Quinn wants World Cup in Sunderland

Fri, 26 Jun 09:37:22 2009

Niall Quinn is hoping to generate the kind of atmosphere he enjoyed as a player in the Far East by bringing the World Cup to Sunderland.

The Black Cats officially launched their candidacy for the Football Association's attempt to stage the showcase tournament finals in 2018 on Thursday.

Quinn said of his experience at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea: "They put performances on for us as we came off the training ground. They did it every day and they just wanted to show off their culture to us, they were so proud of where they were from. Sunderland people and this region are as well, and it's an opportunity to do that."

He added: "I went out to Japan and Korea and that was just absolutely phenomenal, inspiring.

"You often see training grounds here when the team is training and you might have 100 kids - there were thousands at every training session.

"It will stay with me forever. I know all the Irish team, certainly the mature ones, would say to you it was the best experience.

"I can fast-forward in my mind to the Brazilians coming here and being bowled over - 'By God, this isn't London, this is totally different, this is something we didn't know about.' This is an opportunity for us to do that."

 

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  1. safcalsftm...quinn played 6 years for the mackems­ 96-2002.

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 7:57PM

  2. Not quite the ten. Gotta go, U21's match against­ the Jay-Manns just kicking off. Come on England

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 7:46PM

  3. safcalsftm....i am all for charity,so well done to the­ big man,i know he played a few years for the roi, but­ how many years at the mackems?

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 7:36PM

  4. Serious answer newcastleian1- it was arranged to mark­ his years of service with Sunderland and the Republic­ of Ireland (hence why we played them). Prior to the­ game, Quinny announced where the money would be going­ (children's services at Sunderland General and a­ hospital in Dublin) and the match effectively morphed­ into a joint venture. Glad to be of service.

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 7:32PM

  5. safcalsftm.....serious question? was­ quinns"testimonial" a game to mark his years­ of service, or was it like a charity match for the kids­ of sunderland and dublin?

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 7:12PM

  6. cameron w (post 39) - what darlo question?
    P.S. I would­ never profess to know it all (I have to rely on others­ for my inside info), I leave that to you and your split­ personality, newcastleian1.

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 6:57PM

  7. safc(i know it all)alsftm...still not responded to the­ darlo question????

    From newcastleian1, on Mon 29 Jun 1:08PM

  8. Blinkers are off now mate.

    From safcalsftm, on Mon 29 Jun 1:00PM

  9. safcal,you are indeed blinkered,cameron delights in­ being controversial,likes to talk about gas chambers­ and the like.

    From impactclean, on Mon 29 Jun 5:33AM

  10. safcalsftm
    Bitterness begets bitterness, and your time­ will come; i just pity your family.

    From cameron w, on Sun 28 Jun 10:27PM

  11. safcalsftm.....when people dont agree with you,you­ resort to skunks,scum,thugs,like i say its a one way­ street with you!!

    From newcastleian1, on Sun 28 Jun 9:35PM

  12. cameron w - I say what I mean - I'm not a hypocrite­ and I know other SAFC fans who feel the same about NUFC­ as I do - my view has been moulded by personal­ experience as I have described recently. I know many­ Mags who would like SAFC to go down the river. I also­ know fans of both clubs who don't share these­ views. That's fine by me, its all a matter of­ opinion and I'm quite happy for people not to agree­ with me, after all it would be a boring world if­ everyone agreed.

    From safcalsftm, on Sun 28 Jun 8:24PM

  13. impact clean.....mackem gimp.

    From newcastleian1, on Sun 28 Jun 5:35PM

  14. There's horse racing on the nufc site,nothing­ else,thats why they are all here.
    Pathetic toon.

    From impactclean, on Sun 28 Jun 11:41AM

  15. Maggie,saved a lot of mens lives.Greatest prime­ minister ever.

    From impactclean, on Sun 28 Jun 11:29AM

  16. NUFC should be shut down and turned into a scrap yard.

    From impactclean, on Sun 28 Jun 11:25AM

  17. safcalsftm
    Just read the other thread; i am moving on­ from this one now - reply to my last comment by all­ means (it's only fair), but after that i am moving­ on (so long as you're reply isn't 'too'­ controversial!).

    From cameron w, on Sat 27 Jun 5:59PM

  18. hawkmeister......wrong!!!!!!!!! the east stand­ cant,because of the leazes terrace behind it, but it­ can be behind the gallowgate,complicated,yes with the­ metro station being their,but they have said it could­ be possible.

    From newcastleian1, on Sat 27 Jun 5:58PM

  19. S(hite) Hawkmeister:
    Wrong!
    The listed buildings are­ only on one side; nothing to stop it being extended on­ the other 3 sides!

    From cameron w, on Sat 27 Jun 5:56PM

  20. newcastleian1 - WRONG

    Stadium of light can be extended­ to 64,000. Sid James's can't because of the­ listed buildings in the way.

    From Mike, on Sat 27 Jun 5:46PM
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