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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 13:53
Credit card at the ready to book flights and hotels in case we are in any of the host groups. Happy that I have friends in all regions to get me local tickets.
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Topic Originator: Bandy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 14:17
I`ll be watching to see Trump get his FIFA Peace prize.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Fri 5 Dec 16:43
Quote:
Bandy, Fri 5 Dec 14:17
I`ll be watching to see Trump get his FIFA Peace prize.
🤣😂🤣
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:03
Poor presenters standing in snow! ⛄️ ❄️
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Luxembourg Par
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:13
50 mins of self congratulatory back-slapping and erchie kissing, before the bit that we are actually interested in…
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Topic Originator: Wotsit
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:14
What a load of self-indulgent rubbish. Just draw the groups.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:17
Should have been there daein updates…..
Brian, get it sorted for next summer!
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:19
Just draw the groups man - should need 15mins max
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:22
Quote:
Berry, Fri 5 Dec 17:19
Just draw the groups man - should need 15mins max
The draw itself is expected to last an hour at least……
Cant wait for the World Cup Final half time show now! Buzzing!
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Topic Originator: Gem 1977
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:27
Where is Rod Stewart when you need him.
Total borefest 😴
Here's to the first of the day, fellas! To old D.H. Lawrence.
Neh! Neh! Neh! Fuh! Fuh! Fuh! Indians
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:29
I’m awa for ma bath. 🛀
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:30
This is a Trump promotional campaign.
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:30
🤢
Utter wash
Get oan wi it.
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 17:32)
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:31
Hard to take FIFA seriously as it is, now they hand this nonsense out...
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:32
This is utterly despicable. Infantino is worse than Blatter. FIFA as an organisation are up there with the worst going.
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:32
This actually makes me not want to go - eff off FIFA 🤬🤬
Infantino couldn`t be further up Trump`s bottom if he tried 🤔
COME ON YE PARS!
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 17:33)
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Topic Originator: Wotsit
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:36
Even with the sound off it`s giving me the boak.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:42
Brush up on your Spanish !!!
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:53
This is the longest it has taken Trump to get his balls out I reckon.
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:56
Quote:
ipswichpar, Fri 5 Dec 17:53
This is the longest it has taken Trump to get his balls out I reckon.
Bet he got Clinton`s out quicker.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 17:57
Hahaha.
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Topic Originator: Fethiyespar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:04
What the hell are we getting now, some bird with a liquorice allsort on her heid.
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:04
27 year wait and and a final 70 minutes of utter torture.
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Topic Originator: doctordandruff
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:05
I would happily cancel the tournament if it meant this stopped
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:09
This started badly - and quickly getting worse.
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:11
Saw some union jacks in that last video montage. Strange showing supporters of a team that is not taking part and never has 🤷🏼♂️
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:15
They’d better get the finger out, I’m not missing Morton v Queens Park for this nonsense.
‘Hello my name is Jefferson - I’m happy to be here let’s go!’
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:17
Having no interest in any of the draws since France 98, have all the recent draws been as woeful as this or has it gradually got to this state. This is genuinely sh??e
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 18:17)
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Topic Originator: Wotsit
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:18
I`m starting to resent Kieran Tierney for putting me through this.
Is it too late to just withdraw and get on with our lives?
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:20
I’m willing to let Denmark take our place if it helps make this stop.
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:24
This is the most awkward plastic toe-curlingly trash I’ve ever seen.
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Topic Originator: Par4ages
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:25
They must have to tie a rope round the ankles of anyone talking to Trump in case they need to pull them out his fat bottom
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Topic Originator: Parvock Hill
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:25
WTAF!!!
Parvock Hill
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Topic Originator: d3monstrate
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:31
What`s the point in a draw if they "have" to keep teams apart...?
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:33
How did Ferdinand get the gig?
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Topic Originator: Fethiyespar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:35
Hope the actual tournament is better than this crap.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:35
I was thinking the same, Angus! 😬
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Parsweep
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:38
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Fri 5 Dec 18:33
How did Ferdinand get the gig?
Charisma
Bobvo
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:43
At least we cannot be in Englands group
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:44
Who reckons we’ll be in Group C given the two teams in there.
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Topic Originator: Parsweep
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:44
Group D would do me fine
Bobvo
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:50
Here we go…..
