Leeds and the 2018 Soccer World Cup

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 7:05 pm

If England get the gig then Leeds will be a venue according to Radio Leeds this evening

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 8:22 pm

That is good news,hope England gets it.A bit concerned as to whether the council and LUFC can get together on this,after all,look at Thorp Arch

Lilysmum · Post by **Lilysmum** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 8:35 pm

Trojan wrote: If England get the gig then Leeds will be a venue according to Radio Leeds this evening Yes and so will Sheffield!! It was on Calendar tonight and true to form The Sheffield spokesman was moaning that only one not BOTH of their stadiums has been chosen! The want t' spice an t' ha'penny and all that lot!!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 8:43 pm

Good news, if England gets the World Cup.There will be a lot of work to do though as the bid involves substantial improvement work at Elland Road (as well as other stadiums)

Precinct Boy · Post by **Precinct Boy** » Wed 16 Dec, 2009 9:38 pm

Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds.

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 17 Dec, 2009 5:57 pm

Precinct Boy wrote: Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds. Just call em midlanders,see em bite!!!

Precinct Boy · Post by **Precinct Boy** » Thu 17 Dec, 2009 8:27 pm

cnosni wrote: Precinct Boy wrote: Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds. Just call em midlanders,see em bite!!! Southerners dosen't go down too well either.

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Thu 17 Dec, 2009 11:08 pm

Precinct Boy wrote: cnosni wrote: Precinct Boy wrote: Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds. Just call em midlanders,see em bite!!! Southerners dosen't go down too well either. I didn't think we would get any of the matches if Sheffeild was in the mix,particularly the way things have gone lately. Just hope England get to stage the World Cup now!

simong · Post by **simong** » Fri 18 Dec, 2009 9:51 am

cnosni wrote: Precinct Boy wrote: Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds. Just call em midlanders,see em bite!!! Telling them that Sheffield isn't even in Yorkshire winds them up even more.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 18 Dec, 2009 11:40 am

simong wrote: cnosni wrote: Precinct Boy wrote: Having worked in Sheffield i know only too well how jealous and bitter the dee dars are of us, they hate being smaller than Leeds. Just call em midlanders,see em bite!!! Telling them that Sheffield isn't even in Yorkshire winds them up even more. As Yorkshire people I think we should be proud of having two of the country's largest cities within our boundaries - and believe me the old "city" of Sheffield was very big in area - 13 miles wide, 7 miles deep - that's as big as the island of Jersey.Sheffielders are a bit of a race apart, but then so are people from Middlesborough which traditionally is also in Yorkshire. Personally I'm proud that our county embraces people who are almost midlanders, to people who are almost Geordies - in the west of the county near Whitewell in the Trough of Bowland are people who speak with a strong Lancashire accent but who claim to be born in Yorkshire (east of the River Hodder) all proud to be Yorkshire. I'm Yorkshire first, a Leodensian second (not a Loiner I wasn't born in the old city ) and then British (not English although I am)