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Day 1: Qatar vs Ecuador - Match Discussion Only Please.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I don't even think the first half was very good. Couple of good moments from Ecuador but it faded away well before the whistle. There's been a whole lot of nothing taking place between the boxes. Players miscontrolling the ball and missing easy passes.
Still, it's good enough for Ecuador. Gives them half a chance in this group.
Still, it's good enough for Ecuador. Gives them half a chance in this group.
Ecuador haven't been great, but Qatar are making them look good. But it ends up a terrible game of football. Holland and Senegal have this group on toast.
I went for a draw
I didn't actually twig what he was doing with his hands or the significance. I also didn't realise it was after the disallowed goal .
I’ve zoned out of this game. Pathetic start to a World Cup in a pathetic country.
More games, more money.
I had to leave the house at halftime for a wedding. From the posts in this thread, appetizers and cocktails may have been a better choice!
Are you for real?Why is he stupid?
In the wrong end, taunting home fans, and he has his kid next to him?
Do that in most stadiums and you'll provoke a good slapping, and probably not what you want to bring your kids into.
I agree with all of this. I am deeply against Qatar hosting this World Cup and I'm strongly against their position on LGBT rights and human rights in general. But that definitely doesn't excuse Islamophobia. I strongly recommend using the Report function on any comments that are distasteful and hateful in this way.
It was offside, but that last shot was really embarrassing.
Err..what possible other reason would he be doing that if not to allude to bribery?
It’s shooting like that why Ecuador won’t win the World Cup
Poor match. Qatar have been terrible. There is also no other game today to redeem the day.
Apparently lots of empty seats now according to the commentators.
With the context he’s quite clearly saying money/ bribery. That’s why the guy behind him gets so angry and tells him to shut the feck up.
I see him sitting there with his 2 young girls and as a father I just think wtf are you doing?!
anyway…
Americans tunining into this
Looking forward to Netherlands Qatar.
Different class, second half is boring as feck
I think this is the worst game I've seen
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That manager needs a slap.
Fair weather crowd? Prawn-sandwichers?
Why didn't Ecuador just sub Valencia off at half time with the game basically already won?!
Now he seems to have exacerbated his injury in the second half, and without him they have much less of a chance getting passed Senegal and out the group.
Now he seems to have exacerbated his injury in the second half, and without him they have much less of a chance getting passed Senegal and out the group.
It's after the VAR check so yeah, it means money, as in "how much did that take?"
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That might happen in any European league but you would be surprised to know that’s not what happens in this part of the world. Crowd and locals are much more civilised than you want to give them credit for.
The same people who believe that England’s Brave Harry Maguire was a national hero for starting a fight in a Greek bar and assaulting the filthy foreign police.
I wouldn't say wrong end, because besides the ecuador section, the entire stadium is the 'wrong end'. It looked like he was in the family section, and most people found it hilarious except for that one guy.
He's clearly either exceptionally dim, exceptionally arrogant, or most likely a tourist in for the big occasions.
Most sensible match going fans wouldn't end up surrounded by opposition fans wearing the away gear for starters, let alone start taunting them in a very personal way.
Yup, it's the one thing holding them back.
That's a very pessimistic view. I report people a reasonable number of times and things do get done.
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Well instead of saying:
''This game is shit'' - like many others are saying, then it's a fair comment.
First half was good. Second half horrific. Ecuador hasn’t got out of 1st gear.
It’s sad really.
The shooting and crossing in this game has been embarrassing from both sides.
Good to see.