Who will win the bid

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:13

To stage the world cup.My money is on Spain/Portugal,

Grey.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:16

who cares ?



We brits get fuelled up each time into thinking this will be it and we'll win - only for us to fall flat on our faces................





Bearing in mind our 40 year track record - perhaps its time to put Garry Monger's missus in charge and for her to use a pin to choose the squad - she couldn't do any worse that the current mob..............

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:17

Never mind where - Vice World Champion the Netherlands will upgrade its status...

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:17

England will win, put your money on it...i have. No question about it.

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:18

I would imagine quite a few people care mess 2,

Grey.

TourGuide


Joined: 20/05/2009
Posts: 735

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:19

My Money is on Russia.

Brinsley


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Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 15:58

Probably correct, FIFA likes black money and Russia has loads of it!



Richard

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 16:40

I cannot believe that the decision has not already been made. Shedloads of money has already been laundered ?. Should we take the building of new stadiums as a clue ?

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:13

The Russians - with the help of a few very large Brown envelopes! )

YFred


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:14

Who ever supplied the largest brown envelope to Mr Blatter. I wonder if he kept all of them or is he indecent enough to give the losing bidders their bribes back.

cyprusjoker


Joined: 29/08/2009
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:17

I think Ireland will get it

gooligan


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:28

Reports are coming in that Russia have got it and Qatar have got 2022,unconfirmed.

gooligan


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Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:38

It goes to..........Russia

Swany



Joined: 01/12/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:39

RUSSIA WILL HOST THE 2018 WORLD CUP

Swany



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Posts: 255

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:41

Sorry Gooligan to double post you were just fastter.

I am sad I would have loved it to be in the UK but then Russia could be fun!

Corbo



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Posts: 627

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:42

Always was going to be Russia..big back handers for sure.

cyprusjoker


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:48

Corbo, why would you say that, Well done Russia and Quatar, i think it's great, i reckon 6m's has already booked his ticket.

deputydawg


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Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:58

Please now ignore the question marks at post 8 ! As the multitide of FIFA officials are now gathered at this expensive junket they should vote on the proposal that the competition be known forthwith as "The FIFA World Biggest Bung Cup".

Goonerboy


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 723

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:09

Well done Rusia and Qatar.



My qestion is how has a very confident England bid been eliminated in the 1st round?



We should have made it through to the final 2.

Pugwash


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Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:11

Looks like both bids were done and dusted before the vote.

Hector


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Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:12

Russia 2018, Quatar 2022. Bent or what?

sienna


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Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:12

because no one likes us !

Goonerboy


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Posts: 723

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:14

there there Steph, I like u, I think :p



guess we need to wait for a wikileek!

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:15

I remember few months ago Blatter talking about the Russian Bid being beautifull. The whole of Fifa is corrupt from top to bottom. They should all be locked up.

viper


Joined: 14/07/2008
Posts: 119

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:15

And we don't care!!











viper

gooligan


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:20

Goonerboy,I think the blame will be laid directly at the BBC.

Pugwash


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:22

yes gooligan I think it will

deputydawg


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Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:23

FIFA gives awards to those countries which support removing racism from sport. At a time when it is reported that racism is rife at matches in Russia FIFA sees fit to reward it with the World Cup Competition !

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 18:37

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Groucho



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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 19:00

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This makes it two.....

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 21:01

So England got two votes,one vote from themselves.Was the other vote from Turkey,

Grey.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 21:12

Will they tell us who voted for England?

measey


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Posts: 1037

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 21:20

How come Spain stated at 3 o clock today that Russia had won the bid, but the official announcement by Mr Blatter wasnt until 3.30 when he opened the Evelope.

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 22:42

Because the vote was as bent as a nine bob note,

Grey.

Goonerboy


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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 22:43

Fifa have released the voting figures which showed England won only one other vote apart from Britain's Fifa vice-president Geoff Thompson.



In the first round Holland/Belgium secured four, Spain/Portugal seven and Russia nine.



Russia then won an outright majority in the second round of voting.

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 23:12

re 17



>> ticket already booked<<



It HAS been an interesting day in this house.. got back from having been trapped in Kent's snow's and watched Russian TV news over breakfast hearing watching Putin's robust response to the Wikileaks reports on his links to the Russian mafia... then we watched the version from CNN on BBC news and fell about laughing at the different translations / clips from the interview which gave a totally different 'spin' on it...



I said to wifey that if he really had links that Russia would win the FIFA 2018 bid [ only joking ] thinking Spain / Portugal would win.. I was nearly certain of this as I wondered why Putin wasn't going to Zurich and had read this:



http://rt.com/sport/putin-miss-2018-bid/



I thought this was because they expected to lose.



Wifey - who has very little interest in footie - is now VERY proud that her country will host the bid, and their news hasn't stopped taking about it..



I doubt any games will be in Siberia :(

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
02/12/2010 23:20

( cont) for sure, only getting 2 votes is AWFUL, and no doubt the media will be 'blamed' and then the FA / Premiere League will fall out.



I'm quite sure that FIFA didn't appreciate the exposure from the UK media, but we will have to hope that most delegates chose Russia because they wanted to promote the game in a largely 'unconquered' region..



Judging by Wifey's reaction.. it is working !

greylag


Joined: 08/04/2009
Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 23:46

Great timing to show the Panorama programme,so close to the vote,

Grey.

greylag


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Posts: 1110

Message Posted:
03/12/2010 10:16

So who was the other country that voted for England,

Grey.