by Row V » 06 Dec 2010 17:53
by prostak » 06 Dec 2010 17:54
Row V One of my colleagues here in the US has just told me that his daughter has been working many, many hours over the past two months working on aspects of the Qatar bid.
by Victor Meldrew » 06 Dec 2010 17:58
Hoop BlahBR2 Three things that have been commented on in the past few days:-
(1)Unlike Platini (France) and Beckenbauer (Germany) none of our old star players have put themselves forward for admin jobs involved with world football so there are never any big hitters looking after our interests from within.
(2)We appear to have tried to make a big thing about how good our product is now and seemingly rested on our laurels by suggesting that if we have a good league product we therefore automatically deserve a world cup.
This is where the areas of humility and arrogance come in.
(3)Our bid members were complacent and didn't seem to know what they were meant to be doing and our last minute three do not have any idea about diplomacy.
Don't agree on points 2 & 3 BR.
Our bid wasn't all about we invented the game and have a great league and so deserve the WC. It was about us having the existing infrastructure and represent a low risk and high quality bid and with a country brimming full of entusiasm for football. The bit lacked was the lasting legacy and taking the game to a new market that FIFA wanted. We showed that football could have a massive impact here still by showing all the good things bringing the country and communities together can bring (see papereyes mate from Manchester etc).
In terms of the bid team not knowing what they were doing. I don't think that was the case either. They knew they were in danger of being gazumped and did pretty much everything they could (the last minute handshaking etc) to counter that without getting into a bidding war through bribes to secure the bids.
by Royal Rother » 06 Dec 2010 18:20
by SLAMMED » 06 Dec 2010 18:22
by RoyalChicagoFC » 06 Dec 2010 18:30
Row V One of my colleagues here in the US has just told me that his daughter has been working many, many hours over the past two months working on aspects of the Qatar bid.
by Royal Rother » 06 Dec 2010 18:33
by prostak » 06 Dec 2010 18:33
RoyalChicagoFCRow V One of my colleagues here in the US has just told me that his daughter has been working many, many hours over the past two months working on aspects of the Qatar bid.
Is she fit?
I ask only because winter's deep chill is setting in, and with it my mind's gone right into the qatar
Bwah hah hah hah haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
by prostak » 06 Dec 2010 18:34
Royal Rother People keep saying how hot it is but I thought qatar was normally associated with a cold.
by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 06 Dec 2010 19:10
Svlad Cjelliwinchester_royalUke And without England they make even more without Murdoch to take off his cut - Simpleser
Of course this could also be Murdoch's masterplan to cut FIFA out of footie altogether and hand the game to him
Well that depends really. If England break from Fifa and yet the Premiership stays commercially as strong Fifa will lose money. I'd also hazard a guess that anything England do will be in unison with Spain and the US.
... and Australia, for sure, who are absolutely livid about the 2011 fit-up.
The Russia & Qatar governments have both agreed to underwrite any loss of sponsorship and TV income that FIFA would lose by them hosting it (a USA-hosted WC would get approx 120% more sponsorship than a Qatar sponsoered one, for instance.)
But if England, USA, Spain & Australia could get the likes of Germany and France to come on board too, that wraps up about 80% of the sponsorship and TV markets by value.
by RoyalChicagoFC » 06 Dec 2010 19:54
prostakRoyalChicagoFCRow V One of my colleagues here in the US has just told me that his daughter has been working many, many hours over the past two months working on aspects of the Qatar bid.
Is she fit?
I ask only because winter's deep chill is setting in, and with it my mind's gone right into the qatar
I have to congratulate you, as that's the first Qatar pun I've seen which uses the correct pronunciation. Kudos.
by Svlad Cjelli » 06 Dec 2010 21:06
Rev Algenon Stickleback HSvlad Cjelliwinchester_royal ... and Australia, for sure, who are absolutely livid about the 2011 fit-up.
The Russia & Qatar governments have both agreed to underwrite any loss of sponsorship and TV income that FIFA would lose by them hosting it (a USA-hosted WC would get approx 120% more sponsorship than a Qatar sponsoered one, for instance.)
But if England, USA, Spain & Australia could get the likes of Germany and France to come on board too, that wraps up about 80% of the sponsorship and TV markets by value.
Maybe, but that's based on the assumption that England pulling out would mean no tv revenue or sponsorship from England, which is a ridiculous assumption.
by Rev Algenon Stickleback H » 06 Dec 2010 23:59
Svlad Cjelli
To a certain extent, but the inevitable implication is that there'd be an alternative World Cup held by the breakaway orgainisation. Then it'd be be a question of sponsors & TV audiences choosing between England, Australia, France, USA, Germany, Spain etc or Fiji, Trinidad & Tobago, Nigeria, Colombia etc, etc.
by Row V » 07 Dec 2010 01:58
prostakRow V One of my colleagues here in the US has just told me that his daughter has been working many, many hours over the past two months working on aspects of the Qatar bid.
Is there anything else to that? NO OFFENC guy, just a touch...dry?
by Mr Angry » 07 Dec 2010 09:54
by Svlad Cjelli » 07 Dec 2010 12:48
Mr Angry Talk of England leaving FIFA is just that - talk. It simply isn't going to happen no matter how much TalkSport bleat on about it.
by Mr Angry » 07 Dec 2010 13:02
Svlad CjelliMr Angry Talk of England leaving FIFA is just that - talk. It simply isn't going to happen no matter how much TalkSport bleat on about it.
Individually that's, correct. The strategy is to sound out support amongst significant allies, a la G14 and UEFA.
by Y21_Royal » 07 Dec 2010 18:17
by Victor Meldrew » 07 Dec 2010 19:32
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