typhoon13
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« on: March 06, 2018, 01:59:47 PM » |
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Mr Johnson said that if it emerged Russia was linked to the incident in Salisbury "it would be very difficult to imagine" that UK representation at this summer's football World Cup could go ahead in the "normal way".
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RED-DOG
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2018, 02:34:15 PM » |
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Mr Johnson said that if it emerged Russia was linked to the incident in Salisbury "it would be very difficult to imagine" that UK representation at this summer's football World Cup could go ahead in the "normal way".
I can't believe how much weight Boris Johnson has put on since he won Wimbledon.
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The older I get, the better I was.
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kukushkin88
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2018, 03:25:41 PM » |
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It's just a clueless man saying foolish things that he hasn't thought through about a situation he probably doesn't understand. Not that football would suffer much either way.
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2018, 05:20:52 PM » |
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Just said on LBC that his people have confirmed he meant the officials not the footballers, very weak excuse, I wonder does someone despair when he gets up to make a speech.
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typhoon13
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2018, 05:41:57 PM » |
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Just said on LBC that his people have confirmed he meant the officials not the footballers, very weak excuse, I wonder does someone despair when he gets up to make a speech.
Typically living up to his name Buffoon
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PokerBroker
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2018, 07:00:42 PM » |
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The immediate back track is because FIFA would have come down hard on politicians getting involved in Association Football. They don't like politics, unless of course it's their politics.
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2018, 02:35:46 PM » |
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Not gonna comment any further on Boris but the team should be withdrawn if an important enough political event occurred. (This is not that event.)
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2018, 10:42:56 PM » |
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Not gonna comment any further on Boris but the team should be withdrawn if an important enough political event occurred. (This is not that event.)
They should only withdraw if they had no chance of winning that event (which is the case with the World Cup!)
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kukushkin88
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2018, 08:59:02 AM » |
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Not gonna comment any further on Boris but the team should be withdrawn if an important enough political event occurred. (This is not that event.)
They should only withdraw if they had no chance of winning that event (which is the case with the World Cup!) Elemenents of foreign policy should be dictated by the estimated outcome of a (kind of silly) game? Sounds good.
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4KSuited
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2018, 12:40:37 PM » |
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Given that
FIFA's awarding of the World Cup to Russia & Qatar was corrupt Russia has consistently involved itself with doping in sports - including football Russia has committed acts of international aggression - annexing Crimea; fomenting war in Eastern Ukraine; shooting down a civilian airliner; continues to bomb civilians in Gouta (yes, I know we do similar in Yemen) Russia appears to have a programme of political assassination (the Salisbury case is only one of many) England has ~2% chance of winning it There's probably >25% chance that real harm will come to English supporters
It wouldn't be a bad decision to withdraw from this WC.... And the one in Qatar, which is equally repugnant for a range of similar & other reasons
All IMHO of course
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AndrewT
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« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2018, 12:55:43 PM » |
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It would be a properly dickish move to pull out of a tournament once you've been charging 90,000 people £60 a pop to watch qualifying games for it on the basis of no new information (the notion that Russia is a corrupt dictatorship that gets up to some weapons-grade shady shit across the world is hardly new news).
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kukushkin88
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2018, 01:52:03 PM » |
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Given that
FIFA's awarding of the World Cup to Russia & Qatar was corrupt Russia has consistently involved itself with doping in sports - including football Russia has committed acts of international aggression - annexing Crimea; fomenting war in Eastern Ukraine; shooting down a civilian airliner; continues to bomb civilians in Gouta (yes, I know we do similar in Yemen) Russia appears to have a programme of political assassination (the Salisbury case is only one of many) England has ~2% chance of winning it There's probably >25% chance that real harm will come to English supporters
It wouldn't be a bad decision to withdraw from this WC.... And the one in Qatar, which is equally repugnant for a range of similar & other reasons
All IMHO of course
You make some very good points. How can our chance of winning it play a part in the decision? That bit is a joke right?
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4KSuited
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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2018, 04:09:48 PM » |
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Given that
FIFA's awarding of the World Cup to Russia & Qatar was corrupt Russia has consistently involved itself with doping in sports - including football Russia has committed acts of international aggression - annexing Crimea; fomenting war in Eastern Ukraine; shooting down a civilian airliner; continues to bomb civilians in Gouta (yes, I know we do similar in Yemen) Russia appears to have a programme of political assassination (the Salisbury case is only one of many) England has ~2% chance of winning it There's probably >25% chance that real harm will come to English supporters
It wouldn't be a bad decision to withdraw from this WC.... And the one in Qatar, which is equally repugnant for a range of similar & other reasons
All IMHO of course
You make some very good points. How can our chance of winning it play a part in the decision? That bit is a joke right? Yeh, that bit was just a preemptive strike vs our Scots, Welsh & Irish readers. ;0)
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4KSuited
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« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2018, 04:19:47 PM » |
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It would be a properly dickish move to pull out of a tournament once you've been charging 90,000 people £60 a pop to watch qualifying games for it on the basis of no new information (the notion that Russia is a corrupt dictatorship that gets up to some weapons-grade shady shit across the world is hardly new news).
Isn’t it possible to disagree without being offensive? That aside, it seems you’re ok with English fans getting smashed up & locked up. Fair enough, if you’re one of those who’s been shelling out £60 a pop.
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« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2018, 07:23:52 PM » |
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Would be appalling if England weren't in the world cup, I love it when England play, can bet whoever they playing +0.5 and U2.5 goals and then going shopping in peace.
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