England’s Host Cities Announced
The cities that will form part of England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup have been announced today by England’s 2018 World Cup bid team.
Birmingham (Villa Park)
Bristol (New Ashton Gate)
Leeds (Elland Road)
Liverpool (Anfield or new Anfield)
London (Wembley, Emirates & Olympic Stadium or new Tottenham stadium)
Milton Keynes (Stadium:mk)
Nottingham (new Forest ground)
Manchester (Old Trafford & City of Manchester Stadium)
Newcastle (St James’ Park)
Plymouth (Home Park)
Sheffield (Hillsborough)
Sunderland (Stadium of Light)
In total seventeen stadia will make up the proposal to FIFA, the governing would make a final choice of venues in 2013, if the England bid is successful, which will be found out in December 2010.
Selection panel Chairman Lord Mawhinney, said:
“There is a temptation to think of bids in terms of just stadia but we have spent a long time talking about travelling, accommodation and security and the decision we have made constitutes a composite of all the criteria that goes towards what makes a good host city.
The choices we made represented our best judgement of the strongest possible combination to give England’s bid the strongest attraction compared to other countries’ bids for 2010.”
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I’m very dissapointed indeed. I can’t believe Derby didn’t get chosen!!!
We have everything in our City, for a start we have a fantastic stadium which has already hosted a full England International. Yes Nottingham may be a bigger city but there miles behind us, they need a stadium first!!!
Why not pick 2 in the East Midlands? 2 picked in Manchester, 2 up North, 2 in Yorkshire. Enough said!!
What the hell is Milton Keynes doing in the final choice. Where is the footballing history connected to this city. Also, How is there three stadiums in London being put forward. I thought only two stadiums were permitted in one of the chosen cities! Utter rubbish. I’m English, and I hope we lose the bid for the World Cup. Not happy!
It’s Joke . Derby , should be there the ground holds more people than some of the following grounds above.
U21 england squad play at pride(alot)
London = surely they should just save wembley for Final.
DERBY PRIDE PARK HOLDS OVER 32’000 AND WAS GOING TO BE EXTENDED TOO EVEN MORE !!
Takes the P*ss
A disgraceful decision to include Milton Keynes. This will turn a large portion of the English football-supporting public against the bid.
Middlesbrough should be given a chance to show its worth as a town. With the recent “overhaul” of the town centre and after being given the title of “worst town in the UK” we should have the oppertunity to prove ourselves.
Up the Boro!
Will there be a published report to explain the choices? This should be in the public domain since public support has been essential to the bid so far. Everyone has the right to know why their bid was successful or unsuccessful. I don’t think that regeneration has been given a high enough priority with the selections made. I do agree with sportyruss on the MK selection.
I am very happy for a long time Bristol and the south west have been overlooked everything ends up in the north or south. I hope we win the bid as I would, even if Bristol had not won the decision!
This muppet above needs to stop crying that he may have to drive a few miles to see a game, footballs coming home, and Elland Road will be getting redeveloped because of it, happy days
I was suprised not to see derby and bramall lane picked when there is 3 london venues? World cup football at hillsborough is a must and glad it will be ….if we win the bid.
I am very pleased that Milton Keynes has been chosen as a venue. This will be a fantastic opportunity to show the world that England is a forward thinking and progressive country and not the closed-minded people stuck in the past that many think of us as (although this is not at all true). History and tradition is very important in football and should never be ignored, but this shouldn’t be to the exclusion of everything else.
Can’t stand people grumbling from Derby! Nottingham is a bigger city and home of the oldest football league club not to mention the other side is a former two time european cup winner. We have a much prouder footballing history and a greater public awareness than any city in the East Midlands. We have great road links and the city is one that is developing vastly. Those of you wanting to come to watch from Derby only have to travel a very short distance to reach Nottingham. Its the best decision for the region and for football. Football is truely coming home!