“This would generate 250 million for the community? Would it hell! Someone has been snatching random figures out of the air.
I agree having the World cup play some games would be beneficial for the community in the short term. Two weeks! But in the long term Argyle struggle with filling the stadium on a weekly basis and then there is the cost of maintenance piled on top of that.
The dream might be nice but the practicalities wont work.
So with me saying that - that makes it a prime candidate for success!”

“If the bid is successful, I don't mind putting up a couple of people at my place.

(By the way chaps wouldn't it be better to invest your time in attracting new business to Plymouth, clear up the City Centre which frankly is disguisting, and sort out the social housing problem?)”

“sorry misread plympton john ...
thought said 'hotel beds 5 ' plus' ...very though ...lol”

“Will never happen, Plymouth couldnt organise a P*** in a brewery, would have to revamp or even knock down most of the surrounding area to avoid embaressment. What a joke, get real people stick to what you know, swilly bob's, chavs, white lightening, pastys and carrot munching...!!”

“Awww bless Lisa Rickards. Didn't the interviewer tell her that the World Cup bid is for 2018? I think Jordan will be old enough to go on his own by then!”

“Plymptonjohn, I'm very impressed with logical and reasoned comments, however you have hit on a pivotal point in this debate.
Just where is the finance going to come from!!!”

“I fully back the bid, but I must warn the many people on here who seem to think they would automatically get to see World Cup games.

Getting any tickets at all for World Cup games in any country is very difficult (actually S. Africa has been a bit easier because of the costs of getting there). The ticket application process is quite literally a lottery, with millions of people bidding from all over the world. Local people don't get priority, and you have to bid long before the matches are known. Then you have a ticket with your name on it that you can't easily sell on to someone else, and they usually check ID at the gates.

IF Plymouth is one of the English venues and then IF England wins the right to host, I fear there will be a lot of local people complaining in this newspaper that they were unable to attend "their" games.”

“When Argyle are at home it is a nightmare with fans going crazy around here...cannot hold their drinks. Imagine what it would be like with real teams playing in the city...even worse..”

“please keep it real ...
I wrote , many years ago, time of england hosting euro's so 96' id guess , to dan mccauley about hosting big events .I was spurred on by the fact that there was a game at elland road between lesser teams that only pulled in about 16 000
Things changed alot in them finals , the crowd demo changed and the tickets were charged at entertainment rates ...about 30.00..whih i thought were abit steep at that time .
Anyways , not sure if there is a low key game anymore and that we may have missed the boat . I kind of envisage the mcalpine in huddersfield or molineux ....sorry , cheers”

“Once again those who wish Plymouth to be a backwater are having their say.

The first "anti" view was published at 0715!!!

It has been calculated - as printed recently in the Herald - that being chosen as a venue would bring in over £250,000,000 to the region.

Readers moan about the lack of infrastructure. Rubbish. In Devon and Cornwall there are over 170,000 hotel beds, ranging from 5* to the humble bed and breakfast. There is also the accommadation available from the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter plus rooms available from the College of St. Mark and St. John. Remember these three establishments have huge catering facalities available. In June the Uni educational year has finished so the rooms are available.

Plymouth station has at least five platforms (4,5,6, 7 and 8) that can handle full length trains carrying over 500 people per train.

For example the current chaep day return fare Exeter to Plymouth is £7.50 for the one hour journey. Spectators can park in Exeter, travel by train to Plymouth, catch a organised shuttle bus to Home Park, watch the game and then back to Exeter at a very reasonable cost. Please note that Exeter has an international airport and let us not forget that the fastest train to London takes only three hours and Bristol about two hours.

There is ample car parking in and around the City so shuttle services would have to be arranged.

Home Park is surrounded by fields that can be be used to provide facilities for the TV companies and the other ventures that follow the world cup matches.

No doubt the moaners and groaners will find fault with my arguements but I am trying to prove the infrastructure does exist.

A drawback is the A38 Plymouth to Exeter. Not the greatest of roads but it should be able to handle the traffic flow as not every spectator will be leaving Plymouth at the same time.

I cannot comment on the cost of the stadium or as to where the finance for the project will be found. Time will tell.

The sad and sorry part of the World Cup venture for Plymouth is the lack of financial support for the project as a whole from this Labour Government. £2,500,000 as compared to the Australians £20,000,000 and the total disarray of those in the football world who are supposed to be preparing Englands bid to FIFA.

Apologies for any spelling errors.”