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First up didn't Farina get the sack after his second drink driving offense? Pot ... kettle ...
From what I've been reading both the AFL and NRL have offered compromise deals which the Wendyball people have rejected in one hell of a dummy spit. The other three football codes, including Rugby here, are businesses with their own obligations to meet, they can't simply hand over every stadium in the country to these prats. What stadium in this country has been specifically built for Wendyball? If it's as big as Farina claims then maybe the FFA can pony up for a couple of new places rather than throw their toys out of the play pen when the AFL and NRL quite rightly refuse to roll over and ask for the lube.
Am neither here nor there on Oz hosting the Wendyball world cup btw, would definitely go to matches if held in Gosford.
Frank Farina tells NRL, AFL told to grow up over Cup bidArticle from: Font size:
FORMER Socceroos coach Frank Farina has told the NRL and AFL to grow up and accept Australia's World Cup bid is bigger than them.
Farina says rival codes attempting to derail Australia's bid to host the tournament in 2018 or 2022 should realise their place in the sporting world.
"The fear of the unknown is the biggest thing for these other sports - they would never have seen an event like this in their lives," Farina said.
"It's different when you talk about rugby union or rugby league World Cups. They pale into insignificance when you talk about this event.
"I keep hearing the true World Cup being referred to as the second biggest sporting event in the world behind the Olympics.
"That's wrong - it's the biggest sporting event in the world."
Farina was confident that support from the federal and state governments for Australia's World Cup bid would overrule any attempts to sabotage the event by the likes of AFL boss Andrew Demetriou or his NRL counterpart David Gallop.
Gallop will today meet with Football Federation Australia CEO Ben Buckley, who has been forced into damage control this week after bid objections raised by rival codes.
"The arguments from the NRL and the AFL shouldn't be an issue because the FFA have the governments on their side," Farina said.
With the successful bidders for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to be announced in December next year, Farina said there was more than enough time for NRL, AFL and rugby union officials to make alternative plans.
Source : Courier Mail[/b]
First up didn't Farina get the sack after his second drink driving offense? Pot ... kettle ...
From what I've been reading both the AFL and NRL have offered compromise deals which the Wendyball people have rejected in one hell of a dummy spit. The other three football codes, including Rugby here, are businesses with their own obligations to meet, they can't simply hand over every stadium in the country to these prats. What stadium in this country has been specifically built for Wendyball? If it's as big as Farina claims then maybe the FFA can pony up for a couple of new places rather than throw their toys out of the play pen when the AFL and NRL quite rightly refuse to roll over and ask for the lube.
Am neither here nor there on Oz hosting the Wendyball world cup btw, would definitely go to matches if held in Gosford.