This is a tough call for me since naturally i'd want Australia to get the tournament since i'd be able to go and see the games and because its the sort of tournament that could boost the game in our region. I also think we deserve it because out NT takes the tournament seriously (since the NT doesn't get to play together that often and hence qualification is essential - we f***ed up a few years ago :doh:
and hence New Zealand played in the 1999 tournament, it won't happen again anytime soon though)
Having said that, it would be great for Switzerland to get the tournament for a few reasons, although the reasons u mentioned SwissGCZ as well as the fact Switzerland is already hosting the UEFA U-21 tournament may count against them. However, it would be
for St Jakob Park and if Chipperfield was still at Basel it would be kind of Ironic and funky if he were to play some of his teammates in the home ground of his club
I don't think a joint bid is the way to go though since the Austria-Switzerland bid has caused some problems and co-hosting with France would favour the French speaking communities who would host 3 out of the 4 venues (unless Lugano got to host instead of Geneva which would be more fair IMO)
Having said that, it would be great for Switzerland to get the tournament for a few reasons, although the reasons u mentioned SwissGCZ as well as the fact Switzerland is already hosting the UEFA U-21 tournament may count against them. However, it would be
I don't think a joint bid is the way to go though since the Austria-Switzerland bid has caused some problems and co-hosting with France would favour the French speaking communities who would host 3 out of the 4 venues (unless Lugano got to host instead of Geneva which would be more fair IMO)