Author Topic: Euro's 2020 (Read 22449 times)

Trada · « **on:** June 30, 2012, 11:14:03 am »

How the hell would this work imagine the traveling that could be involved.

Platini: 'Euro 2020 could be held in 12-13 countries. We will decide in December/January

Clayton Bigsby · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:25:01 am »

this guy needs shooting (metaphorically)

Anywhichwayicant · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:26:04 am »

We'll see you all in Croke Park, for the final.

Babel Time · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:45:13 am »

And naturally all the host nations qualify? ;p

Trada · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:45:59 am »

Sam Wallace ‏@SamWallaceIndy

Platini on cost to fans for a Euro 2020 staged in 13 countries. 'There are low-cost airlines these days.' Sums him up .

Sam Wallace ‏@SamWallaceIndy

Euro 2020, potentially 51 games in 13 countries. I just asked Platini if he's making this up as he goes along. Got a bit huffy. Said 'Non'

Sam Wallace ‏@SamWallaceIndy

Platini: 'It's easier to go from London to Paris than Cardiff to Gdansk'. Er, and your point is?

Cpt_Reina · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:47:42 am »

Priceless.

cox3100 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2012, 12:32:08 pm »

can i just say that platini is the biggest fucking cockstick ever.

just incase nobody has picked up on it

Thush · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2012, 12:56:50 pm »

Quote from: cox3100 on June 30, 2012, 12:32:08 pm

can i just say that platini is the biggest fucking cockstick ever.

It's like him and Blatter have got in some sort of mad football trolling competition as to who can appear the biggest idiot.

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No Way José · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2012, 02:02:47 pm »

Quote from: cox3100 on June 30, 2012, 12:32:08 pm

can i just say that platini is the biggest fucking cockstick ever.

just incase nobody has picked up on it

Platini is such a wanker, never forget him celebrating his penalty like mad at Heysel. Fucking twat of the first order

KERRYKOP · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2012, 02:02:59 pm »

Quote from: Trada on June 30, 2012, 11:45:59 am

Platini: 'It's easier to go from London to Paris than Cardiff to Gdansk'. Er, and your point is?

I think he means that traveling to and from major cities is easier.

Surely all host nations wouldn't be put through for qualification. I suspect this is a way around it.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2012, 03:59:19 pm »

I don't think it's as bad an idea as people say.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:01:16 pm »

Loads of boss hotels for the exec's to check out.

Severely · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:05:13 pm »

Seems mind-bogglingly hard on supporters. Can't even begin to imagine the scope of travelling, preparation, and costs inflicted on supporters following their teams around Europe. Ridiculously ill-conceived idea.

El_Pistolero · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:06:54 pm »

Quote from: Clayton Bigsby on June 30, 2012, 11:25:01 am

this guy needs shooting (literally)

please, I have my reasons for it but... · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:15:48 pm »

Never going to happen. 13 host nations will qualify before a ball has been kicked which is kinda stupid.

andymanlfc · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:31:19 pm »

Stupid idea. Just think how much its going to cost the fans (Not that they care) to follow the team around from one country to another.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2012, 04:49:57 pm »

Quote from: Severely on June 30, 2012, 04:05:13 pm

Seems mind-bogglingly hard on supporters.

UEFA care. No really, they give a shit.

Their excuse will be that more fans will get to see their own team play a game because they'll probably play in their own country.

Gang of fucking c*nts going around staying in fancy hotels, trampling on the back of fans the few times they have to use their feet between executive boxes at the stadiums, five star hotels, limousines and private jets.

Assassinate the governing bodies.

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2012, 05:38:08 pm »

He should stop drinking before going to the media

GBF · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:09:50 pm »

champion league format for national football, not a bad idea as it will be hard for the airlines and hotels to put the price in 13 countries high. It will reduce and share the financial pressure on the countries that are organising the competition

mactifosi · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2012, 06:34:55 pm »

Quote from: GBF on June 30, 2012, 06:09:50 pm

champion league format for national football, not a bad idea as it will be hard for the airlines and hotels to put the price in 13 countries high. It will reduce and share the financial pressure on the countries that are organising the competition

In my opinion, it won't it will actually make it easier to rip off fans.

Who is going to make fan's camps for just one match, it wouldn't be cost effective.
Are UEFA going to subsidize cheap accommodation for fans, hardly.

The hotels would have no competition and a free run to charge whatever they want and they will.
Bars and restaurants would go mental, as they would not have to worry about repeat business.

Airline prices would sky rocket all over Europe, having a collateral and detrimental effect on businesses.

Then there's the logistics for the fans.
UEFA set no regard for the comfort and convenience of fans.
Look how they treated the Germans, making them travel from one side of Ukraine to the other - a 15 hour train trip apparently.

Sadly money is Platini's motivation.
With so many countries involved the advertising revenues would be enormous.
It's a license to print money.

Spanish Al · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:07:08 pm »

Wow.

That is all I can add to his.

Noelle · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:07:48 pm »

Logistically it's fucking insane and grossly impractical. Should never happen but purely as an idea I have to admit I like it though.

