Official World Cup 2022 Thread

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605902621591670784

A lot of snorting done...and promises made that night.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

Came across an article yesterday that claimed staff were overworked and were not paid for extra hours they had worked. It's a common enough and odious practice in the hotel industry that if you're needed to work extra hours you do it for time in lieu back later when it's quiet. The reality is you never get paid or get the time off for it, effectively working for much less than minimum wage.


People tell Gary he should stay out of politics and I don't agree. He's a citizen like everyone one else and has a right to his opinion like everyone else. But if you're going to call out the Tory bastards you should get your own fucking house in order first. Otherwise you just look like an idiot.

Gary is despicable imo. Him and Roy bellowing about how the WC shouldn't be in Qatar, yet both were out there, enjoying the white privilege, staying in their 5 star hotels, enjoying their fancy breakfasts, brunches, dinners and getting well paid for it. Meanwhile, the people serving them are being paid an absolute pittance.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Gary is despicable imo. Him and Roy bellowing about how the WC shouldn't be in Qatar, yet both were out there, enjoying the white privilege, staying in their 5 star hotels, enjoying their fancy breakfasts, brunches, dinners and getting well paid for it. Meanwhile, the people serving them are being paid an absolute pittance.

Id imagine if they weren't getting paid for it then it's pretty unlikely they would be appearing as pundits.

 

[Rebelsforsam1]

This is trash. France are pathetic. Flipping over to the hurling on TG4 I'd say.

Flipped over too early! Best World Cup final in history. All in all, excellent World Cup. Soccer can be totally unpredictable as the stronger team can always lose to weaker cf Brazil! Best game by far! Hurling can be too predictable, too many stops and starts as ball can be sent over bar, from 100 yards. Gaelic football is boring

 

[Philby]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1629914738934140935

He's back....

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Uruguay - a real traditional historic footballing nation.

My word, The Hunch called it.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Currently watching the final back for the first time, in all its glory (bar the last ten minutes of the first half and first 25 of the second). There was SO much going on in the last ten minutes, plus eight minutes injury time, of normal time. The game just exploded.