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Welcome back to Ashton Gate for our first
pre-season game of the new season.
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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all
Ajax club officials, players and supporters to
England and Ashton Gate. It's great to have a
club with such a distinguished record as Ajax
- with four European Cups to their name - as our
opponents this evening.
With all the attention surrounding Bristol's bid
as a Candidate Host City for the FA's bid to bring
the World Cup to England in 2018, it's appropriate
to have a side of such international repute playing
here.
Everyone talks about how big an occasion the
World Cup is; just ask yourself what the World Cup
means to you?
I remember watching England win the World Cup
in 1966. How great it would be to repeat that feat
in 2018.
I've been to World Cups in japan, Germany and
France, and I've seen how vibrant an occasion it
is for the cities and country involved. It would be
great to see Bristol transformed in that way.
On Monday the FA made its first of two visits to
Bristol and it will be interesting to discover their
feedback to see what we need to do to make sure
Bristol's bid to become a Host City succeeds.
Tonight offers Bristol City fans their first real
chance to show their support for the bid and I'd
urge everyone here to get behind it with real gusto.
If you haven't already done so, please make time
to visit bristol2018.net - the official site of Bristol's
bid - and click the link to support our bid with the
FA.
If we were able to bring the World Cup here it
would be fantastic for Bristol as a whole, but also
for Bristol City Football Club by association.
Of course, the new stadium at Ashton Vale would
be hosting the World Cup matches. It would also
bring the world's focus on Bristol as a footballing
city.
This could in turn help us attract more players
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to the city, and persuade more fans to attend
matches, as well as boosting football at all levels
in the area.
Finally, I'd like to bring to your attention to 'England
for Glory" - the new song penned by Bristolian Paul
Hobbs for England's 2018 World Cup bid.
I took part in the Bath to Bristol charity walk for
Meningitis UK recently, an event organised by Paul
that raised over £20,000.
I've heard the song and I think it's a catchy tune
which you could easily get wrapped-up in. Paul is
effervescent with enthusiasm and his efforts are
very commendable.
If you haven't heard it yet, visit the Bristol
Evening Post website, thisisbristol.co.uk/worldcup.
