South African government preparing Spurs sleeve sponsorship to the tune of R1bn (£42.5m)

[Dazzazzad]

Did you read any of the thread up until this point?

Google is a free service.

I did. Maybe I missed a good argument, please enlighten me (since it seems clear as day to you) as to why it's out of bounds for one of the countries most important industries (over 10% of the jobs in the country), still recovering post Covid, shouldn't advertise itself in the most popular sporting league in the world?

 

[Armstrong_11]

I did. Maybe I missed a good argument, please enlighten me (since it seems clear as day to you) as to why it's out of bounds for one of the countries most important industries (over 10% of the jobs in the country), still recovering post Covid, shouldn't advertise itself in the most popular sporting league in the world?

it's always tough to justify an advertising budget. its like having "gifts" for the salespeople to hand out, or giving them a commission on sales while the rest of us.... don't even get a year-end bonus last year.

i know if my country does it, I will protest. there is so much better use for 50M than a name on a football club's sleeve.

 

[TheChosenOne]

You need to do a bit more research I'm afraid mate. Benni McCarthy did indeed play for Spurs, and made 7 first team appearances scoring 3 goals in the 96/97 season before moving to Ajax. FACT!!!


Cape Town Spurs that is

‘Come On You Cape Town
Spurs’
(Formerly known as Ajax Cape Town)

 

[Dazzazzad]

it's always tough to justify an advertising budget. its like having "gifts" for the salespeople to hand out, or giving them a commission on sales while the rest of us.... don't even get a year-end bonus last year.

i know if my country does it, I will protest. there is so much better use for 50M than a name on a football club's sleeve.

I mean...it's tough to justify to a layman who doesn't understand how advertising works. Someone who views it as somewhere between a vanity project and a donation.

But it's really not that hard to make the case that a good ROI would be expected, that the role of the tourism board is to bring visitors and investment into the country which is good for the economy and people, and that advertising in the world's biggest league (and with a recent example of Rwanda that was also criticized which proved the doubters wrong) is probably a pretty safe way to spend a budget.

 

[Hotspur88]

This deal is dead ??

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

This deal is dead ??

We may not be paying for the club but that doesn't mean I won't take it forcefully.

 

[IamSpurtacus]

This deal is dead ??

Better that than to have controversy every time the sponsor is mentioned.

Don't want to be associated with that at all...it's the right decision

 

[Geyzer Soze]

The (now ex) CEO of Eskom, the power utility, has had to flee the country for his life it seems after revealing corruption at the highest level in a TV interview. Fun times

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

The (now ex) CEO of Eskom, the power utility, has had to flee the country for his life it seems after revealing corruption at the highest level in a TV interview. Fun times

You’d be surprised to know how rampant corruption and looting of public funds is here in SA. Billions of rands are stolen every single month, but the majority of the population is just trying to keep their own heads above water so it goes on unabated.

 

[allatsea]

Nelson Mandela must be turning in his grave.

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Nelson Mandela must be turning in his grave.

Doubt it. It’s what he struggled for, in the full knowledge of how it would go down. It was happening on his watch, he knew all about it and never said a word. Enabled it even. Never gave a shit

the only ones who truly gave a fuck were Desmond Tutu and Steve Biko (who Mandelas people sold down the river to create a ‘martyr’ for their PR

 

[Tony-Bish]

You’d be surprised to know how rampant corruption and looting of public funds is here in SA. Billions of rands are stolen every single month, but the majority of the population is just trying to keep their own heads above water so it goes on unabated.

Unfortunately corruption also exists within UK government and they’re also stealing money when ever they print more.

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

Unfortunately corruption also exists within UK government and they’re also stealing money when ever they print more.

Im sure there’s some level of corruption in every country, but not crippling corruption like that which we experience here.

I’m talking a government tender goes out and 80% of the funds goes into pockets instead of into the project. The quality of the roads, waterworks and electrical plants being built here is so bad it wouldn’t be signed off by an inspector without a huge bribe. They tend to fail dismally after a year or two of operation.

That’s why all state owned enterprises are failing here. This country is in a steady decline to becoming as bad as Zimbabwe under Mugabe and that’s not an exaggeration.

There are groups in Mpumalanga alone that are stealing over 1 billion rand a month from Eskom (Electricity SOE), there are extortion gangs in Cape Town that are killing people for trying to complete housing projects for the poor. These are just two small samples of how bad things are at the moment. We literally live in a mafia state

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Unfortunately corruption also exists within UK government and they’re also stealing money when ever they print more.

You’re not even comparing apples with oranges here … you’re comparing apples with wooly mammoths

 

[aliyid]

I did. Maybe I missed a good argument, please enlighten me (since it seems clear as day to you) as to why it's out of bounds for one of the countries most important industries (over 10% of the jobs in the country), still recovering post Covid, shouldn't advertise itself in the most popular sporting league in the world?

If this is a genuine question then you’ll find this Ted talk enlightening


Countries spending on advertising is seen in a similar way to charities spending money on advertising.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Unfortunately corruption also exists within UK government and they’re also stealing money when ever they print more.

You can include Ireland in this list of cosy corrupt cartels - rampant, blatant and unabashed.

 

[Dazzazzad]

If this is a genuine question then you’ll find this Ted talk enlightening


Countries spending on advertising is seen in a similar way to charities spending money on advertising.

I am very confused. You just shared a video with a view that a) I subscribe to and b) underlines the point I am making.

Maybe you quoted the wrong person?