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Euro 2008 bid.

  • 18-08-2002 11:02pm
    #1
    Pigman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone else think this Scots-Ireland bid is a bit of a joke?

    For example I just went over to the official site at

    http://www.euro2008bid.com to look at all the lovely 'stadia' will be used and amongts other things I was able a get a lovely drawing of what Croke park might look like with a soccer pitch drawn onto its surface. This is all well and good except for the fact that a GAA pitch is roughly 40 yards longer than a soccer pitch but the drawing has it as tho the ground was designed to meet the exact specs of soccer!

    Add this to the fact that the GAA have made some pretty definitive soundings that Croker will not be available for Euro2008 and it makes me wonder how much of this bid (at least on the Irish end) is grounded in reality?

    So hasa anyone else told uefa and the scots that we've planned to change the dimensions of a soccer pitch as well as host a European championships matches in a stadium that doesn't want to host and in another that hasn't even begun construction yet?


Comments

  • #2
    Sposs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    That looks ridiculous,Stadium Ireland hasnt been bulit and doesnt look like it ever will,GAA Bosses have sayed no to soccer and lansdowne road is a kip.

    Some ppl are going to be very red faced if we actually manage to Win the right to host it.


  • #3
    gandalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Don't worry sposs we won't win it. I'm sure UEFA have been keeping an eye on the situation here.

    The fact that one stadium isn't even built yet, infact that haven't even turned the earth to start it and another doesn't allow soccer to be played on it hallowed surface means that unless unless this competition is handled like a planning permission application in Dublin in the eighties the 2008 Euro Championship will be in Austria & Switzerland.

    Gandalf.


  • #4
    Waylander
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,832 ✭✭✭Waylander


    I think the Irish have to provide two stadia under the bid. One is definitely Lansdowne Road, with the other bieng either Stadium Ireland or Croke Park. The fact that a sod of turf has not been turned for Stadium Ireland will not really effect the bid, as Portugal still are not close to completeing alot of the Stadia for 2004. I believe that the Irish/Scottish bid is the favourite but I could be wrong in this.

    It is a shame really, as a regular attender at Croke Park I think it would be a great stadium for international soccer. Having the empty space either end of the pitch would detract slightly for the people in either end but it is a magnificent stadium.


  • #5
    Michael Collins
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 1,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Michael Collins


    I'd say if we do win the bid we'll have the stadia in time, thanks to Sportie Bertie. Mr. Ahern seems to be able to pull a few strings when it comes to sport at least. 6 Years should be enough to ensure we have 2 good stadia, but then again when has anything been on time in this country...


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