neige Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 7 hours ago, paul said: Euro 2016 didn't look so serene. Wasn't there bloody fights, terror scares , gang brawls in the streets and stadiums etc? Or was that just fake news? 6 hours ago, Roger87 said: -Bloody fights: Mostly from one match England - Russia, both teams which have a long history of hooliganism and disturbance in almost every place for football/soccer matches. -Gang Brawls: Ditto for the same match. -Terror Scares: It was only one bomb threat during France-Germany match, which was solved without any casualties, and again this is related for my point: "Even with the terrorist threat". Unless you can't read properly my previous point and just want to spoil that hypsterian-contrarian path. At this time, every Western country is susceptible of a terrorist attack in a huge event (Just recently USA had attacks in a disco in Orlando and Boston marathon). I agree, for me there was one real big problem during Euro 2016: this match England - Russia. Most of the countries (England, Holland, Germany....) had done a good preparation job: they kept home their most furious hooligans. But not Russia who let (encouraged or even maybe ordered) their worst hooligans come with one goal: kill some english people. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/18/whitehall-suspects-kremlin-links-to-russian-euro-2016-hooligans-vladimir-putin I aggree the police was not prepared to such attacks (focusing on terror attacks or "classical" hooligans battles) But at least no team had to change its training base! https://www.rt.com/sport/345137-brazil-copa-america-ucla-shooting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 18 hours ago, FYI said: http://www.3wiresports.com/2017/02/22/perception-reality-olympic-games-must-change/ After reading this article, I needed to take a shower. Actually, several showers. Because the level of stink coming off this turd he calls journalism is overwhelming. I have so many questions I'd love to ask, but here's the main one.. he lists his European cities he thinks will be there for 2028. That list includes Budapest. Really, AA? The city that literally just this week said no to the Olympics is coming back for 2028. Sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 34 minutes ago, Quaker2001 said: After reading this article, I needed to take a shower. Actually, several showers. Because the level of stink coming off this turd he calls journalism is overwhelming. I have so many questions I'd love to ask, but here's the main one.. he lists his European cities he thinks will be there for 2028. That list includes Budapest. Really, AA? The city that literally just this week said no to the Olympics is coming back for 2028. Sure. Exactly - he claims that Europe would such a "bad choice" for 2024 bcuz of all their issues (including Budapest's withdrawal), but then in his very next hypocritical sentence, Europe would then suddenly be so perfect & would just be "lining up" to bid for 2028. Seriously?! How STUPID is this "journalist"?! Paris, Budapest, "a German city" (& quite possibly all the others he lists) AIN'T coming back for 2028. Plain & simple. He also claims that "he knows what he's talking about". And anybody who thinks otherwise must also believe in "fairy tales". I'd actually might believe some of his drivel if the total BIAS wasn't as clear as day that even a blind man could see (which he says he doesn't have any). Yeah, right. Now who's in "fairy tale" land, Alan. Gawd, he is beyond nauseating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, FYI said: Exactly - he claims that Europe would such a "bad choice" for 2024 bcuz of all their issues (including Budapest's withdrawal), but then in his very next hypocritical sentence, Europe would then suddenly be so perfect & would just be "lining up" to bid for 2028. Seriously?! How STUPID is this "journalist"?! Paris, Budapest, "a German city" (& quite possibly all the others he lists) AIN'T coming back for 2028. Plain & simple. He also claims that "he knows what he's talking about". And anybody who thinks otherwise must also believe in "fairy tales". I'd actually might believe some of his drivel if the total BIAS wasn't as clear as day that even a blind man could see (which he says he doesn't have any). Yeah, right. Now who's in "fairy tale" land, Alan. Gawd, he is beyond nauseating! It's very telling to me how much of that article he spends giving his credentials and explaining how he's not connected with the bid. This is his website. You would think that all goes without saying. Here's my thing with his reasoning.. maybe he's right that the IOC would be better suited with a privately backed bid rather than a government funded bid (that's assuming you can buy his logic that one is inherently safer than the other). But if he knows the IOC so well, is that what he thinks is going to happen? Is that how they'll actually choose a winner? I doubt it. Then my other personal favorite is that he gives his "LA is LA is LA" bit at the bottom and what's happening with Trump is inconsequential. But later, he says bring in Oregon and Washington and the companies/sponsors they have. So yea, no hypocrisy there. And my goodness, there are comments at the bottom of the article and he responded to 1 of them. Be forewarned, you might vomit a little after you see this... Alan Abrahamson says: February 25, 2017 at 8:54 am Dear Mr. Sidney: Thank you for the note. If you have ever been in Paris in the summer, you would know only too well why the locals leave the heat and humidity. As for LA and costs: I would refer you to the bid book. There is virtually nothing (one canoe slalom venue) to build. It’s already built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Lmfao Yeah, never mind the hundreds of millions of dollars it's gonna costs to reconfigure the Colosium. Or the "temporary" swimming venue that still needs to be built, & then taken down (which will also cost money)! As far as Paris' "hot & humid" weather - after Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 will feel like a real BREEZE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Trump recent speech about Paris might be a repeat of Chiraq and his infamous foot in mouth statements which kind of helped London win back in the day. Though, if, god forbid, that planned referendum has success, the IOC won't have other options. Beggars can't get to be choosers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) the Olympics are dead but still sucking off whatever possible. Edited February 25, 2017 by paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Quaker2001 said: After