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Previously on "Breaking news - England wins right to host World Cup!"
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe hooliganism at Russia will be a central European Problem the Germans, Dutch, Italians and every ex USSR country that gets in will be sending over massive teams.
The global village is coming to town.
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Originally posted by Freamon View Post
I do think England should have got it, even though you are a bunch... ers
England has the best league, the best stadiums and some of the best teams in the World. The BBC and the Times should be dragged over hot coals for what they did to the bid.
I don't think they would have won but 2 votes is out of order. England should set up FIFA the same way Celtic set up the SFA.
Anyway, why am I being so pro English?
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostKeep your friends close and your enemies closer
Actually don't know if Scotland were in the vote but I would assume they were, we would have made up the second vote if that was the case.
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Originally posted by SizeZero View Postbe happy that someone else is taking the burden and lets hope a fair portion of any hooligans are dealt with appropriately by either the Russian or Qatari officials.
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Originally posted by Freamon View PostBBC reporting that only 2 nations voted for the England bid out of 22. And that one of those nations was England.
Actually don't know if Scotland were in the vote but I would assume they were, we would have made up the second vote if that was the case.
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Will Qatar relax their drinking laws?
Qatar is a place where people, including Muslims, can legally buy alcohol and then be taken to court for drinking it. Earlier this year an Egyptian man had some beers on a plane on the way here to try and forget the toothache he had. After checking in at his hotel he got a taxi and asked the driver to take him to a dental clinic. Instead, the driver took him to the police station and he ended up receiving lashes for being inebriated. When the sentence was passed, he wept (source: Gulf Times).
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Originally posted by Freamon View PostBBC reporting that only 2 nations voted for the England bid out of 22. And that one of those nations was England.
That aside, two things stand out. 1) Why would the country entertain a second, world-class tournament until such time as it knows whether it broke even from the Olympics just a few years earlier, and 2) why are people so forgiving of Fifa when they want all their own way and a bag to put it in (tax exemption for all officials, etc)
England won the better tournament - be happy that someone else is taking the burden and lets hope a fair portion of any hooligans are dealt with appropriately by either the Russian or Qatari officials.
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostThat's quite a surprise, how many stadiums are actually needed then? Ok the SPL may only have 2 teams that are really competitive, but I assumed that there would be something like a dozen suitable sized stadia in the whole country.
It seems a bit counter intuitive that Qatar would have more suitable locations than Scotland, obviously they do have a hell of a lot more cash though
That's not a joke btw.
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostThat's quite a surprise, how many stadiums are actually needed then? Ok the SPL may only have 2 teams that are really competitive, but I assumed that there would be something like a dozen suitable sized stadia in the whole country.
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Originally posted by Incognito View PostNot for a world cup. We don't even have enough for a Euro bid by ourself. Our best bet would be Euros with Ireland or Wales.
It seems a bit counter intuitive that Qatar would have more suitable locations than Scotland, obviously they do have a hell of a lot more cash though
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Originally posted by Freamon View PostBBC reporting that only 2 nations voted for the England bid out of 22. And that one of those nations was England.
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BBC reporting that only 2 nations voted for the England bid out of 22. And that one of those nations was England.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostSoth Africa was tulip, Japan and SK was tulip, USA tulip.
Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostDoes Scotland have enough suitable stadiums (I genuinely don't know)? It's a popular sport there and I'd imagine that there would be a good atmosphere if it was held there.
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