2018 WC - AFL need to shut down for 10 weeks

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footyfreak said:
I Just read in the advertiser that Australia are in the box seat to host the 2018 Football World Cup, however, the guy form Brazil who assisted with their bid said that AFL And Rugby would need to shut down for a minimum of 10 weeks otherwise we had no chance of getting it at all! :eek:

I can't see that happening.

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Can you post a link to the article
 
Sounds like a good way for League and Aussie Rules to protect their markets and say no way. The WC in Australia would be a massive blow to those sports with all the hype for soccer it would generate. Not saying soccer is bad but obviously all of them are in a fight with each other for players/athletes and supporters.
 
anti. said:
why cant they build new specialised soccer stadiums?
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I think they would have to build a few new stadiums to have any chance of winning the bid. I think you can only use 1 stadium in each city anyway, so i guess the MCG would probably be used in Melbourne, but Telstra Dome would remain free, no way they would use AAMI Stadium, Gabba or SCG. New stadium in Perth might be used but the AFL would get by fine for a month.
 
Are you guys serious???

World Cup is the no.1 sporting event in the world.

10 weeks is a small price to pay to host the WC. This is a once in a lifetime chance folks!!
 

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why? soccer season is summer here. the Cup only goes for 2 weeks, no need to stop any other sports. Venues such as AAMI, TD, MCG, Subi, Gabba, Suncorp, TS and SCG can host matches in that time as they are relatively unused. Do not forget that there is also Olympic Park (melb) and Bob Jane Stadium in melb, Hindmarsh & Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, WACA in WA.

Plenty of stadiums in the NRL and AFL off-seasons
 
Cuzz09 said:
Just start the World Cup in late October.

Just scrap the A-League for 2018.

done!
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They wouldn’t even need to do that. They could have the A League go from December 2018 – May 2019 and then start the 2019 A League season in mid September

Teams in the Asian cup will just have to double up.

But does FIFA like the WC to occur during June, July or August (summer European months)
 
Mitchell Madness said:
why? soccer season is summer here. the Cup only goes for 2 weeks, no need to stop any other sports. Venues such as AAMI, TD, MCG, Subi, Gabba, Suncorp, TS and SCG can host matches in that time as they are relatively unused. Do not forget that there is also Olympic Park (melb) and Bob Jane Stadium in melb, Hindmarsh & Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, WACA in WA.

Plenty of stadiums in the NRL and AFL off-seasons
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Your taking the piss right? :eek:
 
Mitchell Madness said:
why? soccer season is summer here. the Cup only goes for 2 weeks, no need to stop any other sports. Venues such as AAMI, TD, MCG, Subi, Gabba, Suncorp, TS and SCG can host matches in that time as they are relatively unused. Do not forget that there is also Olympic Park (melb) and Bob Jane Stadium in melb, Hindmarsh & Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, WACA in WA.

Plenty of stadiums in the NRL and AFL off-seasons
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Lol @ olympic park hosting world cup matches there is something like a 40,000 minimum requirement for a stadium to host a world cup match and only one city can use two grounds which means Telstra Dome and MCG if Melbourne are to have two or possibly the new bubbledome stadium if it gets an upgrade between now and then.
 
They would have to hold them in winter months for sure.

Not that we have a chance of hosting it without some sort of co-hosting with china - who could hold it themselves anyway.
 
Sherrinator said:
They would have to hold them in winter months for sure.

Not that we have a chance of hosting it without some sort of co-hosting with china - who could hold it themselves anyway.
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Why?

FFS the Olympic wasn’t any bigger and we showed the rest of the world how to do it.
 
footyfreak said:
I Just read in the advertiser that Australia are in the box seat to host the 2018 Football World Cup,
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The box seat. :rolleyes:

In truth we have no hope. There was a rotation policy however FIFA have now dropped that policy and the 2018 will almost certainly be held in Europe.

England is in the box seat, having already launched its bid (something we are only considering). Similarly the Benelux countries, Portugal & Spain (joint bid), Greece and Russia have all indicated they are likely to put forward bids.

The money from TV rights is in Europe as is the merchandising and the majority of the commercial sponsors of the World Cup.

Other countries such as USA & China are also considering bids.

We are a soccer backwater, in the wrong time zone, no political influence with FIFA and with no commercial impetus.

Far from being in the box seat, we are the ones sitting on the cardboard box out the back.
 
scottwade said:
The box seat. :rolleyes:
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not my words. This was from FIFA's Brazilian expert, Ricardo Setyon. In fact he said we were almost guaranteed it and then later in the article said our chances are extremely good. :confused:

edit: if all these conditions can be met. i.e. being the only game in town at the time, stadiums etc etc.
 
footyfreak said:
not my words. This was from FIFA's Brazilian expert, Ricardo Setyon. In fact he said we were almost guaranteed it and then later in the article said our chances are extremely good. :confused:

edit: if all these conditions can be met. i.e. being the only game in town at the time, stadiums etc etc.
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Sorry mate, I wasn't having a go at you, but rather the article.

As far as I'm aware Seyton is a journalist, who although he may be working for FIFA, it's almost certainly in their press bureau.

The last WC held in Europe was in 2006 (Germany), but the time 2018 comes around Africa (Sth Africa 2010) and South America (Brazil 2014) will have held the tournament.

Given their power, particularly in the $ sense, I don't think there is any way that Europe would allow the Cup to be held anywhere else in 2018.
 
scottwade said:
Sorry mate, I wasn't having a go at you, but rather the article.

As far as I'm aware Seyton is a journalist, who although he may be working for FIFA, it's almost certainly in their press bureau.

The last WC held in Europe was in 2006 (Germany), but the time 2018 comes around Africa (Sth Africa 2010) and South America (Brazil 2014) will have held the tournament.

Given their power, particularly in the $ sense, I don't think there is any way that Europe would allow the Cup to be held anywhere else in 2018.
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that's okay i figured that's what you meant but I'd thought i clarify just so others didn't think it was me taking the poetic license to run with that headline.

There are just so many hoops for Australia to jump through it might not be possible.

BTW, does the world cup have to be help in our winter? Is that correct?
 
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