Comments on: Football’s Coming Home. Hopefully. http://england.worldcupblog.org/england-team-news/footballs-coming-home-hopefully.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: diana http://england.worldcupblog.org/england-team-news/footballs-coming-home-hopefully.html/comment-page-1#comment-117253 diana Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:20:43 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/england-team-news/footballs-coming-home-hopefully.html#comment-117253 Daryl, I am with you on the Indonesia part. It just almost want to make me scratch my head. I know as someone like myself coming from Singapore and Indonesia actually is just down south of us...I had already more or less expected from the Asian zone, Japan, Australia and to some extent South Korea (which they did sent in a bid to FIFA) throwing themselves into the hat. But Indonesia? It just left me baffled. I know they co-hosted the AFF Suzuki Cup last year with Thailand but...I am still trying to wonder why it happened in the first place. Not that I am dissing them actually. I supposed you are aware China did not make a bid given the deadline has already been closed. Anyhow, not sure how much we should take what UEFA President Michel Platini was saying that the World Cup should come back to Europe every third time... it will be between England, Russia, Benelux plus Spain/Portugal. That is if Platini has its way, be in Europe. But since Sepp Blatter seemed to be hinting that FIFA will prioritise single bids over the joint ones...who knows what may happen. What Platini was saying - http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/02/05/SOCCER_Platini.html&TEAMHD=soccer Anyhow, I am aware of what happened in the race to host the 2006 version but stil, like what you said Daryl...it's about time. Excluding Euro '96, it is a long, long time already. One thing is for sure, we can only hope England don't screw up in the bid this time. Daryl, I am with you on the Indonesia part. It just almost want to make me scratch my head. I know as someone like myself coming from Singapore and Indonesia actually is just down south of us…I had already more or less expected from the Asian zone, Japan, Australia and to some extent South Korea (which they did sent in a bid to FIFA) throwing themselves into the hat. But Indonesia? It just left me baffled. I know they co-hosted the AFF Suzuki Cup last year with Thailand but…I am still trying to wonder why it happened in the first place. Not that I am dissing them actually.

I supposed you are aware China did not make a bid given the deadline has already been closed.

Anyhow, not sure how much we should take what UEFA President Michel Platini was saying that the World Cup should come back to Europe every third time… it will be between England, Russia, Benelux plus Spain/Portugal. That is if Platini has its way, be in Europe. But since Sepp Blatter seemed to be hinting that FIFA will prioritise single bids over the joint ones…who knows what may happen.

What Platini was saying – http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/02/05/SOCCER_Platini.html&TEAMHD=soccer

Anyhow, I am aware of what happened in the race to host the 2006 version but stil, like what you said Daryl…it’s about time. Excluding Euro ‘96, it is a long, long time already. One thing is for sure, we can only hope England don’t screw up in the bid this time.

]]> By: James http://england.worldcupblog.org/england-team-news/footballs-coming-home-hopefully.html/comment-page-1#comment-117240 James Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:41:19 +0000 http://england.worldcupblog.org/england-team-news/footballs-coming-home-hopefully.html#comment-117240 ahh cmon turkey bid for it :D ahh cmon turkey bid for it :D

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