World Cup 2012 Manchester

[Zinga]

MM-kilpailut tänä vuonna järjestetään Manchesterissa, kaupungin jalkapallopyhätössä.

FISTF Board would today like to confirm that the World Cup will not be held in Athens this year and will
be moved to Manchester, England.

FISTF Board became aware of problems with the organisation of the World Cup in December after
discussions with the Greek President Leonidas Koutromanos and in January a decision was taken by the board
members present at the weekly board meeting to look for a contingency plan should Greece not be able to
fulfil their obligations.

Three options venues were discussed, Manchester, Paris and Madrid. Paris would have meant moving
the date of the World Cup as the Tour de France is the same weekend. Madrid we also had problems
with finding a venue. We found a suitable venue in Manchester but at the time costs were restrictive but we
considered that it was the best option.

Sadly FISTF's fears have proved to be the case and a decision to switch to the contingency plan has
been agreed, in order to safeguard the event in 2012 and to make sure the players got a World Cup that
merits being the premier event in the FISTF calendar.

Fortunately after discussions which concluded yesterday with the new producers of Subbuteo we came to
agreement over sponsorship of the World Cup which enables us to host the tournament in Manchester without
putting FISTF at serious financial risk. With this in mind the World Cup this year will be organised by FISTF.
The World Cup will be held at the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as the Etihad Stadium), the
home of Manchester City FC. A website with all the details is now being worked on and will be live very soon.
This decision was not easy to make, but it is based on a willingness from Greece to allow them to
organize a World Cup in the best conditions possible giving an event that will be talked about for years to
come for all the right reasons.

The Board hereby confirms its commitment to the Greek Federation to now do everything possible to
prepare a great event in 2013 and FISTF resolve to do anything they can to help Greece make the 2013
event the success they deserve.

FISTF Board hope you understand that we had to be sure of everything being in place before announcing
anything to the world and our reasons for this change in venue.
We all look forward to seeing you in Manchester in July.

Yours in Sport
The FISTF Board

[miku]

Niin joo siis pikkustadionilla..

[Hönkki]

Eteenpäin on menty stadionvalinnasta huolimatta.

[miku]

Mie voisin harkita huoltajan roolia MM-kisoihin josko tänä vuonna on pelaajia sinne lähdöillään.

[Händikäp]

Mie voisin harkita huoltajan roolia MM-kisoihin josko tänä vuonna on pelaajia sinne lähdöillään.

Miekii voisi harkita lähtee hoitelee kisoihi jos kellää sitä mitää vastaa. mane nyt varmaa tätäkää taas hyväksy..

[miku]

Millaisella joukkueella Suomi on lähdössä kisoihin?

[Rossonero]

Händi on ainoa, joka on ilmaissut kiinnostuksensa julkisesti (tai siis täällä). Ja Miku huoltajaksi, jos ei halua pelata...

Vaikuttaa siis siltä, että kiinnostusta, aikaa ja mahdollisuutta ei juuri keneltäkään löydy.

[Händikäp]

Eli edes kolmatta henkilöä ei ole lähdössä? Kaksistaan vituttaa mennä, toinen pelaa ja syö, toinen kantaa mehupullotonkkaa..