World Cup qual - Strike threatens England chaos

Eurosport - Wed, 10 Jun 11:21:00 2009

A tube strike is expected to seriously disrupt England's World Cup qualifier against Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday.

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The RMT union are expected to start a two-day strike on Tuesday evening on the London Underground network, which would cut off transport links to and from the national stadium in the North-West of the capital.

The FA said the game would go ahead as planned, but foresaw massive disruption for fans, and said they should not rely on public transport. No extra car parking will be provided.

They added that they had considered playing the game behind closed doors, and that refunds would be made available to fans unable to attend.

FA chief executive Ian Watmore said: "The game will kick off at 8.15 as planned tomorrow. It will not, repeat not, be played behind closed doors."

The FA took the decision last week to halt ticket sales at 70,000 for Wednesday's game and have held discussions with Brent Council and the Metropolitan Police to find the best way to deal with the situation.

"Since the threat of a tube strike started last week we have worked very co-operatively with all those parties involved," Watmore added. "I'd like to thank them for their help.

"Supporters should plan to travel as early as possible. The turnstiles will now open earlier, at 5.45pm, to limit disruption.

"Supporters attending should be prepared that, due to the planned industrial action, travelling in London will not be straightforward, and they should expect a disrupted journey."

Tube workers and Transport for London have reached an impasse in negotiations over pay and jobs, leading to the RMT's strike threat.

London mayor Boris Johnson said contingency plans were being put in place to supply extra rail, bus and taxi services if strike action goes ahead.

"I and TfL are determined to do as much as is humanly possible to ease the journeys of the millions of Londoners whose lives will be disrupted by this strike action," he said.

"Our plans call for a team effort over the next few days by everyone in this great city to ensure we keep the capital running."

Alex Chick / Eurosport

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  1. safe to say that tonight we have seen them all off and­ allfansaregay supports preston nth end, what a joke

    From the silent assassin, on Wed 10 Jun 1:18AM

  2. Lol yeah I know! It's nothing like the remake!

    From Matt, on Wed 10 Jun 1:12AM

  3. Matt, this stuff is weird

    From the silent assassin, on Wed 10 Jun 12:59AM

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    From Matt, on Wed 10 Jun 12:48AM

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    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:42AM

  7. I AM LEGEND, what chanel am i on??

    From the silent assassin, on Wed 10 Jun 12:40AM

  8. man utd our club sponsors of the red bull air race ha­ ha pnefc

    From allmanufansrgay1, on Wed 10 Jun 12:38AM

  9. errrrrr assassin, it's ok mate! Not THAT bored!­ lol

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    From Matt, on Wed 10 Jun 12:37AM

  10. [edit] Ice hockey
    Main article: EC Red Bull­ Salzburg
    The company purchased EC Salzburg, the­ city's team in the Austrian Hockey League, in 2000­ and renamed it Red Bull Salzburg.

    [edit] Promotional­ cars
    In addition to sports sponsorships, Red Bull has­ developed the MET (Mobile Energy Team) program. The­ teams consist of mostly college students, who drive­ specially designed Red Bull "Racers". The­ racers are detailed with the Red Bull logo, and most­ carry an oversized can of Red Bull on their chassis­ (Suzuki Vitara, MiniCooper, SportTrac, etc.). The METs­ complete daily missions that include sporting events,­ businesses, colleges, shopping centers, etc. The Mobile­ Energy Team is trained to know the properties of the­ energy drink thoroughly and present them to­ consumers.

    [edit] Charitable Patronage
    Red Bull has­ also been known to support events in aid of Charity.­ For the past three years it has been a sponsor[9] of­ the Don't Walk Charity Fashion Show at the­ University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Don't­ Walk is a student organized show which raises awareness­ and contributes its profits from the show and related­ events to a nominated charity each year. The show's­ go-ahead is significantly bolstered by Red Bull's­ sponsorship, including its provision of the Red Bull­ VIP area where Red Bull and its related products are­ handed out to attending students free, significantly­ promoting its image to the student population.

    NO­ MENTION OF YOUR TEAM......

    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:35AM

  11. [edit] Sports ownership
    Red Bull has also extended its­ presence to purchasing and entirely re-branding a­ number of sports teams.

