How are they getting to Qatar?
Donāt necessarily need to be Europeans. Iāve a feeling thereāll be a few pitch invasions that way.
Smelly hippy Qatari eco-warriors? Niche outfit Iād imagine
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Something like 80% of the grounds are in a 40 mile radius. If the drink was flowing Iād say thereād be all kinds of trouble
Not a hope
If Sean Quinnās gamble had paid off this World Cup could have been held in Fermanagh and Cavan, perhaps encompassing Tyrone, Leitrim and Monaghan at a push.
The opening game and final of Quinntar 2022 would have been played at the 85,000 capacity Quinn Direct Iconic Arena in Enniskillen.
Semis at the 65,000 capacity Kingspan Grenfell Breffni Park and the world famous Ulster Bombonera aka St Tiernachās Park, now boasting an all seated capacity of 72,000 (though this World Cup semi-final would still clash with a Derry-Donegal Ulster semi-final).
Quarter-finals at
i) Pairc Sean, boasting a capacity exactly twice the size of the population of Leitrim,
ii) Healy Park (55k), with free pub grub for everybody back at Sallyās
iii) The 58,000 capacity Ballyconnell Bowl
iv) The Kevin Lunney Memorial Stadium, Derrylin (52k)
Infrastructure would have been prioritised. New high speed rail links between the central hub of Cavan and Clones, Carrick On Shannon and Enniskillen/Omagh. A monorail around Tyrone. A second set of traffic lights for Leitrim. Further widening of the Shannon-Erne canal. Development of a major new international airport at Tempo. The Ballygawley roundabout upgraded to become Ulsterās answer to Spaghetti Junction.
The opening ceremony would have featured an all-star cast. A duet between Philomena Begley and a hologram of Big Tom. Sean Quigley taking penalties, wrestling a bull and drinking ten pints in one minute. Neven Maguire cooking up a feast from the bull Sean Quigley had killed. Paul Williams doing a monologue about how FIFA were bringing peace to the border region. A hologram of Niall Toibin doing a Cyaaahvan accent.
The Three Tenors live at Marble Arch Caves on the eve of the final.
FIFA Fan Fleadhs at Fermanagh Street in Clones, Cavan Courthouse, the Slieve Russell in Ballyconnell, the Landmark Hotel in Carrick On Shannon, and the beer garden of Sallyās in Omagh.
The World Cup to end all World Cups.
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Sweet Jesus 
Callum Wilson is IN the England squad
A smashing player
James Maddison is IN the England squad
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is Southgate throwing of the sheckles? By God
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Garth knows which way the wind blows
Ward Prowse is unlucky. Iād have had him ahead of Gallagher.
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Good call, Iād be of the same thinking.
The worst team Southgate could pick from that squad (for me and on current form) is:
Pickford
TAA
Maguire
Coady
Dier
Shaw
Gallagher
Henderson
Rice
Rashford
Sterling
Surely jadon sancho is better than some of those lads ?
a massive failing of Southgates.
Reality is theyāll depend on set pieces. He leaves the best set piece taker in the country at home twiddling his thumbs. Silly. When itās nil all with 20 minutes to go heād be a great lad to bring on and whip in frees and corners
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Surely TAA can do that if thatās all you want i presume thatās the only reason he was included? . I havenāt seen England since the Euros, but did he ever try TAA as a wing back with James as the right side of the back 3? Itās the only way he can be playedā¦ Tripier has a decent delivery too.
He should have left Trent at home the more i think about it.
No heās absolutely useless