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DaRuDe said
Wonderful ...Thats really great
rheeza said
Way to Go Qatar! ...need to be here on that year.
drsam said
not the same ...rio had huge popular support behind it, madrid's support among spaniard couldn't even compare to the brasilians.
that, and the fact that south america never hosted the event, while london 2012 is as madrid european.
neither speeches from obama in favor of chicago, nor samaranch heart touching plea to madrid did much of an effect!
does doha has a popular support behind it?
that's what the forum is about.
to be frank, 200-250.000 qatari r with but the rest 1.200.000-1.350.000 is overwhelmingly against (or so i think).why?
olympic much as the asian games, will make taxi rates, house rentals, living costs roar!
can the governement give substantial promisses that prices will not skyrocket? (fixing prices, flooding the market with new transportation and houses to prepare for the eventual rise in demand)
Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.
Raven1968 said
Wake up Qatar, you don't ...Wake up Qatar, you don't stand a chance to host the Fifa World Cup (as has been well documented on this site) when you don't have sufficent infrastructure in place to cope with a global event of this magnitude....this is a pipe dream at best
sandeepkadian said
Rio had arguably the ...Rio had arguably the greatest sportsman ever leading their bid in Pele, Qatar doesn't have that kind of brand ambassador. That is the difference.
Still If they get it, it will be great. It would mean more construction and more opportunities for me personally..
doodlebugs said
huh ...could this not be an opportunity for Qatar to improve the infrastrcture, culture, reputation etc? criticising the country is one thing and being outright negative is another.
what was Joburg like 12 years ago? anybody wants to look into that? there is a short article in the august TIME magazine.
sandeepkadian said
doodlebugs South Africa got ...doodlebugs South Africa got to be the hosts because of the rotation policy, someone from Africa had to be the hosts and there was no better alternative than South Africa. The rotation policy is no longer in place.
FriedUnicorn said
Go Qatar Go...I'am with you 100% ...Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
janeyjaney said
I hope this pulls through. ...I hope this pulls through. It will be very good for the country but isn't it that Qatar seems to be so confused?
They are more focused on amending their laws when it comes to alcohol, parties etc and now they actually want to try their luck with the worldcup in 2022? Isn't the worldcup one of the largest boozefest there is ever?
But anyway, on a positive note it's still a long way to go. Who knows, Qatar may be really different by then. :)
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Plaza3804 said
2022 ...New hope for some individuals to become millionaire , New hope for landlords , New fear for expatriates , Thank God Yr 2022 is long way to go , I think they will start erasing old areas say 2015 , Well best of Luck for Qatar , We definately are behind this greta nation
XceptionalGreat said
Qatar 2022 ...All the best Qatar.. Go Qatar Go.... !!
adnan_nk said
dream on Qatar ` c h i n g a ...dream on Qatar
` c h i n g a A a l i n g `
watyadointonite said
Cant Handle ...If Qatar cant hand 2 million people, with traffic problems thru out day and night..I honestly doubt that it could hand a million visitors, and keep the a million visitors entertained..is a tough choice, they cant be sand duning, all the time or going to the SOUK...
RIO has much much more to look out for....
Naseebfinder said
All the best QATAR. You did ...All the best QATAR. You did EXCELLENT job in hosting the 2006 Asian games, Maintaining the ROYAL image.
You have all the potential to win the Olympics bid.
4x4 said
thats one of the example ...TRAFFIC PROBLEMS...simple problem they cant manage it?yeah its true,if you have money you can buy evrything,good facilities and environment is nothing here.just keep dreaming,i wish JAPAN can get it...
sabrang kidul said
at Janeyjaney ...You wrote' Isn't the worldcup one of the largest boozefest there is ever?'. Well, not necessarily. If soccer transcend nationality,race and religion, why can it also overcome the mere issue of drinking or not.
As I wrote in other thread, will a relatively 'dry' worldcup be a deterrent for fans to support their teams ? Don't think so. For every fans that is deterred by the 'dryness' of the host country, there will be 3-4 non drinkers that can not wait to come.
So, all the best for Qatar (and other prospective hosts) on their Mondial 2022 bid. May the best country win....
Cheers
SK
Dracula said
Isn't it funny how the ...Susan Boyle, Kevin Skinner and Paul Potts.
