Blatter finally admits Qatar world cup error

[TobyLaRohne]

I thought it was a well known co-incidence that everyone who was bribed - sorry I mean voted for qatar, has already left fifa anyway...so give what money back?

[TEKNOPUG]

Lawyers will be rubbing their hands with glee. Not just the other bidding countries, I'd imagine that EPL and the other European leagues with be looking for £100s millions comp.

[London424]

So will they try to convince/force the rest of the world to re-schedule their league calendars for 2 months or do what they do with the 6 nations (rugby) and the host clubs are just st out of luck.

That would be quite funny, seeing the big clubs having to play with youth teamers as most of their squads are internationals

[GloverMart]

Blib said:

FIFA have "ruled out" a summer World Cup in 2022.

And now Jim Boyce, FIFA vice-chairman, says he's "shocked" to hear Jerome Valcke says there'll be no World Cup in the summer as FIFA haven't made a decision yet and may not do so until March 2015.

Unbelievable organisation.

[MX7]

I think I remember Qatar telling everyone that they had won a summer competition and that there was zero room for negotiation, or something.

[Eric Mc]

Who says there has been any negotiations?

[simoid]

I'm hoping some good can come out of this in the form of Summer instead of Winter football in Scotland. I don't hold much hope for various reasons

[Asterix]

It's crazy. Simply a monumental clusterfk.

[Derek Smith]

simoid said:

I'm hoping some good can come out of this in the form of Summer instead of Winter football in Scotland. I don't hold much hope for various reasons

There's a summer in Scotland? You live and learn, eh.

[Blib]

Derek Smith said:

simoid said:

I'm hoping some good can come out of this in the form of Summer instead of Winter football in Scotland. I don't hold much hope for various reasons

There's a summer in Scotland? You live and learn, eh.

There's football in Scotland?

Apparently, one massive stumbling block is the US TV networks who will have issues with a Winter World Cup. Also, there will be a winter Olympics that January too.

A what larks!

[rohrl]

London424 said:

So will they try to convince/force the rest of the world to re-schedule their league calendars for 2 months or do what they do with the 6 nations (rugby) and the host clubs are just st out of luck.

That would be quite funny, seeing the big clubs having to play with youth teamers as most of their squads are internationals

Not quite as funny if the senior players all retire from international football and the national sides are full of no-hopers and kids though. The clubs pay the footballers salaries after all.

[GloverMart]

rohrl said:

London424 said:

So will they try to convince/force the rest of the world to re-schedule their league calendars for 2 months or do what they do with the 6 nations (rugby) and the host clubs are just st out of luck.

That would be quite funny, seeing the big clubs having to play with youth teamers as most of their squads are internationals

Not quite as funny if the senior players all retire from international football and the national sides are full of no-hopers and kids though. The clubs pay the footballers salaries after all.

Some national sides are full of no-hopers and kids nowadays anyway!!

[bad company]

rohrl said:

Not quite as funny if the senior players all retire from international football and the national sides are full of no-hopers and kids though. The clubs pay the footballers salaries after all.

Could we enter a PH team?

[anonymous-user]

Blib said:

There's football in Scotland?

Apparently, one massive stumbling block is the US TV networks who will have issues with a Winter World Cup. Also, there will be a winter Olympics that January too.

A what larks!

And there are also rumours that the WC in Brazil may be in trouble as half the stadiums are behind schedule by some margin

What an organisation

[Blib]

anonymous said:

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We could hold the World Cup from next Tuesday tea time, if they asked us nicely.

[anonymous-user]

Blib said:

We could hold the World Cup from next Tuesday tea time, if they asked us nicely.

I think its our only hope of holding one again, someone massively drops the ball and we step up

[Fittster]

Why can't Qatar build air conditioned stadiums?

I believe that some NFL stadiums use it.

[TEKNOPUG]

Fittster said:

Why can't Qatar build air conditioned stadiums?

I believe that some NFL stadiums use it.

They can. Easily.

Are you going to build every team their own a/c training stadium?


What do you plan to do for the 100,000s of players, officials and spectators when they aren't inside a stadium?

[simoid]

Derek Smith said:

simoid said:

I'm hoping some good can come out of this in the form of Summer instead of Winter football in Scotland. I don't hold much hope for various reasons

There's a summer in Scotland? You live and learn, eh.

Yeah, lasts about as long as your annual funny spell

[Fittster]

TEKNOPUG said:

Fittster said:

Why can't Qatar build air conditioned stadiums?

I believe that some NFL stadiums use it.

They can. Easily.

Are you going to build every team their own a/c training stadium?


What do you plan to do for the 100,000s of players, officials and spectators when they aren't inside a stadium?

How do the millions of people who are currently in Qatar spend their spare time?