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Boycott Qatar

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Morning all!

Had an interesting chat with some mates last night about a potential fan led boycott of Qatar 2022. Writing this really just to gauge people’s opinions and to see if there would ever be sufficient support for it to be a realistic option.

The horrific human right abuses of workers getting the stadiums ready in time for the tournament are well documented and in many cases amounted to modern day slavery. Many lost their lives.

Could we collectively say enough is enough and ask the question to what depths is society willing to sink in order to promote the game we all love? These questions won’t be asked loudly at the top with so much money involved. What a huge statement it would make if broadcasters and sponsors were boycotted during the games. Something that could potentially trigger similar movements in areas other than football where corruption and human right abuses are rife.

I’d imagine for most, not watching England in a major tournament is unthinkable. Would an option be for one match to be boycotted? Something everyone could get on board with to send a strong message. Or at the very least show the families of those who died building the stadiums that there are people on the other side of the world who give a shit.

Like I said this isn’t a call to arms. Just a way of gaging opinion. If it is generally positive there’s no reason other forums can’t be contacted to see if something meaningful can be put together. With OTIB leading the way!

Have a good football less weekend. We all needed a break!

Rhinestone Wurzel
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I am out. F**Kung bastards
Big Twisty said:
I guess taking this lead we should boycott the next one in America then? I mean, not that the USA are responsible for millions of innocent deaths due to their foreign policies since WW2, but they prob a better health and safety record building stadiums.

then the next one is China (maybe) , that one needs a boycott too yes? Evil them Chinese aren’t they?

rumors of one World Cup going to Israel in the future, that one will defo need a boycott. You could possibly boycott 4 consecutive tournaments!
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The only solution is hold all tournaments in England.or Catalonia
 

All most economically developed countries should. And send a message out to the rest of the world. Never going to work though, we need the oil.
 
T_Bone said:
Our team should boycott it. So shoukd some of the leading countries who have qualified. It’s a disgraceful example of corruption for starters.
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I trust our F.A to do the right thing cos they always have...
Trouble is, there's far too much money involved to let principles get in the way of any governing body.
Trouble is, there's far too much money involved to get in the way of principles of any governing body.
 
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Geronimo said:
Why don't the players , who seem to take up any other self-publicising cause, start saying that they're not going ?
Probably because they'll lose a fortune in salary and sponsorship deals.
Hypocrites. All of them
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This
I reckon from those saying they won’t watch it there will be about 80-90% that don’t really mean that.
 
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Their lack of value of a human life means we should give this a very wide berth.

It should never have gone there in the first place.
Wrenthorpe Mackem said:
It is disgusting. As you say, countless migrants died. Others probably not even paid. Really indifferent to the tournament right now because a dreadful choice of venue but yes, when England involved, hard not to be particularly once it starts with the hype.

And Beckham paid a fortune to promote this tournament?
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More sportswashing and it stinks.
 
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