Gary Neville

[Coulthard's Jaw]

So Gary Neville hosted Have I Got News For You tonight and this happened

 

[Rob1981]

Should have got him onto Salford’s accounts as well   Spend the whole half hour ripping him to shreds.

[Mahzun_Savas]

Brilliant from Ian Hislop

[Heartwork]

Given his ambitions to enter politics in the future, this should really be the moment where it hits home for Gary just how negatively the Qatar World Cup and anyone going to promote it are being received by the public. Voters have long memories (well, unless you're a Tory in which case 5 minutes ago is ancient history) and won't forget his taking Qatari blood money.

[G-Man11]

1 minute ago, Heartwork said:

Given his ambitions to enter politics in the future, this should really be the moment where it hits home for Gary just how negatively the Qatar World Cup and anyone going to promote it are being received by the public. Voters have long memories (well, unless you're a Tory in which case 5 minutes ago is ancient history) and won't forget his taking Qatari blood money.

Mate, I think you'll find a lot of people just really don't care all that much.

[Heartwork]

Just now, G-Man11 said:

Mate, I think you'll find a lot of people just really don't care all that much.

Those on the left tend do and considering Nev wants to be a Labour politician that might matter.

[G-Man11]

2 minutes ago, Heartwork said:

Those on the left tend do and considering Nev wants to be a Labour politician that might matter.

Not at all. It's a certain type of online person mostly. The vast majority of labour voters are not terminally online left people.

[Mr Adam]

In Neville’s defence is he actually going to “promote” it? Hes not doing some sort of ambassador role is he? If he’s just commentating on it and being paid by a broadcaster then he’s no more questionable than any of the players playing in it 

[Coulthard's Jaw]

14 minutes ago, Mr Adam said:

In Neville’s defence is he actually going to “promote” it? Hes not doing some sort of ambassador role is he? If he’s just commentating on it and being paid by a broadcaster then he’s no more questionable than any of the players playing in it 

If it was just ITV I'd agree, but he's signed up to work for Bein Sports as well, so he is basically being paid directly by the Qataris.

[Harryseaess]

10 hours ago, Heartwork said:

Given his ambitions to enter politics in the future, this should really be the moment where it hits home for Gary just how negatively the Qatar World Cup and anyone going to promote it are being received by the public. Voters have long memories (well, unless you're a Tory in which case 5 minutes ago is ancient history) and won't forget his taking Qatari blood money.

I don’t believe he plans to formally enter politics. Will voice his opinion a lot but don’t think he’ll run for any formal position in politics.

[Rafalution]

10 hours ago, Heartwork said:

Those on the left tend do and considering Nev wants to be a Labour politician that might matter.

Does he? Always seems like some thing others have said about him than something he's ever said. 

[Harryseaess]

22 minutes ago, Rafalution said:

Does he? Always seems like some thing others have said about him than something he's ever said. 

He's actually said he doesn't want to be a politician. It's just made up speculation that he wants to be.

[Smallen]

I think Neville’s heart is in the right place. You don’t do what he did during the pandemic if it’s not.

He’s just a bit dim and naive.

[Rafalution]

I think his heart is in the right place right up until it affects him personally. If he'd been given no opportunity to go to Qatar he'd most likely take Hislop's position that you can criticise while staying at home, but now that he's got an opportunity he's just gonna cognitive dissonance his way into justifying it.

 

10 hours ago, Mr Adam said:

In Neville’s defence is he actually going to “promote” it? Hes not doing some sort of ambassador role is he? If he’s just commentating on it and being paid by a broadcaster then he’s no more questionable than any of the players playing in it 

I wouldn't say its the same - i can understand with any player its always possible, and in some cases incredibly likely, that this will be their only/last opportunity to play in a world cup, where as Nev will have plenty more to commentate on. Also I wouldn't even say the two are comparable in their importance anyway

[Smallen]

17 minutes ago, Rafalution said:

 

I think his heart is in the right place right up until it affects him personally.

 

I agree but that’s the same for most british liberals . Think we just have to accept that trait. I can’t hate them all for it!

[Barry Cartman]

Here is Neville criticising by promoting on his social media account that the 6500 worker death figure is wrong and how it's only actually 3 

This is the kind inside criticism we can expect whilst he's working for Bein 

Edited November 5, 2022 by Barry Cartman

[Rafalution]

I'm sure the  the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy is an unbiased source and no couterpoint needs to be made

[Mr Adam]

19 hours ago, Coulthard's Jaw said:

If it was just ITV I'd agree, but he's signed up to work for Bein Sports as well, so he is basically being paid directly by the Qataris.

