cfm Jeremie Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 From the Prague's Post: Prague's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games will not get financial guarantees from the government, even if the city makes the short list of contenders, Czech Premier Mirek Topolánek says in a Czech News Agency report. “We merely signed a declaration stating that we would respect the Olympic Charter,” Topolánek told the Parliament on Thursday. “If Prague were to get on the ‘short list', which I don't expect, and the government were asked to give [financial guarantees] I guarantee you that it will not give them." With this kind of declaration, I just don't see how Prague could be considered for the short list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 That's quite a statement! OH well, bye bye Prague... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah, that will sink the bid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amorincognito Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 It's not even "almost". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 There goes a big fat score of "zero" on the financial guarantees rating ... and the bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 the Prague bid seems to be dead before it really started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 the Prague bid seems to be dead before it really started Between the financial guarantee _ or lack of it _ and low public support, I just can't se ehow it can progress any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 yes, the lack of public support was already a bad sign for the bid they should save the money for more important things and stop the bid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfm Jeremie Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I wouldn't be surprised at all if Prague were to withdraw (if for nothing else to avoid an embarrassing assessment from the experts panel). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Honestly, is there anything that is going in Prague's favour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 good bye Praga that city, with, didn't have any change to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 1 down. 2 to go. Which two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Ummmm, the initials B&D come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puxapiti Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Ummmm, the initials B&D come to mind. So, which ones do you iMagine To be the fouR Candidates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 With that vote of confidence (don't expect to short list) and that vote of support (won't finance it) that one statement did more damage than past comments about putting mayors in pots and bad food in Finland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I don't know why they had to bid in the first place. They had similar opinion results in the past (I remember an under-50%-support-poll in 2006) and they knew the government wasn't particularly happy about the bid (there were news of officials critisizing it all over 2007). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 I guess we can expect Prague to drop out before the shortlist is announced???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rav3n Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Losing financial support is already a fatal strike to Prague's bid. Even if they don't resign, their chances to get to the shortlist are frankly laughable. This supports even more the theory that Europe will not make it again this time (Madrid is not doing a bad job, but if i were them i would have made the bid for 2020). Sorry guys, this is just for America or Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfm Jeremie Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 This supports even more the theory that Europe will not make it again this time (Madrid is not doing a bad job, but if i were them i would have made the bid for 2020). Sorry guys, this is just for America or Asia. How so? Prague was never considered short-list material anyway... If anything, having only one European city among the candidate cities only makes Madrid more likely to survive the first rounds (not that I think Madrid stands a chance but with the IOC, one never knows...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 This says nothing of geopolitical/rotation theories. It says everything about having your internal house in order first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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