Nothing will compare with the Aus v NZ game last year-Thats was the best ever

Depends where you sat. We were amid a load of people whose main aim was drinking and no real interest in the game. Just before half time having been able to see about 6 mins of the game due to the so called southern hemisphere fans jumping up and down to get booze we gave up and went home. Two couples behind us said they wished they could go home to watch but as they were from the North of England that wasn't possible.

We thoroughly enjoyed the second half as we were at home and able to do what we paid to do which was to watch the game (albeit on TV).

If you like a drink by all means enjoy your drink, they is never any toruble with rugby fans enjoyoing their juice but get the supplies in before the game starts and sit with them lined up under your seat and enjoy both without spoiling it fore those whose only interest is the game also enjoy it.

I think the Olympic stadium will still be 60,000 plus when finished, I know they'll probably want to have the final at Old Trafford but it could be a good alternative and it would still be an impressive brand new stadium suitable to host a World Cup final .

If West Ham United FC take it on (as sounds likely) it will be 60,000 with a running track retained. Personally I'd argue that no stadium with a running track is suitable to host a rugby/football showpiece event. If it's going to be in London at all why hold it there instead of Wembley?

Another factor would be the length of time taken to reconfigure the stadium after the olympics. Would it be ready in time?

It's an expanded format. There are actually 31 matches so you'd hope they'd be a few down here. Would also like to see a third/fourth place play off (32nd game) as this was the one thing missing from the previous tournament - Fiji v England would have helped determine the gap between the 'major' and 'minor' teams. Probably the only World Cup in which such a game is of any use!

Tickets should go on sale v soon
and a registry of interest should be up and running NOW

Quote: aspouea "It's an expanded format. There are actually 31 matches'" Sorry, I went on the sky sports news article about Rochdale bidding for a game, it says 19 in that article www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html Thinking about it they are obviously wrong

Quote: aspouea "It's an expanded format. There are actually 31 matches'" Sorry, I went on the sky sports news article about Rochdale bidding for a game, it says 19 in that article www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 70,00.html Thinking about it they are obviously wrong