Buoyed by the amaaaaaazing success of ‘the best World Cup ever’ in November, possibly the ‘best World Cup ever in which more than 50,000 people died making it happen’, maybe even ‘the best World Cup ever in which freedom of expression and human rights were banned and the beer cost 20 quid a pint’, those sports-loving Qataris are on the move again. They already own Paris St. Germain and now they’re after Spurs. Their Qatari Sports Investment (QSI) wants to acquire a ‘share holding’, and ya know what that leads to. They’ve already done that at Braga in Portugal.

That’s QSI, remember that, cos that’s where it starts to get a little complicated.

The bid for Manchester United is not by QSI. And in no way should be confused by it or anyone to do with it. You’re not allowed to own 2 clubs in the same league, and the Qataris are well aware of this. And would never do anything to upset the footballing authorities. Unless they can bribe them, but that’s different. So the bid for United is by a man we’ll call JBH because his name is too fucking long to write out. But because he seems to be a bit of a ‘nobody’, a Doha bank manager of little note, you have to wonder where his 4 billion pound bid has come from. Obviously not from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), another state fund, because then it would all get a bit ‘murky’. A bit ‘Etihad’. A bit ‘surely that’s all just different pockets in the same coat’, kind’a thing.

This massive surge in potential Qatari investment in our football clubs must have all the local builders in Manchester running for the hills, throwing down their shovels and changing career. Spurs stadium is brand new, so that’s fine. But a ‘rebuild’ of Old Trafford is on the cards; part of the bid. And ya wouldn’t wanna build a stadium for Qataris. Your life insurance would be cancelled with immediate effect.

Then there’s the other interesting problem. Qatar are the main funders of Hamas. The terrorist organisation who run Gaza. And who want not just death to all Israeli Jews, but death to ALL Jews. Me. Lila, Joey, the lot. And Spurs are currently owned by Jews and have fans who all ‘identify’ as ‘Yids’. Loudly, regularly and to the fabulous annoyance of David Baddeil. So how’s that gonna work, exactly? Never mind LGBT issues, alcohol concerns…

It fucking stinks

Happy sunny, gorgeous Sunday

A xxxx