BS: England World Cup 2018 bid

Subject: RE: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 08:23 AM

"The main stadium, should have been built in the midlands, not London, so that it is easier for all supporters to get to"

It takes me 1 hr 31 minutes by train to London (direct - no changes), three and a half hours (with two changes) to Birmingham. I think London's much easier for most people to get to than Brum.

Subject: RE: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 07:22 AM

If we do get it, then please let Murdoch have the total rights to the whole thing. It appears to a non footy fan like myself, that all sport in the UK seems to be predicated on footy, and other sports take a poor second place.
At least that way we would have less of the wall to wall football that surrounds these events. To the exclusion of most other events

Subject: RE: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: Stu
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 07:01 AM

Not surprised about the Blues fans either. An inferiority complex that deeply ingrained in the club's character will require years to remedy . . . and by that point the money will have run out and they'll be back in the second division.

Up the Villa!

Subject: RE: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 06:55 AM

As I've posted before here, we've gone the wrong way since hosting it in 1966: it IS wrong to be paying a fortune for a foreign manager to compete for us in internationals, and as for our club football - http://walkaboutsverse.webs.com/#98

Subject: RE: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 06:55 AM

London gets all the goodies again, if we get it. For that reason, I hope we don't win. The main stadium, should have been built in the midlands, not London, so that it is easier for all supporters to get to.

I would like the Netherlands and Belgium to get it.

As far as the Bham City supporters are concerned, they are a disgrace. However, why were they allowed on the pitch in the first place. We don't need that sort of thing coming back into the game.

Up the Villa

Subject: BS: England World Cup 2018 bid
From: Arnie
Date: 02 Dec 10 - 06:46 AM

Well, despite everything the England Football World Cup 2018 team are upbeat and expect that later today FIFA will announce the decision in our favour. Personally I'm not that certain, but Beckham, Prince Edward and the PM have pulled out all the stops in Switzerland over the last couple of days. I don't suppose the bid was helped by the BBC Panorama investigation into bribery and corruption amongst FIFA officials, shown only three nights before the bid announcement. Also Birmingham fans didn't help the cause last night by leading a pitch invasion against Aston Villa fans following their Carling Cup win. Still, fingers crossed eh?