England Team Thread

[Spooky Mulder]

FIFA dislike England, and until something changes radically over in Zurich, I don't think we"ll see another World Cup over here.

[abigsmurf]

40C heat, a ban on alcohol in a country where the population will only be twice that of their stadia capacity.

Empty stadiums, awful atmosphere inside and outside the stadia, awful football.

[paul]

FIFA dislike England...

I'm sure that's the reason.

[Spooky Mulder]

...Oh, I know it's not "just about England", but as Blatter himself stated, we are the motherland of football...yet Mexico, Italy, Germany, and Brazil (by 2014) will have held the tournament twice!

[abigsmurf]

We came fourth.

Belgium and Holland got more votes than we did.

Qatar: where homosexuality is punished by 90 lashes

[Team Andromeda]

There's only so long you can trade of Sir david beckham, an overrated league, the legacy of '66...oh, and Prince William.

There's not been an interesting world cup since 1990 anyway, so I wouldn't get too upset about it.

I'm sorry I think you're wrong. For one I thought both 2002 and 1994 were far better than the bore fest that was 1990.

And I think we have some of the best Stadiums and the best set of supporters in the world, that should have counted for us, rather than against us.

FIFA are a ****ing joke

[Mayhem]

As I posted on another forum when the results came up...

South Africa 2010 - vuvuzelas + racism + more crime + oil money = Russia 2018

South Africa 2010 - vuvuzelas - stadiums (they'll all have to be built and then demolished after the tournament) - alcohol + even more heat + even more bribe, I mean oil money = Qatar 2022!

I think that just about hits the nails on the head, anyone care to add anything?

[Spooky Mulder]

Team Andromeda, I agree about 1990, it was a snooze fest with the lowest ever goals total for a finals tournament.

[Spooky Mulder]

Mayhem, you hit the nail well and truly on the head there, me old mucker!

[Mayhem]

It isn't even a case of sour grapes... I would have been quite happy to see 2022 in Australia or the US for example... Qatar was the worst choice for it in my opinion for those reasons above.

Odds on at least one paper here tomorrow having some sort of "corruption/bribe" accusation claim that these results are proof that is how FIFA is run?

[Team Andromeda]

It isn't even a case of sour grapes... I would have been quite happy to see 2022 in Australia or the US for example... Qatar was the worst choice for it in my opinion for those reasons above.

Exactly I think Australia put on the best ever Olympics , they could have put on one hell of a world cup.

Qatar what a Joke and a complete disgrace, more so than us losing it tbh

[Spooky Mulder]

I quite agree. Australia would have been my first choice, if it had to be a country who had never hosted the tournament before, or I would have gone with the USA if this wasn't a consideration.

[Spooky Mulder]

Oh...it seems I was wrong with my statement that the average summer temps in Qatar are 40-41C, they're actually 45-50C according to SKY Sports...but they will build climate controlled stadia for the supporters...shame about the poor buggers running around on the pitch!

[Team Andromeda]

I quite agree. Australia would have been my first choice, if it had to be a country who had never hosted the tournament before, or I would have gone with the USA if this wasn't a consideration.

Agreed I just have no time for FIFA, they're a joke.

[Spooky Mulder]

They are a HUGE joke! Blatter and co., ignore the cries of the world for the use of goal line tech, until they are embarrassed with the Lampard 'goal' in South Africa...and now they will 'discuss' it (yeah, right!), and today they give 2018 and 2022 to two countries who just happen to be extremely oil rich!