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

[FinnYid]

Speaking generally, Is there an owner or prospective owner in the world that would pass the SC morality test?

Doesn't it work both ways? Is there an owner or a prospective owner in the world that wouldn't pass morality test to some?

 

[Bobbins]

Time to resurrect my favourite Bongani Khumalo post:


Given the club's current propensity for declaring every ex-Spur a 'legend' these days, I look forward to a story on the official site in ten years delighted to welcome Spurs Legend Bongani Khumalo back to Spurs Lodge.

'It's great to be here', beamed Bongani. 'I never managed to see the training ground whilst I was actually a player here so it's wonderful to see all the amazing facilities everyone else got to use whilst I spent my career on loan at Ipswich.'

Bongani has recently been named as a Spurs Ambassador and will tour non-league clubs in his native Burma, forming relationships with local clubs and signing partnership deals which will result in sharing of best practice methods of coaching and commercial ventures.

'I can't wait to get started,' the powerhouse defender grinned. 'I've heard so much about the football over there and I've been really impressed. Plus I've already had Ebola seven times so it will be a nice change to get a new disease when I visit the malaria-riddled slums whilst attempting to avoid getting faecal matter on my hands and face.'

Bongani will initially meet up with the latest Official Spurs Supporters Club in Rangoon, who will be holding a Spurs-themed party to celebrate our recent application to the High Court in respect of the Compulsory Purchase Order for Archway Sheet Metal Works, so that the tender process might begin to be written up in order allow the bidding process to begin so that development may commence on the scoping blueprints for the Northumberland Development Project, which will result in the construction of a world class stadium and community space, estimated for completion in 2047, with the club only having had to spend 27 years playing at Stadium MK.'

'It's really exciting,' flailed Bongani, the Legend. 'I've been told I won't be allowed entry to the stadium once it's finished but I can't wait to stand outside and see how big it is.'

 

[Trent Crimm]

Glad you enjoyed my home town

Fell in love with it truth be known.

 

[purple8]

Jokes and criticism aside, if the numbers in this are correct, SA Tourism could actually see some pretty good ROI on this deal.

Arsenal sleeve deal gives Rwanda 5% UK tourism boost - SportsPro

RDB reports partnership is worth more than UK£36 million in first year.

www.sportspromedia.com

Can see why it's a no-brainer for them. Tourism is worth about 100b to them and the planned sponsorship is 1b over 3 years. If they see even close to the 5% Rwanda saw. Bearing in mind, Arsenal were not where they are now and Rwanda was not as attractive as SA.

 

[Trix]

Benny played for Jose. Jose managed spurs, hah link.

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

 

[phil]

First the Gupta Brothers and now Levy. Couldn't make it up.

For a country badly hit by the pandemic and rising energy prices, I would have thought there are better ways of spending their money. How they believe sleeve sponsorship is going to boost tourism rather than, say, TV ads, I simply don't know?

 

[purple8]

First the Gupta Brothers and now Levy. Couldn't make it up.

For a country badly hit by the pandemic and rising energy prices, I would have thought there are better ways of spending their money. How they believe sleeve sponsorship is going to boost tourism rather than, say, TV ads, I simply don't know?

Arsenal and the 5% tourism boost Rwanda got.

 

[razor1981]

 

[purple8]

Arsenal and the 5% tourism boost Rwanda got.

Probably down to the 1.3 billion Premier league watches. That's not counting cough cough streams. That's some TV advertising

 

[DFF]

The money is coming from their tourism budget. The reporting on the outrage makes it seem like we’re raiding the pension fund or something. If they’re that hard up as a country, maybe they shouldn’t have a tourism budget for the time being. That’s where people should be directing their anger.

 

[EastLondonYid]

Apparently all stadium tours are cancelled until midday tomorrow

Something happening...?

 

[whitesocks]

First the Gupta Brothers and now Levy. Couldn't make it up.

