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

[Gbspurs]

Documents noted that Spurs had links to South Africa via the former players Benni McCarthy, Mbulelo Mabizela, Steven Pienaar, and Bongani Khumalo. The team would also hold training camps in South Africa as part of promoting it as a destination.

Must have missed this one....

 

[Geyzer Soze]

Pissed off in general or specifically about this sponsorship? Personally, the tourism industry is one of SA's bright spots so of course it should have a good budget. If sponsoring a football team gives exposure that generates awareness over and above the outlay, as they claim it will, then this is good and totally separate from the energy crisis.

There are a lot of football fans in the country so if there is anger it's probably due to helping spurs while they support another club. Or they don't understand the ROI for the country of a sponsorship.

My 2 cents anyway.

A govt rife with corruption isn’t one THFC should court imo

 

[Yiddo100]

A govt rife with corruption isn’t one THFC should court imo

Small pool to choose from then

 

[Lukasz]

Don’t like this at all. South Africa are „neutral” regarding the war in the Ukraine and keep unofficial ties with Russia. We should have stayed clear of this one.

 

[Cornpattbuck]

A govt rife with corruption isn’t one THFC should court imo

What, like the British government?! It's everywhere we look these days... ??‍

 

[FinnYid]

Small pool to choose from then

Over 70 according Transparency International

 

[Dakes]

What, like the British government?! It's everywhere we look these days... ??‍

I hear you, but the British government is like 3rd division in the State Corruption League. SA is like top 4 in the Premier Division. Nothing done here is clean, NOTHING!

I would often see chats of outrage on here about stuff that gets exposed in Britain. In SA, nothing shocks. Like, we have the craziest shit going on here.

With this sponsorship, we'll end up with Paratici and the THFC Commercial Sponsorship Division in prison, whilst their co-conspirators in SA will get shifted to other portfolios from Tourism.

 

[Albertbarich]

Maybe we should stop looking at football clubs to be this great moral crusade

Does a nice billionaire exist? Is there a country that isn't corrupt? What exactly are these rules the club should follow? Being that many don't want qatari ownership but it turns out the chairman is great friends with the Qataris so where should his morals start and stop?

It's a shirt deal to promote tourism, not the wisest way to make money but then again I don't see what AIA get out of the deal either.

There will be no pr disaster either. The scum got a fortune from a dictatorship who used foreign aid money to pay for it and guess what. Nobody gives a shit. They're playing a bloke on bail for rape. Nobody gives a shit. The barcodes reached Wembley last night, nobody gives a shit about the ownership.

Wanting the club to do the right thing constantly is all very noble but you're asking them to compete against clubs who absolutely are not doing that. Asking them to make sure they don't deal with this and that when we all do in our every day lives isn't fair because they live in the same world as we do where all the rich people are shitty and not interacting with them and their interests is almost impossible.

 

[FinnYid]

It's a shirt deal to promote tourism,

It's a shirt deal with ally of Hitler reincarnate

While South Africa celebrates it's close ties with Russia on anniversary of invasion via mutual naval exercises, we are making sponsorship deals with SA government???

 

[spurs9]

Must have missed this one....

He was our top goal scorer when we won the Premier League, don't tell me you've forgotten?

 

[mmidgers]

Fucking hell. Everything we do these days is controversial ?

 

[JacoZA]

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

 

[Trent Crimm]

I just want to say. Was in Cape Town last week (1st time) and it’s a truly amazing place.

 

[piedpiper]

They might as well as give those free tickets to @Dakes @JacoZA and myself seems as we are the only 3 spurs fans here.

Join the queue mate.... I'm on it. I'll be become a " comrade" just for the tickets.

Atleast they'll be touring this side again. I'm all for it.

 

[Spursmatty87]

Must have missed this one....

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

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Here we go again

Speaking generally, Is there an owner or prospective owner in the world that would pass the SC morality test? I know football is notoriously poor at this fit and proper persons thing but fucking hell, if SC had it's way there'd never be another club sold ever again, (or even sponsored)

*The penny drops.............ooooooh, like oooooooooooooooooooh..............does this have some sort of nobody is good enough so keep Levy in endgame?...........Clever, veeeeeery clever

 

[easley91]

SC wants more money and investment, but doesn't want it from certain areas. Well considering the state of the world it'll be a small list of squeaky clean billionaires and governments. And they're not the ones interested. Can't be picky if you don't want us to be left behind:

 

[Japhet]

A govt rife with corruption isn’t one THFC should court imo

I'm sure there'll be plenty of South African politicians (with entourages) visiting on match days with full VIP status helping to support the South African tourist industry.

 

[Dakes]

I just want to say. Was in Cape Town last week (1st time) and it’s a truly amazing place.

Glad you enjoyed my home town

 

[Dakes]

Join the queue mate.... I'm on it. I'll be become a " comrade" just for the tickets.

Atleast they'll be touring this side again. I'm all for it.

Please do the 'Mshini Wam' chant if you manage to get close to Levy