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Originally posted by colemanY2K colemanY2K wrote:

Shor their neighbours are blockading them. Only Turkey and Shia Iran are supporting them. 

This idea came from South America...I doubt very much it'll have much legs and will be consigned to the bin pretty quickly.

Maybe FIFA wanted them to raise it though. 

If relations were good the UAE could easily share it.  however that is very unlikely in the current climate.  
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Any chance of us being the 49th team?
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

FIFA talking about bringing in the 48 team tournament for this one even though there probably isn't enough stadia  Confused


Probably a nice ploy to be able to take it off them.


Nice try, but I'm not sure the Qataris would accept a move like that from FIFA. Would they not have already signed contracts to host a 32-team world cup?
Anyone in that part of the world capabale of throwing in a few satdiums? Turkey?
3,000 KM away LOL
.plenty of teams will travel longer than that to play a game in Russia and the longest trip potentially is over 10,000 km so don't think distance would bother FIFA
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Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

FIFA talking about bringing in the 48 team tournament for this one even though there probably isn't enough stadia  Confused


Probably a nice ploy to be able to take it off them.


Nice try, but I'm not sure the Qataris would accept a move like that from FIFA. Would they not have already signed contracts to host a 32-team world cup?
Anyone in that part of the world capabale of throwing in a few satdiums? Turkey?
3,000 KM away LOL
.plenty of teams will travel longer than that to play a game in Russia and the longest trip potentially is over 10,000 km so don't think distance would bother FIFA

Are you sure about that? 10,000 km is about the same distance as Dublin to Hong Kong Big smile

I think the furthest trip for Russia would be 3000km - Kaliningrad to Yekaterinburg
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Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

FIFA talking about bringing in the 48 team tournament for this one even though there probably isn't enough stadia  Confused


Probably a nice ploy to be able to take it off them.


Nice try, but I'm not sure the Qataris would accept a move like that from FIFA. Would they not have already signed contracts to host a 32-team world cup?
Anyone in that part of the world capabale of throwing in a few satdiums? Turkey?
3,000 KM away LOL

So what. NYC to LA is 4,494.5 km and both cities hosted same tournament . 


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Originally posted by garretjoseph garretjoseph wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

FIFA talking about bringing in the 48 team tournament for this one even though there probably isn't enough stadia  Confused


Probably a nice ploy to be able to take it off them.


Nice try, but I'm not sure the Qataris would accept a move like that from FIFA. Would they not have already signed contracts to host a 32-team world cup?
Anyone in that part of the world capabale of throwing in a few satdiums? Turkey?
3,000 KM away LOL

So what. NYC to LA is 4,494.5 km and both cities hosted same tournament . 
How can a neighbouring country be 3000 KM apart? NYC and LA are in the same country.
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Originally posted by Reildogg Reildogg wrote:

Originally posted by greenforever greenforever wrote:

Originally posted by FrankosHereNow FrankosHereNow wrote:

Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

Originally posted by ConorMac77 ConorMac77 wrote:

Originally posted by lassassinblanc lassassinblanc wrote:

Originally posted by Denis Irwin Denis Irwin wrote:

FIFA talking about bringing in the 48 team tournament for this one even though there probably isn't enough stadia  Confused


Probably a nice ploy to be able to take it off them.


Nice try, but I'm not sure the Qataris would accept a move like that from FIFA. Would they not have already signed contracts to host a 32-team world cup?
Anyone in that part of the world capabale of throwing in a few satdiums? Turkey?
3,000 KM away LOL
.plenty of teams will travel longer than that to play a game in Russia and the longest trip potentially is over 10,000 km so don't think distance would bother FIFA

Are you sure about that? 10,000 km is about the same distance as Dublin to Hong Kong Big smile

I think the furthest trip for Russia would be 3000km - Kaliningrad to Yekaterinburg

Can't copy the link on the phone but Google distances for Russia world cup and it gives them.
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Going to have to give this an unwelcome bump. 


It's hard to stomach people in work who mean well  in fairness but make out that it was a good thing that Ireland didn't qualify the morning after the Denmark defeat as Russia is very dodgy anyway to go over to. Had another dose of that today when one of my colleagues said to think how much money you'll save by not going. 

Given the hype is slowly starting to build up for this world cup and EURO 2020 with it's 13 countries (non-tournament feel) as hosts , it'll be the guts of 5 years before we potentially qualify for the next and most attractive tournament in Germany (probably) hopefully.

I wonder for those on here (that travel regularly to Ireland games) that have posted they wouldn't go near Qatar for a world cup even if Ireland qualify, would they probably end up going despite any logistical/financial/political/moral qualms they may have with Qatar given how we haven't been at a world cup since 02?

