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Post by kennyk2 on Nov 20, 2022 20:40:26 GMT 1
I'm still trying to see where in the build-up play, any Equadorian was offside. It’s got to be one of the most literal interpretations of the offside rule there. What FIFA might not realise is how high they have now set the bar for VAR. Guaranteed there will be other goals given this tournament that will be more blatant than this one. Farcical FIFA… Interesting. I put the replay up from the Twitter feed of a stats guy twitter.com/statsjamieFifa threatened to suspend him for tweeting the video. He reckons it was due to TV rights. I'm not so sure. It has also disappeared from my post. |
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Post by sabailand on Nov 20, 2022 22:09:27 GMT 1
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Nov 20, 2022 22:23:53 GMT 1
Qatar's performance was pretty embarrassing and the game went totally as I had thought it would.
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Post by 3Pipe on Nov 20, 2022 22:28:17 GMT 1
I fell asleep at HT, exactly as I thought I would.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Nov 20, 2022 22:37:45 GMT 1
It’s obscene. Cue some folk talking about Hollywood actors… Ronaldo on £26m p/a. It’s bizarre in some respects, how they can negotiate such contracts without being laughed out of the room. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Nov 20, 2022 23:19:39 GMT 1
Qatar's performance was pretty embarrassing and the game went totally as I had thought it would. A difficult game to work out how good those teams are. Not sure that group will give you an indication of how far behind they actually are. Not the opener that FIFA and the Qatari leaders were hoping for. |
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Post by westislandterrier on Nov 20, 2022 23:31:42 GMT 1
Qatar's performance was pretty embarrassing and the game went totally as I had thought it would. A difficult game to work out how good those teams are. Not sure that group will give you an indication of how far behind they actually are. Not the opener that FIFA and the Qatari leaders were hoping for.They will be welling up with such negative emotions and sadness that their heads will be full of..... Qatar !!!! |
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Post by royalflush on Nov 20, 2022 23:31:53 GMT 1
I think the games in groups B, E, F, G & H are likely to be the most interesting group games to watch. But I also think it may get tedious with the amount of games. Can’t imagine what this tournament will be like for TV audiences with 48 teams in it. Football eating itself really. There are 32 teams in it just like all the most recent versions I considered a poll on your winning team options, but hopefully there will be another thread for that. |
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Post by est1908 on Nov 21, 2022 0:06:49 GMT 1
It’s obscene. Cue some folk talking about Hollywood actors… Ronaldo on £26m p/a. It’s bizarre in some respects, how they can negotiate such contracts without being laughed out of the room. The money is there to pay them! |
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 1:04:27 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month?
I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ?
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Post by ambryboy on Nov 21, 2022 1:35:21 GMT 1
Qatar's performance was pretty embarrassing and the game went totally as I had thought it would. Despite their lack of quality a certain Mr Mbenza still couldn't make a good enough impression to stay more than a few months. We really were shafted! |
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Post by sabailand on Nov 21, 2022 1:50:50 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month? I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ? Got a lot to say about it being held in Qatar but still decided to go there and cover it, rank hypocrisy, i dont care if hes contracted or not Linekar is a a rich man so he didnt need the money and he'll be getting thousands for this, money conquers all even virtuous two faced cretins like Linekar. |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Nov 21, 2022 8:43:42 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month? I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ? Got a lot to say about it being held in Qatar but still decided to go there and cover it, rank hypocrisy, i dont care if hes contracted or not Linekar is a a rich man so he didnt need the money and he'll be getting thousands for this, money conquers all even virtuous two faced cretins like Linekar. It was ridiculous when he asked Alex Scott why she was in Qatar and her trying to come up with some reason other than money. She should have asked him straight back "why are you here Gary you hypocritical prick" |
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Post by space hardware on Nov 21, 2022 9:28:37 GMT 1
Got a lot to say about it being held in Qatar but still decided to go there and cover it, rank hypocrisy, i dont care if hes contracted or not Linekar is a a rich man so he didnt need the money and he'll be getting thousands for this, money conquers all even virtuous two faced cretins like Linekar. It was ridiculous when he asked Alex Scott why she was in Qatar and her trying to come up with some reason other than money. She should have asked him straight back "why are you here Gary you hypocritical prick" That was seriously cringey. You could see the wheels frantically turning in her brain as they both ended up looking like absolute hypocrites. Take the filthy oil money and talk to us about the football or stay at home and pontificate over human rights etc. |
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Post by workshyfop on Nov 21, 2022 9:30:32 GMT 1
Interesting to see if Harry Kane wears his “one love” rainbow armband today with the supposed threat of a booking (which is ridiculous, of course). Do England stick to their principles and risk their captain and goalscorer being sent off (obviously he becomes a target with an early yellow card)? To me, why bother running the risk for a token protest? We’re taking part in it, so got to try to win it.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Nov 21, 2022 9:30:44 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month? I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ? I appreciate there’s double standards Q’s here, but did you ask this when they all went to Brazil & other foreign world cups. Or is it another cheap shot at the BBC? |
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Post by softboy on Nov 21, 2022 10:12:40 GMT 1
As I understand it FIFA have never given England permission to wear this armband so irrespective of my views on whether the World Cup should or should not be in Quatar if they don’t give permission then I don’t see a problem with a player being booked for wearing one.
