the money that comes in from tourism, tv rights, blah blah blah
is a staggering amount.
Plus all the redevelopment gets used for stuff afterward etc etc etc

Hard to believe it IS value for money, but some people think so
( HappyToast sorted on, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 16:29, archived)

could be worse it could be the world cup
then you'd have a london full of germans
( Sheehan forevermore owes Ttssattsr beer, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 16:33, archived)

As opposed to Poles and Latvians.
who are just cheap germans anyway
(Vinegar strokes Why don't cows wear bras?, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 16:38, archived)

That would be really fucking terrible eh
I would see it as payback for a Berlin full of ignorant, drunk, loud, annoying Brit twats
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 16:53, archived)

i suppose that would be fair actually considering the amount of football violence we export

( Sheehan forevermore owes Ttssattsr beer, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 17:02, archived)

Not seen much of that
Just whenever there are loud beer-fuelled yobs smashing bottles and kicking off car mirrors on the streets near where I live, they are inevitably shouting with "english" accents.
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 17:04, archived)

If it's so damned profitable
let private investors pay for it.

Harrumph.
( HairyTwatter Needs more tostones by, Fri 20 Jun 2008, 17:36, archived)