Drawing the line (Qatar)

[hash tag]

Or come on in full rainbow strips.

No rainbow stripes, for anyone
BBC News - World Cup: Ex-Wales captain told to remove rainbow bucket hat

World Cup: Rainbow hats confiscated, ex-Wales footballer says

Laura McAllister, the FAW's tournament ambassador, says she had to smuggle in LGBTQ supporting hat.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[TopCat]

Shame they bottled it over the armbands

 

[belboid]

Shame they bottled it over the armbands

Absolutely. Just name someone who wont play, barring miracles/disasters, as captain and sub them off after five minutes. They were playing Iran, it was hardly risky.

 

[teuchter]

All that is needed is for groups of six fans each wearing a t shirt of a different rainbow colour, to sit next to each other in a row in the appropriate order.

 

[A380]

So round ball fans watching this. If you liked rugby would you have watched apartheid era Springbok games? If not, what are the differences?

 

[TopCat]

So round ball fans watching this. If you liked rugby would you have watched apartheid era Springbok games? If not, what are the differences?

Would not watch the springboks
Won’t watch any of this WC

 

[A380]

Would not watch the springboks
Won’t watch any of this WC

Likewise. But lots of people are watching this WC and it’s their views I’m interested in.

 

[TopCat]

Likewise. But lots of people are watching this WC and it’s their views I’m interested in.

I’m totally interested in the politics but like many other Millwall have no interest in the football.

 

[hash tag]

I wonder how much today's "upset" cost?

 

[strung out]

I wonder how much today's "upset" cost?

How do you mean?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I wonder how much today's "upset" cost?

Yep. Superb judgement from the Argentinian forwards, making sure they were a few centimetres offside every time.

 

[pbsmooth]

fair play to any team that out hacks and scraps Argentina

 

[Bingoman]

I wonder if the will be more shocks again today?

 

[Pickman's model]

I wonder how much today's "upset" cost?

£250,000 per argentinian footballer

 

[Bingoman]

£250,000 per argentinian footballer

And if they get knocked out of the group stage?

 

[Pickman's model]

And if they get knocked out of the group stage?

i think the saudis only paid them for the one game.

 

[pbsmooth]

I wonder if the will be more shocks again today?

well the only shock so far was today

 

[RedRedRose]

£250,000 per argentinian footballer

Surely, a bribe for the linesmen costs less.

 

[Pickman's model]

Surely, a bribe for the linesmen costs less.

I think they negotiated the same deal

 

[platinumsage]

Shame they bottled it over the armbands

The armbands weren't even rainbow, that's how pathetic they were.

They literally made up their own colour scheme to look as least gay as possible.

Any LGBT person unaware of the controversy and watching a game wasn't going to think "wow you support me" but "wtf is that thing they're wearing":



Realy don't know why they bothered. I guess they felt they needed to do some sort of useless thing to counter the critics of them being there.

 

[editor]

Fucking state of this country.

Danish journalist asked to remove 'One Love' armband by Qatari police at World Cup in shocking footage

A Danish reporter was asked to remove his 'One Love' armband by Qatari police while covering the World Cup.

www.sportbible.com

 

[hash tag]

Wasn't Grobbelaar bought for about £40,000 for a single match?

 

[Athos]

Wasn't Grobbelaar bought for about £40,000 for a single match?

Cost of ldiving crisis.

 

[Wilf]

The armbands weren't even rainbow, that's how pathetic they were.

They literally made up their own colour scheme to look as least gay as possible.

Any LGBT person unaware of the controversy and watching a game wasn't going to think "wow you support me" but "wtf is that thing they're wearing":

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Realy don't know why they bothered. I guess they felt they needed to do some sort of useless thing to counter the critics of them being there.

Richard of York gained battles... hang on!

 

[Bingoman]

I think they negotiated the same deal

How much for the people doing the VAR?

 

[Poot]

The armbands weren't even rainbow, that's how pathetic they were.

They literally made up their own colour scheme to look as least gay as possible.

Any LGBT person unaware of the controversy and watching a game wasn't going to think "wow you support me" but "wtf is that thing they're wearing":

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Realy don't know why they bothered. I guess they felt they needed to do some sort of useless thing to counter the critics of them being there.

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."

I don't mean to make light of this. People have died. But really. What a golden opportunity studiedly avoided.

 

[8ball]

The armbands weren't even rainbow, that's how pathetic they were.

They literally made up their own colour scheme to look as least gay as possible.

Any LGBT person unaware of the controversy and watching a game wasn't going to think "wow you support me" but "wtf is that thing they're wearing":

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Realy don't know why they bothered. I guess they felt they needed to do some sort of useless thing to counter the critics of them being there.

Turns out its of Dutch origin.

Ten countries embrace the Dutch OneLove campaign | KNVB

www.knvb.com

 

[Pickman's model]

How much for the people doing the VAR?

you'd have to ask them

 

[Pickman's model]

Richard of York gained battles... hang on!

richard of york gave battle in vain.

 

[Wilf]

Important communique: I've broken my commitment to not watch it, having me tea in a pub with poland v Mexico on the telly. Serves me right, it was shit.

A thought on the england game. Perhaps 3 of the black players who missed pens and got racist abuse against Italy scored? Which was nice.