Quote from: DB on February 07, 2022, 10:26:58 AMSo the UK and Ire are going for a joint bid for the 2028 Euros. Then VP needs to get sorted with any re-developments/expansion, if we going to get matches. More stadiums to choose from with Sco Wales and Ire in the mix, but you would think the 2nd largest city / urban area would be in there. If it's the whole UK then there's a lot of stadiums to go around. You'd think Wembley, the Principality in Wales, the Aviva in Ireland and Hampden would be first choice being national stadiums, then take your pick from everything else over 50K, which will hopefully include us by then.
So the UK and Ire are going for a joint bid for the 2028 Euros. Then VP needs to get sorted with any re-developments/expansion, if we going to get matches. More stadiums to choose from with Sco Wales and Ire in the mix, but you would think the 2nd largest city / urban area would be in there.
Still a few too many die-hard liúdramáns in the GAA but it's already been used for rugby and soccer and most people are fans of both codes of football. For a prestigious one-off tournament I think they could be persuaded by the Irish Government (and public opinion) to allow it if it $uit$ and would mean 80,000+ fans coming into Dublin on 3 or 4 occasions.
Quote from: Brazilian Villain on February 07, 2022, 11:35:37 AMStill a few too many die-hard liúdramáns in the GAA but it's already been used for rugby and soccer and most people are fans of both codes of football. For a prestigious one-off tournament I think they could be persuaded by the Irish Government (and public opinion) to allow it if it $uit$ and would mean 80,000+ fans coming into Dublin on 3 or 4 occasions.'Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others' - Groucho Marx
Whether there's a rule in place or not I think VP needs to be 50k+ to host as the competition's so stiff.Obviously all 4 nations will be represented (I don't think NI has a stadium of any note?) and I can see them having groups of stadia to make security and travel potentially easier.So you end up with:WembleyHampdenMilleniumAvivaPlus the North West stadia:OTAnfieldEtihadAnd the big London venues:SpursEmiratesWest HamThat gives you 10 and Euro 2020 only had 11 venues. When you throw in the potential for Croke Park, Celtic and Ibrox and I can see VP being overlooked if the capacity isn't north of 50k.
Quote from: Ad@m on February 07, 2022, 12:58:36 PMWhether there's a rule in place or not I think VP needs to be 50k+ to host as the competition's so stiff.Obviously all 4 nations will be represented (I don't think NI has a stadium of any note?) and I can see them having groups of stadia to make security and travel potentially easier.So you end up with:WembleyHampdenMilleniumAvivaPlus the North West stadia:OTAnfieldEtihadAnd the big London venues:SpursEmiratesWest HamThat gives you 10 and Euro 2020 only had 11 venues. When you throw in the potential for Croke Park, Celtic and Ibrox and I can see VP being overlooked if the capacity isn't north of 50k.Yeah, I agree there. With it being held between England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland - I don't think a stadium with <50k capacity could (or should) be used. There'd be no need, you've got plenty of grounds that are above 50k:Wembley (90k)Croke Park (82k)Old Trafford (74k)Millennium Stadium (74k)Murrayfield (67k)London Stadium (62.5k)Spurs (62.5k)Celtic Park (60k)Emirates (60k)Emptihad (55k)Kings Dock / Everton (55k)Anfield (53k)St James Park (52.5k)Hampden Park (52k)Aviva Stadium (51.5k)Ibrox (51k)Stadium of Light (49k)Villa Park (42.5k)Sorry, but no way are you picking Villa Park on that list - it's too small in comparison to the other stadiums, even if you take out the two non-football grounds in the list.