London 2012 - football stadiums

not spavin · 30th June 2010, 12:57 PM

This may be really old news, but I've just got this email from the London 2012 mailing list thing;

The City of Coventry Stadium, home of Coventry City FC, has been selected as the new Midlands venue to host Olympic Football matches in 2012.

Matches will also be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Old Trafford in Manchester, St James’ Park in Newcastle and Wembley Stadium in London.

Erm - isn't it London 2012?

And Hamden?!

foolzy · 30th June 2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by not spavin

This may be really old news, but I've just got this email from the London 2012 mailing list thing;

The City of Coventry Stadium, home of Coventry City FC, has been selected as the new Midlands venue to host Olympic Football matches in 2012.

Matches will also be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Old Trafford in Manchester, St James’ Park in Newcastle and Wembley Stadium in London.

Erm - isn't it London 2012?

And Hamden?!

I thought the footie tournament is always spread out through the host country, sure it has always happened, like the sailing etc that's all on the south coast

not spavin · 30th June 2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by foolzy

I thought the footie tournament is always spread out through the host country, sure it has always happened, like the sailing etc that's all on the south coast

Just seems a bit odd given how many footy stadiums are in London itself. If you're a Chilean sports fan who comes to London for the Olympics then I doubt you'll appreciate the 12 hour round trip between the football in Hamden and the weight-lifting in East London. There's nowhere in London for the sailing really, so that bit makes sense.

murrayout · 30th June 2010, 01:44 PM

it's not like London doesn't have enough stadiums like, you could have:

Wembley
White Hart Lane
Emirates
Stamford Bridge
Upton Park
Loftus Road
Selhurst Park

It's not like the games will be highly attended, every time I watch Olympic football it looks like there are 3 people there.

Berek · 30th June 2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by not spavin

This may be really old news, but I've just got this email from the London 2012 mailing list thing;

The City of Coventry Stadium, home of Coventry City FC, has been selected as the new Midlands venue to host Olympic Football matches in 2012.

Matches will also be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Old Trafford in Manchester, St James’ Park in Newcastle and Wembley Stadium in London.

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I didnt know it was still called that

not spavin · 30th June 2010, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Berek

I didnt know it was still called that

iirc it's now called the "Donnay tracksuits - now half price at Sports Direct @ St James Park Megadome, sponsored by Mike Ashley Enterprises .biz Arena Stadium of Bargains, Park"

boydysafc · 30th June 2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by murrayout

it's not like London doesn't have enough stadiums like, you could have:

Wembley
White Hart Lane
Emirates
Stamford Bridge
Upton Park
Loftus Road
Selhurst Park

It's not like the games will be highly attended, every time I watch Olympic football it looks like there are 3 people there.

Taking the piss aren't ya

DP · 30th June 2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by not spavin

Just seems a bit odd given how many footy stadiums are in London itself. If you're a Chilean sports fan who comes to London for the Olympics then I doubt you'll appreciate the 12 hour round trip between the football in Hamden and the weight-lifting in East London. There's nowhere in London for the sailing really, so that bit makes sense.

For Beijing 2008 they used stadiums in Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin. Glasgow is a London suburb in comparison.

TheSaintlyMackem · 30th June 2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by not spavin

This may be really old news, but I've just got this email from the London 2012 mailing list thing;

The City of Coventry Stadium, home of Coventry City FC, has been selected as the new Midlands venue to host Olympic Football matches in 2012.

Matches will also be played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Old Trafford in Manchester, St James’ Park in Newcastle and Wembley Stadium in London.

Erm - isn't it London 2012?

And Hamden?!

Its just a way of spreading the games out to the whole country, I thought it was a UK bid, but London being the host city.

The sailing is taking place in Weymouth.

peter h · 30th June 2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSaintlyMackem

Its just a way of spreading the games out to the whole country, I thought it was a UK bid, but London being the host city.

The sailing is taking place in Weymouth.

Does that mean the yanks are going to realise that London doesnt make up the whole of the UK.....probs not