gph
2:29 Sat Apr 2
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Budweiser (US version) is the Official Beer of this World Cup.
Is the idea to choose a beer so horrible it puts people off drinking?
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Manuel
2:25 Sat Apr 2
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I'm with Pagey where I don't actually give a shit as I have way more important things closer to home to worry about, as I'm sure most do, but also agree with Billy that the sheer hypocrisy is an absolute fucking disgrace. Who says you can't have it both ways? Well, the broadcasters are.
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13 Brentford Rd
2:23 Sat Apr 2
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What can I do Pagey? I had a moan on FB & Twitter at the time it was awarded and will no doubt do so again when it nears & starts, but it's futile.
I'd just hope that this couldn't happen but it has. It's the hypocrisy as Billy just said below, more than anything that gets me.
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Swiss.
2:23 Sat Apr 2
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One billy . A sound post.
I think the England players in solidarity to gay men should “take the hip” I.e. place hand on hip and say “cooee” before kick off.
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Mike Oxsaw
2:22 Sat Apr 2
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It would amuse me greatly if every single player in the competition came out as gay (or some other "condition" not tolerated in Qatar), in unison, the evening before the competition starts.
It won't change anything though because there is so much (face & money) at stake and I wouldn't mind betting that FIFA,the Qataris & the media already have a prepared script to cover such an event.
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Pagey
2:17 Sat Apr 2
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Brentford, that’s all very noble and all that but do you really give a shit deep down? What do you do about it other than moan about it on a West Ham forum? I’m not having a go, just asking?
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Mad Dog
2:12 Sat Apr 2
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Only1billybonds
That, my friend, is a superb post.
I agree 100%.
The hypocrisy in football is amazing.
Kick a cat? Burn him.
Take the knee for 2 years? Rainbow laces? Promote women's football to the moon? Have a world cup in Qatar
Kill journalists? Sweet, take over Newcastle as long as you've got some cash
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only1billybonds
1:59 Sat Apr 2
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My biggest problem with this is the hypocrisy of the broadcasters.
We are told every time we watch a game that inclusivity is all,no room for prejudice or exclusion in our game yet there isnt a word of condemnation thrown at a country that burns gays and stones women for showing to much flesh.
As soon as this is mentioned,Linekar and his mob will tell us that politics has no place in sport.
Cunts!!
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13 Brentford Rd
1:45 Sat Apr 2
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Why not? If enough meaningful countries did it might make the likes of FIFA & the IOC think twice about future venues.
It's a farce, nothing will change there or in any of the many barbaric regimes in the region. They'll just keep following the money.
I bet the England team will still take the knee too and make no other gesture as they won't be allowed too and don't actually give a shit.
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Pagey
1:32 Sat Apr 2
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Brentford, what do you want England to do then? Out of interest. Pull out of the tournament?
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Lee Trundle
1:22 Sat Apr 2
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Got your rainbow flag at the ready, BRENTY? 🌈
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13 Brentford Rd
1:22 Sat Apr 2
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Pagey, yeh in an echo chamber.
Everyone knows the issues exist already, changes nothing.
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Pagey
1:15 Sat Apr 2
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13 Brentford Rd 1:02 Sat Apr 2
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Southgate and the England team Muppets justifying the location by saying they hope they can highlight the human rights issues 🤣
……….
Which it does as you’re talking about it.
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BRANDED
1:04 Sat Apr 2
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Or human wrongs?
I wonder if they'll have thousands of drugged up pissed up Qataris trying to rush the gates at the final?
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13 Brentford Rd
1:02 Sat Apr 2
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Southgate and the England team Muppets justifying the location by saying they hope they can highlight the human rights issues 🤣
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Side of Ham
11:57 Sat Apr 2
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Yet we are told these places aren’t backwards in their views now……this is why we need the World Cup to be held in new parts of the globe……if only they wasn’t so transparent and people still flocked to be there or watched it globally….
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Sydney_Iron
9:33 Sat Apr 2
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Anyone taking a Rainbow flag to support LGBTQI types?
Notice all the Football people have gone very silent on this sort of thing, just highlights the hypocracy in the game and how money talks......
https://www.espn.com.au/football/fifa-world-cup/story/4631260/world-cup-director-warns-rainbow-flags-could-be-taken-away-from-supporters
Rainbow flags could be taken off fans at the World Cup in Qatar to protect them from being attacked for promoting gay rights, a senior leader overseeing security for the tournament told The Associated Press.
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Texas Iron
6:49 Sat Apr 2
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So many things wrong with Qatar getting this WCup…
Bought and paid for by Oil Money…
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Manuel
6:01 Sat Apr 2
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I don't like the fact that the world cup is in that shithole, but that aside I've come round to the idea of the different time slot and think it could be good. I.e going to the pub to watch a world cup game at 5pm when it's dark and cold outside is a totally different experience and may never happen again, so why not embrace it. It also means the PL season starts earlier and finishes later, which imo is good for those that actually like football.
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gph
4:12 Sat Apr 2
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If the Catarrh World Cup was held right now, I'd win hands down
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Darby_
3:57 Sat Apr 2
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The heat won't be intense, but it'll still be pretty warm.
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