Seriously?? No come on, seriously?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Riddickcule
Seriously?? No come on, seriously?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Riddickcule
Yes I am:D (in my best Alan Partridge voice)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Just a question of plugging a few terms into google ie "U2 dublin 1993" and having plenty of spare time on your hands!! I have never heard of the place myself, and never seen U2 live.
I figured they would not play in Ireland very much, bands their size just do a few huge concerts.
The FAI are submitting their bid today. Dublin Airport's two terminals and our fans reputation are sighted as our main selling points.
FAI to submit Euro 2020 bid
I think UEFA are announcing the successful applicants in September this year.
If we get to stage games, are we guaranteed qualification for it as a host, or if not once we hopefully qualify, will we be given our own games? Even if it wasn't Irish matches, it would be great to have other games in Dublin, so fingers crossed we're successful. I do think we have a great chance and Platini's idea is surely meant for countries like Ireland that otherwise haven't a prayer in hosting tournaments. Surely, it should rule out Germany, Italy etc for this reason.
Unfortunately I think your last point in probably a bit naive, even though it makes perfect sense. The big boys will get some games for sure I'd imagine.
I remember Delaney saying that it would be great to be selected and a dream if we qualify as well. Therefore, the hosts won't be guaranteed qualification. You couldn't have 13 countries qualifying automatically anyway really. I don't know if we would get to play our games at home, but I would guess at it being random.
I think we have a great chance as well.
I'd say they'd do their best to arrange for "hosts" to have at least one game at home, but everyone is going through qualifiers surely.
13 countries get games. Can't have them all qualifying automatically so everyone is going to have to go through the qualifiers.
They expect 30 countries to apply so I'd imagine our chances are slim enough
29 to be exact... including two from Spain... Madrid and Bilbao. Both of those are applying for the 'finals package' as well as the standard package along with London, Cardiff, Brussels and Munich.
All of the rest are only applying for the standard package, which seems strange for heavy hitters like Rome, Paris, etc.
London will more than likely be selected one would imagine. I think if Cardiff are also successful that could diminish our chances.
Euro 2020 - Wiki
from reading elsewhere i think its basically going to come down between us, wales and scotland to host games this side of europe
You would like to think that countries like Wales, Scotland, us, Finland and Armenia etc will really be looked after rather than the big boys. It would be great if the Scots or Wales got the finals package and we got a standard package. Unfortunately, I think it will be at best two from Scotland, Wales and ourselves over this side.Quote:
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I think Turkey will get the final and probably deservedly so.
p.s just saw Wales are going for both the finals package and the standard package, while the Scots are going for the standard.
They've apparently pulled out of the running for the finalsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bungle
You think they will find Turkey to be stable enough to award them that Bungle?
If they give a tournament like the world cup to Russia, then they could easily give the European Championship semi final and final to a city like Istanbul. By all accounts, it's meant to be beautiful and it has hosted the Champions League Final. I haven't been there so can't comment on infrastructure, which is very important on winning these bids. In relation to Syria, I would say that alot can change for worse or for better in the next 6 years, which may or may not have a massive impact on Turkey. Anyhow, face it lads, if you had told me a few months ago that there was even a tiny possibility that Ukraine and Russia could go to war or be even remotely close to it, I wouldn't have believed you.
By the way, Cardiff has shocking transport infrastructure from my own admittedly limited experience of it there. I went to a Heineken Cup final there in 2008 and their train station couldn't cope with all the Munster fans. However, the Millennium is absolutely magnificent and would be a worthy venue.
I was at the CL Final in 2005. It was a farce. A disgrace of a venue in a deserted wilderness of a location.
The UEFA / Europa final was in Fenerbahce's stadium a few years back though and that seemed to be a better affair.
The FAI is quite savvy these days and Delaney floats around the UEFA corridors of power quite smoothly. The 2 airport terminals is important and the explicit support of various public bodies and the key security, transport and hospitality stakeholders is the type of thing UEFA likes. I think we've a decent chance.
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Originally Posted by Dodge
Yeah. Concentrating on a solo bid for 2024.
It's a great chance if you factor in rumors that the FAI sent UEFA brass several large buckets of Crackbird just in time for lunch recently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
(Unfortunately they forgot napkins.)
Not sure what has become of Spain, Wales and Belgium's bids but the it's now between Munich and London to host the semi finals and final.
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40% comes down to the stadium itself. This would surely give Wales a significant edge over us.
Wales confident over Euro 2020 bid
I had planned on getting to crackbirds this weekend, but by the time i got to croke park and back hadn't time to get there. That and the fact that I loved paying almost 7euro for a pint of heineken that i didnt leave early enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Nxt time crosby, il let you know if the standard has been kept.
