Now The Meddling Starts......

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/17/world-cup-hosts-qatar-pressure-fifa-to-stop-beer-sales-at-stadiums
More evidence if it were needed that it was a monumental error to hand the world cup to such a backward nation.

[Mozz71]

A few *** up less fans is a positive in my eyes. There are many reasons why Qatar shouldn't hold the WC, this isn't one of the imho.

[tiggerblue10]

I agree, Mozz. More concerned with human rights tbh.

Anyway, I think hooliganism is less likely without alcohol.

[237SJ]

I don't really see the problem. You can drink in the hotels there. Not sure why people can't go to a football match without drinking.

[DTCwordfan]

They'll smuggle the stronger booze in, having bought it cheap at the airports in Doha, Bahrain or Dubai.....

[237SJ]

DT - Doha is Qatar.

[New Judge]

The time to have protested about the venue for the World Cup was when Qatar was awarded the competition. At that point, anybody with any integrity - individuals and organisations - should have simply said “We’re not going there.” End of story.

FIFA officials would have to have returned the various financial inducements that were undoubtedly dished out and the competition could have been relocated to somewhere less contentious and preferably to a country with an interest in football.

Wailing now about the country’s human rights record and that if there is any beer to be had it will be twelve quid a pint is ridiculous. A month of second rate football gumming up the telly and making many pubs unusable is bad enough without this cobblers.

[DTCwordfan]

yes, sj, I have been there several times - when it was dry - I named the airports!!!

[DTCwordfan]

and in Bahrain and Dubai, one could buy duty-free on the way in.

[237SJ]

You can't do that in Doha DT

[Khandro]

I don't want to be in any way part of it, not even a statistic as a watcher, a complete boycott here.

[Mozz71]

Are you a football fan at all Khandro?

[tonyav]

Now The Meddling Starts......

The meddling started long ago, Sepp Blatter was involved.

[vulcan42]

\\ TTT - vulcan doesnt like this dirty talk//

Talk dirty all you want PP, I was just pointing out some of the statements you made that were totally irrelevant to misplaced missiles.

[Canary42]

Woooo Hooooo, yet another thread for the Xenos to grub in. Take it away old china.