Good job Saudi Arabia didn't bid then. I'm fairly open minded on Qatar as a bidder. They will clearly make concessions on their fairly strict muslim beliefs of the Qataris (not that many of them). I know a few ex pats who live there and alcohol isn't a problem (getting/drinking). Nor is a "normal" way of life.
Without getting too deep islam is a 1430 year old religion which is developing fast, and if you consider where Christianity was in the year 1430 then you can see both parallels in extremists and progress being made. I have no doubt the world cup there will be amazing and to be honest korea japan and usa all had it in the very recent past and australia is a non starter for timing reasons (for lucrative tv markets unless they play at night). Indeed Russia's bid was excellent and will be a good world cup. Moscow and st petersberg are amazing cities, sochi and kazan are quite nice places too. The whole legacy/regeneration thing won us the olympics so we can't dismiss it when it suits. The real problem is that 22 (allegedly)corrupt people headed by the most corrupt (allegedly)of all have the power. We naively believed because we had the best bid we deserved to win it. Things are much fairer in britain! Our media p1ssed them off and they have had a good laugh stitching us up. I only hope our media doesn't now lose interest and pursues them to the bitter end until Blatter and his legacy is in ruins and hopefully he ends his time in jail! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: Jim Moran <j...@jimmoran.co.uk> Sender: leedslist-boun...@gn.apc.org Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 13:54:48 To: Mark Tuffey<wiscole...@hotmail.com> Cc: <leedslist@gn.apc.org> Subject: Re: [LU] Qatar I also believe it's illegal to be homosexual there. Not sure if any country has ever been less deserving of a World Cup? That said, the only reason I'm sad we didn't get it is we won't get a free upgrade at Elland Road. On 3 December 2010 13:35, Mark Tuffey <wiscole...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > What's the carbon foot print on have all air conditioned stadia? > > Also, are Israeli citizens allowed in Qatar? And if not, what if Israel > qualifies? > > What about alcohol consumption and any public shows of affection? Are both > permitted? > > Cheers > Mark > El Presidente Wisconsin Whites > Leeds United > Chicago Fire > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
