Daggers Posted 15 June 2009 Posted 15 June 2009 What's the point in voting? The only people who'll get tickets are corporate arseholes, touts and them rich enough to buy from touts. Where games I can't get tickets for are being played is irrelevant to me.
BlueSi13 Posted 15 June 2009 Posted 15 June 2009 Show your support for England's 2018 bid here.And don't fforget to nominate Leicester as one of the host cities. Voted, even though Leicester is uglier compared to many cities on that list, lets see if we can get anywhere with it!!
Fosse Boy Posted 15 June 2009 Posted 15 June 2009 What's the point in voting?The only people who'll get tickets are corporate arseholes, touts and them rich enough to buy from touts. Where games I can't get tickets for are being played is irrelevant to me. Sadly, you are correct.
Ultra Posted 15 June 2009 Posted 15 June 2009 Voted, even though Leicester is uglier compared to many cities on that list, lets see if we can get anywhere with it!! You ever been to Franchise, Portsmouth, Derby or Birmingham? Next to them, Leicester is a supermodel among cities!
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 England 2018Australia 2022 Done Switch it It would be finacially unviable for England to host the olympics then world cup 6 years apart
ACF Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Switch it It would be finacially unviable for England to host the olympics then world cup 6 years apart Either way, doesn't really matter....... But as long as they both get it and I go to both.....
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Will Australia have 12 stadia? MCG Ethihad Stadium New Swan St ground Stadium Australia Football Park Subiaco NSW Rugby stadium (name eludes me) Brisbane stadium X 2 Gold Coast Plus they will build a couple aswell.
Ultra Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Wonderful cities though Melbourne and Sydney are, I'm not sure you can rely on them so heavily when staging a 32-nation tournament. Recent reports of racial unrest won't do you any favours either..
ACF Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 MCGEthihad Stadium New Swan St ground Stadium Australia Football Park Subiaco NSW Rugby stadium (name eludes me) Brisbane stadium X 2 Gold Coast Plus they will build a couple aswell. Canberra and Tassie MIGHT upgrade there grounds to try and get in on the act.
Ultra Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Muzzy backs World Cup bid He has experienced the buzz of the World Cup first hand – as well as the passionate fans at the Walkers Stadium.Who better to back the bid to bring the 2018 World Cup to Leicester than Foxes favourite and World Cup semi-finalist Muzzy Izzet. He knows exactly how the World Cup vibe could transform Leicester, having been in the Turkish squad in the 2002 tournament in Japan and South Korea. In more than 300 appearances for City, scoring 47 goals, he has received countless standing ovations from the football-loving fans at the Walkers Stadium and Filbert Street. People across the city and county are being urged to show their support for Leicester's campaign to be chosen a host city, as part of England's 2018 World Cup bid. Voting began yesterday with a rallying cry to people to back Leicester's World Cup bid. Former City star Izzet, who came on as a substitute in Turkey's 1-0 semi-final defeat to Brazil in 2002, has called on people to back the bid, saying it would be fantastic for Leicester. He said: "When I was at the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, it was like a carnival. Everywhere you went, it was there. The atmosphere was incredible. "It would be very positive for the city to have that, even if it was just one match. "There would be so many people visiting. It would definitely be a great thing for Leicester. The Walkers Stadium is a great ground and would definitely be up for it. "It's a fantastic stadium and there's a real football community here. People really like their football and they would love this." He was joined in supporting the bid by former City teammate Steve Walsh, who said Leicester would be a perfect location for a World Cup match. He said: "It would be fantastic to see this happen. I've lived in Leicester for 20-odd years and have found myself adopted into Leicestershire so I would definitely support this. "It would be massive. Leicester is in the centre of the country, and you only have to look at the passion for sport in the city, with the football, rugby and cricket, to know how much it would make sense to have a World Cup game here." As well as the public vote, campaigners have to create a bid showing why the city should be chosen. They have to prove to the FA that Leicester has a stadium to hold a minimum of 40,000 – an expansion of the Walkers Stadium would ensure this – plus hotel accommodation for teams, officials and fans, a fans' park for supporters, good travel links with the rest of the country, training facilities and potential base camps for national teams. Leicester City chief executive Lee Hoos said: "This is a win, win, win situation for everyone."
