Kony isn't even in Uganda anymore
Don't forget the deal with Malt Guinness
There are some very rich people in Africa, not many maybe, but some.
I notice you entirely missed the part about supporting the kids and giving them an education as well as a chance to play football in a safe environment.
Overall Ive got to say I find your attitude fairly disgusting, they are trying to promote Arsenal and give kids in poor areas a chance of something better. Not to mention the fact that it will give Arsenal a better chance of finding talent out of the millions people ouit there and signing them for free rather than someone else finding them and then having to pay millions for them.
The OP has just made a public fool of himself.
give kids in poor areas a chance of something better.
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Yes they are already doing that through a separate scheme called 'save the children' which should obviously always be on the agenda
Im just pointing out that they could promote the club to markets with far more potential
We're sponsored by america's nike, when was the last time we went on a tour to the US?
I take you're one of the few who look down on Africa. Shame, as their players never cease to wow us on the football pitch.
How could this partnership possibly be a bad thing? What a
As if to say those who approved of the partnership are idiot. I bet the OP doesn't even understand the details of the deal.
Name me a good african player from the last 100 years, exactly.
On the ethics side, this deal is perfect but we won't get much of return compared to clubs who promote in the US or in the UAE etc
On what basis does your theory hold?
What a stupid post ,such nativity ,people like you think the whole world revolves around England ,there a a very porpular saying in Ghana its just simple "travell and see"
arsenal,ghana,england,(ghanaian gunner) (U8730)
If you want to point at someone being naive, then do that at the people who run the club who obviously show a lack of experience
Our biggest fan base outside the UK is in america, we should talk advantage of that and increase the level of interest of there where people have wide access to live football matches including the premier league. Its way too early to target africa where poverty is increasing
Airtel is also the largest mobile phone operator in India. It is a great partnership if it can be leveraged into something from Arsenal in India in future.
I know it's been like an hour since someone last commented, but I was in America in a pub which was notorious for Arsenal and United fans communing to watch the game when the 8-2. I'm not trying to say that Arsenal fans are better or get one over United, but the Arsenal fans were fantastic. Sang the whole way through, showed great support, and I spoke to a number who spent thousands coming over to England for the pure reason of watching an Arsenal match.
It really is untapped America.
Another stupid article by the OP.
Frimpong you are very ignorant, and thank God you don't run the club or a business! Please change your username to a non African name!
1. Money in football does not just come through shirt sales!
2. The 2nd richest black man is from Nigeria and is an Arsenal supporter. He actually earns more than our owner!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8701215.stm
3. Nigeria’s young population is growing quickly and is expected to hit 258 million by 2050.
4. Nigeria has one of the fastest growing middle class group at the same pace as Brazil and India
5. It's predicted that an average real GDP per capita growth of 6.9% per year during the next 40 years will make Nigeria the world’s fifth-biggest economy.
6. Airtel has 45 million subscribers over the 5 countries you mentioned.
7. Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the continent’s largest mobile market with now close to 100 million subscribers, and yet market penetration stands at only around 60% in early 2012.
8. The deal with AIrtel involves Arsenal content been sent to their subscribers, let's do some calculations.
If Arsenal have a revenue share of apps or targeted contented to half their subscribers and they get on average £2 per subscriber per year, 40% are Arsenal fans, Arsenal could get around £16million per year!
As you can see the numbers are purely fictitious but getting money in football does not only stem from shirt sales!
For some reason Arsenal fan base is massive in Nigeria, if new subscribers sign on to Airtel because of the Arsenal brand and Arsenal get a revenue share of this, wouldn't this account to a lot of money.
Doing business requires creativity and innovation and business in Africa, especially Nigeria has so much potential!
Africa is not all poor, I have many friends over there that live better than me!
Thanks God our board as useless as they are can see this!
Please OP tell me the numbers of Arsenal fans in US and how money could be extracted?
So please get out of your western ignorant thinking and educate yourself!
If that airtel deal is to be profitable, then the african mobile market has a long way to go to ensure that. For every subscriber, there is a cost and if operating expenses outweigh the revenues, the service will get shutdown. This all depends on fan's loyalty which seems to be limited in africa
And you are right that the money won't come from shirt sales because fake replicas will get made and sold on to the mass market with governments turning a blind eye
If that airtel deal is to be profitable, then the african mobile market has a long way to go to ensure that.
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How do you flipping know?
It's obvious you haven't got a clue about the deal so why comment, you haven't got a clue about the mobile market in Africa either!
Mobile networks are actually very advance in Africa as it was cheaper and easier to roll out mobile networks than land lines.
They are already doing video and content to mobile phones, I was working on a project 2-3 years ago about pushing content to mobile networks in Nigeria with BT!
Airtel probably already has the infrastructure but not the content so how would a service like that get shutdown?
