Bye bye Wimbledon. Bye bye Word Cup 2018. Bye bye UK sport

[Sysman]

This is old news: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4990126.stm

None of the big name stars stopped turning up since then.

Even older news from 1998

[AtW]

If the country consisted only of London, there wouldn't be 5 mln living there.

There are plenty of small countries that buy in foreign food etc, as long you got the money you won't starve.

[Doggy Styles]

Not sure why Britain wants any more major events in the next decade - does anyone know what the final bill to the taxpayer is for the Olympics yet?

9 billion but that was three years ago. Probably more now.

World cup football would pay for itself.

[sweetandsour]

BTW I'm pretty sure Wimbledon won't happen anywhere outside the UK.

There are plenty of other tennis tournaments taking place around the world and it would be a shame if Wimbledon became less attractive as a result of some top players deciding not compete, especially now the powers that be have finally accepted that putting on a roof is a good idea because it might rain in London during June.

People overseas are not nearly as attached to our "summer institutions" as we are and I think it is a mistake to rely on sentimentality to maintain the competition's position in the world.

There is a bright side of course - if all those foreign players stay away then we may at last get a British winner.

[Sysman]

It was quoted originally as being about £3 billion, so you can count on it costing £20G or more.

Gigapound? Gigipound?

[Mich the Tester]

Gigapound? Gigipound?

Gazillion.

[Sysman]

Gazillion.

Duh! More coffee needed.