BlueSi13 Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 You ever been to Franchise, Portsmouth, Derby or Birmingham? Next to them, Leicester is a supermodel among cities! Hmm i truly doubt MK, Derby or Portsmouth will get a game, just like us, Birmingham is a stick on though and i think its stunning in places, but then again they have spent a fortune on it and they are only going to have to spend more to put it up with the likes of Manchester, Newcastle etc
C-man Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Wonderful cities though Melbourne and Sydney are, I'm not sure you can rely on them so heavily when staging a 32-nation tournament.Recent reports of racial unrest won't do you any favours either.. Hardly just 'recent' reports. There has been racist trouble in Australia for years and years.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Hardly just 'recent' reports. There has been racist trouble in Australia for years and years. Apart from an Inncident in Cronulla a few years back. There really hasn't been any rasisim. The current one is between indians and the lebanesse over one or two incidents that have been blown out of porportion.
C-man Posted 16 June 2009 Posted 16 June 2009 Apart from an Inncident in Cronulla a few years back. There really hasn't been any rasisim. The current one is between indians and the lebanesse over one or two incidents that have been blown out of porportion. I knew one of the Aussies on here would correct me on that... I wasn't very sure but I remember the last time I went to Australia the Cronulla riots were big news so I obviously picked up on it a bit too much! Apologies. Anyway Ultra, we can hardly talk about racists, it appears we have enough over here.
Ultra Posted 17 June 2009 Posted 17 June 2009 Indeed. Not that FIFA minded too much when they gave the World Cup to France or Germany, though..
BlueSi13 Posted 19 June 2009 Posted 19 June 2009 Has there been any word on what City plan to do with the stadium in terms of expansion if we are serious about putting our name in? I've read we could expand the walkers to 55,000 seats, surely only doing this would give a city like ours a chance over somewhere like Nottingham, especially if they build their new stadium Also read today that the people behind the bid have threatened Liverpool city council with cutting them out of the stadium selection process if they haven't got a concrete timeline down for theirs or Everton's new stadium, surely this would mean we would need a serious commitment to expanding the stadium to be considered also?
leicesterseddon Posted 19 June 2009 Posted 19 June 2009 Well as I see it, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham are the only certs. Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Bristol would all be highly probable choices if they can secure new grounds or secure plans to modernise existing ones. I think only one East Midlands city will be chosen. If Forest have concrete plans and secure the funding for a 40,000+ stadium, Nottingham is almost certain to be chosen. However, I don't think there is a chance in Hell of that actually happening by this December when the bid book is announced. Derby surely doesn't have the infrustructure...so I think we've got a good chance. Personally I don't really care about having a WC game as I have no desire to watch it. The only reason I hope we win is so that our ground hopefully with an extension won't be quite as bland as it is now. To other football fans, our ground is just another soulless bowl, making us the same as about half a dozen clubs in their estimations. But if we're all being honest, we could host the thing tomorrow without the need to build any stadia at all - except that all the grounds would only be spread across 5 or so cities and a few would be quite old...but of course this doesn't fit in with FIFA's vision of football. Instead we've got Bristol City, Portsmouth and MK Dons putting their hats into the ring potentially to commit to having 40,000+ capacity stadiums. Ridiculous when you think about it.
Ultra Posted 19 June 2009 Posted 19 June 2009 The following stadia could probably act as venues straightaway: Wembley Emirates Old Trafford City of Manchester Stadium St James' Park Stadium of Light Villa Park A revamped Hillsborough and Elland Road, plus either or both of Liverpool's and Everton's grounds would also feature. There's only about a couple of places left. One will be between Bristol and Portsmouth and the other will be for the East Midlands. Forget MK as they have no experience of dealing with large crowds. At the moment we'd be favourites, but Milan may have to give guarantees about the finance for the new stands.
Basingstoke Fox Posted 19 June 2009 Posted 19 June 2009 The following stadia could probably act as venues straightaway:Wembley Emirates Old Trafford City of Manchester Stadium St James' Park Stadium of Light Villa Park A revamped Hillsborough and Elland Road, plus either or both of Liverpool's and Everton's grounds would also feature. There's only about a couple of places left. One will be between Bristol and Portsmouth and the other will be for the East Midlands. Forget MK as they have no experience of dealing with large crowds. At the moment we'd be favourites, but Milan may have to give guarantees about the finance for the new stands. There can only be a maximum of 2 stadiums from one city, the rest of the cities get one stadium each, having said that I'm not to sure we will get it, though I would be delighted if we did!
