Savage Henry Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The population may double with slaves/workers to make it it all happen. The locals who get the money won't. Thing I don't understand is why rich westerners would want to go on holidays or live there, unless they've got an amazing contract. Getting gaoled for a snog in the back of a taxi or a slight stagger on the street, 50 degrees C in the summer, and a high rise version of Livingston with a beach. Women getting gaoled for being raped. Can't think of anywhere less appealing. Because, hyperbole notwithstanding, those minor inconveniences - and you don't get jailed for being drunk, by the way - are outweighed by the fact that Doha is a pretty darn awesome city if you know where to go, and are male, and the salary is great. Granted, unless you make a hell of a lot it's probably no fun at all. It's just like taking a job in Riyadh - you know it's pretty conservative before you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10704290/Qatar-World-Cup-2022-investigation-former-Fifa-vice-president-Jack-Warner-and-family-paid-millions.html Shocker Lets face it,we have known for years this goes on,but the countries complaining obviously didnt grease the correct palms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 and are male Says it all really. If you're a women, try not to get raped cause it'll be your fault and the law won't help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I'm shocked that Jack Warner would be involved in such shady goings on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Says it all really. If you're a women, try not to get raped cause it'll be your fault and the law won't help you. That's true for a hell of a lot of the world. And frankly, on internet message boards too. But yes, shariah law's a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Given all the publicity and foaming at the mouth there was before the Winter Olympics about Russia's draconian anti-gay laws, you'd expect a bit more public outrage at what goes on in Qatar. Virtual slavery and a "who cares?" attitude to the safety of workers doesn't seem to cut it when it comes to the campaigns of the perpetually disgusted. It'll be interesting to see what happens re the disgraceful treatment of migrant workers. Then again, there can't be too many countries in the world that the rest would see as being squeaky clean. Sport should be used as a vehicle for change, but I don't buy into all these calls for boycotts. Forgot to add....Jack Warner - FIFA deserves all the stick it gets for putting up with this guy when his corruption was as blatant as you'd ever see. Horrible wee man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Article in the Guardian today talking about the Qatari 'vision' for football and its investments. I wonder if they will try to squeeze themselves into the SKY/BT market of TV coverage here, and I wonder what clubs they will buy next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Hmmm http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Report-FIFA-threatens-to-expel-Israel-over-restrictions-on-Palestinians-347088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Should they? Yes. Will they? No. They'd have to pay back all that money and return all those watches for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 It's being reported that Qatar are cancelling construction of a quarter of the proposed stadiums. It's going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 There's an article about it in today's Scotsman although I don't know if it's online. Basically they are looking at reducing the number of stadiums from the agreed 12 to as few as 8 with a lot of fuzzy justifications: their claim is that although the bid was on the basis of 12 stadiums the actual minimum is 8, and FIFA reserves the right to adjust all requirements before finalising the agreement for hosting. More this goes on, I really hope someone like Australia/the US does try to sue them over this ever-unravelling nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 There's an article about it in today's Scotsman although I don't know if it's online. Basically they are looking at reducing the number of stadiums from the agreed 12 to as few as 8 with a lot of fuzzy justifications: their claim is that although the bid was on the basis of 12 stadiums the actual minimum is 8, and FIFA reserves the right to adjust all requirements before finalising the agreement for hosting. More this goes on, I really hope someone like Australia/the US does try to sue them over this ever-unravelling nonsense. The fact that the Aussies and the US have the infrastructure in place already with massive stadiums all over their respective nations and would have held up their end of the bargain without changing the goalposts (literally in this case), makes me hope for the exact same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 They reckon the total spending will be pushing £140 billion for the whole tournament. Ludicrous sums of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 What a shambles. FIFA don't even bother to pretend anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Also just reading an article there and hadn't realised that the final will be played in a city (Lusail) that doesn't even exist yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 In contrast, Brazil have spent less than £10billion and South Africa spent less than £3billion on each of their world cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Also just reading an article there and hadn't realised that the final will be played in a city (Lusail) that doesn't even exist yet! Yup, they won the bid on the basis of non-existant stadiums, cooled by technology that hasn't been invented yet, sited in imaginary cities. Even by FIFA's standards this is pretty spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/qatar-world-cup-problems-2014-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 they won the bid on the basis of non-existant stadiums, cooled by technology that hasn't been invented yet, sited in imaginary cities. Built by well-treated workers, overseen by integrity-led incorruptible Qatari officials... and played in June. We're approaching the bottom of FIFA's barrel, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I reckon we'll reach a stage where the unthinkable happens and this World Cup either gets cancelled at short notice and it doesn't happen anywhere (incredibly unlikely, but FIFA seem determined for this to go ahead while its probably about 70% behind schedule), or we see it played over a couple of countries in the same continent like the Euros in 2020 will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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