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DARTFORD: Princes Park football ground in England 2018 World Cup bid
2:13pm Friday 4th June 2010 in Sport By Abigail Foulkes
Princes Park might be the venue for World Cup
AN AWARD-winning north Kent stadium has been included in London’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Princes Park stadium in Dartford has been put forward as a potential venue for visiting national football teams to use for public training sessions before matches.
The borough has also been suggested as the site of a private training camp and for hotel accommodation for the tournament, meaning one of the competing team's would be based completely in Dartford.
Dartford Council's sport and project delivery officer Stephen Jefferson said: “All of us remember how Euro ‘96 electrified the nation, and the buzz around the 2012 Olympics is already reaching fever pitch.
"If England is fortunate enough to host in 2018, Dartford will guarantee a warm welcome to players.”
Comments(25)
porkpie
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3:02pm Fri 4 Jun 10
grimbold
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3:25pm Fri 4 Jun 10
DrDBexley - I reckon this is an opportunity then, don't you? Another reason to improve things in Dartford
porkpie - they're talking about public training sessions - not the final!
Most likely thing to scupper the bid is negative cynical attitudes.
Go oooon! Smile a bit.
DrDBexley
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3:42pm Fri 4 Jun 10
The place is like Saturday morning, downtown Bagdhad!!
Plus there's the issue of congestion, given the Dartford crossing; would the teams actually make it to Princess Park if they travel @ 5pm on Friday afternoon!
My major bone of contention though is that the council should be doing these things for good of the town and the people of Dartford, not some internation football training session!
grimbold
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3:46pm Fri 4 Jun 10
porkpie
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3:53pm Fri 4 Jun 10
grimbold wrote:I'm as happy as a happy thingy. I still stand by my post, I just think that there are better places. Cause they're not going to play the final there, we have Wembley for that. £80 million worth of rubbish. I was there last Saturday. What a waste of money. We had the chance to build something really great. I have been in better looking car parks. This country pour so much money into these thing eg the Dome/ Wembley / 2012. Most the money ends up in the pockets of board members. Seb Cole has earned a right tidy little packet out of the 2012 debacle. He has shares and sits on boards of various companies that have been give contracts.
I see there were a classically constructive and mutually supportive couple of comments to start this off then. DrDBexley - I reckon this is an opportunity then, don't you? Another reason to improve things in Dartford porkpie - they're talking about public training sessions - not the final! Most likely thing to scupper the bid is negative cynical attitudes. Go oooon! Smile a bit.
grimbold
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4:13pm Fri 4 Jun 10
Having said that, I assume you've been to Princes Park? I took my kids to Dartford's 'homecoming' game, to witness their bit of local history, and was really struck by how it punches above its weight for the level of investment and the size of the town.
porkpie
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4:33pm Fri 4 Jun 10
Make Life
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4:55pm Fri 4 Jun 10
grimbold
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4:58pm Fri 4 Jun 10
f_harper
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12:12pm Sun 6 Jun 10
Dartford town centre is totally unremarkable (to a german or american) and you're suggesting it's almost certain to prove an international embarassment. The facilities are good, the location is ideal logistically, have a day off gents- it's not as if they're including Ferrier astros in the bid!
DrDBexley
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6:44pm Sun 6 Jun 10
porkpie
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10:04am Mon 7 Jun 10
f_harper wrote:I haven't missed the point at all. There are still better places in the top 3 divisions. Good Point DrDBexley M25 / Dartford crossing and the term " location is ideal logistically " Do not go together. I suggest f_harper you should take a week off and stay off the drink and pills.
Dr Bexley/ Porkpies comments miss the point completely! They use all sorts of venues for training base camps (accomodating 32 teams, with a disproportionate no. of games being played in London and teams moving about makes it necessary to look outside the top two divisions!). Dartford town centre is totally unremarkable (to a german or american) and you're suggesting it's almost certain to prove an international embarassment. The facilities are good, the location is ideal logistically, have a day off gents- it's not as if they're including Ferrier astros in the bid!
porkpie
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10:04am Mon 7 Jun 10
f_harper wrote:I haven't missed the point at all. There are still better places in the top 3 divisions. Good Point DrDBexley M25 / Dartford crossing and the term " location is ideal logistically " Do not go together. I suggest f_harper you should take a week off and stay off the drink and pills.
Dr Bexley/ Porkpies comments miss the point completely! They use all sorts of venues for training base camps (accomodating 32 teams, with a disproportionate no. of games being played in London and teams moving about makes it necessary to look outside the top two divisions!). Dartford town centre is totally unremarkable (to a german or american) and you're suggesting it's almost certain to prove an international embarassment. The facilities are good, the location is ideal logistically, have a day off gents- it's not as if they're including Ferrier astros in the bid!
f_harper
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10:57pm Mon 7 Jun 10
porkpie
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9:47am Tue 8 Jun 10
porkpie
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9:51am Tue 8 Jun 10
f_harper
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5:44pm Tue 8 Jun 10
Mrs Car-potts
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3:41pm Wed 9 Jun 10
f_harper wrote:Apology definitely not accepted !! I'm very pleased too! Some people find it hard to 'wake up and smell the coffee'....bet your life they would be delighted if a new bingo hall appeared. I can't bear negative attitudes and its sad that no-one (other than a few) can't see the positive in this.
I won't 'hold my breath' waiting to receive your polythene bag via the newsshopper comments section (if you excuse the pun). But I will profusely apologise to you for being pleased a small local club might get a chance to host an international side for a few weeks and expressing that sentiment.
porkpie
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4:13pm Wed 9 Jun 10
grimbold
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4:20pm Wed 9 Jun 10
Thank goodness it's not about anything controversial. ;0)
porkpie
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9:50am Thu 10 Jun 10
PengeLiberal
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11:48am Thu 10 Jun 10
porkpie
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4:19pm Thu 10 Jun 10
PengeLiberal wrote:Why don't you read from the start of the posts, not just the last two. I think your'll find that the personal attacks and insults started here and who........f_harper, downham says...
Porkpie seems to have an obsessive habit of taking a serious debate to the level of personal attacks and insults
12:12pm Sun 6 Jun 10
porkpie
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5:15pm Thu 10 Jun 10
PengeLiberal wrote:And you don't ? You seem to think that I have a few accounts on here. Sorry to disappoint you. Have fun I'm off on holiday tonight and your still in Penge see you in 2 weeks.
Porkpie seems to have an obsessive habit of taking a serious debate to the level of personal attacks and insults
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DrDBexley says...
2:49pm Fri 4 Jun 10
Unless of course the nation of Kasahkstan make it to the 2018 world cup and camp up in Dartford, in which it would be like a home from home!