For a minute there, I thought they'd revived Julia Goolia!
www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/cultural-cringe-world-cup-roo-has-critics-hopping-mad-20101202-18hcw.html
I think we're all past Mick Dundee. I hope so anyway!
from what ive heard of our bid , we dont deserve to have a soccer team , let alone a bid. I for one have moved on from the 1980's
Whats the point of winning these big events? They make most people and the hosting government poorer. A few make a ton of money out of it while the rest pay through levies and taxes.
The Sydney Olympics were meant to springboard Sydney to a great new era but ten years later the place is choking to death while the same state government which was lauded for running the Olympics so well wastes hundreds of millions of dollars on idiotic decisions.
Seems to be a race to the bottom.
I prefer the days when people mistook australia for austria....
last thing I want is my local on international news...
Aussies must be a little Lowly, We don't play by the rules
of buying the votes, or tripping the man, feigning injury.
Its no loss to loo's, the games c**p whichever way one looks at it [}:)]
Can someone remind me how much we paid for the 5min film of Hoges chasing the kangaroo? $43m?
It was 45 mil Michael. Im so happy we didnt get it
Who wants to watch a bunch of pseudo gay over paid wankers run around chasing each other to have a group hug and dry hump each other while billions watch!!!!!!!
This sort of money should be spent on our crap health, transport, elderly, housing, mental and wind issues. You know, the important stuff!!!
I just watched the video they made for our bid & I've gotta say, a lot of you are being way too harsh;
That video did a great job of showcasing Australia as a nation of people who celebrate thievery, are bad at acting, are bad at people management by example of employing old actors as bounty hunters instead of a champion runner, rest on our laurels of decades past, oh and have chicks with big tits doing weights at every beach.
It would have definitely won as a bid in securing the annual international retard convention.
^^^ What about that sport they do at the beach with the little tray and those parachutes
Have you tried that
Have you tried that
"You fools, know that al-Qaeda is on the threshold of establishing the shariah of Allah the Almighty,"
"In 2022, there is no country with the name Qatar, and there is no province called Kuwait and there is no Saudi. Instead, there is an emirate called the Islamic State,"
www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/the-boot-goes-into-fifa-over-world-cup-farce-20101203-18j65.html
Australia may end up with the stupid thing after all 
Hi
Wow reading all the replies it sound very anti soccer.
We have hosted many sports here and they all ran smoothly
anyway not to be this time.
Kind regards
Walt
Yeah, it is a bit surprising at the anti-football sentiment. Not that I'm a fan (I was more interested in the video and how crappy it is) and having lived through, actively avoided and still paying for the olympics, I'm quite comfortable with the idea of not going through it all again.
Still, I thought there would be more support. Just goes to show how wrong I can be.
pm33... dunno why anyone would red thumb that post but I evened it up for ya!
Just wasting money like this upcoming visit from Oprah Winfield.
Apparently the NSW government is paying her to come out to Sydney to promote Australia to American tourists.
Talk about bad timing & a stupid idea. Firstly the American economy is collapsing so the average joe and his wife who watches Ophrah can't afford to get here. Secondly if they could get here all they would do is complain about the prices coz everything costs more than here. Thirdly if you were American, why on earth would you come out to Australia for a holiday? Enduring a horrible plane trip over the Pacific when you can travel down to Mexico, Hawaii or somewhere in the Caribean for much less money.
The Olympics were apparently going to springboard tourism in Australia. It did bugger all and that was at a time the Aussie dollar would only buy about 50 cents US.
Stupid bloody government. If she wants to come out here let her pay her own way. More money going from the people into the pockets of those who already have too much.
What about the "10 Year Anniversay of the Sydney Olympics" earlier this year?
"the bestest olimpics ever" Gag reflex, talk about rubbing your nose in it.
australia was never going to win the world cup bid.
how can you possibly run sports betting when the games are played while everyone is asleep.......
... every day there are 10km traffic jams, and last Tuesday there was a 39km traffic jam.
hopefully lots of people leave Aus during the events and there's less traffic 
... every day there are 10km traffic jams, and last Tuesday there was a 39km traffic jam. hopefully lots of people leave Aus during the events and there's less traffic pitty about our drivers tho