Didn’t know that 

[Crispypaul]

20 hours ago, Heartwork said:

Those on the left tend do and considering Nev wants to be a Labour politician that might matter.

Well, they say they do...

[Heartwork]

Can we also remember to call out anyone criticising Qatar - yet moving to City, PSG or Newcastle since their takeovers by countries with equally questionable Human Rights records and taking their money - hypocrites as well

[InigoPatinkin]

If he was just doing it as part of his obligations to a UK broadcaster then fair enough... it's still the World Cup and part of the reason states target events like this is because it's impossible to pull yourself out of the vortex sometimes. He's working for a Qatari state owned broadcaster though, there's no defence nor reason for that and unless he plans to go absolutely nuclear during his commentary of the final or something like that he must know nobody is going to take his claims of "highlighting the issue" seriously.  

It's depressing sometimes to live long enough to find out the least weird/shady of the Co92 is the one who bites off his daughters toe nails. 

[JD nawrat]

The crazy thing is that all of these stadiums have been built at great expense (financially, of course, but at what cost to human life?) and what is going to happen with them after the WC? They'll never be packed. 

[PMLF]

2 minutes ago, JD nawrat said:

The crazy thing is that all of these stadiums have been built at great expense (financially, of course, but at what cost to human life?) and what is going to happen with them after the WC? They'll never be packed. 

Qatar says they won't become white elephants:

But they obviously are going to become white elephants, it happened in countries with much stronger football tradition (like Brazil, I suppose happened in Russia too).

Edited November 7, 2022 by PMLF

[JD nawrat]

3 minutes ago, PMLF said:

Qatar says they won't become white elephants:

But they obviously are going to become white elephants, it happened in countries with much stronger football tradition (like Brazil, I suppose happened in Russia too).

I'm willing to bet it happened in South Africa too, although i don't actually know. 

Thank you for reminding me that they're referred to as White Elephants, couldn't recall the term at all

e: yeah the link in the tweet you posted says that the last 3 hosts all had this issue. 

Quote

One of the World Cup stadiums in Qatar is named after the Persian Gulf country’s international dialing code — 974 — and another is called “Education City.” They’re unusual names that hardly sound like they have links to soccer, and after the tournament many no longer will.

 

Qatar built seven of its eight lavish World Cup stadiums and heavily renovated another. The smallest World Cup host nation since Switzerland in 1954, Qatar has a population of 2.6 million, with only 360,000 Qatari citizens, and a limited domestic league.

 

So it’s questionable it needs so many large venues after the tournament, especially after the past three World Cups — in South Africa, Brazil and Russia — exposed several stadiums without long-term use.

 

At least Stadium 974 in Ras Abu Aboud won’t become a white elephant, since it will disappear. The 40,000-seat arena located port-side just east of Doha was made from recycled shipping containers — 974 of them. The demountable, energy-efficient stadium will make way for a waterfront business development.

Go them

Edited November 7, 2022 by JD nawrat

[ianmatt15]

On 04/11/2022 at 15:22, Mahzun_Savas said:

Brilliant from Ian Hislop

Hardly the fat oaf. He himself is taking the despicable BBC TV tax, off some poor old woman. If Neville didn't take the coin someone else would.

[Barnzy]

1 hour ago, ianmatt15 said:

Hardly the fat oaf. He himself is taking the despicable BBC TV tax, off some poor old woman. If Neville didn't take the coin someone else would.

Comparing the TV licence to countless human rights violations is a bit of a stretch 😅

[ianmatt15]

14 minutes ago, Barnzy said:

Comparing the TV licence to countless human rights violations is a bit of a stretch 😅

The future of millions of our children have been wrecked in part by the BBC failing to do their job during the panicdemic, no bigger human rights abuse than that. Neville and Hislop are one of the same really, will say what the bosses want for easy money. Open media is over.

[sc91]

35 minutes ago, ianmatt15 said:

The future of millions of our children have been wrecked in part by the BBC failing to do their job during the panicdemic, no bigger human rights abuse than that. Neville and Hislop are one of the same really, will say what the bosses want for easy money. Open media is over.

Oh god, we've got a live one.

[Coulthard's Jaw]

2 hours ago, ianmatt15 said:

The future of millions of our children have been wrecked in part by the BBC failing to do their job during the panicdemic, no bigger human rights abuse than that. Neville and Hislop are one of the same really, will say what the bosses want for easy money. Open media is over.

