Qatar Fans Accommodation - BBC

[Alan_Breck]

I've just been on the BBC Sport website, looking for fixtures and schedules etc, and opened this article regarding fans village accommodation out of sheer curiosity. I was expecting there to be lots of 5 star places for the fans, but this is taking the mickey, in a big way. A thick plastic sheet tent with a fan for air conditioning, in 40+C daytime temperatures, I'm glad I couldn't afford to go.

Inside Qatar's £175-a-night World Cup fan village

BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor visits Qatar's £175-a-night tented fan village to find out what supporters think of the experience.

www.bbc.co.uk

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[jeff_potato]

If it's what they showed on BBC Breakfast this morning... Dear me.

If I'd gone, I'd feel obliged to lie about it after spending double the family holiday budget on a sunny version of those winter wonderlands which make the papers every year.

 

[Lemmy_kilmister]

Its nowhere near 40+ temperatures. 28c today
It was actually verging on cold last night...and quite breezy

 

[Benjiboy]

Each to their own ,but by god thats rubbish & paying that you must have money to burn

 

[Zoophonic]

Thoughts on the BBC theme this tournament?

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[Benjiboy]

Thoughts on the BBC theme this tournament?

Watch the BBC's World Cup 2022 TV titles

Watch the BBC's TV titles for the 2022 World Cup that kicks off in Qatar on Sunday.

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What the hell was that

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

The accommodation is an absolute joke.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

The "tented" accomodation shown on the news was dire - at £180 per night it's an absolute joke.

I can't imagine what it will be like on the 2 cruise shps docked off Doha

 

[Benjiboy]

The "tented" accomodation shown on the news was dire - at £180 per night it's an absolute joke.

I can't imagine what it will be like on the 2 cruise shps docked off Doha

They have been collared by the wives etc & dignitaries apparently

 

[weemoby]

Thoughts on the BBC theme this tournament?

Watch the BBC's World Cup 2022 TV titles

Watch the BBC's TV titles for the 2022 World Cup that kicks off in Qatar on Sunday.

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That's like something from Brass Eye!

 

[Priv]

The "tented" accomodation shown on the news was dire - at £180 per night it's an absolute joke.

I can't imagine what it will be like on the 2 cruise shps docked off Doha

I saw the Modular cabins theyd brought in on a documentary a few weeks ago and thought they looked rough and wouldnt of fancied them, but hadnt seen they had tents as well, wouldnt stay in one of them for free let alone that price

 

[fella]

Thoughts on the BBC theme this tournament?

Watch the BBC's World Cup 2022 TV titles

Watch the BBC's TV titles for the 2022 World Cup that kicks off in Qatar on Sunday.

www.bbc.co.uk

What the hell? It's like a pis$ take.

 

[weemoby]

Portacabins

Careful, Rob doesn't like that word!

The 'portable cabin' Secret Police will track him down and demand their pound of flesh for the use of their trademarked name on the board.

 

[Priv]

Careful, Rob doesn't like that word!

The 'portable cabin' Secret Police will track him down and demand their pound of flesh for the use of their trademarked name on the board.

Ok, edited it

 

[weemoby]

Ok, edited it

I hope you didn't use Sellotape to edit it!

 

[Glover_elbow]

Ok, edited it

What the hell is wrong with the word portacabin

 

[Priv]

What the hell is wrong with the word portacabin

i dont know

 

[weemoby]

What the hell is wrong with the word portacabin

i dont know

In life, sometimes you remember completely random, unimportant things.

In this case, I remember that Rob stated on the old board that the trademark (copyright?) owners of that word/ company where very hot on trawling the Internet for uses of the word. Especially if it was used in a negative context. I thought at first that Rob was yanking our chains, but he seemed to be 100% serious.......

Anyway, do any of you mind if I post the Boro's entire fixture list?
(That's a joke by the way)

 

[Spraggons Den]

Its nowhere near 40+ temperatures. 28c today
It was actually verging on cold last night...and quite breezy

I think that at this time of year the temperature will be lucky to get above 30 degrees and no-where near the 40 degrees that some have forecast.

 

[JM14]

Stayed in far worse places at the f1 and paid significantly more as well

It’s just a standard thing for big events where places don’t have the facilities. Really don’t think anyone will care where they stay, no one will be going for a luxury holiday