Isn't it funny how the judges already had written them off before they even heard them?
Just like what happened with Susan Boyle, Kevin Skinner and Paul Potts.
LOL I love it when people like this come and just blow everyone away.
Susan Boyle - A 47 years old house lady
http://www.youtube.c...
Kevin Skinner - An unemployed chicken catcher
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Paul Potts - A mobile salesman
http://www.youtube.c...
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Greeker said
Drac ...Bravo.
Qatari, thanks for getting behind Qatar. It was a very nice gesture. All the best to Qatar for the 2022 bid.
britexpat said
Why not Qatar ? It has the ...Why not Qatar ? It has the potential and the willpower and means to make it happen...
Go Qatar!
injinuity said
Go Qatar GO! lets bring the ...Go Qatar GO! lets bring the world cup to Doha.
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Dali said
Is this the Pro Qatar 2022 ...Is this the Pro Qatar 2022 Qatar Living page????
Dreamers and PR people THIS THREAD IS FOR YOU
THE OTHER Qatar living page where alot of Qatar living members that ain't so Pro Qatar 2022 is here http://www.qatarlivi...
RICH99 said
Absolutely ridiculous ...Corruption would be the only possible reason for Qatar being awarded this event. It would go down as the worst sporting event in history.
Wake up people!
Raven1968 said
Totally agree with the last ...Totally agree with the last 2 comments....this would be the worst place to hold a major world sporting event like the olympics and world cup.....
Khanan said
Rich and Raven, ...as Dali stated, this is Pro-Qatar 2022 Bid thread,
post your comments in the other thread,
GO QATAR, GO, GO!!!!
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Don Robert said
I can't stop my self and ...I can't stop my self and smile while driving at corniche and seing those banner of Qatar biding for the 2022 world cup. I tell myself what an ambitious state this is... can't even clean their own backyard and yet bid for a world event. learn proper manners first before biding those main events....
"Do not do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you(Wag kang gay-an, kung mang gagay-an ka, wag gay-on)"
Arien said
Good Luck ...Good Luck Qatar.
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Dali said
Khanan I also said this ...Khanan I also said this thread is for Dreamers and PR people earning a buck, which catergory do you fall under? :)
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Sasuke said
Qatar can put $ on the table... ...I think that most of you is not considering how much $ Qatar can put on the Fifa table...
Moreover Qatar could see the favour of players that see on this state the ideal place for the last years of career where get tax free money...
Moreover many worldwide companies can see in world cup the opportunity for a new customer that will buy so much material for building...
But.. there is a but.. Qatar is so hot during summer..
jackmohan2007 said
Go Go Go Qatar.... ...Go Go Go Qatar....
Qatar does stand a very good chance to win the FIFA World Cup hosting....due to the recession.
Raven1968 said
Qatar stands NO chance of ...Qatar stands NO chance of ever hosting this event or an Olympics.....get real and smell the roses Qatar, you have NO infrastructure, no stadiums up to scratch, and you are the most inhospitapal country on the planet!! Yes I can see tens of thousands of fans wanting to come to Qatar.....especially for family day (racist day) on Fridays, and every fan will have to join as a member to get a drink....the World Cup will never be a dry event, esp with the amount of money the breweries put in.....the one good thing about Qatar's bid, its providing a great deal of amusement for us football fans..LoL
heero_yuy2 said
Why not? ...There is still 12(edited) more years to prepare. Maybe within that timeframe Qatar already fixed enough of all the unstable inanities and pretentiousness the country is recently facing to become one of the modern nations to visit in the Middle East in the future.
Live long and prosper, Qatar!
GO AND WIN THE DREAM!!
I mean it. :-)
(took me a awhile if 12 years is enough to get Qatar to the proper track that sometimes I felt my first mistake of saying '22 years' was more realistic)
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Raven1968 said
there is not 22 years to ...there is not 22 years to prepare there are 13 years till the cup proper and the winning bid is decided next year in December I believe (stand to be corrected on this date, Qatar will not have any satisfactory infrastructure, stadia, or other world cup essentials even remotely developed by then....
Naseebfinder said
heero_yuy not 22yrs, its ...heero_yuy not 22yrs, its 13yrs to go Its end of the 2009.
13yrs would be enough to prepare for the event.
