Qatar - Football’s Fyre Festival?

[newyddion]

Interesting to see the reaction to this World Cup.. confirmation if one was needed that football is intrinsically linked with alcohol and hooliganism. Folks on twitter appear to critical of the slim brown faced fans wearing fake football shirts.. along with their standard issue banner and drum. No nudity, no flares being set off between bum cheeks. Disgracefu!!

The workers that have been living on the site for the past 11 years or so I imagine would want to take advantage of free ticket.. if they are being paid to make up the numbers, what is wrong with that. Far too many world cups that have seen masses of empty seats due to sponsors not taking up their allocation.

A dry World Cup? a World Cup without public disorder and violence?

Maybe the Qataris will soften their stance regarding LGBTQ laws after this? Improve their position of womens rights? (don’t think I’ve seen a female fan yet) Improve the health and safety of construction work? Still looks like a fairly new country despite its vast oli wealth.

 

[ThePrisoner]

The drugs clearly don't work!

 

[newyddion]

The drugs clearly don't work!

Vapes are illegal over there! Punishment worse than for alcohol.

“The ban on vapes came into action in 2014 and punishment for the sale, purchase or even advertisement of the product can range from £2,000 fines to several months in prison.”

 

[Zoophonic]

Well unless they all turn up on Sunday and no football gets played then the comparison with the Fyre Festival isn't a great one. I agree its a football festival which has had the least amount of hype and anticipation and could be a damp squib.

 

[newusername]

I thought it was the £100 a night charge to sleep in an unsecure, unairconditioned tent in the desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592492531585286144

 

[newyddion]

Well unless they all turn up on Sunday and no football gets played then the comparison with the Fyre Festival isn't a great one. I agree its a football festival which has had the least amount of hype and anticipation and could be a damp squib.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592556026834083840

 

[newyddion]

I thought it was the £100 a night charge to sleep in an unsecure, unairconditioned tent in the desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592492531585286144

Haha! Snap!!

 

[newusername]

I thought it was the £100 a night charge to sleep in an unsecure, unairconditioned tent in the desert.

Was just speaking to a colleague & ex-Saudi resident, he said there wouldn't be any theft from the tents.
I said "Really? Why wou.... oh!"

 

[newyddion]

Was just speaking to a colleague & ex-Saudi resident, he said there wouldn't be any theft from the tents.
I said "Really? Why wou.... oh!"

Cos they’re flipping miles away from anything else!! and it)s too hot to steal?

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

Do you think the broadcasters will end up playing fake crowd noise like in lockdown?

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

I thought it was the £100 a night charge to sleep in an unsecure, unairconditioned tent in the desert.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592492531585286144

 

[newyddion]

Do you think the broadcasters will end up playing fake crowd noise like in lockdown?

I think it will be all the midgrant workers who have been living there for the past 11 years.

 

[newusername]

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£200 a night for a converted shipping container.
Who would've thought a country not much larger than the North East may have an issue with hotel accommodation for the FIFA World Cup?
Obviously not FIFA executives.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

£200 a night for a converted shipping container.

I just hope they have air con.

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

I just hope they have air con.

If they don't then their murder rate will soon climb.

 

[Zoophonic]

I just hope they have air con.

It suggests they dont!

"Interior photos of the rooms shows no evidence of cooling, outside of a simple blind over the room’s lone window"

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

£200 a night for a converted shipping container.
Who would've thought a country not much larger than the North East may have an issue with hotel accommodation for the FIFA World Cup?
Obviously not FIFA executives.
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It is worse than comparing Qatar to the area the size of the North East. Most of the venues are contained in about a third of the land.

 

[FatCat]

Who’s getting the water?

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Vapes are illegal over there! Punishment worse than for alcohol.

“The ban on vapes came into action in 2014 and punishment for the sale, purchase or even advertisement of the product can range from £2,000 fines to several months in prison.”

Credit where it's due on that one

 

[newyddion]

Credit where it's due on that one

Yeah, if they can be cool with woman and gays I could agree to criminalising the vape.

More embarrassing than the flare up the ring piece imo