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To be fair, if that was Cortese's response it would be classed as "good business sense" on here.

My point was that the other FIFA reps don't like us because they are jealous of the money and success in our game not that the 12 stadia for the bid were the best.

Because there is no problem in Russia...

I'm talking about within the game, of course USA have excellent stadia in other sports but I don't think the 3rd teir of USA, Spain or Russian football could boast stadia like SMS, Hillsborough or The Valley.

The other countries hate us because we have the best league, best stadia, best support and most money.

Kind of appropriate for FIFA to hand it to one of the most corrupt countries on the planet and some middle eastern **** hole. You don't need a good bid when you have some dodgy oligarch or arab with some brown paper bags.

I think it's more than likely that this info was released on purpose by the US anyway, it's all handy propaganda for their campaign against North Korea and Iran.

Nothing wrong with the truth coming out, even if it annoys a few Yanks.

What park of the leaks justify going to war with Iran?

I think the fact that the last World Cup was rubbish will sway the decision our way, Russia is a bigger risk than England.

I fail to see how a website which exposes corruption can be a bad thing.

The area near me (Bursledon) was used as a camp in preparation for D Day. I only found out because I saw some strange cuttings in the river bank and wondered where they originated from so did some googling. As I thought, they were made by the D Day landing craft. http://www.qe2activitycentre.co.uk/hms%20cricket.htm

I think some incendiery bombs were quite small so I doubt all of them were accounted for.

Why is it so hard for some people to understand that it is the timing that has ****ed people off not the fact that FIFA has been exposed.

Because it would be nice to watch the World Cup in this country?

I couldn't care less how accurate it is, at the moment we need to suck up to those corrupt ****ers to get the World Cup. No one cares about what they broadcast, it's the timing. The BBC have deliberately timed it to maximise ratings/publicity with no care to what the effects might be. If we miss out on the World Cup because of this hopefully Cameron will rip the arse out of their budget, or even privatise them.

I have no problem with them exposing how corrupt FIFA are but the timing is ****ed up. Delldays is right, if all the BBC is concerned with is gaining ratings with this type of sensationalist crap then they shouldn't be funded by the tax payer.

I agree it is a roll of the dice but it is a roll that IS going to happen. Much better prepare ourselves for the outcome than try and kid ourselves that we can stop it happening. It makes sense to develop renewable energy and be less wasteful and I would carry on doing that. But I would spend more time and money on trying to predict what will happen and adapt the best we can to the effects. Noah built an arc, he didn't try to stop it raining.

Messi wins because Ronaldo is a cock.

I don't buy that Gulf Stream theory, just because they made a film about it doesn't mean it will happen. The idea of melt water from Greenland effecting the steam is sound, but surely if the UK is turned into Kamchatka then Greenland will be similarly colder and the process will be reversed. If the planet is a few degress warmer we might benefit from a nice cool North Easterly wind anyway. It's all guesswork.

None of the major country's leader give a damn, every developed country a the UN summit will only be concerned about: a) What is the best deal for them money wise. b) How can they appear to be doing something so that they don't lose votes.

I think you're falling into the trap of thinking everything is due to climate change. I don't remember scientists telling me 10 years ago that our winters will become colder. Fact is they just do not know what is going to happen - that's why billions is being spent on satellites that measure thickness of ice and water in the atmosphere. The UK could gain from a warmer climate. Arguing about it is pointless anyway, the fact that the UN climate summit is being held in Cancun, a city who owes it's whole existence to long haul flights, shows how futile it is to give a damn. Climate change will happen regardless, forget trying to combat it and just try and adapt - even James Lovelock is saying that now.

I think the cup can be a distraction, if we were a Prem or Championship team with a chance of going far it's worth bothering about but for us the only important thing is promotion. We already have a nice rearranged midweek trek up to Oldham thanks to the FA Cup, we need any extra injuries/suspensions like a hole in the head.

The scientists obviously know better than us about what is going on but their record for prediction is not very impressive. I'm starting to not give a ****e about climate change. I agree with the consensus, CO2 is warming the planet, it will be disastrous for some countries, but I don't give a **** because it's freezing in England, I would prefer it a couple of degrees warmer.

6/10 so far, the managerial instability has cost us big time. Optimistic about Adkins though, the team are playing good stuff and he's only brought in one player on loan. The league is there for the taking if he's allowed to bring some players in during the January window.