Bully Wee Villa Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I think it's dead. We killed it. Sorry, Commonwealth fans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast mayor scraps bid for 2026 event - BBC News The Gold Coast has withdrawn its bid to host the next Commonwealth Games, ending any hope the event could still be held in Australia. The coastal city hosted the 2018 Games, and mayor Tom Tate had - unilaterally - insisted it could do it again. But the federal and state governments have repeatedly ruled out supporting the event, as had his own deputy mayor. Organisers have said they may have to postpone or cancel the next instalment of the Games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 No UK rescue for 2026 Commonwealth Games after Gold Coast withdrawal | Commonwealth Games | The Guardian No UK rescue for 2026 Commonwealth Games after Gold Coast withdrawal The British government has told Commonwealth Games organisers that the UK will not step in to rescue the event again after the Gold Coast withdrew its bid for the 2026 event. Substantial UK government support allowed Birmingham to ride to the rescue of the 2022 Games after Durban was stripped of the event in 2017. However, multiple sources have told the Guardian that there is no financial appetite – or any preliminary planning in place – to allow another British city to intervene again. “For the good of the Games, it needs to go elsewhere,” one insider said. With Victoria also having pulled out of hosting the 2026 Games this year, and no obvious other candidates waiting in the wings, there are fears that the Commonwealth Games is facing a looming existential threat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Glasgow probably can't step in given it's currently refusing tenants access to the Hockey Centre https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g235ey5ezo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Quite like being able to compete as Scotland. Also the only real chance Scottish cities have of hosting big events like this. However anything that started as "the Empire Games" shouldn't really exist in 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 05/08/2023 at 10:04, Swarley said: I wouldn't take that seriously. The Mayor of Gold Coast is an absolute character and tends to talk a lot. Brisbane is concentrating on the Olympics in 2032 so the QLD government have already said there is no way they'd pay for the Commonwealth Games. As predicted 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Trying to 'persuade' Malaysia: Commonwealth Games: Malaysia says it has been offered £100m to help stage 2026 event - BBC Sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 13/03/2024 at 04:37, HibeeJibee said: Trying to 'persuade' Malaysia: Commonwealth Games: Malaysia says it has been offered £100m to help stage 2026 event - BBC Sport Malaysia says f**k off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 19/07/2023 at 09:48, HibeeJibee said: Anyway our First Minister has done a bit of grandstanding hedged in caveats and claims we may step in. Given we don't have an athletics stadium - plus Hampden is now bidding for UEFA finals in 2026 & 2027 - and public finances are shot, this surely isn't happening: Humza Yousaf to 'explore' Scotland Commonwealth Games bid - BBC News Equally if we're not hosting athletics I don't really see where we fit in... e.g. any nation with an athletic stadiums will have a track and a pool. On 19/07/2023 at 14:40, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Humza Yousaf talking about stepping in is utter nonsense. We can talk about the potential venues for this and that, but as a country we’re broke, whispers of Glasgow, a city with child poverty, massive cuts to addiction services and social services pending but we’ll spunk money on the commonwealth games? Aye right. 2014 behind the scenes was a complete shambles. The only reason the costs were kept down as significantly as they were was that the Police were roped in to do much of the logistical planning and security (ie around the athletes village etc where in other countries it was private security companies), the snp has defunded the police in Scotland to record low levels so its just physically impossible to even ‘part host’ the games. Scotland can’t afford to host the euros either. On 04/08/2023 at 23:14, Donathan said: Khan and Yousaf have both made noises about hosting so it’ll probably be London 2026 and Glasgow 2030 or vice versa. Commonwealth Games 2026: Scaled-down Glasgow event option to be proposed - BBC Sport Scotland set to put forward Glasgow as back-up host for 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow is among the potential hosts of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. This week the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it was "considering multiple proposals" amid continued uncertainty over the event's long-term future. Last week, Singapore joined Malaysia in ruling out a bid, after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host in July because of rising costs. Should any of the fresh bids from outside the UK not prove viable, there is a back-up concept which would bring a scaled-back Games to Scotland. Confirmation of Glasgow's offer is expected in the coming days. The event was held in Glasgow in 2014 and facilities from then - such as the Emirates Arena - would be used again. So, too, would existing accommodation options. Instead of the 20 sports in Birmingham in 2022, the event would be limited to between 10 and 13 disciplines. Those efficiencies would mean there would be no public spending, with the £130-150m budget being covered by the CGF and commercial income. A final decision is expected by the end of May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 22 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Commonwealth Games 2026: Scaled-down Glasgow event option to be proposed - BBC Sport Scotland set to put forward Glasgow as back-up host for 2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow is among the potential hosts of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. This week the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said it was "considering multiple