Blatter finally admits Qatar world cup error

[tescorank]

But the whole fifa boys club is riddled, I do recall that Qatar got 10 votes whilst Australia got 1 with the other contenders South Korea, Japan and USA had already had held finals so where always going to be also rans. So the given reason Qatar was chosen was that new boundaries were opened ! Strangely whilst for Australia the timing would had been perfect in their winter and already have the infrastructure in place and just held the perfect Olympics the vote gap shows how much "persuasion" can blur reality.

Never mind 3 seasons of upheaval world wide for the fans, I wonder if the fifa boys are sitting comfortably after this blatant abuse of power.

I'll stick to rugby.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12098/8914...

[The Vambo]

Right we all know that football in general is corrupt but Blatter take the bloody prize,

So Qatar want to host the world cup, whats the first question you would ask them?

Can a country with a population of only 2m support a world cup?
Should a country with no footballing culture host a world cup?

No, you think someone would have asked if it might be a bit too toasty in the fking desert in fking june to play fking football.

I am annoyed.

[MX7]

We're 9 years away. While it's taken Blatter a year or two to realise how stupid it is, there's still time to change.

[hornetrider]

MX7 said:

We're 9 years away. While it's taken Blatter a year or two to realise how stupid it is, there's still time to change.

They won't change the venue, Qatar will get lawyered up the ying yang.

[Mermaid]

Qatar ... all we need is a revolt against the minority Sunni rulers and you have your excuse.

[London424]

I'm just wondering what on earth the fans who do bother going are actually going to do. I've been there quite a lot this year and there is NOTHING to do.

If people are expecting an experience similar to Dubai then they are in for a shock. That's before we even talk about you dripping with sweat taking 10 steps outside of a building.

[TobyLaRohne]

I have to say I have a front row seat to this clusterfk and it's hilarious! From the incompetence of Sepp Blatter being exposed to Qatar getting their comeuppance after having bribed their way into getting the world cup. Qatar is not capable of holding a world cup, it just isn't and won't be. There is too much to be done and I don't mean in construction terms, I mean too much to be done to prepare the nation to host such an event.

I have been to football games they've held here for the Asia Cup and it was a dangerous farce!

Hours before the game the organisers were afraid of the stadium appearing empty in front of global tv coverage so they let anyone without a ticket into the stadium, then they sealed off the traffic en route to the stadium from about a mile away an hour before the game because the parking was full and there is no such thing as effective public transport here...they also sealed off the stadium by closing all the gates over an hour before the game.

Anyone with a ticket for the game who arrived less than an hour before the game was not allowed in, and many of those who got there in time found hoards of labourers in and around their seats.

In addition to this in the last 30 minutes of the game and for an hour after the game the gates to the stadium were kept locked with armed guards so that again, the stadium would not appear empty for the trophy ceremony...but all this did was create a massive and dangerous crush at the gates. Ontop of that the fireworks were set up to go off around the stadium in every direction so nobody was allowed to leave until after the fireworks had gone off because they'd have been burnt or worse if they had been allowed to leave.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/06/qa...
How a nation of 200,000 (this is total nationals not expats) is going to police an event that is likely to bring in +1m rowdy drinking fighting tourists is also going to be hilarious...or a bloodbath.

Top Gear's motto shall apply to the Qatar World Cup effort IF they keep it.

Edited by TobyLaRohne on Tuesday 10th September 10:33

[Mermaid]

TobyLaRohne said:

How a nation of 200,000 (this is total nationals not expats) is going to police an event that is likely to bring in +1m rowdy drinking fighting tourists is also going to be hilarious...or a bloodbath.
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Pretty nearly 50% of the residents are from the Indian sub-continent - a game of cricket may have been more appropriate.

[Boydie88]

A football world cup is something I've always dreamed of going to. Being 25 and only in proper employment for 3 years following uni, Brazil was never going to be doable. But no worries I thought as there were some very strong bids for 2018 and 2022.

2018 could have been us, Spain/Portugal or Holland/Belgium - all of which would have been brilliant. But no, fking Russia.

Look at their proposed cities down this page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup

Maybe you could get the group stage games close together if organised well, but from there you're looking at 1000s of miles depending where the draw takes you.

So, pissed with that, I thought "well, in 2022 I'll be 33, prime age to have some decent money and still be young enough to really enjoy myself". With bids from USA and Australia looking strong (Japan's and Korea's looked amazing too but being modern hosts, it was unlikely) it was set for the month of a lifetime. But no. fking Qatar. I don't see any other way it could have possibly been chosen with such a majority than the whole thing being political bullst.

