narduch Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Edited May 20, 2022 by narduch Free kick, mowe, Corazon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) On 5/20/2022 at 12:24 PM, narduch said: Now that this date is announced, what I suspect will happen between now and June 16th is that the cities that were not selected will start announcing that they are dropping out of the bid. This gives them time to come up with a valid reason to sell to the public as to why they had to drop out. Therefore on June 16th, there will be no surprise because all the cities that haven't dropped out will be announced as host cities. Again this is my speculation. From a public relations standpoint, It would not be in the best interest of FIFA and local cities to have this thing turn into something akin to a beauty pageant whereby egos and civic pride takes a major hit. This way, everyone can sell to the public that they come out a winner, whether they were selected or not. That's the objective, and good PR. Some cities not selected, might get a parting gift somehow, like a promise get a team camp or pre tourney friendlies or another Concacaf/Fifa event. PS.: the above would also explain why he said "2-3 in Canada". if his sources had told him 2, then the Canadian city not selected would not be able to sell their reason to the public as to why they dropped out. If his sources had said "3 in Canada", then its guarantee that Tor, Van and Edm will all be selected. What this means to me is that Edmonton is out. They would not have let Vancouver back, or approached Vancouver after the fact, if 2 was sufficient and liked the Edm bid. They can sell to the public that they are out because it would have seriously disrupted the Elks season and that FIFA were not able meet the provincial government guarantees for funding. Edited May 21, 2022 by Free kick NVsoccer and ted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 The CSA / Vancouver City / the Province, including security and police and stadium logistics, are going to be under close scrutiny for the Iran friendly. In what could be a volatile event. I personally expect some minor aggression or even violence between Iran supporters and hope it's nipped in the bud quickly. A mess or any mishandling could swing the FIFA decision, as I'm sure Montigliani has reminded organizers. NVsoccer and ted 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: The CSA / Vancouver City / the Province, including security and police and stadium logistics, are going to be under close scrutiny for the Iran friendly. In what could be a volatile event. I personally expect some minor aggression or even violence between Iran supporters and hope it's nipped in the bud quickly. A mess or any mishandling could swing the FIFA decision, as I'm sure Montigliani has reminded organizers. Iran supporters are going to be violent against each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, king1010 said: Iran supporters are going to be violent against each other? That's not what I said. I said you have to be prepared for aggressive behaviour, and possible violence. If there are information tables or pickets outside, security should be close. If there is no organised protest, then risk of conflict decreases sharply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king1010 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: That's not what I said. I said you have to be prepared for aggressive behaviour, and possible violence. If there are information tables or pickets outside, security should be close. If there is no organised protest, then risk of conflict decreases sharply. You said you “personally expect minor aggression or even violence between Iran supporters”. Word for word. Why would there be violence between Iran supporters? Is there some sort of infighting? Edited May 21, 2022 by king1010 ted and RS 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 hours ago, king1010 said: Why would there be violence between Iran supporters? Is there some sort of infighting? Its very complicated....see half of them like Herdman and think Arfield walked out on the team, the rest think Arfield should get another chance to make the team if he decides to unretire. It might come to bloodshed. Redpunkfiddle, YorkRegionFan, chalms04 and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterlawrence5 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 This is a 2026 audition for Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfitz Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 hour ago, scooterlawrence5 said: This is a 2026 audition for Vancouver. I'd think with the venue announcement already scheduled for a few days later, that the decision would already have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Vancouver hosted the 2015 Women's World Cup final. FIFA is probably well aware of what the facility is. I really don't see the Iran match as any sort of audition. NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Oh I don’t know. That was so long ago. They will need a crew of at least 20-25 elected officials and technical staff to be put up in Vancouver for a week to properly assess the current situation. /sarcasm TGAA_Star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nored Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 https://www.hostcity.com/news/sporting-venues/edmonton-confirms-full-commitment-fifa-world-cup-2026-ambitions MtlMario, dyslexic nam, narduch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Nored said: https://www.hostcity.com/news/sporting-venues/edmonton-confirms-full-commitment-fifa-world-cup-2026-ambitions No mention of their 5 game minimum ultimatum. Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanMetropole Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 🤔 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 What is an Irfaan Gaffar, when it is at home? nfitz and Approve My Account Pls 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said: What is an Irfaan Gaffar, when it is at home? Really? footballfreak, Approve My Account Pls and Free kick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, RS said: Really? Really, although I looked it up and he apparently was a former Sportsnet reporter. And seeing as I'm not a big Sportsnet fan other than NT games (which I can't see anyway on SN), unlike you I am not aware of his great celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Its in the mainstream too now johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, Joe MacCarthy said: Really, although I looked it up and he apparently was a former Sportsnet reporter. And seeing as I'm not a big Sportsnet fan other than NT games (which I can't see anyway on SN), unlike you I am not aware of his great celebrity. Sure. I was wondering why you thought to refer to a person as "it" simply because he has a foreign-sounding name. Meepmeep, narduch, mowe and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Well Vancouver seems to have passed their audition with flying colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 15 minutes ago, RS said: Sure. I was wondering why you thought to refer to a person as "it" simply because he has a foreign-sounding name. Oh, it's progressive language police dogma. I thought you just didn't get my takeoff of 1970's British sitcom humour, no problem I understand now. Nice to have you in my head, welcome to it, FYI you might have a problem with the vertigo caused by my Meniere's, but the spinning doesn't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 This board really needs an eye-rolling reaction. Free kick, ted, footballfreak and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Just now, RS said: This board really needs an eye-rolling reaction. Or a Kreskin emoticon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Well - still having hopes that the next time it will be CONCACAF's turn --> Canada will host solo Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGAA_Star Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I still think the announcement is that somehow the host cities will only end up being Vancouver and Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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