proposals" amid continued uncertainty over the event's long-term future. Last week, Singapore joined Malaysia in ruling out a bid, after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host in July because of rising costs. Should any of the fresh bids from outside the UK not prove viable, there is a back-up concept which would bring a scaled-back Games to Scotland. Confirmation of Glasgow's offer is expected in the coming days. The event was held in Glasgow in 2014 and facilities from then - such as the Emirates Arena - would be used again. So, too, would existing accommodation options. Instead of the 20 sports in Birmingham in 2022, the event would be limited to between 10 and 13 disciplines. Those efficiencies would mean there would be no public spending, with the £130-150m budget being covered by the CGF and commercial income. A final decision is expected by the end of May. So no public money and all funding coming from the private sector and the Commonwealth Games Foundation? The commercial income of the Glasgow games themselves was £118 million so if the CGF are willing to chuck £100 million or so on top, the games should be self-financing. We should require a UK government guarantee as a back-up. Over the 7 years up to and including the 2014 Glasgow games they contributed £740 million to Scotland's GVA, of which £390 million was in Glasgow. Obviously hosting again wouldn't generate anything like that because all the construction has been done, but Glasgow has had nothing but benefit from hosting sporting events like the indoor athletics and cycling championships recently, because they don't carry big costs and they bring good business to the hospitality sectors. There's no doubt that, if you could host the games without any public funding, it would be an absolute no-brainer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) How can a city without an athletics stadium host the Commonwealth Games? The athletes village is now also private housing. Edited April 12 by Todd_is_God 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 How can a city that cuts 26 million from its social services budget, cant empty the bins and hasnt enough hospital beds for the people who live there host a major sporting event? Ffs they cant even fix the potholes. Given the reliance last time on police officers being used to lower the security budget (ie standing at fence lines) i cant see how it works with the massively reduced numbers. This is going to be a farce. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 They can’t even open the Hockey centre building for the teams that use it at the moment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 3 hours ago, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: How can a city that cuts 26 million from its social services budget, cant empty the bins and hasnt enough hospital beds for the people who live there host a major sporting event? Ffs they cant even fix the potholes. Given the reliance last time on police officers being used to lower the security budget (ie standing at fence lines) i cant see how it works with the massively reduced numbers. This is going to be a farce. Because the article specifically says it won't be funded with public money. Glasgow makes a lot of money from hosting events and conferences, they support a lot of jobs. If the CGF and commercial income cover the cost then there's only upside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 43 minutes ago, GordonS said: Because the article specifically says it won't be funded with public money. Glasgow makes a lot of money from hosting events and conferences, they support a lot of jobs. If the CGF and commercial income cover the cost then there's only upside. Aye im sure there wont be a single penny of public money. These games tend to never go over budget and the security contracts never evaporate at the last minute leading to tens of thousands of police hours being used to fill in. They dont even have housing for athletes. Are they going to pay the nhs overtime bills too for having more doctors and nursing staff due to increased demand? Will they be covering the police mutual aid bill? Will they be paying the money glasgow has to spend to make its streets useable for a marathon or cycle race? From ‘£126million’? Aye right. Edited April 12 by Inanimate Carbon Rod 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 If there’s no public money, would they go to the effort and expense of converting Hampden again? I can see them doing most events in Glasgow, but send the athletics to London (depending on West Ham’s needs) or Birmingham. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 If they are desperate for this to go ahead would it not now make more sense to host it in multiple cities within close proximity? Cities that already have the stadia and infrastructure that could make it possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Nae athletics stadium. Or could we be silly and have indoors athletics? It would be great but the athletics issue is a deal-breaker. I went to one of the World Indoors Athletics sessions at the Emirates in March. On the walk from Dalmarnock Station it was grim - litter-encrusted verges and hedgerows, wasteground left over from the 2014 works, graffiti everywhere, even on road signs, general signs of grubbiness and neglect. Do we really want to show ourselves off when we're such a mess? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, The Master said: If there’s no public money, would they go to the effort and expense of converting Hampden again? I can see them doing most events in Glasgow, but send the athletics to London (depending on West Ham’s needs) or Birmingham. Days later: 2026 European Athletics Championships - Wikipedia 2 hours ago, KirkieRR said: Nae athletics stadium. Or could we be silly and have indoors athletics? It would be great but the athletics issue is a deal-breaker. Scotstoun + temporary ends/'exclusive ticketing'? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Happy to swap with Chorzow and host 2028 European Championship athletics instead, so we can have Commonwealth athletics in 2026. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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