Claverham_Red Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre_The_Giant Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 I am not ALWAYS in favour of such campaigns. The England World Cup 2006 bid for example was a disaster from start to finish. However, I'm certainly in favour of London's bid for the Olympics. It would be a great thing for the country and for London. The investment put into hosting the Olympics would surely have great knock-on effects for London's transport infrastructure and the economy generally. Having said that, I think Paris have the best case for staging the Games and the Olympic committee tend to favour those cities where excellent transport links are ALREADY in place.Does anyone remember the last time Britain staged the Games?BS4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Wasn't is something like 1948? Just a guess but were due to host it. Will be looking out for the announcement in Singapore on Wednesday. Lets hope we win the bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 So at 12:46PM today, London's fate will be decided. Apparently it could be as close as London winning by 2 votes. C'mon the IOC members, it makes sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanimo Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 London last hosted the games in 1948. That time round they were an astonishing success, especially as they were the first games after World War 2.I'm not convinved that Paris has the best case for the olympics at all. Their tactic all along has been to outline how great a cultural city Paris is. Now, i wouldn't dispute this, but what has it got to do with sport? Absolutely nothing.I saw Seb Coe this morning speaking with some forthright conviction about the long-term impact on young people's participation in sport and the positive impact on community development, ideas ignored by the French delegation. Hopefully, the IOC will see investment in the future as more important than matters of national pride and cultural heritage.Also, London's fate won't be decided at 12:46. All that will happen is that Moscow will be eliminated from the voting and it will go to a second round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazareth Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 It's down to Paris vs London. The final vote has been made... we just have to wait 45 mins for the announcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Also, London's fate won't be decided at 12:46. All that will happen is that Moscow will be eliminated from the voting and it will go to a second round.←Yes it will Madrid, Moscow and New York have already been eliminated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanimo Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 So it's now between Paris and London. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 don't care.London will look great. They will be putting up more cheap flats and house in London. And selling them for a packet in London. The whole country will get a boost by being able to watch it on the telly.Step forward Lord Coe CBE MBE and whatever he gets thrown at him for pulling it off.Tourists will flock to...London. Its an expensive ass kissing exercise for something none of us will be able to get tickets to. Maybe the winners of competitions organised by Sony. But not even Londoners.Hands up all those who had a hope in hell of seeing any of the Euro 96 games let alone the final? Same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 As a "londoner" very excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tactical Genius Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Hands up all those who had a hope in hell of seeing any of the Euro 96 games let alone the final? Same thing.←Some of us went to plenty of Euro 96 games. Including England games and the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WillsbridgeRed Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 GET IN LONDON WINS THE BID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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annanimo Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Yahoo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evocare Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Gutted Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man In Black Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Fantastic effort from our guys and gals, and one up to those in this country who thought it was pointless - although now we have to convert them to truely make this Olympics a success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 So excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claverham_Red Posted July 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 London has done it! (I tried to say a naughty word)ing get in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardie Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Nice one london, fair play to Coe for all the work he has put in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simonty Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 It's brilliant news! We are hosting something for once...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city red ed Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 hopefully ill be able to afford to go there by that time ill be 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 hopefully ill be able to afford to go there by that time ill be 20 ←Hopefull you all still be excited when the £2000 each we all have to pay allows us to watch it on the telly with the rest of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technociderhead Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Fantastic News. Can't wait. City in the premiership by then also.And a resurection for the Millenium Dome - The country has had no idea what to do with this place for years... They do now!! Basketball.!!Is it true also Paris' bid was affected by a debacle re their Live Aid organisation. Was it moved to another location outside of the city. Or did i dream this ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 No it was Chiracs comments about Finland that did it, they had two votes today, and we only won it by 4 votes!Dollymarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 No body actually knows but everyone is happy that we have beaten the French.Nice to know the Olympic spirit has arrived in the right place aint it? George Bush is 59 today and he hates the French as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 MaloneFM = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Heard worse usually involving medical terms and the word 'Faustus'. But as long as you are caught up in the big parade. Well done! Just look out for the elephant shiite that will follow as soon as you realise how much its all going to cost. That none of it is ready yet. And that it will stand empty like the Dome unitl it gets sold and flattened for stupidly high priced carboard houses.Your £2000 and mine all gone.Oh..and ALL of it in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanimo Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Oh..and ALL of it in London.←Surprised at such a mistaken statement coming from the Voice of Sport!Not all of the Olympics will be in London at all, some events will be held in Glasgow, Manchester and Weymouth (sailing). There is also the possibility hockey will be played at Milton Keynes.Your point in raising the Dome is a very timely one, however. This was supposed to be a key part in the regeneration of East London but is now sitting empty. Perhaps it could be converted into an indoor sports arena in time for the Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman-is-god Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hopefull you all still be excited when the £2000 each we all have to pay allows us to watch it on the telly with the rest of the world. I would love to know how it is going to cost us £2000, because it isn't. I am pretty sure that around 9.6 million tickets will be sold, for all competitions, and they expect a 82% overall ticket sales, and the vast majority of tickets will be under £50. I don't really see what the problem is with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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