Popular Post icouldtelltheworld Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 16 hours ago, leemond2008 said: How many people here are actually boycotting the world cup and how many people just can't get interested in it? Someone today asked me if I was enjoying it and when I told them that I hadn't watched a single second of it they came out with all of the "oh you are just jumping on the bandwagon, you not watching won't change anything" they didn't understand when I told them that I'm not boycotting it, there just hasn't been a single match on yet that I wanted to watch, when I was younger I would have made a point of watching every single game, Ecuador vs Somalia, I'd be watching it, that was a long time ago though, I barely watch any football outside of the villa these days, once the group stages are out of the way then yeah, I'll watch a few games but I can't be bothered sinking an entire 2 weeks of my life into it just because its "the world cup" Not boycotting, just not bothered at the moment, I think the first time that there is a game on that I might watch is on Saturday and I can't even remember who is playing now. Basically the opposite for me, I am excited for it, as I love the world Cup, but am actively avoiding paying it any attention. I would normally watch every game and would bet money on it etc. But am incredibly determined to avoid this tournament. Enjoying top level professional football involves a necessary suspension of our usual sense of morals and justice, but this is just too far for me. I want no part of it, and if a significant minority of people think like me and viewing figures/revenue generated are down overall as a result, then that is basically all I can do to register my disgust at the whole thing. Friends and people at work who only ever take in a football match during international tournaments have asked if I've been enjoying it and are generally really surprised that I'm boycotting it 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeepDish Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 Some very interesting numbers from the Norwegian broadcasters after the first matches. Last World Cup, 1.02 million people watched the match in group games between Brasil and Switzerland. So far the numbers are highest in the match between France and Australia. Just 328,000 saw the match on our free national broadcaster. The channel has shown 7 matches with an average of 188,000 viewers. Last World Cup the average for the group games was 521,000 viewers. If this is something we see in more countries, I would say that the combination of WC at the winter and in a place we do not have much faith in regarding human rights will be something the sponsors would notice. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) Regarding how much I have seen this world cup, I saw 5 min of the England match, 10 min of the opener and 45 minutes of the Portugal match.... Edited November 24, 2022 by DeepDish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post It's Your Round Posted November 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2022 I’ve not intentionally boycotted the World Cup but I’m still yet to see any of it bar the first ten minutes of the opener. I do intend to watch some of it but I’m not exactly enthralled by it all. The corruption and scandal ridden backdrop, the apathy I feel for Southgate’s England, the low numbers of Villa player representation along with the expanded format throwing up such classics as Uruguay vs Korea. It’s all just left me feeling cold towards it. The fact it’s not in the summer and has disrupted my enjoyment of Emery’s Villa hasn’t helped either. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, DeepDish said: Some very interesting numbers from the Norwegian broadcasters after the first matches. Last World Cup, 1.02 million people watched the match in group games between Brasil and Switzerland. So far the numbers are highest in the match between France and Australia. Just 328,000 saw the match on our free national broadcaster. The channel has shown 7 matches with an average of 188,000 viewers. Last World Cup the average for the group games was 521,000 viewers. If this is something we see in more countries, I would say that the combination of WC at the winter and in a place we do not have much faith in regarding human rights will be something the sponsors would notice. Saw on dw earlier that the trend is even worse in Germany. FIFA started a fire that’s going to be hard to put out. They may not like western liberalism, but they do like the western buying power for their sponsors. With those numbers I imagine Coca Cola gets more bang for their buck somewhere else. Edited November 24, 2022 by magnkarl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Genie said: Apparently FIFA have moved to explain why attendances are above the official stadium capacity’s (especially taking into account lots of empty seats). Some examples: Qatar vs Ecuador – 67,372 (Stadium capacity = 60,000) England vs Iran – 45,334 (Stadium capacity = 40,000) Senegal vs Netherlands – 41,721 (Stadium capacity = 40,000) USA vs Wales – 43,418 (Stadium capacity = 40,000). In summary, FIFA and Qatar are cooking the books. Probably in an attempt to talk about how the stadiums were more full than any other World Cup. GiveMeSport Tickets sold.. lol. Given they've sold all tickets, even if only to themselves, I'll be amazed if there is a single game that doesn't show a 99% capacity. In the scheme of things, this is just comical. The TV viewing figures will show the true apathy or anger that most people have towards this farce of a competition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I feel dirty, the Brazil match was on the telly in the pub tonight. Luckily I probably won't remember tomorrow so the moral high ground is still with me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, MrBlack said: Tickets sold.. lol. Given they've sold all tickets, even