely acceptable. I think that statement only obfuscates the point being made YT and is actually quite unfair in it’s inference. I would actually suggest that homophobia in football is probably limited to generations past and anybody so fragile in themselves they’d feel a need to desperately cling to archaic thinking to associate with an identity. I feel most football fans these days, whilst they perhaps would not be immune from a childish joke or chant, wouldn’t be too obsessed by homosexuality in most instances and even if so, would not condone the arrest and subsequent punishments dealt by the likes of Qatar for it. There’s quite a distance between the two scenarios. Anyways, if anybody has as weirder penchant for puns and tabloid newspaper headlines such as I, I strongly recommend you look out for the Mirror’s back page. It’s made my day already Please note - I do jot ‘read the mirror’, I saw it on bbc sport app!
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 19 Nov 22 12.06pm |
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On top of the alcohol ban, Those 'Paid-For Fake Fans' have had their £60 per day spending money cancelled & in the 'Fan-Zones' there is NO drinking water available till 18'30(local time) & even then with a wristband. Same applies to the tented hotels on site, nearest shop open is approx ONE hours walk away' This is getting better & better.
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| Grumbles 19 Nov 22 12.47pm |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
On top of the alcohol ban, Those 'Paid-For Fake Fans' have had their £60 per day spending money cancelled & in the 'Fan-Zones' there is NO drinking water available till 18'30(local time) & even then with a wristband. Same applies to the tented hotels on site, nearest shop open is approx ONE hours walk away' This is getting better & better. That is totally reckless, have you a source.
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| Dubai Eagle 19 Nov 22 1.02pm |
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The lack of drinking water thing is reported on the BBC Sports app - from my own experience out there I would suggest that this is extremely unusual & has probably arisen because its at the very start of the tournament & people have started arriving where certain basics are still being arranged - The report reads that you have to have a wristband (which means that you have checked in or registered) to be able to have access to certain items & they are not going to be available until after 18.30 hours - These fan villages are being newly constructed so there will have been no opportunity for them to have been used before & any hiccups ironed out - they are in effect learning on the job - I would imagine that "paid for" bottled drinking water will arrive fairly quickly once it becomes common knowledge that it hasn't yet been made available - whether that develops into free cold drinking water fountains available to everyone in the fan village is another matter & probably will rely on how much media attention it receives -
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| Badger11 Beckenham 19 Nov 22 1.35pm |
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Originally posted by Dubai Eagle
The lack of drinking water thing is reported on the BBC Sports app - from my own experience out there I would suggest that this is extremely unusual & has probably arisen because its at the very start of the tournament & people have started arriving where certain basics are still being arranged - The report reads that you have to have a wristband (which means that you have checked in or registered) to be able to have access to certain items & they are not going to be available until after 18.30 hours - These fan villages are being newly constructed so there will have been no opportunity for them to have been used before & any hiccups ironed out - they are in effect learning on the job - I would imagine that "paid for" bottled drinking water will arrive fairly quickly once it becomes common knowledge that it hasn't yet been made available - whether that develops into free cold drinking water fountains available to everyone in the fan village is another matter & probably will rely on how much media attention it receives -
Who'd have thought it, a lack of water in the desert. Didn't see that one coming. Next you'll be telling people might get sunstroke if they don't cover up.
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| Dubai Eagle 19 Nov 22 1.44pm |
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Hopefully the organisers will get their act together fairly quickly & the fan experience will improve over the next few hours (the sun goes down, water etc arrives) & they can then start tomorrow with a better feeling - Originally posted by Badger11
Who'd have thought it, a lack of water in the desert. Didn't see that one coming. Next you'll be telling people might get sunstroke if they don't cover up.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 19 Nov 22 2.55pm |
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''FIFA is one of the most corrupt organisations on the Planet'' Liam Brady
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| PalazioVecchio south pole 19 Nov 22 2.58pm |
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Originally posted by Dubai Eagle
The lack of drinking water thing is reported on the BBC Sports app - from my own experience out there I would suggest that this is extremely unusual & has probably arisen because its at the very start of the tournament & people have started arriving where certain basics are still being arranged - The report reads that you have to have a wristband (which means that you have checked in or registered) to be able to have access to certain items & they are not going to be available until after 18.30 hours - These fan villages are being newly constructed so there will have been no opportunity for them to have been used before & any hiccups ironed out - they are in effect learning on the job - I would imagine that "paid for" bottled drinking water will arrive fairly quickly once it becomes common knowledge that it hasn't yet been made available - whether that develops into free cold drinking water fountains available to everyone in the fan village is another matter & probably will rely on how much media attention it receives -
what about condom machines, blue movies and booze ?
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| Dubai Eagle 19 Nov 22 3.09pm |
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Condoms are readily available from any supermarket, convenience store, petrol station or pharmacy - Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
what about condom machines, blue movies and booze ?
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