Quote Originally Posted by The Bedlington Terrier View Post
Sorry lusty this HRWC is a sham. I'm blackballing it. England have no chance of winning it. The result is pre-ordained.
I certainly won't be blackballing it despite agreeing with you that England's chances are slim - World Cups are great entertainment and we get to see teams and players we seldom see pitted against each other.
Wondering how you can resist that?
If it's for political reasons I think that's a bit hypocritical as the UK is hardly squeaky clean on the human rights/racism/homophobia/endangering workers front what with 12k Brits dying every year just from work-related lung conditions and 1.7 million with long term work related illnesses let alone guest workers drowning in Morecambe Bay, imprisoned by gangmasters, human slave trafficking or British soldiers being found guilty of torturing and murdering POWs. Pot/kettle and all that.
I didn't boycott Russia and I won't be boycotting this one - I'll be watching as many games as possible - in the full knowledge that it's as bent as every other WC.