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Euro 2028 - UK and Republic of Ireland to host Euro 2028
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Very good point G. The Republic get one place and then the four countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland draw lots for the other place. Maybe make England qualify as they always get easy groups anyway, so just have one of Scotland, Wales or Norn Iron.guinnessaddick said:
They could always allow ROI in and the other four could play off for the final place.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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Good point, lets remove Scotland's automatic qualification, and stick them a group with France, Germany and Portugal to qualifyTelMc32 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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If we got 2 places I’d quite like for them to be given to the two weakest teams to ensure their participation.TelMc32 said:
Very good point G. The Republic get one place and then the four countries of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland draw lots for the other place. Maybe make England qualify as they always get easy groups anyway, so just have one of Scotland, Wales or Norn Iron.guinnessaddick said:
They could always allow ROI in and the other four could play off for the final place.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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Cmon lets be honest here... the Qatar World Cup is proving that there only need to be sufficient Hotel Rooms for the bigwigs - Stick a few tents along the Mall with flags on them, to show which Nations have qualified and it'll have proper Tournament vibesse9addick 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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So Old Trafford, Stadium of Light, London Stadium and Croke Park are dropped from the shortlist of 14.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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Old Trafford is showing it's age badly - the Glazers haven't dug into their dividends to modernise it much, the Etihad is newer etcCallumcafc said:
So Old Trafford, Stadium of Light, London Stadium and Croke Park are dropped from the shortlist of 14.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.
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https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/international/hampden-park-to-be-improved-if-euro-2028-bid-is-successful-sfa-chief-confirms-4101890killerandflash 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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Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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 -
Or just hold it in England. Simple.guinnessaddick said:
They could always allow ROI in and the other four could play off for the final place.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 -
Or London.jimmymelrose said:
Or just hold it in England. Simple.guinnessaddick said:
They could always allow ROI in and the other four could play off for the final place.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 -
Why ROI? Because it's their only chance of qualifying? Might as well invite other random countries too.guinnessaddick said:
They could always allow ROI in and the other four could play off for the final place.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 -
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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Thought I read somewhere that Liverpool's pitch is not big enough to stage international games.North Lower Neil said:
Old Trafford is showing it's age badly - the Glazers haven't dug into their dividends to modernise it much, the Etihad is newer etcCallumcafc said:
So Old Trafford, Stadium of Light, London Stadium and Croke Park are dropped from the shortlist of 14.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 -
This is correct, the pitch apparently isn't long enough to meet minimum requirements. Has to be 105 metres and theirs is only 101m with no room to extend it.iaitch said:
Thought I read somewhere that Liverpool's pitch is not big enough to stage international games.North Lower Neil said:
Old Trafford is showing it's age badly - the Glazers haven't dug into their dividends to modernise it much, the Etihad is newer etcCallumcafc said:
So Old Trafford, Stadium of Light, London Stadium and Croke Park are dropped from the shortlist of 14.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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Would have to have both Celtic Park and Ibrox or neither (would cause uproar up there if they chose one against the other), agree Murryfield would be better the Hampden, though some would moan that Murryfield is a rugby stadium.se9addick said:
Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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 -
The rugby posts at Murryfield would have suited Kane’s penalty kick 🤓HastingsRed said:
Would have to have both Celtic Park and Ibrox or neither (would cause uproar up there if they chose one against the other), agree Murryfield would be better the Hampden, though some would moan that Murryfield is a rugby stadium.se9addick said:
Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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 -
I really don’t think there would be “uproar” if one of the Old Firm stadiums were selected. I’m incredibly biased but I would choose Ibrox, but Celtic Park is larger.HastingsRed said:
Would have to have both Celtic Park and Ibrox or neither (would cause uproar up there if they chose one against the other), agree Murryfield would be better the Hampden, though some would moan that Murryfield is a rugby stadium.se9addick said:
Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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 -
OK Celtic Park it is then LOL.se9addick said:
I really don’t think there would be “uproar” if one of the Old Firm stadiums were selected. I’m incredibly biased but I would choose Ibrox, but Celtic Park is larger.HastingsRed said:
Would have to have both Celtic Park and Ibrox or neither (would cause uproar up there if they chose one against the other), agree Murryfield would be better the Hampden, though some would moan that Murryfield is a rugby stadium.se9addick said:
Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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 -
Outrageous!HastingsRed said:
OK Celtic Park it is then LOL.se9addick said:
I really don’t think there would be “uproar” if one of the Old Firm stadiums were selected. I’m incredibly biased but I would choose Ibrox, but Celtic Park is larger.HastingsRed said:
Would have to have both Celtic Park and Ibrox or neither (would cause uproar up there if they chose one against the other), agree Murryfield would be better the Hampden, though some would moan that Murryfield is a rugby stadium.se9addick said:
Hampden is a terrible ground, Ibrox, Celtic Park or even Murrayfield would have made much better venues.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.
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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
