invergowrie arab Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if we could, if for no other reason than it would be the first time in ages Scotland were guaranteed to fucking qualify for something! I'm just not convinced it would be an effective use of government resources (inevitably they would have to intervene as our football clubs aren't rich enough to build 35k stadiums on a whim). It's one thing to focus a bid for the Commonwealth Games around the creation of a range of facilities and the regeneration of a particular area of Glasgow. It's quite another to put a bid together that basically throws public money at giving Pittodrie, Tannadice and a couple of Gaelic football grounds a tart-up job. It's a likely non starter but for the sake of fun thomond park in limerick might not need too much work to host a euros group match. 25k capacity with 15k seated at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I don't know enough about Irish sport to say whether they'd be willing to build or significantly upgrade two of their stadiums outside of Dublin. Thomond Park (Munster Rugby's ground in Limerick) has two large modern all seater stands, with small terraces behind each goal. I could see that being temporarily expanded for a tournament without it being a huge problem. IIRC Cork GAA are planning on turning Páirc Uí Chaoimh into a 45,000 all seater stadium as well. It's not completely implausible 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 The World Cup is a colossal machine designed to take money of of the pockets of taxpayers and siphon it straight to four or five megacorporations. An independent Scotland should have nothing whatsoever to do with a bid. I doubt England will get it either, what with about 30% of its current landmass (the bit that three quarters of the population live in at present) being underwater by 2046. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap in 94 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 10/07/2014 at 17:27, Thumper said: The World Cup is a colossal machine designed to take money of of the pockets of taxpayers and siphon it straight to four or five megacorporations. An independent Scotland should have nothing whatsoever to do with a bid. I doubt England will get it either, what with about 30% of its current landmass (the bit that three quarters of the population live in at present) being underwater by 2046. Hgfj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 07/07/2014 at 15:32, Mr Bairn said: Just mulling something over, but by 2046 we could have been an independent country for 30 years. Mull on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 By 2046 the World Cup will have gone the way of the Euros with the competition played across the world due to supersonic jets making a come back and us all being able to travel 10000 miles in a couple of hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkmenbashi Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 08:05, Tap in 94 said: Hgfj I'm glad someone bumped a five year old thread to make this important contribution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Daft suggestion. We couldn't afford the bribe like Qatar did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 14:05, Melanius Mullarkey said: By 2046 the World Cup will have gone the way of the Euros with the competition played across the world due to supersonic jets making a come back and us all being able to travel 10000 miles in a couple of hours. "us all being able" Sure we all will. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 27 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: "us all being able" Sure we all will. I mean people like me. Not people like you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 10:15, Suspect Device said: Daft suggestion. We couldn't afford the bribe like Qatar did. Aye, but post-Brexit there will be plenty of folk working in slave labour-like conditions to build the stadia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 14:05, Melanius Mullarkey said: By 2046 the World Cup will have gone the way of the Euros with the competition played across the world due to supersonic jets making a come back and us all being able to travel 10000 miles in a couple of hours. It will have to be held in Northern Greenland though so we don't all die from heatstroke. Thankfully Barron Trump will have turned it into massive Vegas by then, it will be great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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