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SuperDave84
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 2:27pm |
Certainly. Though, whatever about the GAA giving the IRFU and the FAI use of Croke Park for Ireland games, will they lease the FA and FIFA the stadium for the crass commercialism of the quadrennial cash machine that is the FIFA World Cup?
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane
Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 2:38pm |
SuperDave84 wrote:
Certainly. Though, whatever about the GAA giving the IRFU and the FAI use of Croke Park for Ireland games, will they lease the FA and FIFA the stadium for the crass commercialism of the quadrennial cash machine that is the FIFA World Cup?
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I'd have thought it would just be Lansdowne as part of the bid in the same way it will just be the Millennium Stadium that's Wales' part of the bid
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rossieman
Roy Keane
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 3:43pm |
Denis Irwin wrote:
SuperDave84 wrote:
Certainly. Though, whatever about the GAA giving the IRFU and the FAI use of Croke Park for Ireland games, will they lease the FA and FIFA the stadium for the crass commercialism of the quadrennial cash machine that is the FIFA World Cup?
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I'd have thought it would just be Lansdowne as part of the bid in the same way it will just be the Millennium Stadium that's Wales' part of the bid |
Would LR meet the criteria for a world cup game ?Isnt there a few conditions regarding closing roads/cordoning off areas that is way beyond what happens for normal games.
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Roberto Baggio
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 3:46pm |
Why would England need Ireland to be part of it? More chance of them getting it if its a joint bid?
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Zinedine Kilbane 110
Jack Charlton
Man City records obsession
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 4:09pm |
Roberto Baggio wrote:
Why would England need Ireland to be part of it?More chance of them getting it if its a joint bid? |
England don’t need Scotland, Wales or Ireland but if it makes their bid seem better they will gladly throw a few group and 2nd round games in those countries.
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Denis Irwin
Robbie Keane
Stay Home & watch Lethal Weapon
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 4:12pm |
Roberto Baggio wrote:
Why would England need Ireland to be part of it?More chance of them getting it if its a joint bid? |
Spreads out the costs given it's a 48 team tournament now
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Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one".
Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn
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coyne
Paul McGrath
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Posted: 04 Sep 2018 at 5:00pm |
English FA will probably need the FAI in the voting process also, never mind the tournament itself.
There's Nations out there who are bitter the fact England/Wales/NI/Scotland have their own independent FA's rather than a single FA so the FAI will be used to reach out to those.
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Floreat Ultonia
500 Club la la la
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Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 1:10pm |
There's Nations out there who are bitter the fact England/Wales/NI/Scotland have their own independent FA's rather than a single FA |
There aren't. Some RoI fans on a chatboard # nations out there.
But humor me and name one or two of these nations.
so the FAI will be used to reach out to those |
Bit of a self contradiction surely? Where the "nations out there" might be annoyed is if 4 or 5 teams (including RoI) co-host and thus pre-qualify, leaving fewer places for everyone else in Europe.
As frequently above, England can stage the tournament single-handed. Any games staged in Glasgow, Cardiff or Ireland are problematic. A way round it would be Wales and Scotland still having to qualify and NI getting a consolation prize (say a senior women or u21 men finals
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane
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Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 1:20pm |
Hi Florry. Quiz time: A million quid for you and a United Ireland v No money and NI in UK?
Fig Rolls v Digestive?
Piles v Warts?
Jelly tots v Wine gums
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Floreat Ultonia
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Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 1:23pm |
Trap v Sham?
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Trap junior
Robbie Keane
YBIG Minister of Doom & Gloom
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Posted: 05 Sep 2018 at 1:26pm |
Can never get a Nordie to answer a question
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inlikeflynn
500 Club la la la
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Posted: 06 Sep 2018 at 6:47am |
I think that if a World Cup match were to be played in Dublin, it would make Joe Duffy’s shortlist for highlight of the year.
“Text W for wurtled cup”
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 7:41pm |
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cildaratown
Liam Brady
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 8:00pm |
loads think Argentina / Uruguay are the favorites...which they might be due to the 100 year anniversary and anti-English sentiment. Would love to see some games at the Aviva though.
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Terzino
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 9:04pm |
UEFA will have 16 places at that World Cup.
There's no way they'd have Ireland and Britain taking up 4 or 5 spots. Especially as England could bid for it on their own.
At most it'll be a England & Scotland bid.
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BabbsBalls
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 9:24pm |
Terzino wrote:
UEFA will have 16 places at that World Cup.
There's no way they'd have Ireland and Britain taking up 4 or 5 spots. Especially as England could bid for it on their own.
At most it'll be a England & Scotland bid. |
England , Scotland and Wales
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l hear you are a racist now, father ?
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Newryrep
Paul McGrath
Just can't get enough of lists
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 10:07pm |
BabbsBalls wrote:
Terzino wrote:
UEFA will have 16 places at that World Cup.
There's no way they'd have Ireland and Britain taking up 4 or 5 spots. Especially as England could bid for it on their own.
At most it'll be a England & Scotland bid. |
England , Scotland and Wales |
This imagine the price of hotel rooms in Dublin with a WC on ? telephone numbers Is it a slow news day or something ?
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deise316
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 11:34pm |
The only reason England need anyone at all is to shore up votes from FA's they might not have great relationships with, they would probably hope Ire/NI/Sco/Wal could help persuade some of those to vote that way. It certainly isn't lack of stadia or infrastructure.
Uefa certainly won't allow 5 to qualify as hosts either, as others have pointed out. Think this is more a hopeful punt at a debt reduction strategy by the FAI more than anything else. There won't be a GAA element involved either for this very reason, although that won't stop articles speculating about Croke Park, Salthill, PUC or whatever yer having yerself. I'd imagine that in FAI land, they would see this gig as Lansdowne only, and already have the Europa league final from a few years ago to back it up. They will also have the Euro 2020 behind them by the time the bid gets serious (or not).
As the Nordies have not got a suitable venue as yet, we can presume they are only included as it would have looked poor of England to leave them out. Maybe they could play games at a refurbished Casement Park, that would go down well with the Windsor brigade........
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