4 Arsenal players off to the WC with England

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

That's a disgrace. We have all these genuine Gooners in Africa but we'll lunch them out for a bunch of Arabians {who've never come up with one decent footballer in the whole continent, unlike Paddy V, Kanu, Lauren, Kolo, Togonator, Song, Mo, Auba, Wigwam etc. They haven't even got a Gervinho, let alone an Ebou?.}

In a decade of two, the African fan base will be worth far more than Emirates's money. We should encourage them, they really love us in a way that no airline ever can.

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It is a bit unfair. But football relies on its corporate income. Sponsors and owners call the shots. If you want Declan Rice, someone has to pay for it.

Also, piss off Emirates and somebody has to pay for the flights :-(

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Originally Posted by Peter

It is a bit unfair. But football relies on its corporate income. Sponsors and owners call the shots. If you want Declan Rice, someone has to pay for it.

Also, piss off Emirates and somebody has to pay for the flights :-(

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My point is that tens of millions of fans in Africa will be worth far more than an airline's sponsorship in a decade or two. Africa's gonna get rich and those fans will be far more useful to us than Singapore or HK etc.

And I loved seeing them walk around with their goats in Arsenal shirts and flags. As I may have mentioned, I like goats.

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

My point is that tens of millions of fans in Africa will be worth far more than an airline's sponsorship in a decade or two. Africa's gonna get rich and those fans will be far more useful to us than Singapore or HK etc.

And I loved seeing them walk around with their goats in Arsenal shirts and flags. As I may have mentioned, I like goats.

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I am also a fan of goats :-)

Arsenal fan tv has been plugging this as well. They went to Uganda recently.

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Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult

My point is that tens of millions of fans in Africa will be worth far more than an airline's sponsorship in a decade or two. Africa's gonna get rich and those fans will be far more useful to us than Singapore or HK etc.

And I loved seeing them walk around with their goats in Arsenal shirts and flags. As I may have mentioned, I like goats.

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I saw some clips online of the scenes in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda. Kenya was absolutely crazy.

You are absolutely right, we have to go out there for a pre season. Those guys have seriously earned it :-)

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Originally Posted by Peter

I am also a fan of goats :-)

Arsenal fan tv has been plugging this as well. They went to Uganda recently.

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I've got a mate from the free rave scene - Ravey Davey from the Hekate sound system - in Uganda.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-19624441

The GLW and I and a couple of friends were in Delhi and moved hotel from the Tibetan Colony to Paharganj. When we got to the new hotel and went online, he was on the front page of the BBC News international version.


But yeah, we really should play a pre-season friendly or two in Africa every year. As you say, those fans have earned it, staying with us for the last 22 years. As have their goats.