posted Dec 4, 2008

I'm just not sure they'd be able to get the crowds for enough of the games. At Hampden Park the other week, when Scotland hosted Argentina, ranked in the top three in the world and coached by Scottish national treasure Diego Maradona, there were 20,000 empty seats. What's it going to be like when Norway play Belgium in 2016?

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Capacity: 53,295 Hypo-Arena
Capacity: 31,957 Wals-Siezenheim-Stadion
Capacity: 31,020 Tivoli Neu
Capacity: 31,600 St. Jakob-Park
Capacity: 42,000 Stade de Suisse
Capacity: 31,907 Stade de Genève
Capacity: 31,228 Letzigrund
Capacity: 30,000

this is the capasitys or the stadia that held euro 2008

so i dont see why scots an welsh couldnt hold the euros.

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Hendero

the Argentina game was a mid-week friendly, on a freezing cold night, in the run up to Xmas. Of course there's going to be empty seats.

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posted Dec 4, 2008

In the middle of summer many of the men folk will postponse holidays to go to games on their doorstep. Might not be happy with their wives, but I know I would.

The crowds would be made up of 70% of fans from the countries concerned, 10% hospitality and 20% from the home countries. That's between 5000 to 16000 people. I'm sure they'd sell.

Good bit of info from Hatchetman there too, that's even less than Poland & Ukraine.

That would mean the average capacity in Germany was 35375.

With Murrayfield, Hampden, Ibrox and the Millenium as a base (avg 65500) we would only need another 6 stadia with around 30,000 seats. With the Liberty and Cardiff Cities grounds probably expandable (with temp seats) they're not far off 30,000 as it is.

Even at 30,000, a stadium in Dundee, Edinburgh and Aberdeen of that size would not be excessive.

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Germany? Just realised I put that, Austria/Switzerland!

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Mark

right so you want to be with us at the olmpycis but not in all events I am sorry but if oyu in our team in other events you have to be in our team for the football in my view.


If we had our way Wales would be independant in all sports, being part of team gb, is more or less forced on us,

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posted Dec 4, 2008

Don't get over excited boys, it's going to be in Italy anyway! As if UEFA would consider it being in Wales! Apart from the stadium in Cardiff, where else would they play? Swansea, Ninian Park and Wrexham, ha,ha!

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posted Dec 5, 2008

Mabonjack (U10740835)

and I don't why we work together at the olmpics either but I thought we could work together or that tournament even I think it should separate nation as all other sports we are separate.

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posted Dec 5, 2008

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2008/12/05/scottish-chief-pours-cold-water-on-joint-celtic-euro-bid-91466-22408963/

doesnt look like its guna happen

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posted Dec 30, 2008

ireland next yr wil have lansdowne open and the debate re croke park been open to football has since passed time of irl and scotlands bid few yrs ago. croker holds 80k. wales scotland and ireland may well be the option.

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