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Originally posted by B6 6HE B6 6HE wrote:


But. This constant bashing of Qatar when there are clear and obvious signs of degeneracy on our own doorstep is tiresome.


What’s tiresome is this constant ‘Ireland is a Kip’ nonsense.
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there’s a lot of things need urgent attention just now but the place is hardly falling apart.
Most of the fairly well off people bemoaning the amount of addicts falling about the place all over the city centres are the same gobdaws shoving powder in their noses on nights out too.
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Originally posted by ThrowInDelap ThrowInDelap wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

Originally posted by ThrowInDelap ThrowInDelap wrote:

Originally posted by Borussia Borussia wrote:

Is anybody from here actually going to the world cup? 
Just interested to know how anybody going would justify that. 


Yeah I’m heading over for a week, going to four games (meeting Gary over there for an overpriced beer). 

Got tickets in the random ballot, otherwise I wouldn’t be going. 
I don’t think anyone of any intelligence can agree or justify it being in Qatar for the various reasons already stated, it’s just not enough to put me off going to a WC. Different ceilings 
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At least you’re honest I suppose. Would be interested to know what is the threshold if it hasn’t been passed yet. 

You have to be honest man! You can bring morals/ethics to the nth degree. Always wanted to go to a WC, never had the opportunity until now, taking it.  

Rounding back on this, if you can separate the country from the tournament for a moment; 

Tournament was great, really well organised, transport, ticketing, visa etc.. were pretty seamless. Stadiums were great too, Al Bayt in particular. 

Qatar was pretty dull tbh, no giveaways there. Had two days that didn't revolve around going to games, one spent in a pub, and one I went to one of the mega cruise ships in the dock and spent the day there. Any other free day probably would have struggled to find something to do (despite solid research). 

Glad I went anyway, got to the WC and some decent games. 
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Seamless ticketing? Tell that to the thousands stuck outside at various group games due to ticketing systems failures. 
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Fair play Johnny.

I doubt there will be as much as a whisper of human rights issues leading up to America's co hosting in 2026. The fact they have the world's largest system of modern day slave labour in place in their prisons won't even get a drop of ink. 
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Originally posted by BabbsBalls BabbsBalls wrote:

Fair play Johnny.

I doubt there will be as much as a whisper of human rights issues leading up to America's co hosting in 2026. The fact they have the world's largest system of modern day slave labour in place in their prisons won't even get a drop of ink. 

Is that slave labour being used to build the infrastructure for the 2026 world cup ?
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Seamless ticketing? Tell that to the thousands stuck outside at various group games due to ticketing systems failures. 

I believe (having been in contact with people over there) there was an issue the first couple of days, but went to 4 games and it was quality. Ticket pinged in the phone when you were about 2k from the stadium. No issues. 
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Originally posted by BabbsBalls BabbsBalls wrote:

Fair play Johnny.

I doubt there will be as much as a whisper of human rights issues leading up to America's co hosting in 2026. The fact they have the world's largest system of modern day slave labour in place in their prisons won't even get a drop of ink. 

Quite likely not. Felt like the building site lads had been thrown a tracksuit and made metro employees to help people around. But not a sniff of any negativity. Likewise as you’ve said for the next one . BAU. 
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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Seamless ticketing? Tell that to the thousands stuck outside at various group games due to ticketing systems failures. 

Also, now I think of it. The ticketing issue in the first few days was due to Bluetooth, as opposed to actual distribution, which we’ve all been victims of 😀
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Originally posted by ThrowInDelap ThrowInDelap wrote:

Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Seamless ticketing? Tell that to the thousands stuck outside at various group games due to ticketing systems failures. 

I believe (having been in contact with people over there) there was an issue the first couple of days, but went to 4 games and it was quality. Ticket pinged in the phone when you were about 2k from the stadium. No issues. 

No paper tickets anymore? My 94 and 2002 stubs are some of my most prized possession LOL
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I've kept every ticket from every game I've been since around 1999. Love getting them out every few years and having a look through. An end to that now with the digital ticket carry on.
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Originally posted by Roberto_Carlow Roberto_Carlow wrote:

I've kept every ticket from every game I've been since around 1999. Love getting them out every few years and having a look through. An end to that now with the digital ticket carry on.
Just save ypur digital tickets in your wallet and print them out every so often
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