Given that the 2000 World cup was a commercial disaster when it was held over here is it a sensible move to give the Poms the 2013 one?

Will they have learned anything from the superb way in which the 2008 one was run?


Will England have a chance of winning the trophy seeing as it will be held 'Ooop North'?




I think its a resounding NO, NO and NO.


Thoughts?

I heard that the next World Cup will be held in Oz again

Thanks for not seeing the announcment today that UK will be host.

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Yes the 2000 world cup was a disaster, but then again that was 9 years ago. Alot has changed since then, and after the success of the 2008 WC hopefully alot has been learnt. Whats the point in a World Cup if we only play it in Aus???

Im glad its in the UK and if run properly it could be a success, only time will tell if that happens. At least they now have over 4 years to plan for it.

Gives me a good excuse to head home for a month then

The poms cant organise anything. having the world cup in Britiain is a crazy idea. It will put the reputation of international footy back by years


on behalf of all Aussies when you head home for a month please stay there

You make a good argument there, all the Brits on here ought to read it and make sure to get behind the tournament and see as many games as possible.

That being said, as you acknowledge the 10,000 English fans who went down for the last one had a lot to do with its' success. Could you realistically expect that many to make trip again in 4 years' time?

aww diddums

If you dont have anything constructive to say them shut up, your just an idiot and a typical arrogant Aussie.

There is no reason why a world cup in England cant be a success, all we need to do is keep away the influence of the negative narrow minded arrogant Aussies...

Actually yes, there are many English who came down here last year who cant wait to come and i know of many more who didnt come down who would love the opportunity.

Another question is would 10,000 Australian fans ever travel to the UK???

No, for a few reasons.

Firstly, its super expensive for an Aussie to do a tour to the UK.

Second, its the choice between a nice Aussie summer at home or a an English winter.

Last but not least, we have a great NRL season, Origin, we are likely to win the next WC anyway, there is no real drive for us to spend all that time and money to go over in the cold wet weather and sit in poor crowds.

That seems less likely, they must think they know how to attract fans in comparable numbers to 1995 at least.

That seems less likely, they must think they know how to attract fans in comparable numbers to 1995 at least.

Quote ="The Glorious League Freak"No, for a few reasons. Firstly, its super expensive for an Aussie to do a tour to the UK. Second, its the choice between a nice Aussie summer at home or a an English winter. Last but not least, we have a great NRL season, Origin, we are likely to win the next WC anyway, there is no real drive for us to spend all that time and money to go over in the cold wet weather and sit in poor crowds.'" Thats not true freaky. Aussies love it here. Check out some of the blogs Aussies write about the place www.pommies.blogspot.com

Quote ="The Glorious League Freak"No, for a few reasons. Firstly, its super expensive for an Aussie to do a tour to the UK. Second, its the choice between a nice Aussie summer at home or a an English winter. Last but not least, we have a great NRL season, Origin, we are likely to win the next WC anyway, there is no real drive for us to spend all that time and money to go over in the cold wet weather and sit in poor crowds.'" Thats not true freaky. Aussies love it here. Check out some of the blogs Aussies write about the place www.pommies.blogspot.com

Where have I heard that before

2000?
1995?
1992?
1988?
1977?
1975?

Should I go on?

yes please do

Yes, I agree, those super Aussies should host the tournament again. Every game in 2008 was sold out 14 hours before tickets even went on sale. Thousands of desperate Aussies were swapping their homes just for a ticket!! Oh...wait a minute

Australia can balls. If their millions of super loyal fans want to watch the world cup they can either get on a plane, or they can get up at stupid o'clock like we had to last year.

Yeah please do carry on, and while you're at it why not mention the most recent one


Or are you whinging Aussies still blaming the ref's?

You would believe that listening to the Aussies. Alot of the world cup crowds wernt that good at all, it was the big games that bumped up the average crowd, abit like Broncos games seem to bump up the average nrl weekly crowd. Lets face it, Sydney fans arent the best for turning up to a game.

League Freak, if the NRL is so good and as you say theres Origin down here and Aus probably are likely to win the next WC anyway, and there is no real drive for us to spend all that time and money. Then why the hell are you even bothered about the WC??? And if your not then theres no problems with taking it to England then is there. Like a lot of Aussies you only seem to be bothered if its down here….

You're an idiot!

I love your constructive posts especially when you back up your opinions.



What i said about the crowds was true and your the one who said the rest im just asking you, if thats what you think then why would you be bothered if the WC was in England???

I cant even follow your jibber!

I cant follow yours either, so it looks like we have some in common after all

Bondi_Warrior is a classic example of why the Australian Government should stop Poms from migrating to the land of plenty immediately

Tell me as you live in Australia - Do Australians actually have any redeeming qualities? Don't say you know a nice Australian - a good bloke - because I bet he has been living in West London for 15 years, and his parents were born in England. He doesn't count.

They live in a beautful country, with an excellent climate, a whole continent to explore. They have a reasonable standard of living, love a barbie and a beer, and a dip in their swimming pools.

They have no political enemies living on their borders, and would be the country most likely to survive and thrive after a nuclear holocaust.

So why are Aussies such w*nkers. Racist, ignorant, stupid - genetically thick, close-minded, sport obsessed, soap watching morons. With an Aussie, everthing has to come down to the lowest common denominator.

They single handedly humiliated, subjugated, and destroyed their indigenous peoples.
They offer nothing to the world in terms of technical or scientific advancement - not even a good sun bloc!!

They scream and cry and debate endlessely about the only thing that registers on their political radar, and thats immigration - convienently forgetting that they serve as one of the best examples of how mass immigration supplants and destroyed an indigenous culture - through numbers and force of arms alone in a few generations.

I hope that twenety million Vietnamese boat people manage to land in Australia. Payback's a bitch.

The cricket fans among us will remember when the England team had only been in Australia for three days, and already, their british born Sikh bowler was being abused for no other reason other then he is brown. The same happened to the South African black pace bowler Ntini, when he was there a few months earlier.

So I have had enough.
If you are Australian and reading this - F**K OFF! I hate all of you, without exception.

If you are not Australian and reading this , remember what I have said when you are meeting an Australian. Your intention should be soley to humiliate and embarrass. Remember it' s okay to say what you want because we all know the Aussies love to banter. If they get offended, remember to say fair dinkum and move on to your next target. If it helps refer to their geneology and the fact that they really are the spawn of scum. I know its a cliche, but trust me, it really works. Also, ask them how long they have been visiting the UK, and when they intend to return. If they have stayed here for longer then six months, ask to see their visa. Take down their details and report them to the authorities. Make them feel like an illegal immigrant.

The Yanks are bad enough - but at least they can say "we are the richest country in the world", or " we have the biggest army in the world" or " we run the world". They have some substance to base their arrogance and superiority. Aussies have nothing apart from a sun tan, a few swimmers and a cricket team. A nation, a people, a culture that amounts to nothing and never will.