I've just watched the England bid for the World Cup on TV.
I'm not a football fan in any respect, but the England Bid Team presentation was incredible and very deserving of a successful first round win.
Well done team!
btw, can anyone say if the Manchester City presenter was the same guy who made the youth presentation at Birmingham for the Pope's visit recently?
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I don't agree Kaz. The Russian presentation was equally powerful - all spoken in English and their argument that the World Cup has been hosted in western Europe 10 times and never in Eastern Europe (loosely, if you can describe Russia as Europe!) may hold quite a bit of sway.
Add to that, the promise of visa free visits and free transportation between stadia is something not to be sniffed at. Russia has immense cultural interests and I would not at all be surprised to see them winning the bid.
Add to that, the promise of visa free visits and free transportation between stadia is something not to be sniffed at. Russia has immense cultural interests and I would not at all be surprised to see them winning the bid.
Sex God
Well whatever the music, they won the bid 
Quote by Mr-Powers
Probably for the best, we don't exactly have a world class football team!
That has nothing to do with bidding.
Fantastic!...so we'ed make great hosts...shame we're not exactly serious contenders to win the world cup!
When World Cups are awarded to countries, team performance is not one of the criteria, so I am not sure what your point is?
Quote by essex34m
Probably for the best, we don't exactly have a world class football team!
That has nothing to do with bidding.
Fantastic!...so we'ed make great hosts...shame we're not exactly serious contenders to win the world cup!
When World Cups are awarded to countries, team performance is not one of the criteria, so I am not sure what your point is?
my point is we have a crap team, save on the embaressment of being another host nation that doesn't get past the second stage.
Sex God
Quote by Mr-Powers
Probably for the best, we don't exactly have a world class football team!
That has nothing to do with bidding.
Fantastic!...so we'ed make great hosts...shame we're not exactly serious contenders to win the world cup!
When World Cups are awarded to countries, team performance is not one of the criteria, so I am not sure what your point is?
my point is we have a crap team, save on the embaressment of being another host nation that doesn't get past the second stage.
This was when? 2018? Be a whole different team by then.
Still one good thing is it will stop Bristol city adding it as another arguing point for the bloody stadium.
And so now the recriminations... the blame game, accusations of being on the take.
England's bid didn't win; get over it and move on.
If, as England says, it can host the World Cup tomorrow....
Why doesn't it run it's own event in between the FIFA events??
I do however think that the comment made by some pundit or other (can't remember who) that FIFA should have come clean at the start is a valid one.
If the wanted the bid to go to someone who hadn't hosted it before, why the fuck didn't they just say so at the start of the process to exclude Countries who wouldn't match their criteria?
Would have saved a shed load of problems later.
But, I suppose, it is football after all and they're all a bunch of wankers anyway....
England's bid didn't win; get over it and move on.
If, as England says, it can host the World Cup tomorrow....
Why doesn't it run it's own event in between the FIFA events??
I do however think that the comment made by some pundit or other (can't remember who) that FIFA should have come clean at the start is a valid one.
If the wanted the bid to go to someone who hadn't hosted it before, why the fuck didn't they just say so at the start of the process to exclude Countries who wouldn't match their criteria?
Would have saved a shed load of problems later.
But, I suppose, it is football after all and they're all a bunch of wankers anyway....
Sex God
Quote by GnV
And so now the recriminations... the blame game, accusations of being on the take.
England's bid didn't win; get over it and move on.
If, as England says, it can host the World Cup tomorrow....
Why doesn't it run it's own event in between the FIFA events??
I do however think that the comment made by some pundit or other (can't remember who) that FIFA should have come clean at the start is a valid one.
If the wanted the bid to go to someone who hadn't hosted it before, why the fuck didn't they just say so at the start of the process to exclude Countries who wouldn't match their criteria?
Would have saved a shed load of problems later.
But, I suppose, it is football after all and they're all a bunch of wankers anyway....
And cash!
Quote by Bluefish2009
And cash!
I couldn't agree more.
In a time of austerity where HMG is asking people to tighten their belts and accept job cuts in all sectors of society, it is inconceivable that the PM could justify leaving the presentation circus to travel back to Westminster to do PMQ's then travel back to Zurich to continue as nothing had happened (and then lose the bid).
Who is footing (no pun intended) that bill, I wonder?
I think it was a crass decision to be honest and if Miliband Minor had more go in him, he should have ripped into Cameron at PMQ's to cause as much embarrassment to the Government as possible rather than just inanely praising the PM's efforts.
Sex God
Quote by GnV
And cash!
I couldn't agree more.
In a time of austerity where HMG is asking people to tighten their belts and accept job cuts in all sectors of society, it is inconceivable that the PM could justify leaving the presentation circus to travel back to Westminster to do PMQ's then travel back to Zurich to continue as nothing had happened (and then lose the bid).
Who is footing (no pun intended) that bill, I wonder?
I think it was a crass decision to be honest and if Miliband Minor had more go in him, he should have ripped into Cameron at PMQ's to cause as much embarrassment to the Government as possible rather than just inanely praising the PM's efforts.
Yes very true! :thumbup:
Sexlightened
Quote by GnV
And cash!
I couldn't agree more.
In a time of austerity where HMG is asking people to tighten their belts and accept job cuts in all sectors of society, it is inconceivable that the PM could justify leaving the presentation circus to travel back to Westminster to do PMQ's then travel back to Zurich to continue as nothing had happened (and then lose the bid).
Who is footing (no pun intended) that bill, I wonder?
I think it was a crass decision to be honest and if Miliband Minor had more go in him, he should have ripped into Cameron at PMQ's to cause as much embarrassment to the Government as possible rather than just inanely praising the PM's efforts.
According to media reports over here,the cost was approx £15 million for staging the bid,presumably picked up by the taxpayer !!!! I'd like to see a breakdown of what was spent and where,if indeed it does turn out to be taxpayers money!
