Ireland to bid for the World Cup in 2018?

**back of the net** · 02/11/2007, 1:11 PM

absolutely ZERO chance of us hosting a world cup in 2018 - the only chance we have of a big football tournament coming to ireland is the Euro Champs and that prob would have to be a joint bid with the Rep:, the north , and scotland or wales

2018 wc will be in england / russia - not ere im afraid - 3018 maybe but thats a few years away

**stojkovic** · 02/11/2007, 1:19 PM

Originally Posted by back of the net

2018 wc will be in england / russia - not ere im afraid - 3018 maybe but thats a few years away

With the FAI I think thats a realistic target.

**Newryrep** · 02/11/2007, 1:20 PM

We have a better chance of hosting the Winter Olympics than any World Cup/European Championships

**kingdom hoop** · 02/11/2007, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

I don't really like British people though.

Why can't we do a joint bid with Japan or Iceland instead?

That's one of those strange I'm laughing precisely because it isn't funny posts!

I think nearly all the cons have been put forth and are obviously very hard to argue with. The problem I see though is not with the GAA being obstinate or not moving fixtures (the AI football final was moved cos of the Ryder Cup last year) but with UEFA having outlawed terracing for internationals. Otherwise a bid would be a great spur for renewed infrastructural investment on important things like roads etc, not the 'it is just for Christmas stadiums.' This is because there are 16 GAA stadiums with a capacity of more than 25,000 - all in different towns - and by the time any tournament would come around there would be at least five (Croke, Fitzgerald, U� Chaoimh, Gaelic Grounds and Semple) stadiums with more than 50,000 capacity. So now all we have to do is get lobbying to FIFA, show that terraces as well as being raucous are also eminently safe. Come on lads, get the petition going!

**pete** · 02/11/2007, 4:37 PM

I think it must have been these World Championships that the FAI talking about?

**kingdomkerry** · 02/11/2007, 4:46 PM

The pesimism is unbelievable.

1.Croker (surely the gaa could be convinced to do without croker for four weeks ie give them �10million and they'll jump)

2. LR

3. Thomond Park (will have to improve on the 30,000 capacity being built as we speak.)

4. Pairc Ui Caoimh (60,000 seater in the planning process)

5. Killarney ( a better option that Thurles because it would cater for the accomodation etc which no other town could)

6. Belfast. (they tell us they are trying to build one

7. Galway. Great city sure lets build one for them.

The rest could be in Scotland.

And yes I know most of the above are'nt built yet but what about Brazil's bid. The amount of money the government would make from hosting the WC would entice them to help fund the stadia.

The road infrastructure is well on its way to being up to scratch. Rail to a lesser extent.

**kingdomkerry** · 02/11/2007, 4:53 PM

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Slightly off topic but anyway, This is something that ****es me off. I'll use Limerick as an example

Limerick:
Millions have been spent on the Gaelic Grounds capacity 40,000 but not a state of the art stadium just adequate for GAA.
Musgrave: 30,000 state of the art stadium presently being built
Jackman Park: Absolute kip.

Why the hell do all organisations come together and build one top class stadium between them with at least a 50,000 capacity stadium.

The exact could same could be said for Galway (Salthill, Terryland Park, and whatever you call where Connacht play the rugby)

and Cork (Musgrave, Pairc Ui Caoimhe, and Turners Cross).

Are people retarded like!!!!!!!!

**jmurphyc** · 02/11/2007, 4:54 PM

But the GAA would have to let the FAI use Croke Park during the GAA season - it's not going to happen. A lot of the rest of them haven't been built. It's not pessimistic, it's just realistic. Brazil have a population of 300 million and have hosted WCs before, that's a different story. A European Championship is a possibility in the future, but there's no chance we'll land a World Cup. Besides, this is the FAI we're talking about.

**Metrostars** · 02/11/2007, 5:31 PM

Will ye all stop this pie in the sky dreaming.

The Euros/WC are played in June/July which is the busiest time for the GAA. No chance on getting any GAA grounds. And without GAA, there is LR and.......????

**kingdomkerry** · 02/11/2007, 6:12 PM

The GAA could get by with using Thurles, Gaelic Grounds and the countless others they have for a 4 week period if they were enticed financially to do so!

**jmurphyc** · 02/11/2007, 6:19 PM

Originally Posted by kingdomkerry

The GAA could get by with using Thurles, Gaelic Grounds and the countless others they have for a 4 week period if they were enticed financially to do so!

Maybe I'm wrong here, but I'd say they would probably feel that this would entice young kids away from GAA and potentially ruin the future of the GAA. Young kids would see the world cup games on TV, see Ireland having a massive crowd behind them and possibly doing well, overall enjoy the whole world cup experience and decide to start playing football as opposed to GAA.

As an example, the likes of Robbie Keane and Damien Duff (and the rest of their generation) supposedly saw Itala '90 on tv and decided to start playing football. I may have my facts wrong there, but if that's the case then the GAA would feel that the argument not to let the FAI have the stadium would be a compelling one.

**DaveyCakes** · 02/11/2007, 9:42 PM

Originally Posted by kingdomkerry

The GAA could get by with using Thurles, Gaelic Grounds and the countless others they have for a 4 week period if they were enticed financially to do so!

*sigh*

A world cup bid would need every decent sized stadium that the GAA posess.

Olympic games are awarded to cities, World Cups and European Championships are awarded to countries. Ireland will never host a world cup and will not host a European championship until there are some decent stadia outside Dublin.

**stojkovic** · 02/11/2007, 10:11 PM

Have you any idea of the amount of people that would visit the country for those four weeks.

I was in Orlando in 94 and they couldnt cope with 80,000 Irish, Mexicans, Belgians and Dutch. And Orlando is the tourist capital of the fcuking World. A copper told me that he'd never seen anything like it in his life.

Sounds great sending 80,000 fans down to Killarney.

Tournaments in Germany/France/Holland/Belgium you get alot of daytrippers because it is so easy to travel there from nearly anywhere in Western and Central Europe.

This is just another case of the FAI and Fianna Fail wasting our money on white elephants (Bertie Bowl, Electronic Voting) and projects that cost twice the budget (LUAS, Port Tunnel, M50).

We will get a UEFA Cup Final in 3/4 years when Lansdowne is finished and thats it.

**kingdomkerry** · 03/11/2007, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Have you any idea of the amount of people that would visit the country for those four weeks.

I was in Orlando in 94 and they couldnt cope with 80,000 Irish, Mexicans, Belgians and Dutch. And Orlando is the tourist capital of the fcuking World. A copper told me that he'd never seen anything like it in his life.

Sounds great sending 80,000 fans down to Killarney.

Tournaments in Germany/France/Holland/Belgium you get alot of daytrippers because it is so easy to travel there from nearly anywhere in Western and Central Europe.

This is just another case of the FAI and Fianna Fail wasting our money on white elephants (Bertie Bowl, Electronic Voting) and projects that cost twice the budget (LUAS, Port Tunnel, M50).

We will get a UEFA Cup Final in 3/4 years when Lansdowne is finished and thats it.

Killarney would be well capable of hosting 80,000 people. 35 hotels and countless B&Bs, better than most cities actually!

**Noelys Guitar** · 03/11/2007, 11:33 AM

FIFA to be shown around Various empty fields by Seamo and Bertie. Vague mentions of Bowls, huge stadiums, and some shifty looks. And then FIFA will depart and say what a great country we are. Just don't mention the world cup.