Bazzas right boot Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Confirmed to be in Winter, November/ December. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Opportunity to move to "summer" football season in Scotland Edited July 13, 2018 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 we wont qualify so wont matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kintner Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Means there’s a good chance England’s victory parade will be an open-top sledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I hope we don't qualify for this. Disaster waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 They probably needed trucks to take those envelopes home ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 minute ago, ri Alban said: I hope we don't qualify for this. Disaster waiting to happen. Sure the great British press said the same about Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1971fozzy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) absolute bollocks to that idea. Messing with tradition . Nothing surprises me anymore with footballs heiarchy though. corrupt to the very core. Do anything for money Edited July 13, 2018 by 1971fozzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar PHM Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Corrupt brown envelope culture at FIFA is the only reason this tournament ended up in a climate totally unsuited for football and in a country with absolutely zero football history or culture. The only possible good that might come of it is that Scotland has an opportunity to switch to summer football. Whether the people in charge of our game can grasp that opportunity remains to be seen and is highly doubtful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Another messed up tradition due to greed. You have to wonder why the European leagues agreed to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Doody Jambo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Will probably get a waistcoat that year for Christmas now , great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 No one will have to travel far between games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, benny said: Another messed up tradition due to greed. You have to wonder why the European leagues agreed to this. Paid off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ministry MK2 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I hope we don't qualify for this. Disaster waiting to happen. I wouldn’t worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Space age stadia http://www.stadiumguide.com/tournaments/fifa-world-cup-2022-stadiums-qatar/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, John Findlay said: Paid off? Platini probably. This affects Champions League and Domestic Leagues. Good luck in working that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1. It'll be weird. 2. They'll love it here though (and I don't mean in Norwich) 3. If football and the football-watching public had any integrity at all, it really ought to be boycotted, but... 4. It doesn't, so there's no point getting all high and mighty about it. 5. England will be semi-finalists minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poultry Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Final Xmas day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1874f Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, benny said: Platini probably. This affects Champions League and Domestic Leagues. Good luck in working that out. This be interesting to see what happens with this. hopefully a revolution is on the cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 minute ago, James1874f said: This be interesting to see what happens with this. hopefully a revolution is on the cards Hopefully it isn't. The only possible revolution involves the biggest European clubs taking total control of the sport. If so, say goodbye to anything resembling football as we know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slashishere Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, poultry said: Final Xmas day. Id bloody love that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slashishere Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said: 1. It'll be weird. 2. They'll love it here though (and I don't mean in Norwich) 3. If football and the football-watching public had any integrity at all, it really ought to be boycotted, but... 4. It doesn't, so there's no point getting all high and mighty about it. 5. England will be semi-finalists minimum. They won’t - but at least they’ll qualify ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1874f Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said: Hopefully it isn't. The only possible revolution involves the biggest European clubs taking total control of the sport. If so, say goodbye to anything resembling football as we know it. Good let them all play together and take smelltic with them footballs already dead the champions league has seen to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Brilliant, now we'll be freezing our nads off at Glezgae airport when it comes home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 excuse my ignorance but cant find a link confirming this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His name is Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 24 minutes ago, EH11 said: Sure the great British press said the same about Russia. And brazil and South Africa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viva hate Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/uk.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/winter-world-cup-confirmed-2022-bringing-turmoil-premier-league-champions-league-162801183.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 20 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Space age stadia http://www.stadiumguide.com/tournaments/fifa-world-cup-2022-stadiums-qatar/ Ooooft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viva hate Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 How long will it be if the 48 team schedule goes ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, cookieboy said: excuse my ignorance but cant find a link confirming this ? Final 18 December Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, poultry said: Final Xmas day. No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieboy Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Thanks for the links guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: No Jesus Now they'll have an excuse of having to get back to do the Christmas shopping when Tuvalu put them to the sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kintner Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Maroon Sailor said: Jesus Now they'll have an excuse of having to get back to do the Christmas shopping when Tuvalu put them to the sword No problem, they’ll be home in time