if only to themselves, I'll be amazed if there is a single game that doesn't show a 99% capacity. In the scheme of things, this is just comical. The TV viewing figures will show the true apathy or anger that most people have towards this farce of a competition. Most games have over 100% capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, DeepDish said: Some very interesting numbers from the Norwegian broadcasters after the first matches. Last World Cup, 1.02 million people watched the match in group games between Brasil and Switzerland. So far the numbers are highest in the match between France and Australia. Just 328,000 saw the match on our free national broadcaster. The channel has shown 7 matches with an average of 188,000 viewers. Last World Cup the average for the group games was 521,000 viewers. If this is something we see in more countries, I would say that the combination of WC at the winter and in a place we do not have much faith in regarding human rights will be something the sponsors would notice. In my office is probably 20 people but WFH restrictions means an even bigger team and think 2 have spoke about the tournament Every other tournament has been a sweepstake or similar but nothing has been even spoke about Edited November 24, 2022 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: In my office is probably 20 people but WFH restrictions means an even bigger team and think 2 have spoke about the tournament Every other tournament has been a sweepstake or similar but nothing has been even spoke about I've been working from home well over 2 years and no talk about WC at all. Normally there would be a sweep and folks talking about it. Nothing at all for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Talldarkandransome said: I've been working from home well over 2 years and no talk about WC at all. Normally there would be a sweep and folks talking about it. Nothing at all for this one. I’m not surprised there has been no chat in the office if you’re working from home. Maybe you should bring it up with the cat next time you pass each other in the hall? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Love how the translator also translates the exact same energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 FIFA have u-turned and have now said they’ll allow rainbow bucket hats and flags into the stadium for the Wales/Iran game today. It seems the FAW wrote to FIFA explaining that they’d promised an open and inclusive World Cup, and FIFA have since changed their minds. No mention of other games or arm bands though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Talldarkandransome Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, LondonLax said: I’m not surprised there has been no chat in the office if you’re working from home. Maybe you should bring it up with the cat next time you pass each other in the hall? Don't have a cat I speak to folks at work all day and noone has mentioned it, we also message each other and nothing there either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 15 hours ago, DeepDish said: Some very interesting numbers from the Norwegian broadcasters after the first matches. Last World Cup, 1.02 million people watched the match in group games between Brasil and Switzerland. So far the numbers are highest in the match between France and Australia. Just 328,000 saw the match on our free national broadcaster. The channel has shown 7 matches with an average of 188,000 viewers. Last World Cup the average for the group games was 521,000 viewers. If this is something we see in more countries, I would say that the combination of WC at the winter and in a place we do not have much faith in regarding human rights will be something the sponsors would notice. I was wondering something DeepDish, isn't the national broadcaster a tax subsidised service like the BBC? How does a country so out of favour with this world cup react to the extraordinary fees paid to FIFA for the showing rights? I presume there isn't a democracy on what the Norwegian broadcaster pays for? I would've assumed that spending the amount of cash FIFA wants for this dogcrap is a huge chunk of their budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 More censorship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Iranian players "chose" to mouth the words to the national anthem this time. You'd imagine the threat of torture and jail to them and their families will have played a massive part in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) Read an article the other day pointing out it seems a little weird everyone is dogpiling Qatar for being an awful place that doesn’t respect freedom or tolerate homosexuality when the last World Cup was in Russia which was hardly a bastion of freedom even at the time and is literally now committing genocide in Ukraine, and the last Winter Olympics were held this year in autocratic China (also currently committing genocide and threatening to invade Taiwan), and there was nowhere near as much fuss about either. It does seem a double standard now I’ve had it pointed out to me. Edited November 25, 2022 by Panto_Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 From a personal standpoint my enthusiasm is less than usual for this World Cup but beyond the stadium deaths I struggle to find a reason to boycott that I'd contradict elsewhere. The South Africa and Russia World Cup bids were every bit as corrupt and I fully consumed those. I follow a league that accepts clubs being owned by the Saudi and UAE regimes. I never have but I'd considering travelling to one of the oil rich nations in the area. (I imagine lots of people enraged by this tournament have been to Dubai/Abu Dhabi for instance). Therefore I am going to fully partake in this month of wall to wall football on TV whilst they've taken my beloved Villa away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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