| | The Scotsman - Top Stories - Euro ’96 director urges executive to back Scots bid for championship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Glen Kirton, the Euro ’96 Tournament Director, urged the Scottish executive to support the scheme and warned failure to do so would deny Scotland the possibility of hosting "a wonderful national and international event". |
 | | Writing in The Scotsman today, Mr Kirton, who organised and supervised every part of England’s successful bid and the subsequent championships, said the required investment of £70 million from the executive was "a small amount" when compared to the potential benefits. |
 | | Euro 2008 would give to Scotland a boost that would stimulate greater interest for years to come in the country, its beautiful landscape, the leisure opportunities it offers and, not least, in its world-class football grounds." |
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