[Heartwork]

2 hours ago, ianmatt15 said:

The future of millions of our children have been wrecked in part by the BBC failing to do their job during the panicdemic, no bigger human rights abuse than that. Neville and Hislop are one of the same really, will say what the bosses want for easy money. Open media is over.

Oh wow a user on here with even hotter takes than oche.

[The_jagster]

An interesting post history, a few comments about FM in 2021 and some WUM comments a year later such as:

 

I wondered where Cobbler had got to, couldn't remember if he'd stopped posting or I'd hidden his posts.

 

[aggressive minor]

18 hours ago, InigoPatinkin said:

If he was just doing it as part of his obligations to a UK broadcaster then fair enough... it's still the World Cup and part of the reason states target events like this is because it's impossible to pull yourself out of the vortex sometimes. He's working for a Qatari state owned broadcaster though, there's no defence nor reason for that and unless he plans to go absolutely nuclear during his commentary of the final or something like that he must know nobody is going to take his claims of "highlighting the issue" seriously.  

It's depressing sometimes to live long enough to find out the least weird/shady of the Co92 is the one who bites off his daughters toe nails. 

In terms of least shady, what’s the issue with Becks or Phil?

 

Butt/Giggs pretty obvious 

[Rafalution]

What's the issue with Becks the Ambassador for Qatar?

Also love the idea that Hislop is saying what the bbc bosses want. Definitely no criticism from him towards the gov over the pandemic period. 

[decapitated]

4 hours ago, aggressive minor said:

In terms of least shady, what’s the issue with Becks or Phil?

 

Butt/Giggs pretty obvious 

What's the issue with Nicky Butt?

[Mahzun_Savas]

4 minutes ago, decapitated said:

What's the issue with Nicky Butt?

He has had some issues around assaulting women although he has not actually been convicted of doing so.

[InigoPatinkin]

3 hours ago, aggressive minor said:

In terms of least shady, what’s the issue with Becks or Phil?

Butt/Giggs pretty obvious 

Beckham works for the Qatari's even more directly than Gary and Phil had those sexist tweets that read like a comic from an 80's working mans club in Bolton.  

[Barry Cartman]

Everyone seems to have forgiven Becks because he queued up to see the Queen 

[Rafalution]

Of course he did, he likes his heads of state unelected

[Darren Moores Mum]

Panicdemic

The morons have got a new word for it!

[Rafalution]

OH wow i had missed that, i presumed they were having a go at the gov being muppets and the constant u-turns and using it all as an excuse to pay their buddies, but no, just another total loon. 

[Smallen]

It's nice that these people pop up every now and then to remind me that there are at least some people I can feel morally superior to. 

[aggressive minor]

1 hour ago, InigoPatinkin said:

Beckham works for the Qatari's even more directly than Gary and Phil had those sexist tweets that read like a comic from an 80's working mans club in Bolton.  

Oh yeah forgot about Beckham and the Qatari stuff!

[aggressive minor]

Gosh just google, did Phil actually tweet a joke about battering his wife? That's insane. 

[Barry Cartman]

Its weird how that whole Class of 92 are in their own different ways so detestable, one of Fergie's most underrated achievements in football was keeping Paul Scholes quiet for 20 years 

[aggressive minor]

7 hours ago, Barry Cartman said:

Its weird how that whole Class of 92 are in their own different ways so detestable, one of Fergie's most underrated achievements in football was keeping Paul Scholes quiet for 20 years 

Haha, Scholes is the most bizarre when you hear him talk. 

[InigoPatinkin]

Scholes is a bit of a weirdo but he's not actually detestable. If you've ever heard him talk about his son it's impressive how well he was able to juggle the end of his career and looking after him. 

[Confused Clarity]

11 hours ago, Barry Cartman said:

Everyone seems to have forgiven Becks because he queued up to see the Queen 

Remember when his emails were leaked to reveal all his charity work and support for the 2012 Olympics were because he wanted a knighthood?

[Confused Clarity]

9 hours ago, Barry Cartman said:

Its weird how that whole Class of 92 are in their own different ways so detestable, one of Fergie's most underrated achievements in football was keeping Paul Scholes quiet for 20 years 

What makes Scholes detestable though?

[Barry Cartman]

5 minutes ago, Confused Clarity said:

What makes Scholes detestable though?

Probably harsh on Scholes but he's the ultimate fan down the pub chatting **** on BT and that whole biting his daughters toes whilst she films was just creepy and weird