Euro 2008 bid in turmoil

[BrianCappellieri]

BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/2249715.stm)The joint Scottish-Irish bid to host the 2008 European Soccer Championships is in turmoil after the Dublin Government said it could not pay for a new national stadium.

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cant they expand it to northern ireland too? perhaps not for security :(

wouldn't windsor park do? and it would be a nice peace gesture.

[yorkshirepud]

I think Windsor Park is very delapidated and in the middle of a predominantly Loyalist area, probably best to build a new stadium in a 'neutral' part of Belfast, however whatever is done the euro 2008 bid is toast as far as Sxotland and Ireland is concerned.

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Originally posted by yorkshirepud
I think Windsor Park is very delapidated and in the middle of a predominantly Loyalist area, probably best to build a new stadium in a 'neutral' part of Belfast, however whatever is done the euro 2008 bid is toast as far as Sxotland and Ireland is concerned.

someone watching the euro cup wouldnt care what kind of community it was in chinatown or anything...and to be honest I really wouldn't care myself as long as its safe for everyone. The thing is the republic seems unable to come up with the goods, perhaps its could be a scotland joint ireland bid and an all ireland team automatically qualifies then. i am speaking way too hopefully here amnt i :D

[Mattbro]

Austria and Switzerland in 2008 baby.

[Twinkies at war]

I'd love to see a a Serbia/Bosnia joint bid for 2008.

[gosya]

Yeah, how about a Albania/Andorra/Luxembourg/Lichtenstein/Faroe Islands/Malta/San Marino joint bid?