| FIFA World Cup thread. 12:02 - Nov 15 with 124304 views | Snipper |
I’m trying to get excited about this World Cup, but to no avail :-((.
I’ve just watched Sky Sports World Cup preview with Gary Neville, Jamie Redknapp, Jamie Carragher & Karen Carney. Utterly depressing viewing. Same old, same old. Picking players for the starting XI not playing for their clubs, or totally off form.
I’m hoping this thread can get the juices flowing.
Do any of you think England have a chance? |  | | |  |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:22 - Nov 20 with 1683 views | distortR |
Qatar's football team appears to be worse then their human rights record... |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:22 - Nov 20 with 1677 views | Sharpy36 |
Valencia was clearly offside when that penalty was taken.
VAR you`re sh1t |  |
| 'You didn't know that was wrong, but now you do. If you do it again, I'll know you are doing it on purpose.' |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:22 - Nov 20 with 1678 views | Rs_Holy |
The Qatar defence reminds me of ours when we had Rehmen and Stewart playing together |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:23 - Nov 20 with 1671 views | PlanetHonneywood |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:20 - Nov 20 by CamberleyR |
Great penalty. |
Offside!
Need to start throwing some more cash at this. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:28 - Nov 20 with 1629 views | CamberleyR |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 08:50 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Always thought Scotland would make a great World Cup host on it’s own.
Already has transport infrastructure, accommodation, and 12 or so stadiums (including Murrayfield) that could be used as venues. |
12? Okay, I'll give you Hampden, Celtic Park, Ibrox and Murrayfield but the next biggest club ground after Celtic and Rangers is Aberdeen's Pittodrie at 21,000. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:33 - Nov 20 with 1605 views | Rs_Holy |
Cracking goal 2-0 | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:35 - Nov 20 with 1599 views | aston_hoop |
Our B-team would beat Qatar and I'm not even exaggerating. |  |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 20 with 1593 views | Logman |
Well you can't call it boring.
But Qatar are in the wrong competition really. | | | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 20 with 1588 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:28 - Nov 20 by CamberleyR |
12? Okay, I'll give you Hampden, Celtic Park, Ibrox and Murrayfield but the next biggest club ground after Celtic and Rangers is Aberdeen's Pittodrie at 21,000. |
Increasing capacity is the point isn’t it?
If we’d won in 2018 we’d promised to increase Plymouth, Bristol, and Milton Keynes.
Scotland has a great foundation for a WC. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:37 - Nov 20 with 1580 views | PlanetHonneywood |
FFS Qatar!!!
Beale is out of his depth.
Another sh1te ref. | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:38 - Nov 20 with 1574 views | CamberleyR |
Ecuador are an underrated team but how the hell are Qatar the reigning Asian Cup holders? | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:41 - Nov 20 with 1557 views | traininvain |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Increasing capacity is the point isn’t it?
If we’d won in 2018 we’d promised to increase Plymouth, Bristol, and Milton Keynes.
Scotland has a great foundation for a WC. |
Worth noting that from 2026 the World Cup will be a 48 team tournament so more stadia will be needed from hosts. Perhaps partly why it’s USA, Mexico and Canada in 2026 with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile bidding to co-host 2030. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:46 - Nov 20 with 1518 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:41 - Nov 20 by traininvain |
Worth noting that from 2026 the World Cup will be a 48 team tournament so more stadia will be needed from hosts. Perhaps partly why it’s USA, Mexico and Canada in 2026 with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile bidding to co-host 2030. |
I didn’t know this.
It will have to be a Scotland - Ireland - England - Wales - France - North Korea hosted tournament instead. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:52 - Nov 20 with 1497 views | stevec |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:41 - Nov 20 by traininvain |
Worth noting that from 2026 the World Cup will be a 48 team tournament so more stadia will be needed from hosts. Perhaps partly why it’s USA, Mexico and Canada in 2026 with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile bidding to co-host 2030. |
What abomination will they use to get that many down to a last 16?
8 groups of 6, 6 groups of 8, 16 groups of 3, 3 groups of 16, Saturday Tuesday Saturday tuesday? It’ll go on for ever.
Whatever, I won’t bother to join in until the last two weeks. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:52 - Nov 20 with 1497 views | distortR |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:46 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
I didn’t know this.