    Red Bull established­ Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2006 by buying the Minardi team.­ This followed the purchase of Jaguar to become Red Bull­ Racing the previous year.
    [edit] Motorsport
    Main­ articles: Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso, and Red­ Bull Racing Team
    In motorsport, these teams include Red­ Bull Racing (previously Jaguar Racing)[6] and Scuderia­ Toro Rosso, previously Minardi F1 Team.[7] (Scuderia­ Toro Rosso is Italian for Red Bull Team.) [8]

    In 2006,­ Red Bull unveiled a NASCAR team, Red Bull Racing Team.­ It made its debut in the Nextel Cup Series, now known­ as the Sprint Cup Series, that season at Lowe's­ Motor Speedway.

    [edit] Association football
    Main­ articles: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull New York, and­ Red Bull Brasil
    The company has also been highly active­ in association football (known as "soccer" in­ some countries, most notably the United States). On­ April 6, 2005, Red Bull bought the Austrian club SV­ Austria Salzburg and renamed it to Red Bull Salzburg, a­ move which has been heavily criticised by supporter­ groups within Austria and across Europe.

    In 2005, Red­ Bull purchased the MetroStars, a team in Major League­ Soccer representing New York City but playing its home­ games in New Jersey, from Anschutz Entertainment Group­ and renamed the franchise Red Bull New York. The­ company is currently building the team a new stadium­ which is now scheduled to open in 2010.

    In 2007, Red­ Bull established the lower-division Red Bull Brasil­ team in São Paulo.

    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:35AM

  12. [edit] Red Bull distribution
    The Red Bull company also­ distributes and markets a number of other drinks­ including Simply Cola, the Carpe Diem range of herbal­ soft beverages and the Sabai Wine Spritzer (the latter­ in association with the Thai Siam Winery in Thailand)

    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:34AM

  13. Red Bull GmbH is an Austrian company which sells the­ Red Bull energy drink. In 2006, more than 3 billion­ cans were sold in over 130 countries. 3,903 employees­ generated 2.6 billion euros in turnover. [1] The­ headquarters of Red Bull GmbH are located in Fuschl am­ See, Austria.

    The Founder of the company is Dietrich­ Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur. Mateschitz was­ international marketing director for Blendax, a German­ toothpaste company, when he visited Thailand in 1982­ and discovered that Krating Daeng, a Thai Energy Drink­ that originated in Japan, helped to cure his jet­ lag.[2] Between 1984 and 1987, Mateschitz worked with­ TC Pharmaceutical (a Blendax licensee) to adapt Krating­ Daeng for European audiences. At the same time­ Mateschitz and Chaleo, the owner of Krating Daeng,­ founded Red Bull GmbH; each investing $500,000 of­ savings and taking a 49% stake in the new company. They­ gave the remaining 2% to Chaleo's son Chalerm, but­ it was agreed that Mateschitz would run the company.[3]­ That left the Thais as silent partners. Red Bull GmbH­ launched the “Austrian” version of Red Bull in 1987,­ which is carbonated and not as sweet as the original­ Thai recipe. It is the Austrian formula that has taken­ almost half of the U.S. market for energy drinks, and­ up to 80% of the market in some other countries.

    In­ 2006, Forbes Magazine listed Chaleo as being the 292nd­ richest person in the world with an estimated net worth­ of over $2.5 billion[4] while Mateschitz was listed at­ number 317.[5]

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    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:33AM

  14. Matt, you need to get MUTV LOL

    From the silent assassin, on Wed 10 Jun 12:33AM

  15. MUTV are reshowing the game against hull......nice,,,,,

    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:32AM

  16. newcastleian1, your a tw*t me old chum........i'm­ out of here laters peeps,

    From yorkie, on Wed 10 Jun 12:31AM

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    From the silent assassin, on Wed 10 Jun 12:30AM

  18. There is fu.ck all on TV!

    From Matt, on Wed 10 Jun 12:29AM

  19. cheers assassin! And scouse!

    Nite Anne! ;)

    From Matt, on Wed 10 Jun 12:29AM

  20. your hilarious anne would love to stop and chat but you­ have bored me rigid!!hope you and matt hit it­ off!!though i think having a daughter and one on the­ way might be tricky...anyway think of all the benefits­ you can claim!! night night

    From newcastleian1, on Wed 10 Jun 12:27AM
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