OMG I knew it
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Wotsit
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:50
"Draw"
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:52
Well that’s us fcked
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: General Zod
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:52
That’s the most Scottish thing I’ve ever seen. What a farce already. Utter utter joke.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:52
Quote:
Berry, Fri 5 Dec 18:44
Who reckons we’ll be in Group C given the two teams in there.
Re-draw!
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:56
Norway, same federation, UEFA????
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Topic Originator: Parsweep
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:57
What did I miss ? Norway couldn`t go in with england , but could go in with France ?
Bobvo
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:57
What’s the odds of us getting the playoff A winner with Italy…
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Fri 5 Dec 18:57
Parsweep wrote:
> What did I miss ? Norway couldn`t go in with england , but
> could go in with France ?
>
>
because Croatia were in Englands group too
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:00
World cup draw is shambolic
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Topic Originator: Westies squint kicks
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:00
Gretzky botching all the country names .-)
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Topic Originator: Fethiyespar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:02
Haiti, haetae win that one !!!
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:02
Quote:
LochgellyAlbert, Fri 5 Dec 18:56
Norway, same federation, UEFA????
Can’t have more than 2 European teams in one group. Croatia already in the group with England.
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:02
Pretty decent group - especially with Haiti up first, good chance to get three points then Morocco is doable.
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Topic Originator: MikeyLeonard
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:04
Quote:
Berry, Fri 5 Dec 19:02
Pretty decent group - especially with Haiti up first, good chance to get three points then Morocco is doable.
Don`t forget, we thought that in 1998
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Topic Originator: Parsweep
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:12
Quote:
Westies squint kicks, Fri 5 Dec 18:57
Parsweep wrote:
> What did I miss ? Norway couldn`t go in with england , but
> could go in with France ?
>
because Croatia were in Englands group too
👍
Bobvo
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Topic Originator: Parfect69
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:16
Morocco 11th in the FIFA rankings. Must be a decent side. Didn’t think they would be that high. Cmon Scotland!!
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:23
I have never,seen so much complicated tosh as that.
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:26
I just knew when they kept drawing it out that it would be Scotland. Good chance of tickets with Haiti and Morocco in the first 2 games. Flights booked!!!
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:29
Quote:
twin par, Fri 5 Dec 19:23
I have never,seen so much complicated tosh as that.
That`s why Ferdinand got the gig. Needed one of the world`s great minds to manage that complexity.
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Topic Originator: WoodmillKirky
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:30
Flight to Boston non stop******* £2300
It’s been a rollercoaster
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Topic Originator: DrumRoad
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:32
Topic Originator: Berry like
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:02
“Pretty decent group - especially with Haiti up first, good chance to get three points then Morocco is doable”
I remember thinking that in 1978 v Peru
2022/23 League one Winners
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:32
Quote:
WoodmillKirky, Fri 5 Dec 19:30
Flight to Boston non stop******* £2300
Go via Dublin, clear USA immigration, try Aer Lingus.
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:36
Yeah, definitely doing this. Absolute breeze
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:37
£500 Aer Lingus via Dublin to Boston
£350 Boston to Edinburgh via Dublin
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 19:39)
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:42
I got Iceland air to Boston for 2 people for £1600 but I booked as soon as Haiti came out
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 19:43)
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:48
I’ve got a pal who lives in Boston.
One shall report back with double bed availability in case I get a click in Massachusetts 😉
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 5 Dec 20:36
Quote:
WoodmillKirky, Fri 5 Dec 19:30
Flight to Boston non stop******* £2300
They were £700 about an hour after the draw finished from Edinburgh…..
Good draw for us to be fair!
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Topic Originator: parsfan
Date: Fri 5 Dec 20:55
Quote:
DrumRoad, Fri 5 Dec 19:32
Topic Originator: Berry like
Date: Fri 5 Dec 19:02
“Pretty decent group - especially with Haiti up first, good chance to get three points then Morocco is doable”
I remember thinking that in 1978 v Peru
And Costa Rica in 1990.
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The universe is ruled by chance and indifference
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis
Date: Fri 5 Dec 20:55
I`m flying in to NYC to stay with a mate there. Hoping we play there but reckon it will be Boston/Foxborough.
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Equal rights and justice in this time
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 20:55)
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 21:03
Quote:
DA-go Par Adonis, Fri 5 Dec 20:55
I`m flying in to NYC to stay with a mate there. Hoping we play there but reckon it will be Boston/Foxborough.
