WHATS OUR CHANCES.

i well lost again.

FIFA have now officially overtaken the RFL as the world's most corrupt governing body.

It's gone to the Ruskies has it not?

Who cares , it was obvious we were not going to get it

My sentiments exactly

qatar to host it in 2022.
is its all about the oil money ?.

With the next one in 2022 going to Qatar(!!!!!)

The bloke who struck oil in Plonk Lone obviously did it a fortnight too late.

two votes,thats all england got,how bizzare is that.
one of the two english votes came from the english FA,weird.

Is this the first time Russia will be hosting the World Cup



If the infrastructure is modernised it'll turn into a decent show (if not very expensive for anyone going).

Qatar will probably be a very plush job with money not being a object.

If we get there (and its a big IF) both seem far enough away to deter our daytripper hooligans that can follow England when its relatively near to get to (equally both have zero tolerance Police Forces).

Apart from the obvious concerns on how the voting is actually arrived at I reckon both will be good events.

Both good events? Do me a favour who do you think will benefit from the Russia one the young Russian who is looking forward to seeing the next Rooney, Drogba, Torres or the billionaire Chelsea owner who owns the land and companies who are needed to build 15 new stadiums and rail and road networks?

Hopefully the BBC will continue to expose what is without doubt the most corrupt organisation in the world and finally drag Blatter and co to court.

How ironic that Arshavin on his pitch is going on about how wonderful Russia is whilst behind him a continuous stream of shots showing him in an Arsenal kit in the emirates stadium.

And as for English hooligans did you know the Russian cup final was abandonded due to crowd trouble just a few weeks ago? When did that last happen in the UK??

Despite the PM, the future King and the golden balls of world soccer wining and dining 22 FIFA delegates we gained 2 votes one of which came from our own FA.

Its an absolute disgrace, and would and should have been worth around 10bn to the English economy!!

Are FIFA and the RFL one and the same? I'm not surprised Russia got the nod as I felt they had most to gain from hosting the WC but for us to get only 2 votes needs to be looked at because there is obviously something wrong with the decision making process.

I blame it on Fergie, MUFC, and all its fans!

A friend of a colleague of mine at work was in russia and got mugged by a policeman - I kid you not
Its well corrupt in that country. Its all about location!!!!

what beats me is why there are so few people voting even then and many of them come from tinpot footballing countries like Guatemala!

Agreed. Surely every country should get a vote! It really is like the RFL. You can play the game but you can't have a say in how we run it.

I blame the FA for sending in David Cameron to screw it up at the final hurdle

I blame the FA for organising the bid! lol

I can understand the annoyance with FIFA but in terms of who will benefit it'll be the Russian economy , just as the UK economy would have benefited.

Unfortunatly we can't hold the morale high ground to any country about Yob violence (cup final or otherwise).

Most of us have never witnessed the WC live in this country and we invented the game. We had everything in place now, ready to go. We would have put on one hell of a show too, as we have proved already with Euro 96.
I think it was just another chance for the little ones to give England a bloody nose, along with the nudge nudge wink wink favours for votes. How can a footballing nation with biggest league in the world, that invented the game, and is the most watched comp, together with a widely recognised as the best commercial/techinical bids get just 1 vote plus our own?


I blame Thatch!!!

Well I did see a World Cup played in England albeit on the TV way back you know when.

Seems to me Cameron turning up in Zurich and memories of Thatcher would have turned off a lot of the voters.

It does surprise me though that it has gone to Russia and then that tiny Arab country the time after.

I have decided not to go to either tournament in protest and if I am still alive when the games are played I shall go to a pub with no TV.

You don't have to go that far to be mugged by the police - I was only going 3mph over the speed limit in Wales on my motorbike and got 'mugged' for £60 and three points

- when I appealed it, because it was only 3mph, they said it is zero tolerance here in Wales

- never been back since!

What you going to do this coming season if we draw Crusaders or the Scorpions in the Challenge Cup ?

Let someone else drive me there -

it's about time you passed your test Frank

But then again .....