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| Thread ID: 63643 | 2005-11-17 17:03:00 | 2011 World Cup | miknz (3731) | PC World Chat |
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| 405167 | 2005-11-18 10:53:00 | No, that's 2 elections away. For my money, anyone with time to guess now about what'll happen in 2011 just hasn't got enough to do... Yes 2 Elections. Can't count right now, too busy worrying about 2025 :dogeye: |
Barnzy (6015) | ||
| 405168 | 2005-11-18 17:32:00 | Pity the poor sods who live in the area around Eden Park.Drunken poms yahooing around the place half the night. Fifty years ago I lived in Cricket Avenue , and even then it was a shambles trying to come and go when there was a game on. And I'll bet Auckland will still be talking about their transport problems in 2011. At least talk is cheaper than actualy doing something. They may put a few more buses on for the football or perhaps even run an extra train. And we will still have central govt. saying we have enough police to cope with the expected influx of drunken yobs. What makes me laugh is that 90% of what I've read in the papers is about how much money we are going to make. Nothing about how much we will have to spend first. If we build a new stadium in Auck. (or anywhere else for that matter) what happens to it after the games finish. Sounds like another fiasco, like QE 2 park in Christchurch. They can't get near filling Eden Park now. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 405169 | 2005-11-18 22:38:00 | It's the best news for NZ I've heard since we won the America's Cup. Even better. I was elated all day. And for those groaners that go on about how much it would benefit and develop the game if it were to be held elsewhere, eg Japan... that's a moronic attitude. The game doesn't NEED further developing. I heard the the RWC is the third most watched sporting event in the world after the soccer world cup and the Olympics. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 405170 | 2005-11-18 23:18:00 | what happened to the kiwi attitude that kiwis can do anything, it's great. Do you really think the lions supporters would have had as much fun in Japan, or risk getting shot in SA. The majority of kiwis wont manage to get a ticket for any of the major games, but who cares, the city was great during the lions tour and will be again during the world cup. Lets hope France sorts thier **** out before the 2007 worldcup |
plod (107) | ||
| 405171 | 2005-11-18 23:53:00 | It's the best news for NZ I've heard since we won the America's Cup. Even better. I was elated all day. And for those groaners that go on about how much it would benefit and develop the game if it were to be held elsewhere, eg Japan... that's a moronic attitude. The game doesn't NEED further developing. I heard the the RWC is the third most watched sporting event in the world after the soccer world cup and the Olympics. It would certainly expose the game a lot more in Japan and probably other parts of Asia as well if it were held there. Apart from the traditional sports, soccer is also extremely popular and way more than rugby. And I think that had a lot to do coz of hosting a World Cup. I also think Japan's infrastructure is better equipped. |
Bazman (6587) | ||
| 405172 | 2005-11-19 00:10:00 | It would certainly expose the game a lot more in Japan and probably other parts of Asia as well if it were held there. Apart from the traditional sports, soccer is also extremely popular and way more than rugby. And I think that had a lot to do coz of hosting a World Cup. I also think Japan's infrastructure is better equipped. You seem to forget what this is all about and thats NZ, not Japan. Who cares if it benefits the game in asia. These minor rugby playing nations are lucky that the qualifying for the world cup aren't that difficult, because if it was Japan would be hosting a competition they can't even compete in, A bit like NZ wanting to hold the soccer world cup, great but even better if we were good enough to play in it |
plod (107) | ||
| 405173 | 2005-11-19 00:52:00 | You seem to forget what this is all about and thats NZ, not Japan. Who cares if it benefits the game in asia. These minor rugby playing nations are lucky that the qualifying for the world cup aren't that difficult, because if it was Japan would be hosting a competition they can't even compete in, A bit like NZ wanting to hold the soccer world cup, great but even better if we were good enough to play in itWell said. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 405174 | 2005-11-19 01:16:00 | i wonder when the teams in the pools are revealed.... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 405175 | 2005-11-19 01:18:00 | i wonder when the teams in the pools are revealed.... lets get the 2007 worldcup out of the way first |
plod (107) | ||
| 405176 | 2005-11-19 01:33:00 | You seem to forget what this is all about and thats NZ, not Japan. Who cares if it benefits the game in asia. These minor rugby playing nations are lucky that the qualifying for the world cup aren't that difficult, because if it was Japan would be hosting a competition they can't even compete in, A bit like NZ wanting to hold the soccer world cup, great but even better if we were good enough to play in it Yeah, if the game keeps getting little exposure in countries where the game isn't big, then rugby will always remain having 5 countries that can actually play it, and the rest being there to make up the numbers. I think the judges wanted it to be in a country where rugby is already an established sport and that has a realistic chance of winning it. Eventhough the US, Canada, Italy and Argentinia have or most likely have the infrastructure to host such an event, and eventhough they compete in the cup, they have little chance of winning it, let alone get of their group. So it's un-likely the cup will be hosted by any of those countries any time soon. |
Bazman (6587) | ||
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