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Post by Wagasi on Dec 4, 2010 23:01:24 GMT -5
These are my thoughts on the WC winners.
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Post by The Chloe on Dec 4, 2010 23:54:30 GMT -5
And mine:
lulz Qatar.
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Post by DBBN on Dec 5, 2010 21:21:14 GMT -5
I agree with Petit on Russia and Chole on Cutter.
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Post by leelee on Dec 5, 2010 22:26:48 GMT -5
Cutter is going to be a disaster worse than South Africa. Over/under 50 people traveling there die from the heat.
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Post by janie on Dec 6, 2010 9:48:33 GMT -5
Don't worry, they're going to have air-conditioned stadiums, believe it or not. Because that makes so much sense.  It sure looks like every sport has to pass through the Gulf states sooner or later. I'm waiting for the announcement that the Super Bowl and the World Series will take place there some year soon. Get ready for the Stanley Cup finals in Dubai. |
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Post by janie on Dec 6, 2010 9:50:19 GMT -5
"Stadium seats will be cooled using air pumped at the spectator ankle zone at a temperature of 18 C," he said.
"The same air will also be projected from the back and neck area of the seats, ensuring that each seating row of each stadium provides maximum comfort and enjoyment to fans," he continued.
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Post by The Chloe on Dec 6, 2010 10:23:17 GMT -5
Oh, Janie. Nobody wants the World Series. Or the Super Bowl. You guys can keep those. Hockey, on the other hand... well, the NHL gets around. But seriously, I don't see the big deal with oil countries wanting to dump their money into sporting events. Everybody else wants to dump their money on these events, everybody is corrupt, so why not let them join the party?
That being said, putting sporting events in places where it doesn't make sense from a climatic perspective is funny.
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Post by DBBN on Dec 6, 2010 13:52:05 GMT -5
Au contraire, errbody wants USian football...well, at least the British Isles. Baseball, yeah, nobody likes, true. Except for maybe Coria.
Maybe no one will die in the stadiums, but a lot of spectators will die going to or from them.
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Post by Wagasi on Dec 6, 2010 18:01:08 GMT -5
The climate is one of the lesser problems. They can host in the spring or fall when it'll be slightly more tolerable. It's the absurdity of a country of 1.5million (of whom probably 80% are transient migrant workers who will never be allowed to settle there) building 12 stadiums to seat 40-60k spectators each, all within a space of a few kilometres (the whole country fits in a space the size of a New England state). They already have absurdly large stadia that stay perpetually empty for all sporting events because:
1. The rich locals don't care about sports
2. Everyone else is being worked to death and doesn't have the time/energy to go
3. There are no local teams or history of sports...all the "athletes" are purchased a la KAZ
4. Tourists don't have much reason to go because the place is basically Vegas without the crazy clubs, gambling, showgirls and alcohol i.e. you can enjoy the gaudy architecture, just don't kiss in public lest you be kicked out of the country
These are only some of the reasons which make this a joke. They have some idiotic plan to deconstruct the stadia after the WC and send them to other countries. Typical. Overspend egregiously, then get some migrant workers to transport your shit somewhere else.
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Post by DBBN on Dec 6, 2010 18:11:15 GMT -5
It's the absurdity of a country of 1.5million (of whom probably 80% are transient migrant workers who will never be allowed to settle there) building 12 stadiums to seat 40-60k spectators each, all within a space of a few kilometres (the whole country fits in a space the size of a New England state). Agreed, although my roommate made the point that, you know, everyone does fit inside Connecticut with room to spare. Still...kind of nutsy. I think watching the Qatari football team might actually be the best part of this all, though. I will be 43 when this occurs. LOL. |
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Post by Wagasi on Dec 6, 2010 23:13:33 GMT -5
Agreed, although my roommate made the point that, you know, everyone does fit inside Connecticut with room to spare. It's true but CONN seems to have 4 or 5 small cities spread over the state. There might actually be stuff to do in CONN for a month. Qatar is basically Doha + 2 or 3 oil/gas refinery "towns" (population in the hundreds at most). The stadiums will have to be built in the middle of the desert or next to a beach or right in Doha. Either way, it'll probably be a half hour trip between any two of them. Also, stating the obvious, Qatar beat the whole USA for this bid. No one would ever expect the state of Connecticut to bid for the world's biggest sporting event alone. And then win. Cutter  I'm not sure why I'm so pissed but I am. |
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