No intention of going or watching on the TV given Qatar's blatant disregard for human rights.
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01-06-2015 12:40 PM #31
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02-06-2015 01:04 PM #33This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It now seems certain that Qatar bribed their way to hosting the World Cup. ... A rancid regime that abuses human rights. It's disgusting that so far 1,420 World Cup workers have died in what is the World's richest country. At this rate 4,000 workers will have been killed by the time the World Cup starts in 2022. Workers getting treated like slaves can't be overlooked just coz we want to watch a game of football.Last edited by Johnny Clash; 02-06-2015 at 01:09 PM.
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02-06-2015 01:14 PM #34
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You have to wonder what is in this for Scotland or what the SFA have been promised. Whatever it is, it's not enough IMO. It's terrible PR and terrible for our ranking points when we are so close to getting back in with the big boys seeding wise.
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02-06-2015 01:21 PM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Or if they are really bothered, then they are also free to protest against it and highlight the reasons why.
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02-06-2015 02:02 PM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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02-06-2015 02:04 PM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Nae need.
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02-06-2015 08:26 PM #39This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Are we keeping you awake?
As I understand it this fixture was agreed by three SFA executives including our own dear Rod Petrie while on a luxury all-expenses-paid SFA holiday - sorry, fact-finding visit - to Qatar some months ago.
Qatar's abuses of human rights are well-documented; their treatment of the foreign workers engaged in building the stadiums for this World Cup is also well-documented.
On Friday evening Hibernian will be instrumental in helping one of the nastiest regimes in a very nasty world present itself as acceptable and welcome among the community of nations.
This doesn't 'bother' me - it makes me very angry, and I will say so, and continue to do so. The fact that a previous generation of SFA apparatchiks saw nothing wrong in having the Scottish football team play in a stadium that had functioned as a death-camp under the auspices of a thug like Pinochet was disgusting, and we got exactly what we deserved in Argentina the following year.
Now Easter Road will be the venue for a PR nose-job for the Qatari sheikhs and their loathsome regime. Nice one.
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