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:31:54 GMT 1
It was ridiculous when he asked Alex Scott why she was in Qatar and her trying to come up with some reason other than money. She should have asked him straight back "why are you here Gary you hypocritical prick" That was seriously cringey. You could see the wheels frantically turning in her brain as they both ended up looking like absolute hypocrites. Take the filthy oil money and talk to us about the football or stay at home and pontificate over human rights etc. Which he'll then do everything he can to avoid paying his taxes on whilst endlessly bleating on that the government isn't spending enough money on this and that. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:35:14 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month? I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ? I appreciate there’s double standards Q’s here, but did you ask this when they all went to Brazil & other foreign world cups. Or is it another cheap shot at the BBC? Yeah I did. ITV or Sky can fund what they like, but the BBC are spending tax money and needlessly sending an entourage of presenters, plus all the technical staff to these places is a scandalous waste of that tax money IMO. It adds NOTHING to the coverage that we wouldn't get if they were sat in a studio in Manchester. I remember a discussion on DATM from Brazil over the same thing. It isn't a cheap shot... its a glaringly obvious shot IMO. |
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Post by rockwall on Nov 21, 2022 10:38:20 GMT 1
Why are Linekar, shearer etc actually in Qatar and how much of our licence fees is it costing for them to be there for the next month? I mean what did they do in that punditry that they couldn't have done sat in a studio in Manchester ? Shearer is a regular in Qatar. He gets an apartment in the Grand Hyatt. Often seen on the liquid brunches. |
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Post by turbo2 on Nov 21, 2022 10:38:56 GMT 1
As I understand it FIFA have never given England permission to wear this armband so irrespective of my views on whether the World Cup should or should not be in Quatar if they don’t give permission then I don’t see a problem with a player being booked for wearing one. I wish these political gestures were removed from all football. End them and there’s no issue. I don’t need Harry Kane explaining to me about how gays are treated in Qatar. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:41:57 GMT 1
As I understand it FIFA have never given England permission to wear this armband so irrespective of my views on whether the World Cup should or should not be in Quatar if they don’t give permission then I don’t see a problem with a player being booked for wearing one. The problem with FIFA over this is that they create their own grey areas. On one hand they have a rule that you cant make 'political statements' which this comes under... but on the other hand they produce their own political statements that players can wear. Like in this World Cup, FIFA have their own captains armbands calling for an end to discrimination, etc etc. Its like you cant wear yours but you can wear ours. |
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:45:05 GMT 1
As I understand it FIFA have never given England permission to wear this armband so irrespective of my views on whether the World Cup should or should not be in Quatar if they don’t give permission then I don’t see a problem with a player being booked for wearing one. I wish these political gestures were removed from all football. End them and there’s no issue. I don’t need Harry Kane explaining to me about how gays are treated in Qatar. If any of them really cared they always had the option of not going. Same with the various FAs.. they had 12 years to organise a boycott if they were really so bothered about playing in an islamic country that had obviously bribed FIFA to host it. As none of them were prepared to do that, all this 'gesturing' now seems very hollow to me. |
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Nov 21, 2022 10:47:48 GMT 1
I appreciate there’s double standards Q’s here, but did you ask this when they all went to Brazil & other foreign world cups. Or is it another cheap shot at the BBC? Yeah I did. ITV or Sky can fund what they like, but the BBC are spending tax money and needlessly sending an entourage of presenters, plus all the technical staff to these places is a scandalous waste of that tax money IMO. It adds NOTHING to the coverage that we wouldn't get if they were sat in a studio in Manchester. I remember a discussion on DATM from Brazil over the same thing. It isn't a cheap shot... its a glaringly obvious shot IMO. Maybe we should stop sending your politicians on pointless junkets then? Or maybe they can learn from Boris and how he gets his trips funded??? Or better still. let's have a debate on tax avoidance and the biggest perpetrators of that? You can always stop paying your licence fee you know... |
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Post by calken on Nov 21, 2022 10:53:27 GMT 1
I completely missed the opening game, didn't even realise it was on - I think that summarises perfectly my interest in the World Cup.
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:54:13 GMT 1
What about this.. what about that...
its not a party political thing mate.
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Post by themanfromatlantis on Nov 21, 2022 10:55:11 GMT 1
Maybe they should all wear black armbands to signify the death of the integrity of football? Although to be fair, they could have done that a long time ago.
They could then wear the rainbow one to say it's adding a dash of colour.
If Kane does wear this and gets booked at the kick off, this would put the cat amongst the pigeons...
Not long to find out...
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Post by Captainslapper on Nov 21, 2022 10:57:34 GMT 1
If Kane wears it and gets booked then my guess would be none of the other captains would wear it.
Virtue signalling is fine but if it comes at a cost they wont want to know.
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Post by turbo2 on Nov 21, 2022 11:01:13 GMT 1
Lol, FIFA have forced them all to backdown
No One Love armbands will be worn. Nothing like a bit of rubber backing.
Stop pretending you care. if you really cared, you'd take the booking and make FIFA look petty.
But like i said earlier, im happy for this. End all political gestures. Fingers crossed they book Kane for taking the knee as well
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Post by workshyfop on Nov 21, 2022 11:04:14 GMT 1
If Kane wears it and gets booked then my guess would be none of the other captains would wear it. Virtue signalling is fine but if it comes at a cost they wont want to know. Correct. As I said further up, imagine if he ended up getting sent off and England failed to qualify or finished in second and faced a tougher team. It’s pointless now we decided to go. |
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