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Qatar will be shocking, no entries on the pub finder app for that hell hole! There's only sand there to build sand castles, not really a football fans idea of "having a good time "
As England fans we've already been to both countries, Russia and Qatar, and both were a massive disappointment. As PDS mentioned earlier when we were there in 2007 the Cosmos Hotel was the centre of quite a lot of attention, from prostitutes (never seen so many!) and the local Moscow hooligans who had access to all the bars and reception areas. Random attacks took place all over the city, in bars, the metro and streets. But Moscow is such a dour and miserable place, service in restaurants non-existent, travel very complicated and accommodation lacking in any kind of quality. Qatar a different proposition altogether, although still as disappointing. It has one city of any note and the only place to get a drink is in the major tourist hotels, hardly setting itself up as an attractive destination for a football tournament.The BBC are very good at doing pre-tournament hooligan stories, they've done it before all recent tournaments, Brazil, Ukraine/Poland and South Africa, and yet they turned out to be wonderful and well worth the effort, especially South Africa which will remain with me forever.France, a modern western democracy, provided one of the poorest tournaments I've ever attended. Not just the hooliganism in Marseilles but the whole approach from the authorities was poor and sadly lacking. In every venue they resorted to firing off tear gas as a first and only solution to all their problems. Seeing the picture on TV last night of the riots against the Police throughout the Paris region didn't surprise me one bit.
Quote from: johnny rovers on February 16, 2017, 02:43:46 pmQatar will be shocking, no entries on the pub finder app for that hell hole! There's only sand there to build sand castles, not really a football fans idea of "having a good time "I take it you have been?? I live out here. everyone will be fine and well lubricated!!
Quote from: silent majority on February 16, 2017, 04:34:43 pmAs England fans we've already been to both countries, Russia and Qatar, and both were a massive disappointment. As PDS mentioned earlier when we were there in 2007 the Cosmos Hotel was the centre of quite a lot of attention, from prostitutes (never seen so many!) and the local Moscow hooligans who had access to all the bars and reception areas. Random attacks took place all over the city, in bars, the metro and streets. But Moscow is such a dour and miserable place, service in restaurants non-existent, travel very complicated and accommodation lacking in any kind of quality. Qatar a different proposition altogether, although still as disappointing. It has one city of any note and the only place to get a drink is in the major tourist hotels, hardly setting itself up as an attractive destination for a football tournament.The BBC are very good at doing pre-tournament hooligan stories, they've done it before all recent tournaments, Brazil, Ukraine/Poland and South Africa, and yet they turned out to be wonderful and well worth the effort, especially South Africa which will remain with me forever.France, a modern western democracy, provided one of the poorest tournaments I've ever attended. Not just the hooliganism in Marseilles but the whole approach from the authorities was poor and sadly lacking. In every venue they resorted to firing off tear gas as a first and only solution to all their problems. Seeing the picture on TV last night of the riots against the Police throughout the Paris region didn't surprise me one bit.SM, To back up my other post. yes the bars are in hotels. But i tell you they knock the socks off any bar in Donny!!!Just be ready for the Chinese attention
Quote from: bahrain rover on February 22, 2017, 05:32:02 pmQuote from: johnny rovers on February 16, 2017, 02:43:46 pmQatar will be shocking, no entries on the pub finder app for that hell hole! There's only sand there to build sand castles, not really a football fans idea of "having a good time "I take it you have been?? I live out here. everyone will be fine and well lubricated!!No I haven't been but I've had a lot of testimonies from people who have been along with manana in Bahrain. It's over ten pound a pint and the amount of rich Saudi men going over there to let there beards down by offering western men tens of thousands of pounds for sex is quite alarming! I'm sure everyone would be fine but it's hardly a footballing pilgrimage is it, nor is it top of many westerners bucket list for places to visit before they die! Plus, with the ever increasing likelihood that the tournament will be played in December, it's far from ideal is it!