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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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FIFA World Cup Shortlist 2026

Timbuktu, Caymen Islands, North Pole, Narnia and the UK.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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FIFA World Cup Shortlist 2026

Timbuktu, Caymen Islands, North Pole, Narnia and the UK.
Narnia's in with a shot.
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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Narnia's in with a shot.
They'll have a better team too
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
Tell me one way Russia can do a better WC than England?
Russian goulash and vodka?
Then a hooker who'll suck you off like never before for a mear 10 rubles
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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We'll we will all see soon enough who gets it.
I cannot see how Russia will get it though?

Surely Portugal/Spain have better stadiums than the UK?
Certainly have a better climate - thats a given, and I would imagine the better climate would appeal to a lot of people
UK has the best football infrastructure in the world. Massive allseater stadiums even MK dons can expand their stadium to 40,000. We also have the best security and in all honesty if there is one aspect of policing that our corrupt PC plods are good at its preventing and dealing with trouble at football matches. The stadium money does NOT come from the tax payer BTW.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
It's the market for football over there which is still somewhat untapped a.
In what way is the russian market untapped ? Football is huge in Russia.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
In what way is the russian market untapped ? Football is huge in Russia.
Mind you football violence is huge in russia as well.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
Mind you football violence is huge in russia as well.
But it's fair.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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I think my comment of yesterday comparing FIFA to the FIA is validated when you hear thay only 2 of the 22 voters actually bothered to read the technical report on our bid.

FIFA also stated they want to get more exposure for football in these regions. ????

Football is the biggest sport on the planet

English football is the most watched league on the planet, you'll see kids from all corners of the planet wearing premiership shirts, these "regions" FIFA refer too already snap up the live rights to the premier league, how much more exposure do they want ?

Lastly thanks to Sepp for reminding all of those voting the issues with the British media

These decisions had absolutely nothing to with sport or football, it is all about money and I think we can feel rightly agrieved that we have been shafted by the process and those behind it.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
But it's fair.
True
And they don't have any of that PC nonsense to "interfere" with beating the **** out of trouble makers
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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FIFA is well known for taking massive bribes, look at the ISL scandal over 100 million paid out in bribes, stangely the case was tried in switerland where corporate bribery was not a crime. The power base of FIFA is in Africa ,south America and Sep Blatter. Unless UEFA withdraws from FIFA and starts its own world cup nothing will change.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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UEFA are not likely to do that though are they because they recieve enough coin from them, FIFA know how to keep them in their pocket.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by f1_fan
All joking aside I do know what you mean. It's why F1 in places like China and Bahrain is so poor. A complete vaccum of motorsport heritage and a total lack of passion from the homegrown visitors to the event.
It's about money ultimately and not just the bungs back to the FIFA big cheeses. FIFA make a ton of cash from the television rights/licenses etc. Basically the host country pays for the tournament and FIFA profits.

Yes I agree there is the F1 parallel, it seems FIFA are doing "an Ecklestone" and whoring out to the big money, all under the guise of 'taking football to new regions' etc and all this BS about the WC 'creating positive legacies' and changing societies etc.

I don't blame Qatar for wanting it but I really think it will be the most 'corporate' WC yet - with free to tickets to sponsors to fill the stadia - , the most geared around television, you can forget it as a 'genuine' live spectacle with real passionate fans.

I think FIFA runs are risk of alienating the core of football if it goes down this route too much, maybe Qatar will be a tournament too far?

One of Brazil, Russia, Qatar could be a true disaster easily.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Luan Pra bang
Mind you football violence is huge in russia as well.
It's a dump also, full of crime and xenophobia, dreadful transport and huge corruption, the crims are in government FFS.

It's got hot women mind, so there is always an upside.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Even if FIFA was squeeky clean I don't think we would get anywhere near getting the votes to secure a World Cup.

England projects a VERY BAD image of football with the top players almost rubbing peoples noses in it the fact they are on £kkk's per week.

A FIFA delegate who votes and is from a poor country is really gonna vote for us

I know let's get David Beckham up on stage and really rub it in, the votes will fly in FPMSL!

Fooking muppets the lot of em. Should have put Lembit and Boris Johnson up and then we could have got sympathy votes.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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Boris was there
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEN555
Even if FIFA was squeeky clean I don't think we would get anywhere near getting the votes to secure a World Cup.

England projects a VERY BAD image of football with the top players almost rubbing peoples noses in it the fact they are on £kkk's per week.

A FIFA delegate who votes and is from a poor country is really gonna vote for us
So vote for Qatar where it's indolent citizens live lives of luxury because a subclass of asian labourers do all the work?
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Funkii Munkii
Boris was there
Did he get up and do a speech
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEN555
A FIFA delegate who votes and is from a poor country is really gonna vote for us

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If they felt like that they'd hardly be up for a week long jaunt in five star luxury being swarmed up to by every country in it.

they'd simply ask people to submit bids and then actually read them. No money involved and very strict guidelines like the Olympics.

Isn't going to happen. The fact everyone knew the result before it was even announced shows you what sort of an organisation that fat goat is running.

5t.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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I think that people who have been guilty of accepting bribes or those who are lumped along with them as well, get really fed up when that sort of thing is exposed. They think that is most unfair and will not look on the whistle blowers in a friendly light!

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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by fivetide
If they felt like that they'd hardly be up for a week long jaunt in five star luxury being swarmed up to by every country in it.

they'd simply ask people to submit bids and then actually read them. No money involved and very strict guidelines like the Olympics.

Isn't going to happen. The fact everyone knew the result before it was even announced shows you what sort of an organisation that fat goat is running.

5t.
It's unbelievable. I bet the England camp (especially Beckham, Cameron, Prince William etc) must feel like right bunch of chumps having danced and prostrated themselves at the pleasure of these corrupted, bloated, good for nothings, only to find out it was already decided!

Who the **** are these people and who appointed them?
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's unbelievable. I bet the England camp (especially Beckham, Cameron, Prince William etc) must feel like right bunch of chumps having danced and prostrated themselves at the pleasure of these corrupted, bloated, good for nothings, only to find out it was already decided!

Who the **** are these people and who appointed them?
Exactly. "Dance for me boy dance"

The info should be in the submission and it should be based on that alone. Presentation and a Q&A afterwards. No need for the week of having to swap spit with a load of self important Berkshire Hunts all paying themselves the African debt each year to 'police' football.

People say the players arfe over paid for what they do. Tell me how a trained chimp couldn't do the job of FIFA.

5t.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Felt a bit for Prince William when I was watching the live footage yesterday, he looked properly gutted. Good that he genuinely cares though.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEN555
Did he get up and do a speech
Pulled a wheelie on his bike












should have knocked that old **** blatter over
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I think the fact that a majority of people are genuinly shocked you lost should explain why you didn't get it
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by f1_fan
The other side of the coin is that for some reason the media seem to think England has a God given right to host the World Cup. Why?

Maybe Russia's bid was just better!
Very surprised by this comment from you F1, Russia is one of the most racially intolerant countries in the world. I wonder if FIFA are still running that 'say no to racism campaign?' If so they better up their game!!!
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Originally Posted by stef_2010
I think the fact that a majority of people are genuinly shocked you lost should explain why you didn't get it
People aren't shocked that England lost, they are shocked that two of the least impressive bids won, confirming that the whole bidding process is an expensive sham.

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