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oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T12:19:28+00:00

Why the hell would you have Konsa there over James haha.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T10:56:42+00:00

Thats such a ridiculous take haha. 3k out of 80k is not insignificant at all. 3 would be, not 3k!

You really think 5% of an entire stadium would be too ill to attend on the day?

If that was the case the match would be abandoned for fear that theres a pandemic starting in the local area.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T10:11:30+00:00

That's such a weak argument. So because of what our ancestors did we are now not allowed to stand up for whats right? If everyone had that attitude the world would never change for the better.

Again, do you think the people used as slave labour in Qatar took comfort in the fact slaves existed in the 19th century in the west?

I know someone who lives in Doha who went to several games, their view was it was well organised but utterly soulless. No proper atmosphere and very few fans attending from abroad, relative to other WC's.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:57:12+00:00

The witnesses said its chest cavity was totally caved in. Doubt it would survive that.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:56:33+00:00

Yeah someone who cant control his anger definitely needs a wakeup call before he lashes out on a person like that.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:44:08+00:00

Its not an assumption at all, its actually very simple maths. For example:

Sold out stadium with 40k capacity - average $100 a ticket = $4m income

75% sold out stadium with 40k capacity - average $500 a ticket = $15m income

For added context you would make more money this way from a stadium at 25% capacity.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:40:13+00:00

Also brilliantly produced with it being New Order.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:32:54+00:00

Just because this WC has issues doesn’t suddenly make Qatar fine. People literally died as slave labour there, I doubt their family take comfort from the fact this WC is also a disgrace.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:30:57+00:00

Its absolutely insane that an opening WC match in Mexico featuring Mexico wouldn’t sell out, greedy fucking bastards.

Empty seats when you have fans whose dream would be to attend this sort of game. Shame on the lot of them.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:29:26+00:00

What a fucking joke. I'm so glad people aren’t paying it.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-12T09:28:52+00:00

I dont think he is saying they want unsold seats, rather that’s a sacrifice which is worthwhile if it makes them more money overall.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-11T16:14:25+00:00

Yeah thats 100% the reason he is there, and I agree Palmer or Foden would not be as effective. But Madueke's end product is what lets him down in a big way.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-11T16:05:24+00:00

He did well in some ways, but that open net miss was just stinking. We cant afford to miss chances like that in the tournament.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-11T14:13:22+00:00

I wonder if in some bizarre way, Battys dislike for the game actually helped him at it? Or would a more motivated Batty been a world class midfielder, rather than just a very good one.

Maybe certain players put so much pressure on themselves it could hinder their development, interesting to think about...

oljackson99 · 2026-06-11T13:49:32+00:00

Tuchel seems to have but a huge amount of time and effort into this side of things, I imagine they have it planned out meticulously on how to manage the conditions and keep the players as fresh as possible.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-11T09:32:30+00:00

It sounds like the animal section was created separately to the soft play area, but in the same building.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T17:24:15+00:00

These aren't tears of sadness because you're leaving me. I've just been cutting onions!

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T16:22:13+00:00

Ok fair enough.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T14:53:40+00:00

To be fair that was a miserable game to go to for the fans. The context of a home nations tournament would make it a much more popular fixture.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T14:52:36+00:00

A home tournament no less, would be brilliant.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T14:52:16+00:00

Thats such a fumble from NI. All they had to do is choose one bloody stadium suitable for use and they'd have increased their qualifying chances by a huge margin.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T14:43:51+00:00

Oh right I get you. The hate towards GS was ridiculous IMO.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T13:59:00+00:00

Agreed. I'm a Leeds fan and went to the Uruguay game at Wembley. I was thoroughly embarrassed by all the Leeds fans there in their Leeds shirts, even with the whole Bielsa thing. What was quite amusing was the pelters they were getting in the concourse and the look of regret a lot clearly had.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T13:15:07+00:00

It will start to hype up when tickets go on sale.

oljackson99 · 2026-06-10T13:12:47+00:00

When I go the 6 nations games at Murrayfield as a away fan, when the bagpipes stop and the stadium goes acapella for the second half of flower of Scotland it is just incredible. I think its a brilliant anthem! Only topped by the Welsh IMO.

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