It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

England favourites for 2018 and Qatar favourites for 2022, both odds on.

Not long to go now.

I think it's all over...

I think Australia will win 2022...you cannot play in summer in Quatar....32 teams playing in one air conditioned stadium....nonsense....you will need 6 minimum....

No problem as they have the money, and 12 years to get things organised.

Russia have it for 2018.

Qatar have it for 2022.

Uk has no friends abroad,take a leaf out of the dutch get sspppllliiiiliffed !

told you ruskies for 2018...no one really likes the english

Yes, second only to the Jocks in the unpopularity stakes!

Anyway, I'm glad we didn't get to host the World Cup. We're never going to win the damn thing, so why bother hosting it.

well for one thing hilda you could have had us subsidise some more improvements to England's infrastructure.

plus the way you are going by hosting it you would at leats get threee games at the finals...the way you are going you probably wont be there :-)

hee hee

The best improvement to England's infrastructure would be to stick another 15' on top of Hadrian's Wall and move the whole thing 250 miles further south. All subsidies gratefully accepted.

Oh, and we'll keep your oil.

deal...apart from our oil.

you guys can go and join the euro.....you could be called northern france or something.

let the good times roll oh cheery one :-)

listened to a bit of talk sport today.......some chat that england should withdraw from FIFA, have the vote investigated, people saying england were picked on.

it was comedy gold.......wish they had interviewed Ian Wright......and would love to see that smug little Lord Coe chap's face

good day all round

Olympics & Rugby World Cup (2015) coming up. What more do you lot want? Plus I need an excuse to visit Russia. Have a look at some of my more dodgy investments there! Couldn't really think of a good reason to go up to now. Hopefully some of our under 21 squad will be eligible by then. Good time to retire some of the overpaid, over rated Prima Donnas, imo.

Treb - Sad, bitter anti english tartan twxt :O) When is the Scotland v Spain match, can't wait!

harry...thats the attitude old bean.

interesting stat...times World cup hosted in Western Europe....10 times hosted in Eastern Europe....0

but i suppose people need someone to blame

the only donwside is scotland no doubt will be stuck at home supporting ABE

'Old bean'!!!! I resent that.
ITV headline was 'World Cup bid Catastrophe'. Media hype at it's worst.
I wonder if BP will be one of the main sponsors of the Russian World Cup? Big players in the russian energy market.

kiss kiss CC

Treb - Any chance of getting us a ticket? We could sit together :O)

Out in the first round .... typical :-)