Trouble for SouthAfrica '10

bedir than average · November 23rd, 2007, 05:28 PM

Recent labor strikes have further delayed the contruction of 5 stadia and renovation of the other 5.

There have been challenges for a while with this bid, and these strikes will be another issue facing them. Only two years away, currently NO stadium is of World Cup quality.

Rumors are that if South Africa can't do it the top 3 alternates (in no order) are USA, UK and Germany. France has an outside chance as well, but they might not be able to get the information/media infrastructure in place in less than six months (seen as a drop dead date for a move).

November 23rd, 2007, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	Trouble for SouthAfrica '10 Recent labor strikes have further delayed the contruction of 5 stadia and renovation of the other 5. There have been challenges for a while with this bid, and these strikes will be another issue facing them. Only two years away, currently NO stadium is of World Cup quality. Rumors are that if South Africa can't do it the top 3 alternates (in no order) are USA, UK and Germany. France has an outside chance as well, but they might not be able to get the information/media infrastructure in place in less than six months (seen as a drop dead date for a move). __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.