It will have to be a Scotland - Ireland - England - Wales - France - North Korea hosted tournament instead. |
IoM, Orkney, Shetland, Guernsey, Calf of Man.
But not those Jersey bastards. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:53 - Nov 20 with 1494 views | MrSheen |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Increasing capacity is the point isn’t it?
If we’d won in 2018 we’d promised to increase Plymouth, Bristol, and Milton Keynes.
Scotland has a great foundation for a WC. |
All three have bigger populations than Aberdeen, Scotland’s third largest city. Unless you’re going to put artificial pitches in and play round the clock, you’ll be left with a lot of white elephants. I imagine independent Scotland would have more pressing demands on their budget. |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:56 - Nov 20 with 1474 views | distortR |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:53 - Nov 20 by MrSheen |
All three have bigger populations than Aberdeen, Scotland’s third largest city. Unless you’re going to put artificial pitches in and play round the clock, you’ll be left with a lot of white elephants. I imagine independent Scotland would have more pressing demands on their budget. |
Ah, but in Scotland, if you identify as a big stadium.......... | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:58 - Nov 20 with 1452 views | Watford_Ranger |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:52 - Nov 20 by stevec |
What abomination will they use to get that many down to a last 16?
8 groups of 6, 6 groups of 8, 16 groups of 3, 3 groups of 16, Saturday Tuesday Saturday tuesday? It’ll go on for ever.
Whatever, I won’t bother to join in until the last two weeks. |
16 groups of three with 32 going through. | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:59 - Nov 20 with 1450 views | PlanetHonneywood |
I am laughing at the crowd scenes.
When ever you see the burgundy shirted chaps bouncing around giving it some...they're not Qatari! | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:00 - Nov 20 with 1439 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:53 - Nov 20 by MrSheen |
All three have bigger populations than Aberdeen, Scotland’s third largest city. Unless you’re going to put artificial pitches in and play round the clock, you’ll be left with a lot of white elephants. I imagine independent Scotland would have more pressing demands on their budget. |
You don’t need to build a 60,000 capacity in every stadium. Upgrading a 15,000 stadium to a 30,000 one won’t creat tons of white elephants.
Belgium hosted a Euros with stadiums of 25,000 | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:03 - Nov 20 with 1408 views | flynnbo |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:00 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
You don’t need to build a 60,000 capacity in every stadium. Upgrading a 15,000 stadium to a 30,000 one won’t creat tons of white elephants.
Belgium hosted a Euros with stadiums of 25,000 |
Can't we do that with LR?  |  | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:04 - Nov 20 with 1401 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:59 - Nov 20 by PlanetHonneywood |
I am laughing at the crowd scenes.
When ever you see the burgundy shirted chaps bouncing around giving it some...they're not Qatari! |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:04 - Nov 20 with 1399 views | CamberleyR |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:36 - Nov 20 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Increasing capacity is the point isn’t it?
If we’d won in 2018 we’d promised to increase Plymouth, Bristol, and Milton Keynes.
Scotland has a great foundation for a WC. |
A lot of their stadiums, particularly Easter Road and Tynecastle can't be expanded because their current location has a small footprint. Both have been looking to move for ages but I suspect that like us in west London, suitable land in Edinburgh close to their spiritual homes is at a premium.
If they did expand them or even build new stadia they would most likely end up like Portugal after Euro 2004 with a lot of grounds too big for the clubs that use them.
Pittodrie as an example at 21k currently is plenty big enough for Aberdeen who generally tend to average about 15k (they also averaged this in their 80s Fergie glory days as well). | |
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| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:08 - Nov 20 with 1383 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:03 - Nov 20 by flynnbo |
Can't we do that with LR? |
Not when your Chief Exec wants a Casino, Cinema, and shopping centre attached! 😂 | | | |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 17:08 - Nov 20 with 1385 views | Rangersw12 |
| FIFA World Cup thread. on 16:41 - Nov 20 by traininvain |
Worth noting that from 2026 the World Cup will be a 48 team tournament so more stadia will be needed from hosts. Perhaps partly why it’s USA, Mexico and Canada in 2026 with Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile bidding to co-host 2030. |
Great so even shite teams like Ireland and Scotland will qualify then | | | |
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