Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
Knowing your mobs history with trains I'd be wary at some of the stops
Euro 2028 in The UK & Ireland
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daneferrari
A. Trialist
I think the UK is unlikely to be given because of their conflict with the EU. Turkey, on the other hand, is more likelyThe UK and Ireland have submitted a joint-bid for the Euro 2028 championship; here are the 14 proposed stadi:
Euro 2028: UK and Ireland submit joint bid for European Championships and reveal 14 shortlisted host stadiums
Matches would take place at Wembley, Villa Park, Everton Stadium, London Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Etihad Stadium, St James’ Park, Stadium of Light, Old Trafford, the Aviva Arena, Croke Park, the Casement Park Stadium in Belfast, Hampden Park and Principality Stadiumwww.skysports.com
No place for the World Famous City Ground though (three stadiums in London, of course).
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
Britain may have left the EU but it isn't illegally occupying 38% of one the EUs member states like Turkey is & has done since 1974
Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.
Fulchester United
So ... Euro 2028 in the UK & Ireland.
Will all "home" teams get a free pass ?
Will all "home" teams get a free pass ?
Turkey have dropped out, so it looks like „last man standing“ and Euro 2028 will be played in the U.K. & Ireland.
Barry
Where's me hammer?
Probably the only chance we actually had of hosting it.
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Get on with that ground expansion, Forest.
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
The Irish don't mind tagging along with big nasty Britain when there's sommat in it for them then
The British only need little old Ireland when they need a partner to make them look decent.
TrentEndDr
2 Weeks Away
We need to fix the water first
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
Living in the north west I cant beleive Old Trafford hasnt been picked though. Its an extra 18k of seats that can be filled.
Omar Devone Little
Mr Realistic
It would probably fail modern safety standards to be fair.
Trents
John Robertson
Wondering if we've seen the end of single nations hosting these events now. Looks like 2032 will be a joint Italy/Turkey jobbie
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
It would be okay if it was logical.
For example UK & Ireland. A joint Balkan bid, Spain + Portugal. Tournaments are money pits for countries so it's only those that want to legitimize their rule that do it and that rules out a huge amount of countries.
The Italy + Turkey, USA + Canada + Mexico, Greece + Saudi Arabia - they are all just so stupid and make it a logistical nightmare for supporters.
Trents
John Robertson
I'd be pissed off as an Italian fan, are they being forced into taking Turkey on board here. Why don't they just stick to their guys and fight it out.
Is it because UEFA will feel sorry for Turkey missing out on 2028 and give them the edge in 2032?
Frank Clark’s Tash
Jack Burkitt
As if they give 2 fooks about supporters.
Trents
John Robertson
I kinda get our bid. The rest of the home nations and Ireland are never going to get something like this on their own. One for the little guys.
But Italy/Turkey? Just sounds really shit.
But Italy/Turkey? Just sounds really shit.
The weird thing about an Italy-Turkey joint bid is that both countries have plenty of decent enough stadia to host it on their own.
Italy certainly does, and Turkey, although it’s never hosted a major tournament, has enough stadiums to do so as well.
The problem is the cost is ruinous, and that’s why some countries want to team up. And it makes it rubbish for supporters, especially if - as in the case of a joint Italian-Turkish tournament - your only realistic option is travelling between the two countries by air.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Only countries like Saudi can afford to run it single country. And, if you look around, nearly all those are countries you wouldn't choose for a holiday.
Morpeth
John Robertson
I dare anyone to watch the winning bid videos for both tournaments and not wince.
There is some doubt that Casement Park in Belfast will be ready, given the previous stadium there hasn’t been used for over a decade and is now basically a wreck, notwithstanding the political complications of playing football in a GAA venue (and that, in a hugely nationalist part of Belfast as well).
Northern Ireland‘s Windsor Park isn’t viable either, as it’s capacity is sub-20k, nowhere near big enough.
Oh, and about Casement Park - or, Páirc Mhic Easmainnt to give it its proper name - if you’ve never heard of Sir Roger Casement - for whom the GAA stadium is named - look him up; he was a very interesting chap and has a huge part in the history of Ireland.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
Did any of the countries actually bid for the tournaments for the next ten years?
Or did they just say "I think we might bid for this that or the other" and the relevant institution snapped their hand off before they could say no?
Or did they just say "I think we might bid for this that or the other" and the relevant institution snapped their hand off before they could say no?
There might be something in this!
Eddie Yates
Steve Chettle
I support a GB bid but don't see why we need to include some random Republic
GOBIAS
Ian Bowyer
I don’t know why England didn’t just bid on our own. Would be far less complicated and we have better stadia then what Scotland, NI, or ROI can offer. Even wales stadium could be replaced easily in number by old Trafford. I know qualifying is easier now (even Scotland qualified for the last one) but doesn’t this mean England, wales, ROI, NI and Scotland will qualify automatically?