Finchy Posted 20 June 2009 Posted 20 June 2009 I don't see why we wouldn't get it, there will be one in the East Midlands, and Forest are nowhere near sorting stadium plans out, doesn't look like it will happen to be honest. So it's just us and Derby, we'll have the same sized stadium so then it's just down to which City is more appealing to show off in a World Cup, and we can't lose out then surely? Derby is an absolute hole and there is fook all to do. Leicester isn't amazing but it's a damn sight better.
davieG Posted 20 June 2009 Posted 20 June 2009 I don't see why we wouldn't get it, there will be one in the East Midlands, and Forest are nowhere near sorting stadium plans out, doesn't look like it will happen to be honest. So it's just us and Derby, we'll have the same sized stadium so then it's just down to which City is more appealing to represent England in a World Cup, and we can't lose out then surely? Derby is an absolute hole and there is fook all to do. Leicester isn't amazing but it's a damn sight better. I'd imagine the the key point will be who pays for any extension to the respective stadiums, I can't see Mandaric promising to provide the money certainly not by the end of this year. Derby seem to be able to find investment to develop their overall site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2007/04/26/pride_park_hotel_development_feature.shtml) we can't even afford one monument never mind 3 so they are more likely to attract the funds than we are.
Radovan's Caravan Posted 21 June 2009 Posted 21 June 2009 Good luck to the Walker's Stadium. But it's all academic I think. Very few people outside England think that you have a chance for 2018 or even 2022. That's because: (1) FIFA (Blatter and Platini in particular) hate the FA and the EPL. (2) Not only is the quality of your stadia extremely low (only two newbuilds with qualifying capacities in the EPL) virtually all English pundits are confused about what constitutes a good stadium (eg a refurbished breakers yard with a Champions League team). Just look at what South Africa have got and that's a poor country. (3) The EPL is the most indebted league in the world and has too many foreign owners whose allegiances lie elsewhere and who are cool towards the FA. Unless clubs get state assistance I cannot see them refurbishing or buidling anew just for the tournament. (4) You have an unpopular government using the bid for its own purposes (admittedly it is not alone in this regard) I think there could be some associated with the England bid who will not pull their weight as they will not want to hand Gordon Brown a propaganda triumph. (5) English fans, particularly fans of the national team, are still perceived to be violent. Whether that is actually true or not is immaterial - your reputation goes before you. But even those dissenting from this view might have to conclude that a tournament in England would be a magnet for every hoodlum in Europe. My tip for 2018 is Russia. If Australia had gone for 2022 only I think they would have got it but they have weakened their case by going for both. Still Blatter seems to like them so it's between the Antipodeans and Portugal/Spain.
Webbo Posted 21 June 2009 Posted 21 June 2009 Good luck to the Walker's Stadium. But it's all academic I think. Very few people outside England think that you have a chance for 2018 or even 2022. That's because:(1) FIFA (Blatter and Platini in particular) hate the FA and the EPL. (2) Not only is the quality of your stadia extremely low (only two newbuilds with qualifying capacities in the EPL) virtually all English pundits are confused about what constitutes a good stadium (eg a refurbished breakers yard with a Champions League team). Just look at what South Africa have got and that's a poor country. (3) The EPL is the most indebted league in the world and has too many foreign owners whose allegiances lie elsewhere and who are cool towards the FA. Unless clubs get state assistance I cannot see them refurbishing or buidling anew just for the tournament. (4) You have an unpopular government using the bid for its own purposes (admittedly it is not alone in this regard) I think there could be some associated with the England bid who will not pull their weight as they will not want to hand Gordon Brown a propaganda triumph. (5) English fans, particularly fans of the national team, are still perceived to be violent. Whether that is actually true or not is immaterial - your reputation goes before you. But even those dissenting from this view might have to conclude that a tournament in England would be a magnet for every hoodlum in Europe. My tip for 2018 is Russia. If Australia had gone for 2022 only I think they would have got it but they have weakened their case by going for both. Still Blatter seems to like them so it's between the Antipodeans and Portugal/Spain. Quite a good post Chandler, but if Russia get 2018, 2022 won't go to Portugal/Spain as it won't be Europes' turn.
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