Zatman Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, The_Rev said: Barcelona found guilty of tapping up Antoine Griezmann while he at Atletico Madrid. Their punishment? €300 (three hundred Euro) fine. I presume they paid in cash before leaving the court. In a wheelbarrow of 1 cent coins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 24/09/2019 at 16:29, Zatman said: Probably the greatest player I have seen play but I have always had Xavi as a bit of a dick https://www.football-espana.net/81108/xavi-hernandez-qatar-society-better-spain Not sure how he ignores the quasi-slavery going on there, but I guess it's because he's filthy rich. But when you somehow overlook that as he does and you compare how countries take care of their citizens, the Gulf states are second to none. You won't ever find a Qatari or a Saudi filing for "medical bankruptcy" or crippled with student loans for example so if you squint hard enough you can kind of see his point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 11 hours ago, Keyblade said: you compare how countries take care of their citizens, the Gulf states are second to none. You won't ever find a Qatari or a Saudi filing for "medical bankruptcy" or crippled with student loans for example Given that those states have so much oil money that they can't actually spend it having free healthcare and education is the least you would expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 2 hours ago, villa89 said: Given that those states have so much oil money that they can't actually spend it having free healthcare and education is the least you would expect. America for example has almost as much oil and is by far the richest country and has a higher GDP per capita than almost all of them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Keyblade said: Not sure how he ignores the quasi-slavery going on there, but I guess it's because he's filthy rich. But when you somehow overlook that as he does and you compare how countries take care of their citizens, the Gulf states are second to none. You won't ever find a Qatari or a Saudi filing for "medical bankruptcy" or crippled with student loans for example so if you squint hard enough you can kind of see his point. No but you might find a few getting imprisoned or even killed for trivial 'crimes' such as apostasy and blasphemy, women having to adhere to a strict dress code in public as well as continuing to face segregation in many public spaces/ places, reported torture of women's right activists etc. And let's not forget it's strong commitment to export Wahhabism across the world which is an utterly disgraceful and pathetic ideology and the genocide in Yemen. Edited September 27, 2019 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Dr_Pangloss said: No but you might find a few getting imprisoned or even killed for trivial 'crimes' such as apostasy and blasphemy, women having to adhere to a strict dress code in public as well as continuing to face segregation in many public spaces/ places, reported torture of women's right activists etc. And let's not forget it's strong commitment to export Wahhabism across the world which is an utterly disgraceful and pathetic ideology and the genocide in Yemen. Saudi was an extreme example, no pun intended, to show that even such a horrible regime has the basics covered, which is what I think Xavi was getting at while obliviously ignoring the horrible part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Rich person thinks country geared up for the rich is better than the rest shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: No but you might find a few getting imprisoned or even killed for trivial 'crimes' such as apostasy and blasphemy, women having to adhere to a strict dress code in public as well as continuing to face segregation in many public spaces/ places, reported torture of women's right activists etc. And let's not forget it's strong commitment to export Wahhabism across the world which is an utterly disgraceful and pathetic ideology and the genocide in Yemen. On the flip side the roads are clean and well maintained. Swings and roundabouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 16 hours ago, Xela said: On the flip side the roads are clean and well maintained. Swings and roundabouts Say what you will about the Qatari's, they did build nice roads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Speaking of Qatar, 28 women withdrew from the marathon last night as it was too hot to run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Speaking of Qatar, 28 women withdrew from the marathon last night as it was too hot to run And the stadium was almost empty during large parts of the afternoon. Might have filled in during the evening? A couple of 1000 in a 40000 stadium on the opening day. Men's 50 km walk is tonight, will be fun. 4 hours in 35-40 degrees Celsius and 85-90% humidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted September 29, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted September 29, 2019 On 27/09/2019 at 06:37, Keyblade said: America for example has almost as much oil and is by far the richest country and has a higher GDP per capita than almost all of them lol But, capitalism duh. If people want to be poor that’s their choice. God bless my gun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Liverpool field an ineligible player in League Cup. Paltry fine with half suspended Should have been kicked out or forced to replay the game 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Leicester vs Liverpool boxing day game is moved to 8pm. I am sure the fans were thought of before that decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 To be fair boxing day is a hard one, I'd rather an away game on the evening than a far away 3pm or a mid day kick off, 8pm means you've got a chance to do half a day with the family still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted October 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 21, 2019 The game's come back 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: The game's come back I’m not having that, it’s Harry Redknapp’s dog Rosie who’s currently the club accountant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 wonder how long the photographer waited for that "he's watching the game" photo he's paying more attention than 3 of the blokes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 1 hour ago, HanoiVillan said: The game's come back This is a load of Pollocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Probably makes more intelligible and reasoned comments than the useless fat wench that used to sit behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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