Tooj 17 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Uefa will stage the Euro 2020 tournament in a number of cities across the continent' date=' the European governing body decided on Thursday. The decision was taken by Uefa's executive committee at a meeting in Lausanne. It means there will be no one country hosting the tournament. The Football Association has already put forward Wembley to Uefa as a possible venue for the final.[/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4858 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 What a stupid fucking idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11545 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 that's fucking mental and will make it near on impossible for people to plan/afford to goto games for their own team. Don't think the fans ever factor into these decisions, which says it all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4858 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Can't be thinking much of the players either though. Travelling sides will have a massive disadvantage after a few games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31209 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 It wouldn't be so bad if it were held across the UK and Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43075 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Mental. Is it 3 or 4 time zones across Europe? And how many climates? Is this Platini's genius at work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4858 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Platinis politics, as Henry winter said on twitter, lot of FAs will be grateful to him for some big money spinning games. He'll keep his power off the back of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11545 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Henry Winter @henrywinterLoads of nations hosting lucrative Euro 2020 games means loads of FAs grateful to Uefa/Platini #politics Think he's spot on tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4858 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43075 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Platinis politics, as Henry winter said on twitter, lot of FAs will be grateful to him for some big money spinning games. He'll keep his power off the back of this So, all the little pissy pre-puberty countries will get a group game or two, Us, Germany Spain and Italy will get a QF, whoever pays most will get a Semi Final, and the Final will be in Paris. What a fucking shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Fucking ridiculous idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4222 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Bloody hell. They might go ahead with the top 7 qualifying for the CL idea too. Platini... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Pathetic. You could have England v Belgium in Fenerbahce's stadium, England v Germany in Moscow, and England v Turkey in Lisbon. That would just be our group. How many England fans would travel to all three??? I've been to three international tournaments including Euro96, and the buzz in the countries that hosts them is something else. Abysmal decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 No doubt there's some marketing/money making scam behind this. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 933 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 as well as how in the fuck is anyone going to book/get to a quarter/semi/final anywhere near in time without guesswork and luck that their team end up in the right spot. Exactly. Yet another big 'fuck you' from professional football. It's getting harder and harder to like this sport. I've never been as disinterested in football as I am currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Exactly. International tournaments had seemed to be one of the last vestiges of tradition (well, up until they gave the WC to Qatar) but even they have sold their soul to the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35588 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I quite like the idea. Not just saying that to be different, I do. I'm not really arsed like, in fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 It's a shit idea disliked by everyone except the money men. And Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I don't understand why organisations such as this are consistently run by ex-footballers. It's a business, making business decisions, it should be run by business people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31209 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) I don't understand why organisations such as this are consistently run by ex-footballers. It's a business, making business decisions, it should be run by business people. Would you want football run from a purely business perspective? Edited December 7, 2012 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We talk about it not being fair on fans, but this clearly benefits the fans in smaller countries who are never going to be able to host a tournament. If I lived in somewhere like Croatia I'd be buzzing. While it might be an inconvenience to us Brits you've got to see it from UEFA's perspective whose job is to serve European football, not just pussy foot around the big few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4858 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We talk about it not being fair on fans, but this clearly benefits the fans in smaller countries who are never going to be able to host a tournament. If I lived in somewhere like Croatia I'd be buzzing. While it might be an inconvenience to us Brits you've got to see it from UEFA's perspective whose job is to serve European football, not just pussy foot around the big few. Bollocks, this isn't about serving fans at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31209 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We talk about it not being fair on fans, but this clearly benefits the fans in smaller countries who are never going to be able to host a tournament. If I lived in somewhere like Croatia I'd be buzzing. While it might be an inconvenience to us Brits you've got to see it from UEFA's perspective whose job is to serve European football, not just pussy foot around the big few. That'll be how they spin it but if you look at where the tournament has been held over the last twenty years then England were the only hosts who could be considered a reasonable footballing and economic power. Smaller countries already have plenty of opportunity to submit joint bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9963 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Bollocks, this isn't about serving fans at all. Is anything in the game these days ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43075 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'm booking my hotels in Reykjavik and Podgorica now, prices will go daft later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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