I would go myself (should we qualify) just to go to see Ireland at a world cup but it has to be the least attractive world cup host country there ever was. 

I think we'd get a surprisingly decent enough support out there given the ex-pat community in the gulf states. Any more than 10K would be a bonus I'd imagine. 




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Originally posted by irishmufc irishmufc wrote:

Going to have to give this an unwelcome bump. 


It's hard to stomach people in work who mean well  in fairness but make out that it was a good thing that Ireland didn't qualify the morning after the Denmark defeat as Russia is very dodgy anyway to go over to. Had another dose of that today when one of my colleagues said to think how much money you'll save by not going. 

Given the hype is slowly starting to build up for this world cup and EURO 2020 with it's 13 countries (non-tournament feel) as hosts , it'll be the guts of 3 years before we potentially qualify for a major tournament. 

I wonder for those on here (that travel regularly to Ireland games) that have posted they wouldn't go near Qatar for a world cup even if Ireland qualify, would they probably end up going despite any logistical/financial/political/moral qualms they may have with Qatar given how we haven't been at a world cup since 02. 

I would go myself (should we qualify) just to go to see Ireland at a world cup but it has to be the least attractive world cup host country there ever was. 

I think we'd get a surprisingly decent enough support out there given the ex-pat community in the gulf states.


Yeah I’d go, probably take herself and take in a few other spots whilst in that part of the world
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Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Nothing would make me prouder than to see us boycott this pathetic excuse for a football tournament. 

Couldn't agree more. Qatar (and their neighbours in the UAE) are a morally reprehensible state with a veneer of modernity and respectability who literally use slave labour. They won't see a penny of my money. 
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Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Nothing would make me prouder than to see us boycott this pathetic excuse for a football tournament. 

Couldn't agree more. Qatar (and their neighbours in the UAE) are a morally reprehensible state with a veneer of modernity and respectability who literally use slave labour. They won't see a penny of my money. 
Whats your thoughts on corruption and cover ups, if your moral compass is so finely tuned you would would not even leave your bed in this fckin country ffs
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Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Nothing would make me prouder than to see us boycott this pathetic excuse for a football tournament. 

Couldn't agree more. Qatar (and their neighbours in the UAE) are a morally reprehensible state with a veneer of modernity and respectability who literally use slave labour. They won't see a penny of my money. 

There might not be a Qatar in 4 years time if that gobsh*te in the White House starts a war with Iran. 
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cant see myself going TBH, no interest in Qatar as a country to visit which could justify the expenditure
Personally I think that is the more honest answer, a lot of good folk would find this stretching their budget way beyond their means who would normally travel to follow our country, but sure let’s get the moral outrage out there early (just in case we do qualify LOL) it’s as good an excuse as any
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Originally posted by DUBLIN DOC DUBLIN DOC wrote:

Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Nothing would make me prouder than to see us boycott this pathetic excuse for a football tournament. 

Couldn't agree more. Qatar (and their neighbours in the UAE) are a morally reprehensible state with a veneer of modernity and respectability who literally use slave labour. They won't see a penny of my money. 
Whats your thoughts on corruption and cover ups, if your moral compass is so finely tuned you would would not even leave your bed in this fckin country ffs


Wonder how many would have gone to Russia without batting an eyelid LOL
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Originally posted by DUBLIN DOC DUBLIN DOC wrote:

Originally posted by the_walls the_walls wrote:

Originally posted by MayoMark MayoMark wrote:

Nothing would make me prouder than to see us boycott this pathetic excuse for a football tournament. 

Couldn't agree more. Qatar (and their neighbours in the UAE) are a morally reprehensible state with a veneer of modernity and respectability who literally use slave labour. They won't see a penny of my money. 
Whats your thoughts on corruption and cover ups, if your moral compass is so finely tuned you would would not even leave your bed in this fckin country ffs

Good man Doc, I'm clearly in favour of corruption and cover ups. Grow up there like a good lad. There is clearly lots and lots of things in this world that are morally wrong but as you say, you wouldn't be able to get out of bed or do anything with your life if you didn't accept some morally unacceptable as being inevitable and part of society, no matter how much you disapproved of them. In my view, however, the line has to be drawn somewhere. Qatar is a country that literally uses slavery, where the punishment for adultery can range from flogging to death, where people can be executed for leaving Islam, where being gay can range from a prison sentence to death, where stoning is a punishment on the statute books, where if a woman is raped and she reports it, she is liable to be prosecuted for adultery and can only prove her "innocence" if 4 Muslim men testify that the witnessed the rape. Now if you don't feel that any of that stuff is beyond the pale and is completely comparable to corruption and cover ups in Ireland, then more power to ya and enjoy your trip to the World Cup.
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