maplebanana Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Kadenge said: Bless Matt Doyle....he has a soft spot for Canada I can never really tell if Doyle genuinely wants Canada to succeed, or if he's just mocking us / setting us up. Maybe it's a little of both. Kadenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Don't trust any sports presenter in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Back to 32 teams now: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/22/2022-world-cup-in-qatar-to-remain-a-32-team-tourament-fifa-announce-48-teams It would be great if we could qualify again before we host, decreases the ods. No excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 21 hours ago, maplebanana said: I can never really tell if Doyle genuinely wants Canada to succeed, or if he's just mocking us / setting us up. Maybe it's a little of both. Replace "mocking" with "pandering" and I feel the same way. Even if he is pandering to us though, it's still nice to get the coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Doyle is a largely a shill for MLS/SUM. So, he will put some good words for Canada to meet his employer's quota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 11:34 AM, beachesl said: Back to 32 teams now: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/22/2022-world-cup-in-qatar-to-remain-a-32-team-tourament-fifa-announce-48-teams It would be great if we could qualify again before we host, decreases the ods. No excuses. It's pretty funny, no one but FIFA was really interested in a 48 team shared tournament but FIFA persisted and tried to pressure v the Middle East countries to accept it - didn't work so now they have to backtrack. beachesl and ktf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktf Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 hours ago, BCM said: It's pretty funny, no one but FIFA was really interested in a 48 team shared tournament but FIFA persisted and tried to pressure v the Middle East countries to accept it - didn't work so now they have to backtrack. The best part about it was the arrogance to think that they could work around the diplomatic and logistical issues! Qatar is literally being blockaded by SA, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait (they are technically neutral, but actually on the side of the blockade). FIFA can just walk in and convince Qatar and Kuwait to co-host LOL. Qatar airways has to fly an extra two hours around the airspace to get home. Not to mention Kuwait is a dry country, with the infrastructure of a developing country. As someone who has lived there, it is also probably the last place anyone would want to vacation in the whole world. Oman was actually feasible as a co-host, as they are actually neutral and have benefited during the blockade by shipping to Qatar and Iran. But again a country with one stadium that could meet the grade, and they are not nearly as oil wealthy like the rest of the region, and could not afford to pour money into it. apbsmith, beachesl and BCM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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