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Mickey Nuttells Hair

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2010, 03:51:59 PM »
Close.

Big money PAYERS on the world stage.

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2010, 04:10:24 PM »
Wrong strategy sending Becks & Co .  Should have had W H Smith to sponsor the bid and sent Steve Evans out with Crawleys money , think  FIFA would have liked that.

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« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2010, 04:19:43 PM »
Wrong strategy sending Becks & Co .  Should have had W H Smith to sponsor the bid and sent Steve Evans out with Crawleys money , think  FIFA would have liked that.

Too right, that's the only way Jack Warner does business!

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2010, 04:29:57 PM »
I heard that our next chance would be 2030. Does anyone know if thats right, or can we have a go at 2026?
Theres a lot of stuff about China getting it in 2026, maybe they've splashed the cash and done the deal already.

Mickey Nuttells Hair

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2010, 04:36:10 PM »
Based on the new rotation system it will be a long time before it comes back to Europe.

That said do you honestly thing there will be the will and the resources to back a bid given how we went in this process?  Not knocking the bid at all, the FIFA process is clearly bent.  Qatar = High Risk, by FIFA's own standards!!!

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« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2010, 04:38:32 PM »
We simply weren't as oil rich as Russia and Qatar   :o

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2010, 05:36:07 PM »
If Qatar can do it at 4.400 sq kms, surely Lincolnshire can apply at 7000  :D :D

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2010, 07:00:29 PM »
Let's not be too upset! After watching the Panorama programme I think the country would be better off without the FIFA crooks!Telling our government how to run the taxes and visa policies.Wonder if any of the locals will return home to build the stadiums?

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2010, 07:26:32 PM »
Sad but true. Follow the money from beginning to end .....

IOC & FIFA, corrupt and unaccountable. Let's start this one with a Mr Mohammed who was going to stand as Asian rep against Sepp Blatter in the forthcoming election, then suddenly he drops out and next thing Qatar wins the 2022 World Cup, well fancy that.

Where there are stadiums to be made there is money to be made ..... follow the money.

Living close to Qatar I can foresee many problems to be overcome, 45'C heat, few hotels, fewer stadiums and a very conservative people who have no idea what thousands of alcohol drinking football fans quite means, oh dear.

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« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2010, 07:37:54 PM »
Totally agree mate. They don't look at practicalities, just money money money. Lot's of players will have serious problems playing in that heat,totally rediculous.
I just hope the Panorama program was just a taster. If that was all they had to offer total waste of time.

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2010, 07:50:42 PM »
It's not the quality of the stadia that counts, it's the size of your brown envelope.
As FIFA have demonstated by giving the World Cup to Russia and especially Qatar the opportunity for top players to perform in suitable conditions and the interests of the fans who shell out thousands to watch their country are way down their list of priorities.

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2010, 07:55:14 PM »
just imagine 30000 english football fans with thier tattood bare chests on show walking the streets of muslim qatar looking for the non-existant alcohol establishments. they must remember to leave the wifes at home though as females are banned from attending football matches with men.
do they do st georges styled burkas. can't see it. we probably won't qualify anyway.

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2010, 09:50:30 PM »
Don't think we should even bother trying to qualify!! 

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2010, 09:59:59 AM »
Don't think we should even bother trying to qualify!! 

Yeah, let's pull out of all competitions abroad, Europe etc, and then find out who needs who!! Think the only reason we're still in Europe games is because of the crowds we take abroad. Mind you, the way the EU is going THEY will soon be taking over the football and then . . . . ?

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Re: England's bid for 2018...
« Reply #29 on: December 03, 2010, 10:59:18 AM »
Although its a shame, and the economy will lose out big style, and forgetting the mafia its about football.I was lucky enough to see the World Cup quarter, semi and final in South Africa and it was amazing how all fans just mingled, no trouble at all, no smashed up town centres just people from all over the world, buzzing to be at the event.

The thing that most impressed me though was the organisation and price structure.A pint was £3.50 everywhere, taxi-fares were the same with each taxi and printed on the outside of the cabs, the food even in the trendy part of Cape Town was cheap.All the security, bar staff, attendants, stewards were happy for us to be there.

Now 2018 in England, would have been rip off Britain at its best. Beer doubled in cost, grumpy stewards, aggressive policing,health and safety in overtime.

So for me good luck Russia, they got it so fair play