World Cup controversy thread,Sepp seen leaving hotel with giant SWAG bags (54 Viewers)

[ALC]

Funny you should say that because I read this about 15 times on the forum already, almost as if people are trying to convince themselves.

Exactly. I don't blame them for being happy but saying they had the best bid is mind-boggling.

EDIT: Zidane got $15 million just for showing his face in a commercial.
Best bid my ass.

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Bjerknes]

behold i found a portal to the future, i give you the final of the 2022 WC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhg4DPORE

Exactly.

 

[Bjerknes]

You could post a photocopy of a $5m signed cheque from a Qatari sheikh to Sepp Blatter on here and people wouldn't accept it, so it makes the idea of trying to prove bribery wasn't part of the bid pretty pointless.

Qatar have lots of money (and not the strongest bid on paper, that's untrue, its an interesting and ambitious bid but not the strongest, even FIFA reported so a fortnight ago), more than the other competitors, FIFA likes lots of money, Qatar won the bid. Make of that what you will.

I make of it, that the best bid won.

Nope, and it's going to be a disaster World Cup. Have fun with it though because it's probably the first and last Arab World Cup.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

They should have the voting public.

 

[K.O.]

It'll be held in China forever then. They just need to make the minimal bid, then their population will do the rest.

 

[Seven]

That just shows that you don't know shit about Qatar's 2022 bid! In their presentation, they mentioned something about stadiums being dismantled and rebuilt in poorer nations that want to be able to host large sporting events in the future.

Yeah, of course

And that didn't strike you as utterly bizarre?

 

[Salvo]

I'm sure Qatar will host a good world cup, would have liked Aus to get it but oh well, maybe one day.

To see us get only one vote is disappointing, I'm not sure why. The only thing I can think of is travel within Australia being lengthy time wise and obviously the times that the games will be on in Europe.

 

[Salvo]

I wish Australia got it. I really doubt it would ever happen though.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Lebanon to host the WC in 2368, hopefully.

I would LOVE a Lebanese World Cup.

Maybe co-host it with Israel

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

I'm sure Qatar will host a good world cup, would have liked Aus to get it but oh well, maybe one day.

To see us get only one vote is disappointing, I'm not sure why. The only thing I can think of is travel within Australia being lengthy time wise and obviously the times that the games will be on in Europe.

By 2022, most of the TV viewers will be in Asia and we are right in their time zone. The time zone was a bullshit excuse to begin with.

 

[Salvo]

Is it true that it needs to be in at least 8 cities?

 

[Bjerknes]

To see us get only one vote is disappointing, I'm not sure why.

Because it was already "SOLD TO YOU" (Cutter) from the FIFA execs.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

It'll be held in China forever then. They just need to make the minimal bid, then their population will do the rest.

That wasn't a response to my post, right?

 

[K.O.]

And that didn't strike you as utterly bizarre?

Why would it?

 

[K.O.]

I wish Australia got it. I really doubt it would ever happen though.

An Australian WC would've been very nice.

That wasn't a response to my post, right?

Yes, it was unfortunately

I misread your post! Thought you were suggesting making the voting for the public, my mistake.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Andy, I know obviously you would want/wanted the WC in the US, would you have been happy if we (Australia) had got it?

 

[Salvo]

This is why we didnt get it...terrible bid video...

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Yeah that video sucked balls but that was not the reason why we didnt win the bid.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is what talks to these ghastly corrupt pricks.

 

[ALC]

Yeah, the video's the reason Australia didn't get it.

 

[Bjerknes]

Andy, I know obviously you would want/wanted the WC in the US, would you have been happy if we (Australia) had got it?

After the Sydney Olympics, which seemed to be pretty cool, I'd have to say that Australia would have received my vote after the US. Definitely.