Watched Mo Johnston when he played for Kansas at Foxboro. Bloody miles from anywhere.
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 21:10)
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Topic Originator: Jimmy riddell
Date: Fri 5 Dec 21:25
Tough draw but venues could be worse. Foxboro is ok. Been there several times watching the Teamen in the 70’s, the Patriots and saw the Italy v Spain WC match in 94. Had a couple of tailgate parties too !
Post Edited (Sat 06 Dec 10:27)
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Fri 5 Dec 21:30
Quote:
Jimmy riddell, Fri 5 Dec 21:25
Tough draw but venues could be worse. Foxboro is ok. Been there several times watching the Teamen in the 70’s, the Patriots and saw the Italy v Spain WC match in 92. Had a couple of tailgate parties too !
Is there a train link to Foxboro? The tailgate parties sound awesome if you don’t have to drive.
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Topic Originator: Jimmy riddell
Date: Fri 5 Dec 22:24
Travel to Foxboro is straightforward by train from Boston South station which goes
close to the stadium. Anyone going might consider staying in Providence and coming from other direction. Foxboro roughly halfway between the two.
Providence area might be cheaper than Boston for accommodation.
For trains to Gillette stadium go on the MBTA website.
Post Edited (Fri 05 Dec 22:44)
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Fri 5 Dec 22:52
Beat Brazil, narrow loss to Morocco, pumped by Haiti.
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: doctordandruff
Date: Sat 6 Dec 00:21
African and Asian teams always have flattering rankings so we are in with a serious shout. Clarke is right, for 30 years its been the same European teams we have been playing, absolutely fantastic its a real Worl group we are in. We`re not winning it, so let`s embrace this group and I`m sure the guys who have got us there will lap it up
Post Edited (Sat 06 Dec 00:21)
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Topic Originator: allanwilson10
Date: Sat 6 Dec 01:15
Morocco were 4th in the last World Cup, so don`t think that their FIFA ranking is far wrong.
Nevertheless, I`m looking forward to it!
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Sat 6 Dec 02:17
Win this group.
Pice o` pisch.
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Sat 6 Dec 06:43
I can see it now Kenny McLean with a 35 yard screamer in the 94th minute to beat Brazil and send us through to the knockout stages
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Topic Originator: pars no1
Date: Sat 6 Dec 09:17
dublin to NYC booked £690
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Sat 6 Dec 09:44
Quote:
allanwilson10, Sat 6 Dec 01:15
Morocco were 4th in the last World Cup, so don`t think that their FIFA ranking is far wrong.
Nevertheless, I`m looking forward to it!
They also haven’t faced a team from outside of Africa since (except a 1-0 friendly win v Bahrain). Context is everything.
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Topic Originator: Tad Allagash
Date: Sat 6 Dec 17:35
First 2 Scotland games in Boston, then Miami for Brazil game.
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Topic Originator: BlackLight
Date: Sat 6 Dec 18:00
2 games in Boston is about as good as it gets for the Tartan Army I reckon.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Sat 6 Dec 18:01
2 am kick off for Haiti
11 pm kick off for Morocco and Brazil
UK times, obviously!
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Topic Originator: Bertie Paton
Date: Sat 6 Dec 18:12
Edinburgh to New Yourk booked £815 10th June.
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Topic Originator: ubisanman
Date: Mon 8 Dec 12:58
Dublin to Boston flight booked an hour after the draw for 11th to 15th June.
Booked a decent enough and well located cancellable Boston hotel for 4 nights morning after draw.
Crossed fingers for Boston!
Just over a grand, including flights from Glasgow!
Fully expecting a sore bottom when it comes to paying for a Haiti ticket....
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Topic Originator: DA-go Par Adonis
Date: Mon 8 Dec 13:12
I`m Dublin to NYC on 11th. Travel up to Boston on 12th for 2 nights.
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Equal rights and justice in this time
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Topic Originator: the saline hill puma
Date: Mon 8 Dec 16:32
Edinburgh to Barcelona then Barcelona to new York 9th June £200. (Booked the Barcelona to new York ages ago for £99)
Post Edited (Mon 08 Dec 18:16)
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Mon 8 Dec 16:44
Quote:
the saline hill puma, Mon 8 Dec 16:32
Edinburgh to Barcelona then Barcelona to new York 9th June £200. (Booked the Barcelona to new York ages for £99)
Nice!
