World cup,Have we gone mad???
- 3 December 2010 01:3082964Such a bla bla for a world-cup! As if we didn't have more urgent things to see to! All that ballaver about paying out money to get it, my foot!Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
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3 December 2010 07:0382965oh well,at least we got the olimpics and the rugby world cup to look forward to.olimpics 2012 rugby world 2015 two out of 3 aint bad.chins up lads.
- 3 December 2010 08:4982968One talking head on Sky News last night said that this decision will have cost the country the loss of earning potential in the region of £100 million pounds. So if we forget that its football for the moment and think economics, then you can see why we sent the Prime Minister, The Prince, and our star footballer to lobby.
But all revenue potential gone now. I myself was thinking of bringing out the Doverforum World Cup mug. I cudda made a killing. To ensure its commercial success I was going to add Prince William and Kate to the design as a double whammy of surefire commercial exploitation. I might have made so much money that I might have been able to join Marek in Jersey as a tax exile...but all gone now.
The trouble with the English bids like these is that they do it wrong. They dont have enough everyday involvement in FIFA, they dont "work the room" as Mihir Bose legendary journalist put it last night and thats so right. Its more about 'how to win friends and influence people' on a daily basis, and building up relationships, more like that than sending in the big guns at the last minute. Only one guy voted for England..and we voted for ourselves. Two votes...wow! Doesnt that tell us something.
England are often stuffy about foreigners as we know...and FIFA are foreigners..heavens! FIFA started in 1904 and the English FA were livid and huffish that someone would dare do such a thing to the national game. But had to swallow whole in the end and join up after the war. But there is still a them and us feeling to all this...so no chance of success.Reminiscent of our approach to the EU is it not.
The message is.. join in!email: dover7@msn.com - 3 December 2010 11:1483001Paul - it reminds me of why my Old Man and I moved back from Ireland after a trial run there a few years back. He is very very English. I am Irish. In Ireland, that working the room thing is second nature and how everything is done. Doors are open, hands are shook, smiles are smiled, networks formed, deals are done. Over here it is different - not better or worse, just different! The English culture closes the front door, has an air of reserve and expects others to be the same! It is fascinating watching the differences! And impossible for the very very English to operate in such a different environment!
- 3 December 2010 11:3183005i must admit that i hadn't thought of it that way, i assumed that as our game is majority overseas owned and the best managers and players are from abroad that our officials would have been more in tune with the world game.
- 3 December 2010 17:5783098Good post there Bern. Very interesting re the different ways of doing things , and so true.email: dover7@msn.com