All the best. QATAR
Olive said
There's this thing called a ...There's this thing called a social life in Rio. It doesn't exist in Qatar. When it does, perhaps it will stand a chance.
Raven1968 said
Fifa will not give the World ...Fifa will not give the World Cup to a 3rd World country, all be it a rich one.....anyone who is realistic knows Qatar will never host an Olympics or World Cup....plus they don't deserve it just because they have money...with great wealth comes responsibilty....enough said!
exiledsaint said
Go Qatar. Loads more jobs ...Go Qatar. Loads more jobs for expatriates on huge salaries....
Mike Lee has already signed up and his company charges a fortune.... more millions going outside of Qatar....
For those who don't know Mike Lee and his company worked on the bids for Rio and London Olypmics, which were successful but he knows a big sack full of money when he sees it....
heero_yuy2 said
deleted ..."Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
Dracula said
....enough said! :P .......enough said! :P
4x4 said
well ...dream on....
graaam said
all the best for Qatar (and ...all the best for Qatar (and other prospective hosts) on their Mondial 2022 bid. May the best country win....
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messymiss said
will never happen!! Pay ...will never happen!!
Pay peanuts & you get Monkeys
amnesia said
well said Qatari. Despite ...well said Qatari.
Despite any pessimism, I believe that everything is worth a try and if it means improving the country then GOOO Qatar!
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UkEngQatar said
I still believe that Qatar ...I still believe that Qatar should partner with UAE for this Bid as Japan partnered with South Korea..
Go Qatar Go..
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MagicDragon said
Would make sense, UK, but ...Would make sense, UK, but will never happen.
UkEngQatar said
MD.. ...Why do you think that it would never happen because of the big egos?
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MagicDragon said
Yep! ...Yep!
sabrang kidul said
My guess is that we will see ...My guess is that we will see the merging of Qatar Airways with Etihad, Emirates and Gulf Air before we see a join bid for Olympic or World Cup.
Dali said
MD lol, you know them too ...MD lol, you know them too well ;)
UK, you're warm, fuzzy and innocent inside, please give yourself a hug :)
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mintus said
It will simply never ...It will simply never happen.
Stadiums built on the backs of virtual slavery.
atif242 said
Guys, ...we all should pray that we shouldn't face such crisis when ASIAN GAMES were announced to be held in QATAR
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A huge hike in HOUSE RENTS and INFLATION
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otherwise, i'm surely be looking forward to this event
exiledsaint said
Atif the inflation in rent ...Atif the inflation in rent and elsewhere had very little to do with the Asian Games and in fact inflation continue to rise for two years afterwards.
Its a common myth in Qatar though
tcs said
mission impossible......... ...mission impossible.........
jango warrior said
Not a chance in hell ...Antone who tried to get in the final of the Asian games football final, will atest to the farcical events surrounding that, until they let the dogs on us.
Remember it was the only event that the organising committee let the Qataris organise, so what did they do sell tickets for a 25000 seat stadium and move it to a 15000 seat stadium, then bus in 4000 Qatari's in for the final.
Its best they don't have alcohol as they couldn't manage a piss up in a brewery never mind an Olympics or World Cup.
Lets see how they handle England - Brazil next month
atif242 said
exiledsaint, ...I'm living here since 1980 [Birthdate] and i know what were the rents few years back especially before ASIAN GAMES
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The moment ASIAN GAMES was allotted to Qatar, they started to demolish areas without proper planning leaving hundreds of families homeless. They were forced to either leave country or live in a miserable living conditions with other families in a same villa or flat.That's why most of the greedy landlords took advantage of it and raised the rents without any hesitation
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Since then, situation is not under control and it will not be too in future.
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so my only concern is that WC 2022 must not bring that era again to Qatar. I would really love to see QATAR hosting it but not with such price to be paid by residents
exiledsaint said
Well the two big drivers of ...Well the two big drivers of the housing rent were the investment in infrastructure and the major O&G projects. It is no conincedence that since all new projects have been put on hold until the resevoir study on the north field is completed that rents have stablised and started to fall. This couple with all the new completed buildings has affected the supply side. The Asian Games was minor compared to this.
