Why Would You Ever Pick Qatar In The First Place...??

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24160879
All of this could have been forseen. Looks like the FIFA members favoured the bribes they were getting over practicalities. Is it feasable to have this in the winter? ie basically disrupt the whole European scene for 2 years because selfish corrupt FIFA officials could not bring themselves to pick a feasable host?

[sandyRoe]

Palms were greased.

[Gromit]

Many Europeans already have a winter break. There have been calls for England to have one too for a long time.

FIFA are trying to promote football all over the World, not just Europe. Qatar put in a bid from the Middle East, an area that has not staged the World Cup before and had the money to do it.

I'm sure most English Premiership players would sooner spend January in Qatar rather than freezing England.

[ToraToraTora]

The players are a consideration but the main worry is the fans.

[Gromit]

The fans went to South Africa (another country you objected to get the World Cup) which is considerable further. Not sure why going in January rather than August would be a problem for fans. Holiday breaks in Winter are very popular.

[Zeuhl]

What ever happened to the original justification for this decision that the Qataris were going to build technologically advanced stadia with solar powered cooling systems that could be used in the summer

(as they already have indoor ski resorts!)

and then offer to reassemble them in other hot countries?

What a crock of youknowwhat....

[ToraToraTora]

I'm talking about the reasons for moving it to winter Gromit, it was the fans that are the main reason for not having it in summer not the players.

[LazyGun]

I think, like you, 3T, that FIFA officials were bribed to accept the Qatar bid. The notion of holding such an international event in summer was always farcical.

I do not doubt that such a tourney should be held in the ME, but better provision needs to be made to support the incoming fans. Better and preferably pre-existing stadia should be in place first, and due consideration given to the effect of such temperature extremes on the fans and players alike.

The notion that we should move the tourney to the winter and thus disrupt all pre-existing league structures is farcical and a tourney-saving attempt from the Qataris and a face-saving exercise from Blatter and his sycophantic hangers-on at FIFA.

[ToraToraTora]

Bang on LG.

[ToraToraTora]

yeah really relevant to the discussion trigger well done! Let's have it at the south pole shall we!

[jomifl]

It is only fair that a football loving nation such as Qatar with such a long tradition of producing world class footballers should be allowed to host the event. :o)

[bunkmoreland]

good one jomifl lol ! all this temp problem should have been discussed in the initial stages as common sense decrees! But money talked,and now it has been shown to be so! The fallout begins.