Zatman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 btw I dont see the problem with a winter world cup if organised properly. winters are dark, freezing cold and better to watch a game on the television. think call off domestic games from january 3rd - mid-february wouldnt be that bad with a season creeping into june when weather is good. if people complain about FA Cup tradition that didnt stop FA in 2000 from damaging that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) I think most people don't have a problem with the winter world cup, but it should have been part of Qatars bid. Edited September 20, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Australia would do it in a heart beat. Sure your viewing times might suck but it would be in our winter which would be ideal weather for football. Our viewing times would be rubbish here, sure, but Australia was always the standout candidate by miles. The Aussies are entitled to and should get their claws into FIFA as much as they can. Pretty much the same viewing times as Korea/Japan I should think, everyone seemed to cope! Australia would do a great job, but i imagine their political clout with FIFA is pretty negligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I had read at the time of the bid that Qatar had promised to build stadiums then pack them down after and distribute them to the different confederations. The thought of a free stadium would swing a few votes amongst some of the developing confederations I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 20, 2013 I had read at the time of the bid that Qatar had promised to build stadiums then pack them down after and distribute them to the different confederations. The thought of a free stadium would swing a few votes amongst some of the developing confederations I would have thought. Especially when carefully wrapped in cash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a breakaway from Fifa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a breakaway from Fifa. this gets mentioned a lot but it wont happen. who will break with you? the South Americans wont, either will Germans or French and maybe Spanish as they have a bit of power. no chance with Asia or Africa either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a breakaway from Fifa. this gets mentioned a lot but it wont happen. who will break with you? the South Americans wont, either will Germans or French and maybe Spanish as they have a bit of power. no chance with Asia or Africa either Just us then. We can call it the World Series like they do in America. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 A winter world cup sounds like a bag of shit to me, world cups should always be in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted September 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a breakaway from Fifa. this gets mentioned a lot but it wont happen. who will break with you? the South Americans wont, either will Germans or French and maybe Spanish as they have a bit of power. no chance with Asia or Africa either Just us then. We can call it the World Series like they do in America. Slightly OT but don't they call it the World Series because it's sponsored by the World Newspaper or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2013 btw I dont see the problem with a winter world cup if organised properly. winters are dark, freezing cold and better to watch a game on the television. think call off domestic games from january 3rd - mid-february wouldnt be that bad with a season creeping into june when weather is good. if people complain about FA Cup tradition that didnt stop FA in 2000 from damaging thatThat works if FIFA are willing to move it to 2023. The major obstacle, from a business perspective, is the Winter Olympics. Given the choice between the IOC/Winter Olympics and FIFA/World Cup, a lot of sponsors and broadcasters will choose the former (far more hours of programming, more exposure). It means billions less for FIFA. Schedule it for January/February 2023 and that's not an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I had read at the time of the bid that Qatar had promised to build stadiums then pack them down after and distribute them to the different confederations.The thought of a free stadium would swing a few votes amongst some of the developing confederations I would have thought. Especially when carefully wrapped in cash. (If true) this is just a bribe isn't it. They cannot hand over cash to other confederations in return for a vote so they build them a stadium for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 btw I dont see the problem with a winter world cup if organised properly. winters are dark, freezing cold and better to watch a game on the television. think call off domestic games from january 3rd - mid-february wouldnt be that bad with a season creeping into june when weather is good. if people complain about FA Cup tradition that didnt stop FA in 2000 from damaging that That works if FIFA are willing to move it to 2023. The major obstacle, from a business perspective, is the Winter Olympics. Given the choice between the IOC/Winter Olympics and FIFA/World Cup, a lot of sponsors and broadcasters will choose the former (far more hours of programming, more exposure). It means billions less for FIFA. Schedule it for January/February 2023 and that's not an issue. if was summer olympics I think be a problem but im sure World Cup is more attractive in sponsorship than winter olympics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2013 Right, but the winter and summer olympics are for all intents and purposes a package deal for sponsorships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 OK I thought was just individual deals for both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 They should move the Winter Olympics to the southern hemisphere and hold it in the slot soon to be vacated by the summer world cup 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Time for a breakaway from Fifa. this gets mentioned a lot but it wont happen. who will break with you? the South Americans wont, either will Germans or French and maybe Spanish as they have a bit of power. no chance with Asia or Africa either Just us then. We can call it the World Series like they do in America. Slightly OT but don't they call it the World Series because it's sponsored by the World Newspaper or something? Nah that's a myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted September 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted September 20, 2013 Perhaps FIFA should pay the IOC to suspend bidding and award the Winter Olympics to New Zealand... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Australia would be my choice too if it isn't to be held in Qatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Australia would be a good choice, although really any of them are miles ahead of Qatar. The whole thing is a massive farce. All of the facts we know about Qatar were available 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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