What size of rubber band does it take?
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Topic Originator: The One Who Knocks
Date: Wed 10 Dec 10:49
I see all those intending to visit America may now be obliged to have their social media posts for the past years scrutinised before being allowed entry.
And although my eyes were open
They just might as well be closed
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Wed 10 Dec 10:51
Land of the freeeeeeeee and home of the brave.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 10 Dec 11:12
Haiti and Brazil games will be on the BBC and the Morocco game will be on ITV.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 10 Dec 17:19
Welcome to the US of A!
`Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. The new condition would affect people from dozens of countries who are eligible to visit the US for 90 days without a visa, as long as they have filled out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form.
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has moved to toughen US borders more generally - citing national security as a key reason. Analysts say the new plan could pose an obstacle to potential visitors, or harm their digital rights. The US expects a major influx of foreign tourists next year, as it hosts the men`s football World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico, and for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.`
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Topic Originator: allparone
Date: Wed 10 Dec 18:03
I applied for an ESTA 2 years ago and there’s a part on it that asks for your social media accounts so that part isn’t a new thing. It was pre Trumps second term but was wondering if it was his administration that brought it in during his first term.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 10 Dec 19:00
According to the Beeb -
`The existing ESTA requires a comparatively limited amount of information from travellers, as well as a one-off payment of $40 (£30). It is accessible to citizens of about 40 countries - including the UK, Ireland, France, Australia and Japan - and allows them to visit the US multiple times during a two-year period.
As well as the collection of social media information, the new document proposes the gathering of an applicant`s telephone numbers and email addresses used over the last five and 10 years respectively, and more information about their family members.
The text cites an executive order from Trump in January, titled "Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats".`
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Topic Originator: pars no1
Date: Wed 10 Dec 20:13
got my ESTA approved the other day, the social media section stated it was optional. i left it blank and. there was nothing about old numbers or emails. and the only family info asked was the names of mother and father
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Wed 10 Dec 21:58
Looks like you guessed the right answer to this question then!
4) Do you seek to engage in or have you ever engaged in terrorist activities, espionage, sabotage, or genocide?
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Wed 10 Dec 22:07
Ah.... so they are proposals to capture more information which will be reviewed for 2 or 3 months.
So they may or may not in the future request more information, moving certain bits from Optional to Required.
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Wed 10 Dec 22:08
Quote:
wee eck, Wed 10 Dec 11:12
Haiti and Brazil games will be on the BBC and the Morocco game will be on ITV.
Will it be Jim Delahunt presenting the Morocco game?
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Topic Originator: PARrot
Date: Thu 11 Dec 02:52
Quote:
ipswichpar, Wed 10 Dec 21:58
Looks like you guessed the right answer to this question then!
4) Do you seek to engage in or have you ever engaged in terrorist activities, espionage, sabotage, or genocide?
Thats Trump fecked then. He could never pass that.
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Topic Originator: DBP
Date: Thu 11 Dec 06:26
How can they prove or disprove if you have social media?
They could look up your name, but that’s not necessarily unique
I don’t use social media myself (unless this forum counts), but how would they know if that’s true or false?
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Thu 11 Dec 10:50
Quote:
DBP, Thu 11 Dec 06:26
How can they prove or disprove if you have social media?
They could look up your name, but that’s not necessarily unique
I don’t use social media myself (unless this forum counts), but how would they know if that’s true or false?
The proposal is still only at the consultation stage, so may well be changed in the final version. But I reckon if you supply 5 years info about your telephone numbers, plus whatever info is asked for about your family, it won`t take long for an unholy trinity of the US Government, AI and Big Tech to discover if you`re telling the truth about social media.
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Thu 11 Dec 10:58
Agree.
There was also talk yesterday of making your account private as a negative marker so I suspect a response of "I`ve never had any social media accounts" would be treated similarly.
Put your address down as Bletchley and you`ll be welcomed in with open arms.
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Thu 11 Dec 13:33
Fifa releasing PMA (Participating member Association) Tickets from today (Scotland tickets on sale from monday)
Croatia vs England
Prices for game in Arlington
$265 Cat 3
$500 Cat 2
$700 Cat 1
Dutch Prices
vs Japan in Arlington
$600/$430/$220
vs Play off Winner in Houston
$600/$430/$220
Vs Tunisia in Kansas
$500/$400/$180
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Thu 11 Dec 13:59
Quote:
pars no1, Wed 10 Dec 20:13
got my ESTA approved the other day, the social media section stated it was optional. i left it blank and. there was nothing about old numbers or emails. and the only family info asked was the names of mother and father
Are they not planning to look at this social media Spanish Inquisition scenario before the WC next summer ? Not sure if they can introduce it retrospectively although I would want to be clear on that potential situation.
