[BBC] Sunderland chief eyes positives

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn says there are many positives to come out of the nation's failed World Cup 2018 bid.

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[My Boy Harry]

Friad not Niall. Waste of time. 18 months down the drain for something that was never going to happen.

I would say the one positive that comes out of it is that it has put the spotlight on the world governing body.

[Bear]

Cheers for the endless effort you and everyone who was involved from the NE put in Niall shame the bid failed but yous did us proud anyway

[Steeeeeeed]

Quinn can hold his head up high. Didn't the Fifa members say they were well impressed with the North East efforts when visiting. Its a shame it didnt pay off but i think he can be proud of the effort we went through

[Riviera]

Originally Posted by Steeeeeeed

Quinn can hold his head up high. Didn't the Fifa members say they were well impressed with the North East efforts when visiting. Its a shame it didnt pay off but i think he can be proud of the effort we went through

Quinn did a perfect job on selling Sunderland to the Drumaville Consortium and then Ellis Short. He did another great job with the World Cup bid but, as we suspected, no one was ever buying it.

While ever there are people like Beckham, Prince Whoever, Brooking, and their like, being involved we'll get nowehere. Wearing nice suits and nice smiles cuts no ice with the pack of grasping vultures at FIFA.

People like Quinn, who have the iron fist in the velvet glove would have made a difference but I'm glad we have him.

England looked like a bunch of frightened schoolboys.

[Kingdom Bhoy]

Originally Posted by Riviera

Quinn did a perfect job on selling Sunderland to the Drumaville Consortium and then Ellis Short. He did another great job with the World Cup bid but, as we suspected, no one was ever buying it.

While ever there are people like Beckham, Prince Whoever, Brooking, and their like, being involved we'll get nowehere. Wearing nice suits and nice smiles cuts no ice with the pack of grasping vultures at FIFA.

People like Quinn, who have the iron fist in the velvet glove would have made a difference but I'm glad we have him.

England looked like a bunch of frightened schoolboys.

Never got the Prince William Beckam thing what did they actually contibute in the last 18months

[AlpineExile]

Is that his 'devastated' face, like?

[Kingdom Bhoy]

Originally Posted by AlpineExile

Is that his 'devastated' face, like?

No his devastated face is in tonights echo

[AlpineExile]

Originally Posted by Kingdom Bhoy

Never got the Prince William Beckam thing what did they actually contibute in the last 18months

Wombat's been president of the FA since May 2006, mate.

[Kingdom Bhoy]

Originally Posted by AlpineExile

Wombat's been president of the FA since May 2006, mate.

And what has the wombat achieved exactly.