World Cup 2018

[garcon]

Labour calls for inquiry into failure of England bid!

They never have understood elections.

[Diego_Sideburns]

The thing I like about Qatar is that it's such a liberal country, with very open-minded views on things.

 

Would any player 'scoring' by the deliberate use of his hand get it chopped off?

[Diego_Sideburns]

They never have understood elections.

 

If only FIFA was subject to a Woolas-style court case.

[razza699]

I suppose it depends whether MATCH can afford to keep paying the bribes.

[leeslover]

You won't get far in business in either of them if you don't grease a few palms here or there.

[garcon]

 

Come on, you don't believe your company gets business with FIFA through a fair and open contract bid process do you?

[razza699]

 

Come on, you don't believe your company gets business with FIFA through a fair and open contract bid process do you?

No comment

[garcon]

That's not to say I'm making any particular allegations you understand. Merely a reflection on how FIFA tend to do business.

[oafc0000]

Russia won it in the second round... Shows how little support we got

 

[razza699]

In a statement from shadow Secretary of State for Sport Ivan Lewis, the Labour Party called for an independent root and branch inquiry into the failed bid.

 

"Despite the impressive efforts of Team England, supporters will be bitterly disappointed at England's failure to land the 2018 World Cup," said Lewis. "This follows on from the England team's poor performance in South Africa.

 

"Serious questions have to be answered as to how we can learn lessons from these significant setbacks to build a better future.

 

"The Coalition and the football authorities should now set up an independent root and branch inquiry into all aspects of how our national game is run."

[opinions4u]

I suppose it was quite shrewd of Blatter & his cronies sending the World Cup to a country where investigative journalists are routinely murdered

[Diego_Sideburns]

You won't get far in business in either of them if you don't grease a few palms here or there.

 

[oafc0000]

In a statement from shadow Secretary of State for Sport Ivan Lewis, the Labour Party called for an independent root and branch inquiry into the failed bid.

 

"Despite the impressive efforts of Team England, supporters will be bitterly disappointed at England's failure to land the 2018 World Cup," said Lewis. "This follows on from the England team's poor performance in South Africa.

 

"Serious questions have to be answered as to how we can learn lessons from these significant setbacks to build a better future.

 

"The Coalition and the football authorities should now set up an independent root and branch inquiry into all aspects of how our national game is run."

 

Its actually old news (in some ways) and isnt about the bid but the game in general... The tories said similar things when they where in opposition... Remember all that talk about how fans should run clubs blah blah blah...

 

Labour should concentrate on more important issues to be frank... Leave football to football (or in other words, rich money men)

Edited December 2, 2010 by oafc0000

[opinions4u]

"The Coalition and the football authorities should now set up an independent root and branch inquiry into all aspects of how our national game is run."

 

I think keeping government as far away from this question as possible is rather important. Silly Ivan.

Edited December 2, 2010 by opinions4u

[jimsleftfoot]

I can take the Russian one on the chin but the Qatar one stinks.... Its going to be terrible

 

How can players play in that heat ?

 

Air conditioned stadiums I heard

[razza699]

Air conditioned stadiums I heard

yeh powered by solar panels

[oafc0000]

Air conditioned stadiums I heard

 

I heard that.... but most of them are open air stadiums though

[garcon]

I think keeping government as far away from this question as possible is rather important. Silly Ivan.

All part of a Labour politician's inability not to meddle in absolutely every tiny fragment of our lives.

 

It certainly is old news. We know damn well the national game needs dismantling and reconstructing from the grass roots up. But for God's sake leave government out of it. (We also know damn well it won't happen, because the English FA is just as corrupt and incompetent as UEFA and FIFA).

[oafc0000]

First round:

 

England 2,

Holland/Belgium 4,

Spain/Portugal 7,

Russia 9

 

Second round:

 

Holland/Belgium 2,

Spain/Portugal 7,

Russia 13

 

We never stood a chance it would seem...

[oafc0000]

Qatar beat USA 14-8 in the fourth round of voting, but almost claimed it in the first round.

 

First round: Australia 1, Japan 3, USA 3, Korea Republic 4, Qatar 11

[leeslover]

I heard that.... but most of them are open air stadiums though

Pump cold air out at the back of the stands and it pours down to the bottom.

[oafc0000]

Pump cold air out at the back of the stands and it pours down to the bottom.

 

Yeah but over an entire stadium down to the centre of a pitch? If it works I will be impressed...

[oafc0000]

Full break down:

 

Qatar beat USA 14-8 in the fourth round of voting, but almost claimed it in the first round.

 

First round: Australia 1, Japan 3, USA 3, Korea Republic 4, Qatar 11

Second round: Japan 2, Korea 5, USA 5, Qatar 10 votes

Third round: Korea 5, USA 6, Qatar 11

Fourth round: USA 8, Qatar 14

[leeslover]

I'll have to laugh if it turns out England didn't vote for us.

[fleetwood Blue]

First round:

 

England 2,

Holland/Belgium 4,

Spain/Portugal 7,

Russia 9

 

Second round:

 

Holland/Belgium 2,

Spain/Portugal 7,

Russia 13

 

We never stood a chance it would seem...

 

I cant believe Holland and Belgium recieved more votes than us, oh well we will just have to hope that Brazil fail to meet their deadlines to host the next tournment , apparently they are not prepared at all and we could be used as the second option. Saying that Blatter would probably recieve a bung from Castro and take it to Cuba.