Post Edited (Thu 11 Dec 14:00)
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Thu 11 Dec 14:41
Football Supporters Europe is astonished by the extortionate ticket prices imposed by FIFA on the most dedicated supporters for next year’s FIFA World Cup.
In the price tables gradually and confidentially released by FIFA, tickets allocated to National Associations (PMA – Participating Member Association allocation), which typically distribute them via official supporters’ groups or loyalty programmes to their most devoted fans, are reaching astronomical levels. Based on the information currently available to FSE, if a supporter were to follow their team from the first match to the final through a PMA allocation, it would cost them a minimum of 6900 USD – nearly five times as much as during the FIFA WC 2022 in Qatar.
National team supporters are expected to pay this full amount in early 2026 to have the opportunity to follow their team up to the final.
Adding insult to injury, the lowest price category will not be available to the most dedicated supporters through their National Associations, as FIFA chose to reserve the scarce number of category 4 tickets to the general sales, subject to dynamic ticket pricing. This is a monumental betrayal of the tradition of the World Cup, ignoring the contribution of supporters to the spectacle it is.
For the first time in World Cup history, no consistent price will be offered across all group stage games. Instead, FIFA is introducing a variable pricing policy dependent on vague criteria such as the perceived attractiveness of the fixture. Fans of different national teams will therefore have to pay different prices for the same category at the same stage of the tournament, without any transparency on the pricing structure enforced by FIFA.
The bid document released in 2018 promised tickets priced as low as 21 USD. Where are these tickets now? The full way to the final, according to the same bid book, was supposed to cost 2242 USD in the cheapest category. This promise is long gone.
We call on FIFA to immediately halt PMA ticket sales, engage in a consultation with all impacted parties, and review ticket prices and category distribution until a solution that respects the tradition, universality, and cultural significance of the World Cup is found.
https://www.fanseurope.org/news/statement-historically-high-world-cup-ticket-prices-fse-calls-for-immediate-halt-to-ticket-sales/
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Thu 11 Dec 16:21
Ridiculous pricing structure.
Just seen the email from SFA and the prices aren`t even the same for both our games in the same stadium.
Hoping some Morocco tickets will filter down to 12 points 🤞🏼 but looks like it`ll be a top category ticket if so 😱
COME ON YE PARS!
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Topic Originator: pars no1
Date: Thu 11 Dec 16:46
Haiti v Scotland 973 $500 973 $400 1943 $180
Scotland v Morocco 973 $600 973 $430 1943 $220
Scotland v Brazil 934 $700 934 $500 1868 $265 .
allocations an prices for our games. getting the cheapest tickets for all 3 games still comes in at an eye watering £495. considering the euros was under £150 for 3 games
Post Edited (Thu 11 Dec 16:56)
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Thu 11 Dec 18:44
Got to admit, there would be no chance of me getting into America these days, for decades I`ve been less than complimentary about their war mongering ways in various countries around the world, and particularly of that imbecile Trump.
I`ve never really fancied going there anyway, even when offered free holidays at a family members home there, it looks rubbish
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Topic Originator: Wotsit
Date: Thu 11 Dec 20:27
This is the first time Scotland has qualified for a world cup when I have been an adult with enough money to go.
At one stage I was ready to click buy on flights to Boston after getting excited reading about others doing the same, but then I remembered the sickening display at the draw.
Then I realised that they probably wouldn`t let me in anyway because there are donations to organisations that don`t actively worship Trump on my bank statement. I don`t use social media apart from this site, but I reckon if they found my posts here that would be enough for them.
I am definitely jealous of folk who are going, I imagine it will be an amazing experience no matter the results. Hopefully we qualify in 2030 so I can go to that one.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Tue 16 Dec 18:51
Breaking news -
`Fifa has introduced a small number of "more affordable" $60 (£45) tickets for the 2026 World Cup following criticism of its pricing structure for the tournament.
World football`s governing body says the new ticket price will be available to a certain number of "loyal fans" of the countries that have qualified for the World Cup.
More to follow.`
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