to hang up their advent calendars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, viva hate said: How long will it be if the 48 team schedule goes ahead! Still being discussed https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/07/13/fifa-president-world-cup-could-expand-to-48-teams-in-2022-ahead-of-schedule/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Turmoil ahead around the world as associations work out how to organise this. Could see the finals themselves being similarly chaotic. I have to say that, despite my misgivings, Russia appears to have done very well with organising the 2018 WC (as far as the last two games anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 absolute pish! Summer football for us though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Boab said: They probably needed trucks to take those envelopes home ! Definitely. ****ing joke. Are they not against drinking, flesh on show, gays. Women etc as well? Workers are dieing building the stadium, and to top it off it's too hot to play the ****ing thing at the normal time. Playing the thing on Saturn would have made more sense. Edited July 13, 2018 by WeeChuck'sHeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 At least the men's Wimbledon final is safe from a reschedule...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 22 minutes ago, redjambo said: Turmoil ahead around the world as associations work out how to organise this. Could see the finals themselves being similarly chaotic. I have to say that, despite my misgivings, Russia appears to have done very well with organising the 2018 WC (as far as the last two games anyway). I'm not a fan of this WC in the slightest, making a mockery of the tournament, but I don't think there will be turmoil domestically. with a lot of countries having some and a lot with a few players away. Think about it, why would whole leagues have to shut down because 23 players are away. Look at Belgium for example, 10 players who started against France, play in England. In a strange way, it's the big money leagues which could have the biggest disruption. Karmaesque ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, EH11 said: Sure the great British press said the same about Russia. Almost was a disaster, England were two games from winning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Jambo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 If I were one of the unsuccessful bidders I would sue he shit out of FIFA. The bid spec is for a summer tournament. Qatar wins it and then says whoops sorry it’s too hot we need to do it in winter. The bid should have been declared void immediately. It’s corruption on a breathtaking scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7628mm Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Brighton Jambo said: If I were one of the unsuccessful bidders I would sue he shit out of FIFA. The bid spec is for a summer tournament. Qatar wins it and then says whoops sorry it’s too hot we need to do it in winter. The bid should have been declared void immediately. It’s corruption on a breathtaking scale The Qatar FA obviously learnt from the SFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Definitely. ****ing joke. Are they not against drinking, flesh on show, gays. Women etc as well? Workers are dieing building the stadium, and to top it off it's too hot to play the ****ing thing at the normal time. Playing the thing on Saturn would have made more sense. Mars WC 2038! Make it so Edited July 13, 2018 by tian447 38 not 36! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Kintner Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, WeeChuck'sHeed said: Definitely. ****ing joke. Are they not against drinking, flesh on show, gays. Women etc as well? Workers are dieing building the stadium, and to top it off it's too hot to play the ****ing thing at the normal time. Playing the thing on Saturn would have made more sense. ITV frantically searching for a new panel when they realise they’re not allowed to show tits on TV. Edited July 13, 2018 by Frank1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 World cup wooly jumpers, hat's, duvets and hot choclolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDonald Jardine Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 23 minutes ago, Boab said: I'm not a fan of this WC in the slightest, making a mockery of the tournament, but I don't think there will be turmoil domestically. with a lot of countries having some and a lot with a few players away. Think about it, why would whole leagues have to shut down because 23 players are away. Look at Belgium for example, 10 players who started against France, play in England. In a strange way, it's the big money leagues which could have the biggest disruption. Karmaesque ! I don't think that would be the case at all. You'll have some countries with a lot of players away and some with a few. The Premier League springs to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, Brighton Jambo said: If I were one of the unsuccessful bidders I would sue he shit out of FIFA. The bid spec is for a summer tournament. Qatar wins it and then says whoops sorry it’s too hot we need to do it in winter. The bid should have been declared void immediately. It’s corruption on a breathtaking scale The African Nations cup (or whatever the correct name of it is) is played around January and February and a number of players travel to represent their countries for the duration. But I'd imagine it will be more difficult for many clubs to consider giving up players for the duration of the World Cup where it can potentially be more than a couple of top players travelling from any one club. For some countries in Europe especially though, it may not actually have a huge impact if their geographical location means they tend to close down in December/January for Winter. I was reading something online earlier this evening where a journalist was saying he thinks it will be a huge success just because of the size of Qatar (with the two most distant ground from each other only being 80/90 miles apart). He was suggesting that all the visiting fans could stay in the same location, and I'm not sure if that is a bright idea or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, MacDonald Jardine said: I don't think that would be the case at all. You'll have some countries with a lot of players away and some with a few. The Premier League springs to mind. That's what i've just said, mate. Read my post again. Say we don't qualify......how many players playing in Scotland were at the WC this year ? Two ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1874f Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 On a side note the Middle East isn’t exactly the most stable and who knows what it will be like in 4 years. Lots of ups and downs for this WC ahead me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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