Or, I don't know, boxing or the NFL...Sort of like that archaic rule of not drinking if you can see the pitch...which doesn't exist for rugby or cricket
Or, I don't know, boxing or the NFL...Sort of like that archaic rule of not drinking if you can see the pitch...which doesn't exist for rugby or cricket
Because that might actually affect them, even if it's in the most theoretical way.
In typically hypocritical fashion though, alcohol isn't being prohibited in the stadiums.
You can still buy and consume it in the boxes, just not in the stands. No beer for the peasants.


Rehearsals for the half time entertainment
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Not with a shirt.St James Park?
St James Park?
He was bullied by the infamously aggressive and warlike... Swiss?Oh FFS!
The corrupt, bald FIFA president, who just happens to live in Doha, wants the West to apologise to Qatar - and also him, for bullying him when he had red hair!
I just have the feeling this will not pour oil on troubled waters...
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Pouring oil is at the root of all the problems.He was bullied by the infamously aggressive and warlike... Swiss?
He was bullied by the infamously aggressive and warlike... Swiss?
"Ginger. Ginger. Ginger." Every hour, on the hour.with their notorious cuckoo clock torture regime,
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What does the "tick" notice look like (I assume there is one) ??

Guessing long sleeves and below knee clothing too.
"Only money could produce such an outcome. Football was the last consideration on the agenda.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63690765
Looks like an absolute farce. A friend of mine arrived there last night and he is absolutely fuming. He's sticking it through for the Iran game then he's trying to get a refund on the rest and flying home. Told me this morning even if he doesn't get the money back he'll probably just come home anyway and work overtime for a few weeks to cover the difference. Said there is no air-con anywhere, impossible to find food and drink. He confirmed staff are really nice but totally clueless as to what is happening, where and when. Oh and he said at 5am this morning he was woken up by the sound of lorries delivering building materials for an unfinished section of the camp. Utter madness.
Most others I know are staying in the Emirates or Bahrain and flying in for the matches they want to see. Much nicer and much cheaper than £175 a pop. But of course, this means that the bulk of revenue flow is not going back to Qatar itself.
It is staggering that this bid was even looked it without being laughed out the presentation room. A country of little over 2 million people with literally no history of hosting major sporting tournaments welcomes the biggest sporting tournament in the world with an average fan attendance close to 50% of the country's entire population? Sounds like a genius idea.