EastKentRam Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Just saved us from embarassing ourselves on our own turf, although it would have been good to actually go to the games and cheer on England's opposition but never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartley Hare Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 not completely true, a World Cup in England would have made FIFA more money than the rest Probably so Edinburgh, but the bid itself had less financial backing than the Russian bid. Potential profit is just that, potential but unfulfilled. Russia has more money behind their bid - we didn't have an Abramovic for a start.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Derby County veteran Robbie Savage couldn't resist a dig at his former Manchester United teammate David Beckham after last night's World Cup fiasco. While England's World Cup bid team were licking their wounds, Savage gave them both barrels. He tweeted: "Can't believe Harrison put up a better fight than prime m, beckham and future king - he lasted 3 rounds, they lasted 1" http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/derby-star-savage-audley-harrison-put-better-fight-england-bid-team-1296271 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 In fairness, that's a half decent joke for Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 It made me chuckle, thing is he will be crying later when he get's a load of abuse. I can feel another 1 day Twitter holiday coming on for Mr Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 The Americans don't seem to be too happy about losing out to an islamic state. Wonder if some convenient evidence will surface necessitating a US invasion?! who needs evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 ^^ Well they usually at least go through the routine of fabricating something, no matter how flimsy! No doubt the CIA will shortly track Bin Laden to a Qatari cave..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 No doubt the CIA will shortly track Bin Laden to a leicester cave..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 No doubt the CIA will shortly track Bin Laden to a leicester cave..... So basically, ANYWHERE in Leicester then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 can immigrants make fun of fellow immigrants?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Emmigrants can certainly make fun of immigrants. Besides, Australia's a different case - the indigenous population are convicts...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 love to know the difference, both go to work in another country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 In this case, emmigrants are English, and therefore by defacto 'better' than those foreign immigrants...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just before the vote Blatter supposedly addressed all the delegates and reminded them not to forget all the bad press they had received in England:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 In this case, emmigrants are English, and therefore by defacto 'better' than those foreign immigrants...... oh course, how silly of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just before the vote Blatter supposedly addressed all the delegates and reminded them not to forget all the bad press they had received in England:D I didn't know you were there smiffy? no wonder we lost then. Wonder who the other vote was from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just before the vote Blatter supposedly addressed all the delegates and reminded them not to forget all the bad press they had received in England:D That and to remind them that there were 'strings attached' to those big brown envelopes that were being handed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 The madness continues. Qatar World Cup 2022 could be played in JANUARY! FIFA IS set for a head-on confrontation with Europe's big clubs as it emerged the 2022 World Cup could be played in JANUARY. With the Qatari summer guaranteeing temperatures of 50 degrees plus in the desert, proposals are already being floated that could see the tournament moved to the winter. While Qatar has promised 12 spectacular and air-conditioned stadia will be built, at a cost of billions, for the first World Cup in the Middle East, the problems of training facilities has brought up the prospect of a date switch. FIFA's own technical report cited the potential danger to players if they tried to perform under the searing desert sun. With a 32-team tournament, the idea of the competing nations merely utilising the stadium facilities is impossible for scheduling reasons, with up to four matches being played each day and conflicting demands for the best training time slots. But in January, temperatures "dip" to a more modest average high of 22 degrees Celsius, dropping to 12 or 13 degrees C at night, with even the prospect of some modest rainfall, which would allow training to take place outdoors. A FIFA source said: "We have always held our tournaments in the summer months before but we must think about what is best for the players." And a move to a winter tournament in 2022 risks all-out war from the big clubs. While Germany does have a long winter break, the rests in Spain and Italy are much shorter, while of course the Premier League plays throughout the whole winter. Major leagues will be outraged at being disrupted for the World Cup, especially as FIFA would be likely to impose a minimum two-week preparation period for national sides ahead of the tournament. That could lead to huge uproar and indignation, matching that as the awards of the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the subsequent tournament to the 113th-ranked nation in world football, half the size of Wales and which has never qualified for the Finals. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Qatar-FIFA-World-Cup-2022-could-be-played-in-JANUARY-because-of-a-risk-to-player-health-article643731.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 The English FA arranged for a floorboard to be lifted in front of the Russian delegations table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 made my chuckle and spit me hot lava java all over the laptop:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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