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Post by paulgilb on Nov 2, 2006 18:46:04 GMT 1
...according to UEFA president Lennart Johansson.
I suppose our chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup hinge mainly on whether or not Wembley Stadium will be ready by then...
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 2, 2006 20:41:04 GMT 1
If it does go to Europe then it makes sense for England to host it. We should have been ahead of the Germans for 2006 really given that they hosted previously in 1974 and England in 1966. Sweden hosted in 1958 but I don't know if they have the facilities to host a World Cup. They hosted the European Championships in 1992 but that was only 8 teams.
2018 is the year of Gamliel's Barmitzvah., i.e. he'll be 13, and I'll be 53.
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Post by Si. on Nov 2, 2006 21:33:30 GMT 1
it would be great, by then liverpool will have a new stadium, so along with man utd, aresnal, newcastle and wembely that will be enough HUGE stadiums, and then maybe riverside, reebok and Peterborough Uniteds new ground (supposedly new owner wants to take us to the prem and build a 30,000 seater stad  ) |
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2006 9:49:50 GMT 1
Sounds good, but it might all be bluff to get himself reelected.
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Post by thepennydrops on Nov 3, 2006 13:09:38 GMT 1
2018 is the year of Gamliel's Barmitzvah., i.e. he'll be 13, and I'll be 53. Have you seen the film 66? |
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Post by Mart!n on Nov 3, 2006 13:28:49 GMT 1
I suppose our chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup hinge mainly on whether or not Wembley Stadium will be ready by then...  |
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Post by thepennydrops on Nov 3, 2006 17:10:56 GMT 1
I suppose our chances of hosting the 2018 World Cup hinge mainly on whether or not Wembley Stadium will be ready by then... Don't laugh, he has a point!! We can always use the Olympic Stadium if it isn't  |
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Post by Thor on Nov 3, 2006 17:16:01 GMT 1
We should definitely get it, our stadiums are much better than any other European country
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Post by Zodiac on Nov 4, 2006 2:23:41 GMT 1
If we put in for it we've got a bloody good chance of getting it. Indeed, we should be strong favourites. Most other major European countries have hosted it since we last did and it will go to a European nation in 2018. Can you imagine the hype?! It would be unprecedented...
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Post by Chris on Nov 4, 2006 13:43:16 GMT 1
Only chance we've got of ever winning it again to be honest.
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Post by Maximo Mark on Nov 4, 2006 16:36:50 GMT 1
Of course it isn't. We have the right players, but the wrong managers!
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Post by Senior on Nov 10, 2006 15:58:46 GMT 1
This would be AWESOME!!
The street parties in Germany were amazing...Imagining something like this in England is just fantastic
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Post by Admin on Nov 10, 2006 16:33:08 GMT 1
Of course it isn't. We have the right players, but the wrong managers! I disagree, the players constantly underperform! |
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Post by Chris on Nov 10, 2006 17:29:45 GMT 1
Of course it isn't. We have the right players, but the wrong managers! Rubbish.When was the only time we won it? When we hosted it! The only chance of us ever winning again is to host it again. |
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Post by Panda on Nov 10, 2006 20:12:19 GMT 1
So we're probably looking at 9 or 10 venues...
Wembley
Old Trafford
Emirates Stadium
New Anfield
St. James' Park
Villa Park
Then it's a case of whether they want to use 2 stadiums close together.
City Of Manchester Stadium is an option, as is the Stadium Of Light but they may decide to spread the tournament around a bit more, letting in the likes of Derby, Middlesbrough, Southampton, Leicester, Leeds and anyone else who builds a stadium in the next few years.
The Millennium Stadium may be considered, too...
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Post by Panda on Nov 13, 2006 18:22:09 GMT 1
Just to add another point, I don't think the Olympic Stadium would be used for the World Cup as the plan is to reduce its capacity to 25,000 after the games.
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