For a country badly hit by the pandemic and rising energy prices, I would have thought there are better ways of spending their money. How they believe sleeve sponsorship is going to boost tourism rather than, say, TV ads, I simply don't know?

sleeve sponsorship = global TV coverage. Incredible value for money for them

 

[Yiddo100]

Apparently all stadium tours are cancelled until midday tomorrow

Something happening...?

Cleaning?

 

[EastLondonYid]

Cleaning?

I think levy is astute enough to get the gaff cleaned after the stadium tours.

 

[fletch82]

Cleaning?

Levy polishing he's cock ?







eral ? ?

 

[mil1lion]

Installing the cheese room ?

 

[Dakes]

Plenty of stages yet to go in loadshedding as well

 

[Dakes]

The money is coming from their tourism budget. The reporting on the outrage makes it seem like we’re raiding the pension fund or something. If they’re that hard up as a country, maybe they shouldn’t have a tourism budget for the time being. That’s where people should be directing their anger.

Just had a chat with my sister about it in the car on the way home. This story is in every news bulletin currently, TV and radio.

As I told her, the outrage isn't so much that the tourism budget is going towards this because the deal will have a tourism upside for the country. The outrage is more due to what you've highlighted. For a country in such a dire state as ours, we cannot afford to have such a big tourism budget.

Through this deal we are essentially inviting guests here. But who invites guests to a dirty, dysfunctional, broken home? Your first priority is to fix your house, then you invite guests.

This is not discounting that the tourism industry is bringing money into the country and there are many people employed in tourism. It's important to put money into the sector, but everyone in the UK and their dog knows SA and have probably been here.

The big frustration is that our priorities are skewed and the basics are neglected. For example, we have a president who talks about creating smart cities, but in many provinces the roads are riddled with potholes the size of craters.

 

[phil]

Arsenal and the 5% tourism boost Rwanda got.

From a very low base. Unlike South Africa Rwanda has limited income from tourism.

Rwanda is a fairly small country with limited attractions (mountain gorillas, Lake Kivu, Genocide Museum). I loved Rwanda, especially my very close encounter with a gorilla (it stepped on my foot). And I defy anybody not to be moved by the Genocide Museum; IMO far more poignant that Auschwitz. But it will never be a major tourist attraction.

South Africa, on the other hand, is a major tourist destination with its abundant wildlife, stunning scenery, vibrant cities and glorious beaches. It is badly affected by corruption. After saving the white rhino from extinction in the 60s and 70s, poacing is now rife. Last time I was in the Kruger Park, a ranger told me that they were losing a rhino every day. From a population of zero rhino in the Kruger in 1971, the population grew to 4000+ (rhino were re-located from Zululand) by 2000. The population is now in the hundreds and falling. The sponsorship money could be better spent on conservation, otherwise it is danger of losing its safari business, like its neighbour Mozambique did after most of its wildlife was wiped out during the Civil War.

 

[Bobbins]

From a very low base. Unlike South Africa Rwanda has limited income from tourism.

Rwanda is a fairly small country with limited attractions (mountain gorillas, Lake Kivu, Genocide Museum). I loved Rwanda, especially my very close encounter with a gorilla (it stepped on my foot). And I defy anybody not to be moved by the Genocide Museum; IMO far more poignant that Auschwitz. But it will never be a major tourist attraction.

South Africa, on the other hand, is a major tourist destination with its abundant wildlife, stunning scenery, vibrant cities and glorious beaches. It is badly affected by corruption. After saving the white rhino from extinction in the 60s and 70s, poacing is now rife. Last time I was in the Kruger Park, a ranger told me that they were losing a rhino every day. From a population of zero rhino in the Kruger in 1971, the population grew to 4000+ (rhino were re-located from Zululand) by 2000. The population is now in the hundreds and falling. The sponsorship money could be better spent on conservation, otherwise it is danger of losing its safari business, like its neighbour Mozambique did after most of its wildlife was wiped out during the Civil War.

Yeah I’ll be honest I’m not entirely convinced people will be Googling holiday destinations and including as their most sought-after attraction the terms “Genocide Museum”