Personally, I'm glad Hull didn't get it for selfish reasons. When would they have built the extension? If there are no games to be played 4 weeks before a world cup game where would that leave Hull FC? Don't try to run before you can walk.

It's a shame hull did'nt get the votes for the host city's i used to live there and still like to visit there nothing wrong with the place obvioulsy the criteria was'nt up to scratch which is a shame but i stand by a comment i made on the thread about the kc at the weekend and hull. I belive that the infurstructure just is'nt in place and wont be available on time, if in fact we get the world cup. So when a certain member who has friend's at fifa and the fa who got the anouncement day wrong along with the actuall facts, turn's up the mush between my ears isnt quite as full of crap as your's !!!! Think before you slate someone with an opinion

Hull is located perfectly for this one with the ports and airports close by. The stadium is currently much healthier than many other stadiums selected and would have been perfect after the increase.

Regarding the 'worst city' tag theres an issue here about how statistics are measured and its an absolute disgrace that the Government are allowing us to get slated time after time when if they were measured the same way as other areas it would show us to be in much better shape than many other areas.

We are the City that gets forgotten and that is good about is what we have delivered ourselves. Its about time we were given a bit of a break and the people who lived here woke up and started to become as proud of their area as the Geordies and Scousers are of theirs.

If i was a FIFA delegate id be damned if i picked Sunderland and Milton keynes over Bilbao and Lisbon when it comes to the decision next year

whatever outlay any venue has it will recieve more than double back in tourism etc. I'll be amazed if any venue selected actually drops out.

Yes but the tourism ££ goes into the pockets of Plcs and local businesses , none of which will have actually borrowed the ££ and making repayments to the debt

Think it's more along the lines of local buisness tourism the extra influx of the pound over the till's ect ect rather than the amount the venue stadium or clubs will make

goverment will make it back in the vat and tax's on goods ect though wont they

As a football fan it's disappointing but as an FC fan I think it's good news. I don't want to see the KC made bigger, it would do nothing for the atmosphere at our games and it will also mean our fixtures don't get messed about with during the world cup.

suppose it's where you see things in 8 yrs time how far things could or would have developed given the extra funding and developments that would have taken place more in and around hull rather than just the stadium think the whole criteria is imagine what we could do or what we are prepared to do i and around hull .

The stadium wouldn't have been an issue, so it's obvious the bid failed on other criteria. Is it true that the Hull bid had proposed York for some of the accommodation?

As i stated in the earlier thread i am absoloutly delighted Hull hasnt been picked as a venue, Im a Hull FC fan 1st and foremost over anything. I am a football fan but dont particulary follow any team.

The KC wont be getting expanded because of this (possibly may do depending how Hull City do in the near future), and our fixtures wont be getting messed around with.

Even if we had been selected as a venue id be very surprised if Blatter, Platini and co who hate everything to do with English football select us anyways.

And we wont lose a point with the franchise scoring

Tell ya what Nigel.....Having the 'Worst City' tag is actually a wonderful thing......Its stops us getting inandated with the same 'migrants' that other cities are getting......Trust me....my words are not those of a racist, but those of someone that has witnessed a distinct lack of 'English' citizens in most of our 'bigger' city centres ! I'm just waiting for the day when the companies I usually work for start employing foreign 'sparkys'
As for the vote......Well I think its a good one for us RL fans......Maybe a little sour grapes here, but just look how we missed out on a Tri Nations match.....'What goes around comes around' me thinks

You are so right Hull is the 'Worst City' because of so called Toffs who are on Television Programes like Location Location - It is constantly derided by LOCAL people - By that I mean people who live in the East Riding Villages and Towns - They constantly think that they are better than people who live in Hull but dont know and have never been in the Areas of Hull that have some classic Houses. These same people use the KC Stadium - Hull New Theatre - The Wonderful New Hull Truck Theatre - The Hull Marina - The Deep - all paid for out of the Rates of the People of Hull. Come on People of Hull fight back - Hull for Ever.
By the way I have lived in Beverley for the last 40 years - (Circumstances) and now work in Driffield - dont get me on Country Bumkins