No world cup for England... I blame the BBC personally!

[GREED]

Thoughts?

[mattx]

What's football ?

[GREED]

Good answer!

[rad]

What's football ?

 

I'm with Matt, only WC 2010 I watched was the first 15 minutes of England when the school wanted it set up projecting into the school hall.

[Haptic]

Lets talk. But first, what do you mean exactly?

 

Adam

 

 

*just heard the news........im with you now.

Edited December 2, 2010 by Haptic
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[GREED]

Right: Why when we are trying to get something, we sabotage it by doing these investigations and showing up the people we are trying to impress? Could it have waited until after today?

 

It is like going for a job interview, then the day before emailing the boss saying how bad the company really is...

[CHR1S]

Firstly, Im pleased Russia got it, they need a bit of good PR and show them in a better light.

 

But come on, it was always going to be them, its like Eurovision, strategic voting all about politics and thats before you even look at corruption etc.

 

Sepp iHateengland Blatter said in his speech that England would be the most profitable, viable and successful so why did we lose?

 

Spain/Portugal are broke

Russia has to build stadiums, rail links the works

Holland and Belgium, well that was never going to win!

 

So, there are the facts, the most viable option was voted out in the first round.

[Hightower]

Surely England is now one of the most cultured countries going, especially compared to Russia.

 

I'm sickened by this, and I heard, allegedly, Sepp Blatter is going to hell.

[dwhyte85]

Going by what the BBC said... Russia might be happy to rollover to FIFA demands and that may have been a silent factor.

[Hightower]

Well, bad news is bad news. Just hope it isn't made worse by FIFA having to bail Russia out like they did South Africa

[CHR1S]

Could they have made it look any more corrupt??

 

Qatar?? haha

 

That great footballing nation.......

[steve]

I'm gutted. Having been to South Africa this year for the world cup, its just a great thing to have in your country.

 

The euros in '96 were fantastic for the mood of the country.

 

Personally I feel Russia is a huge mistake, it's too big of a country for fans to travel around.

[dwhyte85]

I'd be more worried about the fact... that it's not necessarily the safest country, sure you could argue all areas have dodgy but... still

[bodminman]

The worst is yet to come! ie: watching England at another tournament should they even qualify!

[HarryMonkey]

The most violent and racist footballing country that there is ... it was a natural choice.

[Rydra]

So they plan on putting a tournament in one of the coldest most under-developed (yet largest) countries in the world.

 

Then 4 years later put it in one of the top 3 richest GDP wise countries, one of the hottest in the world, which is half the size of Wales?

[CHR1S]

This kinda made me lol -

[tech_guy]

Russia only got it because:

 

a) They paid a bigger bribe than we did.

b) We've got Panorama and they haven't.

c) We're sh!t at football.

[CHR1S]

Apparently Qatars best footballer is Mustaffa Ballinthenet

[Hightower]

c) We're sh!t at football.

 

Valid argument. Russia are awesome footballers, and Qatar have won the World Cup 11 times.

 

I wonder how much it cost Abromovich to have the WC in Russia

[Face-Man]

How the 2018 voting went

 

 

First round: England 2, Holland/Belgium 4, Spain/Portugal 7, Russia 9

Second round: Holland/Belgium 2, Spain/Portugal 7, Russia 13

Russia win

Edited December 2, 2010 by Face-Man

[somabc]

So not only did you not get the World Cup, you were last. Reminds me of Englands performance in the last World Cup!

[nicholab]

Well they are not very profession then the people making the decisions.

 

Just remember It only a game!!!

[Hightower]

So not only did you not get the World Cup, you were last. Reminds me of Englands performance in the last World Cup!

 

Your profile says you live in London, so surely that should be "not only did WE not get the world cup, WE were last"

[dwhyte85]

This kinda made me lol -

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I can't understand that decision AT ALL, but I guess just because they're not great doesn't mean they shouldn't host.