Morgana · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:52:52 pm »

Quote from: Lady_Brandybuck on June 30, 2012, 05:38:08 pm

He should stop drinking before going to the media

lol! Saw his little speech on Sky news during the Euro 2012 report tonight. The silence in the room when he made that statement. Even over-payed sports journalists were shitting themselves.

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BIGdavalad · « **Reply #24 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:56:15 pm »

It can't possibly be a real idea. It's just so fucking stupid that if it wasn't UEFA we were talking about I'd assume it was a wind up.

Imagine watching the last group game in a Sunday night not knowing whether your Quarter Final on Wednesday will be in Portugal or Poland?

The short notice air fares alone are going to cripple fans.

Ginamos · « **Reply #25 on:** June 30, 2012, 08:58:59 pm »

Quote from: Juan Loco on June 30, 2012, 04:49:57 pm

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Their excuse will be that more fans will get to see their own team play a game because they'll probably play in their own country.
...

Well, that'd probably be true.

Morgana · « **Reply #26 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:03:17 pm »

Quote from: Ginamos on June 30, 2012, 08:58:59 pm

Well, that'd probably be true.

Still a logistics nightmare for the "away" fans who, in the knockout stages, won't know where they're playing next. On the other hand Lastminute.com will make a killing.

Ginamos · « **Reply #27 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:06:09 pm »

Quote from: Morgana on June 30, 2012, 09:03:17 pm

Still a logistics nightmare for the "away" fans who, in the knockout stages, won't know where they're playing next. On the other hand Lastminute.com will make a killing.

So what happens in the Champions League? Same difference.

Noelle · « **Reply #28 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:26:20 pm »

Quote from: Ginamos on June 30, 2012, 09:06:09 pm

So what happens in the Champions League? Same difference.

In the champions league you have a decent berth between fixtures and rounds. Unless they're also going to extend the euros to the entire summer, cramming that much travel and last second scheduling into three, maybe four weeks is a nightmare.

brad147690 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:28:47 pm »

He did say about the next Euros that when Turkey have a president of UEFA they can have the Euros as France are hosting the next one and it will be 24 teams which is almost half of Europe.

It wouldn't surprise me if he awarded the Euros to Andorra one day.

HoinkDoink · « **Reply #30 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:57:43 pm »

I cant see this working, Players will be knackered, but with him anything can happen.

Imagine the world cup being in 12 countries lol

Even in Europe, it's going to be chaos

brad147690 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:12:04 pm »

Quote from: HoinkDoink on June 30, 2012, 09:57:43 pm

I cant see this working, Players will be knackered, but with him anything can happen.

Imagine the world cup being in 12 countries lol

Even in Europe, it's going to be chaos

Surely it would mess up schedules and all this to. Just give it to one of the bigger European nations. I still think having 24 teams is stupid to especially when 16 of the 24 teams go through so you have more chance of going through than out. Should of kept it at 16.

BIGdavalad · « **Reply #32 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:14:34 pm »

Having 24 teams will be crap.

Brings more money in though, which is the only thing UEFA give a shite about.

Noelle · « **Reply #33 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:17:45 pm »

Quote from: brad147690 on June 30, 2012, 10:12:04 pm

Surely it would mess up schedules and all this to. Just give it to one of the bigger European nations. I still think having 24 teams is stupid to especially when 16 of the 24 teams go through so you have more chance of going through than out. Should of kept it at 16.

24 was a shit number but the actual act of expanding the tournament like that ain't bad.

brad147690 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:23:00 pm »

Quote from: BIGdavalad on June 30, 2012, 10:14:34 pm

Having 24 teams will be crap.

Brings more money in though, which is the only thing UEFA give a shite about.

I suppose we're more likely to see teams like Armenia and Estonia making it through to the group stages now and then they will lose all 3 games.

Cochise · « **Reply #35 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:41:21 pm »

What an absolute twat. Him and that other fucking corrupt twat, Blatter, are the biggest c*nts in the game.

Juan Loco · « **Reply #36 on:** June 30, 2012, 10:50:58 pm »

Quote from: Morgana on June 30, 2012, 09:03:17 pm

Still a logistics nightmare for the "away" fans who, in the knockout stages, won't know where they're playing next. On the other hand Lastminute.com will make a killing.

They'll hire that c*nt Mark Bright as the face of their advertising campaign.

Morgana · « **Reply #37 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:03:38 pm »

Quote from: Juan Loco on June 30, 2012, 10:50:58 pm

They'll hire that c*nt Mark Bright as the face of their advertising campaign.

El Ninos Black Eye · « **Reply #38 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:25:19 pm »

Quote from: GBF on June 30, 2012, 06:09:50 pm

champion league format for national football, not a bad idea as it will be hard for the airlines and hotels to put the price in 13 countries high. It will reduce and share the financial pressure on the countries that are organising the competition

You could say they have the Champions League Group format for the qualifying stages. Stupid Idea. Platini will be in charge of FIFA by then and will probably decide on a World Cup over 5 continents, with Final in Antartica.

Outer Mongolian Red · « **Reply #39 on:** June 30, 2012, 11:32:21 pm »

It's the same as having the world cup in huge countries like U.S.A. and Brazil to be fair,don't think it's that crazy an idea.