Danny Boy Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Anyone catch this article or hear anything? I caught a bit off King 5 from Seattle the other day. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=8ec0d438-0f91-496e-bfc3-d43ee389f80c&k=92737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 This is nothimg more than a wish by the tourist boards of the two cities involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 That would be great for both cities, but the issue really is that countries host the World Cup, not cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River City Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Both Tourist Boards have realized the opportunities available to them by hosting large scale events. With Vancouver's convention centre tripling in size, they will be stepping up efforts to attract more international and north american conventions. The beauty of the joint bids though is that even if unsuccessful, it will attract a lot of coverage and attention within convention circles. There's a lot of money in it, although the Americans have a deeper appreciation for it than we do in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 and the fine citizens of b.c. regardless of location in relation to Vancouver would be required to foot yet another bill - remembering of course all of BC is required to pay for Vancouver's ridiculous expenditures for a games in 2010 which now will cost over 1.3 billion. This is a figure which will only rise significantly. For example, they have budgeted about 150 million for security. Atlanta's games security cost a billion in itself. A terrible idea to want the 2018 world cup. They also wish to bring in a World's Fair and other such events as well. If Vancouver wanted the games either a) Those living in the GVRD should be required to foot the bill alone, OR, the entire province should have been given a vote in the referendum (which would have been ignored even if the vote was in favour of NOT hosting the games), as opposed to just the GVRD, on whether or not the games were accepted province-wide. As it was it only passed with a 51% to 49%. 30 years on and Quebec/Montreal is just now paying off their Olympics debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Keeper Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Good on them for being so ambitious, but I really wonder if the even know that the hosting of the WC is somthing that requiers a whole nation. If they dont, how would that little fact change there outlook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 quote:Originally posted by RJB That would be great for both cities, but the issue really is that countries host the World Cup, not cities. Yes. Its not cities that host WC's but countries. That notion seems to have escaped the writer. Also, the US will never go along with co-hosting anything. Especically when they have a ton of faciities as it is. Plus, from what I recall, Fifa wasn't too thrilled with the cohosting experiment after Japan and Korea. IMO, there is a better chance of Canada bidding and winning the rights to host the WC than there is of the US agreeing to co-host with Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Boy Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror and the fine citizens of b.c. regardless of location in relation to Vancouver would be required to foot yet another bill - remembering of course all of BC is required to pay for Vancouver's ridiculous expenditures for a games in 2010 which now will cost over 1.3 billion. This is a figure which will only rise significantly. For example, they have budgeted about 150 million for security. Atlanta's games security cost a billion in itself. A terrible idea to want the 2018 world cup. They also wish to bring in a World's Fair and other such events as well. If Vancouver wanted the games either a) Those living in the GVRD should be required to foot the bill alone, OR, the entire province should have been given a vote in the referendum (which would have been ignored even if the vote was in favour of NOT hosting the games), as opposed to just the GVRD, on whether or not the games were accepted province-wide. As it was it only passed with a 51% to 49%. 30 years on and Quebec/Montreal is just now paying off their Olympics debt. I'm sure if a WC was given it wouldn't be just BC footing the bill. Plus they have spent most of the money on infrustructure for the 2010 games. It may be a good thing to try to get more large scale events such as a world's fair or a WC to justify the current expenditures. Vancouver shouldn't need any major upgrades in infrustructure by 2018 or 2020 if the current construction designs have any forethought. Plus with the Caps building a stadium, BC shouldn't be footing the bill for this either. I'm just happy to see some government foresight into the possibility of a WC. Maybe this could influence other parts of the gov't which could give the CSA some powerfull allies if it does put in a bid in the future. Canada shouldn't share this event, as the US wouldn't share it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 So Korea and Japan were one country as Switzerland and Austria are one for the Euporean Championship? As for for future World Cup Championship alot of them were held soon after the host had a Olympic Games. Also the coastal area is soccer mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Korea/Japan was an awful compromise, with two countries that hate each other separated by a sea. If you add free movement of peoples in the EU, I can't see why an EU joint bid with ONE committee can't happen. US-Canada could be annoying along the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georg Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 During the 2010 Winter Olymplc there is going to just as nuch logistic crossing the border with many Amerucan staying in the States and some foreign Visitor doing the same. My only concern is what other cities would be invovled and where there hold the Semi and Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Danny Boy Vancouver shouldn't need any major upgrades in infrustructure by 2018 or 2020 if the current construction designs have any forethought. there isn't any. just look into the sea-to-sky highway expansion project, highway upgrades, bridge upgrades. *shakes head* and yes i realize bc wouldn't host the world cup solo. we won't have world cup quality stadiums by 2018 across the country. anyone see how much germany had to spend and they already had the stadiums in place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Danny Boy Canada shouldn't share this event, as the US wouldn't share it either. Can agree with that. As mentioned it's all a big look-at-me stunt. Just for a talking point though, I think that Canada could host the WC with some level of success. Not unlike what the US of A did in '94. The country's certainly big enough and the concept would have a great novelty draw from coast to coast. Middle sized citys would support their grouping no matter who was playing in it and a stadia infastructure program would be easy to justify at a federal level so long as it was spread out fairly widely and versatile enough to benefit CFL teams. Can't discount the US and Mexican marketability of a tourism friendly Canada hosted World Cup either. That's a summer holiday market of what? 450 million people? Crazy enough that it just might work. Just need someone with plenty of brains, an equal amount of balls, and a gift of salesmen genius to get it through FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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