reading this article, I needed to take a shower. Actually, several showers. Because the level of stink coming off this turd he calls journalism is overwhelming. I have so many questions I'd love to ask, but here's the main one.. he lists his European cities he thinks will be there for 2028. That list includes Budapest. Really, AA? The city that literally just this week said no to the Olympics is coming back for 2028. Sure. SO, after being busy all day, I just went back to the article, actually, more specific the comment section (after your later post talked about it); & I must say, is that YOU, David??!! And OMFG - after reading those exchanges, I gotta say that AbtRuffhamson is really a total retard!! I can't even fu@king take him seriously anymore! I mean he's likening Paris coming back for 2028 cuz FRANCE (NOT Paris) came back to bid for the WINTER Olympics with Annecy 2018??!! Another favorite is when he likens Trump to Putin & Jinping. Seriously?! How dense can you be, AA!! Can you say apples & oranges, Alan! And then he cites that the USOC not coming back for 2028 as "fact" cuz he says so!! Okay, AA. How old are you, cuz you sound like a big, fat whiny baby when you say that!! I also love all of his very SHORT & trivial answers to all of your points (that's if that's you of course ), that really don't make sense when you look at the bigger picture, which obviously he's not doing. Let's see if he comes back with more of his "opinons", since he hasn't come back since this morning. He's used to idiots like that football dude or whatever, eating up all of his bile. Another thing, in the column he calls it "journalism", but then in the comment section he calls it his "opinion". But I'd actually label it a "fairy tale"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 *I can't even fu@king take him seriously anymore (not that I did TBW)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Wait, possible Paris referendum? So is LA winning by default yet again? I'm all for the IOC choosing the 2024 and 2028 hosts this year in Lima. I have a feeling if they don't, neither cities will be back for the 2028 race. Paris, as always, will be super butthurt for their loss and won't come back to play again for awhile. LA, or any other US city, wouldn't want to present a bid to the IOC if god forbid trump wins a re-election. Even if he doesn't, the mess he'll leave us in will come at too great a cost in 4yrs and will severely damage our country's reputation for quite some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 3 hours ago, FYI said: SO, after being busy all day, I just went back to the article, actually, more specific the comment section (after your later post talked about it); & I must say, is that YOU, David??!! And OMFG - after reading those exchanges, I gotta say that AbtRuffhamson is really a total retard!! I can't even fu@king take him seriously anymore! I mean he's likening Paris coming back for 2028 cuz FRANCE (NOT Paris) came back to bid for the WINTER Olympics with Annecy 2018??!! Another favorite is when he likens Trump to Putin & Jinping. Seriously?! How dense can you be, AA!! Can you say apples & oranges, Alan! And then he cites that the USOC not coming back for 2028 as "fact" cuz he says so!! Okay, AA. How old are you, cuz you sound like a big, fat whiny baby when you say that!! I also love all of his very SHORT & trivial answers to all of your points (that's if that's you of course ), that really don't make sense when you look at the bigger picture, which obviously he's not doing. Let's see if he comes back with more of his "opinons", since he hasn't come back since this morning. He's used to idiots like that football dude or whatever, eating up all of his bile. Another thing, in the column he calls it "journalism", but then in the comment section he calls it his "opinion". But I'd actually label it a "fairy tale"! Darn right that was me! I would love to see his response if Paris wins the vote. Because he's positioning this less as his opinion as "no, this is all going to happen, I promise you." We'll see about that AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 LMFAO, I LUV IT!! You know if Paris wins 2024, AA will be like Trump - "it was rigged, believe me! The IOC is so stupid & is now doomed" & blah, blah, blah, yada, yada. Yada. He's gonna be a sore loser about it, & you can bet on it, if his crapola of "opinions" are any indication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, FYI said: The IOC is so stupid & is now doomed" well i mean, that's not such an overstatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 On 2/25/2017 at 4:21 AM, Roger87 said: A Californian xenophobe? Quelle Surprise! Yes, they actually exist even in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 ....can someone post the link to the Petition for Referendum? i can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/sports/appel-referendum-candidature-paris-aux-jo/28276 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) ....I was going to say it only has 7600 signatures a few hour ago, but I just looked now and it's closer to 7850. Edited February 27, 2017 by paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsa Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 The majority of the population are against SoG in France and Paris, it's the reason why politics won't organise a referendum, it will be the same result than in Germany, Swiss, Norway, Italy etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 ...only 10,000 signatures so far to hold a referendum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, paul said: ...only 10,000 signatures so far to hold a referendum. Poor Tulsa. Full irony coming for the clear statement - "Everyone in France is AGAINST the SOG, trust me!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neige Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, neige said: In my opinion, this petition stuff is not a hot topic at all with regards to the number of signatures: about 10 000 at the present. Amazing to see it is discussed in 4 different threads: Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2024, and 2 in GB newswire! It can be find petitions for anything! This one was started on the same day and has more than 40 000 signatures to save kangourous.... http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/extermination-1-million-kangourous-australie/28281 The real hot topic of the moment is the Penelopegate! https://www.change.org/p/madame-fillon-rendez-nous-les-1-500-000-euros-penelopegate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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