And to finally hear that greedy little Blatter finally admit to what anyone outside of that corrupt organisation that is FIFA could have told me has fked me off even more.

[audidoody]

I know NOTHING about football (rugby man). I know even LESS about FIFA politics. When I heard there was going to be a World Cup in Qatar my instant thought was "Qatar? 50C desert? Wow. That was a phuquing BIG bribe".

Edited by audidoody on Tuesday 10th September 10:38

[TobyLaRohne]

audidoody said:

I know NOTHING about football (rugby man). I know even LESS about FIFA politics. When I hear there was going to be a World Cup in Qatar my instant thought was "Qatar? 40C desert? Wow. That was a phuquing BIG bribe".

40C? only at night mate, its 50C in the daytime in July. I was told by a family friend of the Qatari who was forced out of FIFA that he told them the world cup was and I quote "in the bag". This was BEFORE the FIFA delegation even visited Qatar.

[Pommygranite]

Whats so frustrating is that all the reasons that Blatter is now calling it a mistake for were ALL mentioned at the time of selection and on Qatar winning and he actually came out and said 'it'll all be fine'.

Now apparently there is 'new research' that shows its not a good idea.

I'm not sure 'knowing it gets really quite hot' in Qatar is 'new research'.

So basically anyone who took a bribe to give it to Qatar has left Fifa or is leaving and as such 'whatevs'.

Personally i'd have him up in the International Criminal Court for some form of financial questioning. If they did that sort of thing.

I used to live in NW Australia and played football in 45 degree heat regularly. Your suncream melts. and gets in your eyes. And you play 25 minutes each way as 45 is just a nightmare.

People will die if its held in Qatar in summer.

[iphonedyou]

Pommygranite said:

People will die if its held in Qatar in summer.

I think it's pretty much a done deal that, if it goes ahead, it'll be taking place in Winter now - with all the resultant disruption to the club season.

[TEKNOPUG]

iphonedyou said:

I think it's pretty much a done deal that, if it goes ahead, it'll be taking place in Winter now - with all the resultant disruption to the club season.

It'll cost them more to pay-off all the European leagues than they ever received in bribes for Qatar.

[London424]

iphonedyou said:

Pommygranite said:

People will die if its held in Qatar in summer.

I think it's pretty much a done deal that, if it goes ahead, it'll be taking place in Winter now - with all the resultant disruption to the club season.

The issue isn't the heat for the players (all the stadiums will be indoor with AC that is supposed to reduce the temps by 20 deg C) it's that once you aren't in the stadium itself it's roasting.

[MX7]

hornetrider said:

MX7 said:

We're 9 years away. While it's taken Blatter a year or two to realise how stupid it is, there's still time to change.

They won't change the venue, Qatar will get lawyered up the ying yang.

I'm sure they will, but FIFA are heading for a disaster in 2022, so I suspect that it might be cheaper to say No Thanks to Qatar and pay them off, and then have a successful and profitable tournament in Korea/Aus/US, rather stick with the current plan.

[FourWheelDrift]

They will just move all the matches to evening/night time kick offs. It drops as low as 31 degrees Celsius at night, positively chilly.

[Smiler.]

Ok, I have a Rolex, a Mercedes, a night with half of his harem & 1M in cash from the gentlemen with the camel.

Do I hear.....??

[TobyLaRohne]

FourWheelDrift said:

They will just move all the matches to evening/night time kick offs. It drops as low as 31 degrees Celsius at night, positively chilly.

In July you won't see air temps below 40, for the last few years I've been here its about 47-52 in the day and 40-45 at night with horrendous humidity that makes it feel like you're walking through soup.

[Asterix]

TobyLaRohne said:

FourWheelDrift said:

They will just move all the matches to evening/night time kick offs. It drops as low as 31 degrees Celsius at night, positively chilly.

In July you won't see air temps below 40, for the last few years I've been here its about 47-52 in the day and 40-45 at night with horrendous humidity that makes it feel like you're walking through soup.

Agreed (I'm in Dubai). It will also be stifling as there's often little air movement and humidity can sometimes rocket.

As you mentioned before, knowing the GCC chaps as one does, it will be utter carnage regardless of when it is held.

What's also being overlooked is when 'normal' country hosts a WC, the group games, Quarters and Semis are held in different geographical areas so you only have two sets of fans to deal with in any one place.

Qatar is tiny with only one major settlement, Doha - all the fans of all the teams are basically going to be in the same place for a month, and there will probably be about 5 bars they'll be able to go to...

What could possibly go wrong.