That's if capacity is a large consideration. Aviva is the more modern stadium and may well outscore Cardiff in other areas (I don't know if it will, I'm just saying it isn't cut and dry that Cardiff leads on that score).Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
cardiff airport is very small and has just one terminal. id say this will count against them as will their lack of hotel accommodation which is both very scarce and a rip-off for the big sporting events it hostsQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Do you chaps believe the most noteworthy Welsh person of all time is T.E. Lawrence?
Is this how it was when some of you chaps went to Poland? Check out this pic of a fan briefly on fire from this weekend:
http://deadspin.com/crazy-photo-socc...mes-1568703646
Wembley looks set to host final and semi finals after an agreement with Germany.
Dublin and the rest will learn their fate on tomorrow fortnight, 19th September.
Am I the only person that thinks Croke Park is a very ugly stadium in terms of aesthetics?
I think it looks incomplete, because of Hill 16, but I wouldn't say ugly. Anyway, it's Lansdowne that has been put forward.
That is something we seem to specialise in, incomplete stadiums.
Half of them or three quarters of them look like decent enough stadiums and then the rest of it looks like a barn.
Correct me if I am wrong but I heard yonks ago that they cant redevelop it as its a historic site, the rubble of 1916 and all? Is that true?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Don't think that was the reason. Think it's something to do with the railway line behind that side of the stadium and planning permission. As far I know it's only a myth that it was built from the the 1916 rubble anyway and that has been replaced a couple of times since in any case.
That we have a stadium of its capacity/magnitude is seen as a national achievement of sorts - and who doesn't like to blow their own collective trumpet - but it does look incomplete, imbalanced and certainly is no more a thing of beauty than other functional stadia of similar size elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
There's a row of houses on the Clonliffe Road behind the railway line. If the GAA wanted to expand Hill 16 to anything beyond the current single terrace, they'd have to purchase and demolish the houses. The railway line doesn't actually run in a direct parallel line with the end of the pitich either; that would add a further complication to expansion and is also why Hill 16 already looks a bit lop-sided anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
The Giants and Jets spent two billion on the new met life stadium that hosted the super bowl last year and it looks ugly as hell. I mean other than some well done modern architecture adorning the tops of some huge modern stadiums, and some well done baseball stadiums here like in Pittsburgh and San Francisco what is an example of a good looking stadium really? They are all kind of ugly, no?
It's a fine stadium I think and it could be argued that the 'incompleteness' gives it a bit more character, especially when Hill 16 is full for a big game.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
The sense of achievement is strongly linked to the GAA being an amateur organisation, but the fact that there was such heavy government funding involved should dilute some of their pretentious glorification. It doesn't though.
It definitely adds character and atmosphere. If given a choice between seated or terracing at a sports event, I always go with the latter for atmosphere. I find it difficult to sit at peace at a football match. It seems almost counterintuitive to remain seated whilst in an agitated state.
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/...9_DOWNLOAD.pdf
UEFA offers basic summation of bids for Euro 2020. Seems positive enough about Dublin, bar some concerns over parking near the stadium and media facilities inside it.
Edit: Just reading through some of the other bids. Jerusalem gets ripped to shreds, and they barely even mention the political situation in Israel.
I dunno, Wembley is obviously getting picked, that leaves 12 spots for 18 cities. Taking away the unlikelys - Jerusalem, Minsk, maybe Sofia and, given the political climate and how they're hosting the World Cup, Saint Petersburg - I think Ireland has a great shot.
I haven't read the above link but I read elsewhere that UEFA has concerns about the financial side of Scotland's bid. No backhanders promised maybe.
Skopje looks to be out too. Too small, 1/3 of it is unseated and the infrastructure is non-existent.Quote:
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It looks like we might benefit from the fact the last two tournaments have been split between countries - takes Poland, Ukraine, Austria and Switzerland out of it right away.
The report is fairly glowing about Baku, but the distance might be an issue for an actual tournament right? It's a long flight for teams that might have played a game three days before hand and have another one three days after.
I dunno, it just sort of seems to me like it would be more unlikely for Dublin not to be picked, but who knows what sort of backroom talks are going on with UEFA?
The report suggests that we have less work to do than all but the major countries in order to bring it up to code, and I think the fact we've never had a major championships in football before will count for us as well. I'd be very surprised and disappointed if we didn't get it.
Agreed. Plus Delaney really is a pro at this and appears to have made all the right moves. I'd be very surprised if we wern't included.
Just read the document, interesting stuff. The Baku bid sounds crazy - massive stadium, state-of-the-art training centres for free - but the government there appears to be very keen. UEFA appear to like the noises they're making quite a bit.
Jerusalem, Minsk and Skopje sound like they're out. Sofia too most likely. After that it's hard to say, but not sure if UEFA would pick England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Scotland or Wales to miss out.
I wouldn't be so sure on that. This is a big project for UEFA and it will be difficult to pull together without problems. Having a geographically-concentrated base in Ireland and the UK, with the finals in London, could appeal to them.Quote:
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