“Rachel, Bristol - you hate football so much that not only did you click on the headline to read the story but also took the time to respond on this thread aswell !
Closet fan ?”

“Something's surely wrong here! Why isn't the BEP campaigning to have the planet's greatest sporting event in held in the exclusive and glamorous surroundings of world-famous Weston-super-Mare?”

“What a bunch of pessimist old fools some of you are. I bet most of you are the ones that complain Bristol is a behind the times. For the ones that are saying we'll only get the rubbish games, erm, you better get your facts right before posting such twaddle. The ''better'' games are also shared out, and will include seeded teams. Bristol needs something to put it on the map, and if you don't like it, then leave for a few weeks and let the rest of us enjoy the biggest tournament in the world. Think about what it would bring to the city, and before you start spouting about ''football hooligans'' you¿re nothing but short sighted, and on the same level as a racist with your stereotypical tripe. Ok, so now we move to traffic..... erm, have you ever been to Manchester, London or even Paris, Rome etc etc? They can cope with major events, so why should we have a problem? Some of you forget that we have one of the biggest car parks in Europe. We also managed to accommodate 150,000 for the ballon fiesta. So 42,000 will be ok I¿m guessing. Why do people keep putting up barriers? Embrace that ''our'' city is trying to achieve great things, something that our children and maybe even our children¿s children will talk about. We can move on to the money it will bring, jobs, pride... For those of you that don't want it, just be quiet and don't ruin it for those that do. YOU don't have to take part, you can stay in and watch Countdown as usual. RANT OVER”

“Chris, Abbeymead

You must be a whale if your trying to pull on here.”

“P.S - Am I giving or receiving this evening?”