[cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite]Still the second highest average attendance after Germany 1988 though dabos...
I may well go and watch Charlton play, but I would never go to watch Honduras v Switzerland live. I suspect a majority of club football fans would think the same, and this is backed up by attendances at major championships.
I would say though that it makes a lot more sense for us to host the World Cup than the Olympics, but that's another argument altogether. I'm merely questioning the statement that the stadiums would be "100% full" were we to host the World Cup.
There's only been one successful joint bid for the World Cup before now, Algarve, (Japan and Korea) and they were a proper joint bid, with half and half. With Portugal only contributing two grounds to the bid, I think it's a little bit cheeky to be expecting to qualify automatically.
I know Libya and Tunisia wanted to bid for the 2010 World Cup but they were told that FIFA weren't going to allow joint bids. I wonder what's changed.
I have my doubts too that the English grounds will be full for Togo v Paraguay and the like. In fact, I doubt they'll be 100% full for any game (excluding any of the home nations, Netherlands or Germany) before the quarter final stage. I also don't support the building of white elephants like the proposed grounds/extensions in Nottingham, Plymouth, Bristol and Milton Keynes (at least two of these will be built if England win the bid, as far as I know).
I was thinking of the Euros as well IA. and I agree about Portugal's part in the bid, I also think it's a bit cheeky for a big nation like Spain which has hosted both the WC and the Olympics in the recent past, not to bid on their own - that could end up bing their downfall?
Dabos - Agree they wont be 100% full, but I bet there will be more for Switzerland v Honduras in Newcastle than in St. Petersburg or Seville...
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I may well go and watch Charlton play, but I would never go to watch Honduras v Switzerland live. I suspect a majority of club football fans would think the same, and this is backed up by attendances at major championships.
I would say though that it makes a lot more sense for us to host the World Cup than the Olympics, but that's another argument altogether. I'm merely questioning the statement that the stadiums would be "100% full" were we to host the World Cup.
Sorry, I'm derailing this thread somewhat.
I know Libya and Tunisia wanted to bid for the 2010 World Cup but they were told that FIFA weren't going to allow joint bids. I wonder what's changed.
I have my doubts too that the English grounds will be full for Togo v Paraguay and the like. In fact, I doubt they'll be 100% full for any game (excluding any of the home nations, Netherlands or Germany) before the quarter final stage. I also don't support the building of white elephants like the proposed grounds/extensions in Nottingham, Plymouth, Bristol and Milton Keynes (at least two of these will be built if England win the bid, as far as I know).
Dabos - Agree they wont be 100% full, but I bet there will be more for Switzerland v Honduras in Newcastle than in St. Petersburg or Seville...