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Euro 2028 - UK and Republic of Ireland to host Euro 2028
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guinnessaddick said:TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️
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TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️2
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TelMc32 said:guinnessaddick said:TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️
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se9addick said:Again it’s not just the stadiums that are important, it’s the availability in the cities that the stadiums are located of sufficient hotel rooms, hospitality (restaurants etc) and decent public transport links. That’s why major cities are typically picked.
Not choosing Edinburgh to host games is a miss however.3 -
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ForeverAddickted said:
Old Trafford is surprising but the others make sense.1 -
1. Wembley Stadium (London) (capacity 90,652)
2. Principality Stadium (Cardiff) (73,952)
3. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) (62,322)
4. Etihad Stadium (Manchester) (61,000)
5. Everton Stadium (Liverpool) (52,679)
6. St James' Park (Newcastle) (52,305)
7. Villa Park (Birmingham) (52,190)
8. Hampden Park (Glasgow) (52,032)
9. Aviva Stadium (Dublin) (51,711)
10. Casement Park (Belfast) (34,500)
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Callumcafc said:ForeverAddickted said:
Old Trafford is surprising but the others make sense.
Same for Everton's new ground I guess, Anfield is creaking a bit.
If you'd have said 10 years ago though that we'd have a bid and not include Old Trafford, Anfield or the Emirates it would have sounded crazy.3 -
Yes, I was surprised how "tired" the stairwells at Old Trafford seemed.0
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The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,0 - Sponsored links:
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Covered End said:Yes, I was surprised how "tired" the stairwells at Old Trafford seemed.
https://youtu.be/19cNgTf-ZF4
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killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,
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killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,1 -
guinnessaddick said:TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️3
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jimmymelrose said:guinnessaddick said:TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️1
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guinnessaddick said:TelMc32 said:Just a thought…how are UEFA going to feel about granting automatic qualification to FIVE countries, as joint hosts?? Surely they won’t go for that. Can only remember joint hosts before, but 5 is taking the proverbial a bit 🤷🏻♂️0
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Multiple country tournaments is what helps FIFA and UEFA to get more votes from member nations during election season. A vote from Northern Ireland counts just as much as a vote from any other country, no matter how big or small.0
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North Lower Neil said:Callumcafc said:ForeverAddickted said:
Old Trafford is surprising but the others make sense.
Same for Everton's new ground I guess, Anfield is creaking a bit.
If you'd have said 10 years ago though that we'd have a bid and not include Old Trafford, Anfield or the Emirates it would have sounded crazy.1 -
iaitch said:North Lower Neil said:Callumcafc said:ForeverAddickted said:
Old Trafford is surprising but the others make sense.
Same for Everton's new ground I guess, Anfield is creaking a bit.
If you'd have said 10 years ago though that we'd have a bid and not include Old Trafford, Anfield or the Emirates it would have sounded crazy.
Also for Old Trafford, it hasn't been left out because it's old and falling apart, it's been left out because they're planning redevelopment work and can't confirm the stadium will be ready and available.
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Thanks Chris.0
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se9addick said:killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,0 -
Just for comparison, between the UK and Turkey bids
So we have one additional City, compared to Turkey's eight.
It takes about 12-hours to get from Istanbul to Gaziantep | Trabzon by road... 1hr 35mins by air
London to Beflast by road takes between 9-10 hours (including the Ferry)... Just over an hour by air
Turkey's Stadiums are as follows:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atatürk_Olympic_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nef_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şükrü_Saracoğlu_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara_19_Mayıs_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bursa_Metropolitan_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konya_Metropolitan_Municipality_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şenol_Güneş_Sports_Complex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antalya_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Eskişehir_Stadium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaziantep_Stadium
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The UK are 1/20, with Turkiye 25/1. The UK bid has only one stadium below 50k, while Turkiye has only two above it. It's all about money isn't it?
I wonder if we'll see the Valley used as training facilities for one of the teams.1 -
HastingsRed said:se9addick said:killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,4 -
HastingsRed said:se9addick said:killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,The problem with Murrayfield isn’t so much that it’s a rugby stadium (it’s been used for football numerous times - it’s not like Twickenham) it’s more that it’s in Edinburgh. Glasgow is the birthplace and home of international football, would feel weird to have games in Scotland but none played there.1 -
se9addick said:HastingsRed said:se9addick said:killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,The problem with Murrayfield isn’t so much that it’s a rugby stadium (it’s been used for football numerous times - it’s not like Twickenham) it’s more that it’s in Edinburgh. Glasgow is the birthplace and home of international football, would feel weird to have games in Scotland but none played there.1 -
HastingsRed said:se9addick said:HastingsRed said:se9addick said:killerandflash said:The Villa Park capacity includes the new North Stand. I wonder if St James Park will be expanded before then, with all the Saudi money.
Hampden stands our amongst the other grounds, and not in a good way,The problem with Murrayfield isn’t so much that it’s a rugby stadium (it’s been used for football numerous times - it’s not like Twickenham) it’s more that it’s in Edinburgh. Glasgow is the birthplace and home of international football, would feel weird to have games in Scotland but none played there.2 -
I see on the news last night that they’re already referring to The Aviva Stadium as The Dublin Arena. Fits in with FIFA/UEFA not allowing sponsor names, which I read recently Daniel Levy was arguing about for Spurs stadium (even though he hasn’t actually sold those naming rights yet).0
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I think that the Republic of Ireland ought not to be involved in this tournament.
Better to observe from afar than be a box ticker for an English dominated event.
If there were three venues in the Republic, especially a new build or expansion in either Limerick or Galway I would change my mind, otherwise I would prefer to leave it to the tokenism afforded Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This is simply my personal opinion.2 -
I know someone who has been involved in some capacity with the bid, and although we clearly have the better facilities and infrastructure to hold the event, the person I know believes that Turkey are more likely to win it for 2 reasons. Firstly, we are supposedly asking for too much money to host the tournament and secondly, our FA isn't liked very much by the international committees that agree the bids.
Would love it to be held here though but can see Turkey getting it0