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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 25, 2008 23:27:17 GMT
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Post by campania on Nov 26, 2008 0:27:01 GMT
I was out there a couple of years ago, In Bramfontein Jo'burg, Can be a frightening place to go without any knowledge of the place. It can also be a beautiful and inspiring place too.
Good luck to anyone that goes.
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Post by mumf14 on Nov 26, 2008 0:33:09 GMT
If they were playing at the Britannia and entry was below £10.00 with free buses from Chell W.M.C then I may consider it.
Other than that, I'd prefer to leave it to those zealously patriotic ex-pats now residing abroad, and in particular Australasia.
£ 5.35 an hour doesn't get you very far.
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Post by macmozzer on Nov 26, 2008 1:02:33 GMT
england are a southern team.....................city till i die!!!!!!
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Post by AlanHansen on Nov 26, 2008 1:19:33 GMT
I can't see too many England fans going to be honest. It's miles away so you can't keep nipping over, you will have to stay for a couple of games minimum. Then there is the security issue i.e. is there is a good chance that some fans will get shot, it's unlikely to be you, but it has to be someone. Plus it's going to be expensive.
There are 25,000 englandfans+ who can purchase tickets officially, so there is a reasonable chance we will fill our allocation, we won't see stadiums full of England fans though as we have seen in Europe in recent tournaments.
I'm currently in the top 4,000 of the 25,000 englandfans+, so could well qualify for tickets without going into the ballot, I'm still to decide though whether to travel and my mates are undecided too.
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Post by mumf14 on Nov 26, 2008 1:29:50 GMT
There's thousands of expats out there anyway....
There'll be touts out.... you can guarantee it.
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Post by truckerged on Nov 26, 2008 11:46:00 GMT
south africa should never have been awarded the world cup anyway. its all political correctness gone mad. it would serve fifa right if the games were played in half empty stadiums!
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Post by pea_tear_griffin on Nov 26, 2008 12:45:48 GMT
I think England fans should boycott the World Cup until FIFA stops being so anti-English and introduces a fair system for deciding where to hold them such as...
1. England get first refusal as thanks for inventing the game.
2. If England don't want it, the rest can fight it out amongst themselves.
...or something.
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Post by vestanpance on Nov 26, 2008 12:54:38 GMT
I went to Germany and it was ace, but to think England will muster 100,000 fans to go to South Africa, which is, let's be honest by and large a place of utter and abject poverty, where we will be ripped off left right & centre in order to desperately try to claw money back is optimistic at best, and idiotic at worst.
I went to Germany because i could get on a train in Birmingham, change in Paris and i'd be there. My Geography isn't ace but i guess it'll be harder to get to South Africa, and i bet the plane companies are rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of charging supports £1000 return.
In short, fuck 'em.
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Post by Pugsley on Nov 26, 2008 13:11:10 GMT
You've gotta love these Fifa fuckers. They will move heaven and earth to throw a spanner into anything England do, but are reliant on their fans to make a tournament a financial success.
As Vestan says, fuck'em.
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Post by JoeinOz on Nov 29, 2008 12:35:09 GMT
south africa should never have been awarded the world cup anyway Agree 100%. It was part of twatters brilliant rotate it around the continents idea.  The fact that policy has been scrapped says it all. |
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The fact that policy has been scrapped says it all. 