Raven1968 said
hahaha well said Jango ...hahaha well said Jango Warrior.....I totally agree, Qatar could'nt organise a piss up in a brewery....you want things run and organised here in Qatar then get a westener to do it!!!
carlitos said
Realistic, ...From 2002 to 2004 i have been included in the regional committee of Center Portugal regarding the Euro 2004.
At this time we faced several challenges, the biggest ones of course from UEFA committee and others from our Ministry of Interior, some request from UEFA (FIFA have the same) was that in our 2 towns, a hotel shall be booked for FIFA officials, partners and sponsors, on that also every team requested a hotel fully book for same reasons (team, officials, sponsors, press, etc..)And of course all 5* category
Only with that we can say that Doha will require 25 or most probably 35 5 stars hotels
Then we had to plan transportation even with 3 international airports we had to get help from some small private airports to receive private jets and some additional charters flights (some days this 2 categories represented more than 400 flights).
Then of course the fact to receive more than 2 million visitors in one month, as we know football is a popular sport not so elitist as golf or tennis, so infrastructures included camping parks also (who imagine a camping park in Doha).
MOST VISITORS JUST TRAVELED WITH A VERY MINIMAL BUDGET.
I will not even talk here about entertainment because i dont want to shock nobody. And i will pass the climate, because since i seen (i was there) the final of football Olympic games played at 12h00 under 40C, everYthing is possible.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY AND I WAS PART OF IT, THAT"S WHY EVEN THE PROJECT IS VERY NICE LOOKS A REAL UTOPIA.
ANYWAY GOOD LUCK QATAR 2022
qrmini said
Agree ...Forget about it stupid Qatari. You dream next life football will be play on the desert. How many of you Qatari play football or even walk on your feet? The day you get off from your landcruiser you might get some good sport even in Doha. Asian game 2006 shows the olympic committe you can't manage it.
qrmini said
And the food ...Okay, Qatari will pay for the infrastructure, they will pay for the hotel construction and the new stadium... How about the public transportation? Every football player suppose to rent a car? Abdula rent a car, mohamad rent a car..how many more cars to run on the ramada junction?
Where to have lunch? dinner? and definitely I can tell you no breakfast. What can you eat? KFC? BurgerKing? Indian snacks? or you dream the middle east food can make the football player run properly during the game?
Forget about it... the bidding is just a tool for Qatar to promote themselves. They are not ready for it.
carlitos said
check this and can you do the same ? ...http://thelongestlis...
ranatika said
any body can bid... ...at first i can say any body can bid... but sounds funny coz at least you have to have a half dozen stadium first and infrastructure to bid..its more changes need...make some big staduim first... and .. but keep trying while making more staduim...
Nic said
Not to mention that the ...Not to mention that the Qatari Olympic Commission Chairman, is a 2008 college graduate who attended a school sponsored by his mother.
How much management/leadership/working experience this individual has? Did he work hard to reach this so senior position?
Only in Qatar!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nic said
Carlitos, Not enough real ...Carlitos,
Not enough real nationals here to do the same. And they would probably feel its too much work and would ask somebody else to do it!
carlitos said
DEAR NIC.. ...I know that, and thats my point these people will never show to the world that they really want to host the event... By the way it was a little bit more than 34000 people united to do these but registered candidates was more than half a million....
About passion of football in this country simply doesn't exist, and most of clubs here have "fans manager" the job consists in renting 2 or 3 bus, then going outside inviting people to attend in most part of the times, dinner is complimentary... And also match tickets are almost free and even with that stadiums are 98% empty...
So where is QATAR football passion ???????
Nic said
Carlitos,There is no ...Carlitos,
There is no passion in sterile and castrating societies. It is just not allowed!
And how about the way some selected ones get to top positions, without having the competences or skills. Sure wasn’t the passion that drove them there ;)
neyo1985 said
FIFA for Freedom, which is unlimited!!! ...Qatar ain't got no Freedom at all!!!
if u need an Olympic or Football or whatever, you gotta open up your country for Universal activities for all country people!
Money ain't no matter, think abt the other side!!!
Give up & get what u want!!!
mintus said
I so want to see this ...I so want to see this happen,but I think the country and culture could not cope with the rapid change needed.
Abu Dhabi or Dubai are further along the road of modernisation and may be better bidders.
I hope Qatar get something but I dont think it will be the olympics or World Cup for many many years.