Reply With QuoteI havnt scored for agesOriginally Posted by superfeathers
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It was already the most meagre of gestures and they can't even stand that. Fifa are embarrassing themselves even more with every passing day. It's really pathetic and I'd very disappointed if Bale doesn't wear it now
F*ck Fifa, wear the armband and show them up
I havnt scored for ages
Isn't the World Cup a protected event under law, meaning that it must be shown on terrestrial TV?
So I don't know why some people are saying the BBC should boycott the tournament if they are unhappy with Qatar's abuses.
A booking would draw attention to it even more, the Streisand Effect.
The way I see it, is if players and country's want to protest against the host country then they should have pulled out and not took part, but players like Kane and Bale want the best of both worlds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNCO4cryCM
They could have left Lineker at home and sent somebody more suitable to deliver their message.
Stop being sensible!
Or they could have presented the games from a studio in Salford?
i was thinking the same the amount of people bbc and itv wales has sent out there
OT a bit but did anyone else think Ashley Williams was an odd choice for the opening game
I can see the point of reporters being there, but when Lineker and the pundits are in a small room high up in the stadium it did seem a bit pointless.
the bbc doing its make it look good stick a welshman and a woman on the panel
Could they change the shirts to include a rainbow band, then Bale could wear an official armband just above or below.
The US gave changed the badge but not for games so maybe not allowed?
https://www.indy100.com/news/qatar-w...inbow-us-badge
There will be many 'dead rubbers' in the next week or so where teams have lost their 1st 2 games. If in those circumstances they chicken out, it will be absolutely pathetic.
welsh player apologies to grangetown blue
Under what law of the game is it a cautionable offence?
Fcking disgraceful and shows what a corrupt and money hungry organisation FIFA are.
Could FIFA be shooting themselves in the foot? The ‘rich’ associations breaking away, initiating a new World Cup, FIFA threatening them with expulsion and them saying ‘Go on then’.
In normal circumstances it’s a argument that could be made, that politics and sport shouldn’t mix.
If football allowed EVERY political statement then it would be far removed from a sport and instead a platform
However these are not normal circumstances and so I’m all for the armband
The way you see it would mean no exposure at all and just more likeminded people
What Arab TV is going to focus on Gareth Bale at home with his feet up? There’s no point in being a martyr to a few hundred thousand welsh fans already on board with the cause
Im not even sure defending someone's human rights is even a political issue. It's not like protesting against , oh I dunno, a war in Yemen, for example.
Think it’s a possibility - there’s been problems for England fans trying to get into today’s game as well. It’s not been a good start for FIFA to a tournament that a lot of the world thinks is corrupt.
No country is completely clean of corruption and poor morales.
It's a bit uncomfortable how we pick and choose who the baddies are. I don't remember there being anywhere near the outburst against Brazil or even Russia hosting it. Foreign money, cheap shit from abroad, bring it on.
The west always on the pedestal is laughable.
Why hasn't more been done to have dialogue with the Qataris, to try to make a lasting change instead of constantly telling them they are a bit backward as if that ever helps anyone.
Ultimately shame on fifa, how they were awarded the competition is a disgrace. When you have to build 8 temporary stadiums in a city in the ****ing desert you should know it shouldn't happen.
However if England had been awarded it no one would be talking about Qatar, most wouldn't know where it is and few would care about their awful human rights abuses. If anything the world cup being there, however awful a decision, has given a platform for some change but that won't happen unfortunately.
To be bullied by fifa on even a token gesture is hilarious. Every player should have worn 3.
I hope someone games this. Important player picks up a yellow card in game 1. You go 3 goals up in game 2, guaranteed to qualify. Suddenly remember he has forgotten his armband, puts it on, gets a card and is back for the knockouts with a clean slate !!
They can’t book you for an armband.
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