Africa isn't some dust heap you know where people live in straw huts! There is money to be made there in the same way as the BRICS economies.
The US market is much smaller than the Nigerian market, let alone Africa.
Please do some research before you comment!
The OP has clearly not ventured out of his comfort zone much.
Africa is the next big thing whether you like it or not!
It's a shame your username is that of African players when its clear to all that you've very low regard of where they come from.
There's a lot of potential in the African market, OP made a t!t of himself.
He's got a bit of form for making a t!t out of himself
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posted on 29/6/12
Kony isn't even in Uganda anymore
posted on 29/6/12
Don't forget the deal with Malt Guinness
posted on 29/6/12
There are some very rich people in Africa, not many maybe, but some.
I notice you entirely missed the part about supporting the kids and giving them an education as well as a chance to play football in a safe environment.
Overall Ive got to say I find your attitude fairly disgusting, they are trying to promote Arsenal and give kids in poor areas a chance of something better. Not to mention the fact that it will give Arsenal a better chance of finding talent out of the millions people ouit there and signing them for free rather than someone else finding them and then having to pay millions for them.
posted on 29/6/12
The OP has just made a public fool of himself.
posted on 29/6/12
give kids in poor areas a chance of something better.
-------
Yes they are already doing that through a separate scheme called 'save the children' which should obviously always be on the agenda
Im just pointing out that they could promote the club to markets with far more potential
We're sponsored by america's nike, when was the last time we went on a tour to the US?
posted on 29/6/12
I take you're one of the few who look down on Africa. Shame, as their players never cease to wow us on the football pitch.
posted on 29/6/12
How could this partnership possibly be a bad thing? What a
posted on 29/6/12
As if to say those who approved of the partnership are idiot. I bet the OP doesn't even understand the details of the deal.
posted on 29/6/12
I meant "idiots."
posted on 29/6/12
Name me a good african player from the last 100 years, exactly.
posted on 29/6/12
On the ethics side, this deal is perfect but we won't get much of return compared to clubs who promote in the US or in the UAE etc
posted on 29/6/12
On what basis does your theory hold?
posted on 29/6/12
What a stupid post ,such nativity ,people like you think the whole world revolves around England ,there a a very porpular saying in Ghana its just simple "travell and see"
posted on 29/6/12
arsenal,ghana,england,(ghanaian gunner) (U8730)
If you want to point at someone being naive, then do that at the people who run the club who obviously show a lack of experience
Our biggest fan base outside the UK is in america, we should talk advantage of that and increase the level of interest of there where people have wide access to live football matches including the premier league. Its way too early to target africa where poverty is increasing
posted on 29/6/12
Airtel is also the largest mobile phone operator in India. It is a great partnership if it can be leveraged into something from Arsenal in India in future.
posted on 29/6/12
I know it's been like an hour since someone last commented, but I was in America in a pub which was notorious for Arsenal and United fans communing to watch the game when the 8-2. I'm not trying to say that Arsenal fans are better or get one over United, but the Arsenal fans were fantastic. Sang the whole way through, showed great support, and I spoke to a number who spent thousands coming over to England for the pure reason of watching an Arsenal match.
It really is untapped America.
posted on 29/6/12
Another stupid article by the OP.
posted on 29/6/12
Frimpong you are very ignorant, and thank God you don't run the club or a business! Please change your username to a non African name!
1. Money in football does not just come through shirt sales!
2. The 2nd richest black man is from Nigeria and is an Arsenal supporter. He actually earns more than our owner!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8701215.stm
3. Nigeria’s young population is growing quickly and is expected to hit 258 million by 2050.
4. Nigeria has one of the fastest growing middle class group at the same pace as Brazil and India
5. It's predicted that an average real GDP per capita growth of 6.9% per year during the next 40 years will make Nigeria the world’s fifth-biggest economy.
6. Airtel has 45 million subscribers over the 5 countries you mentioned.
7. Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the continent’s largest mobile market with now close to 100 million subscribers, and yet market penetration stands at only around 60% in early 2012.
8. The deal with AIrtel involves Arsenal content been sent to their subscribers, let's do some calculations.
If Arsenal have a revenue share of apps or targeted contented to half their subscribers and they get on average £2 per subscriber per year, 40% are Arsenal fans, Arsenal could get around £16million per year!
As you can see the numbers are purely fictitious but getting money in football does not only stem from shirt sales!
For some reason Arsenal fan base is massive in Nigeria, if new subscribers sign on to Airtel because of the Arsenal brand and Arsenal get a revenue share of this, wouldn't this account to a lot of money.
Doing business requires creativity and innovation and business in Africa, especially Nigeria has so much potential!
Africa is not all poor, I have many friends over there that live better than me!
Thanks God our board as useless as they are can see this!
Please OP tell me the numbers of Arsenal fans in US and how money could be extracted?
So please get out of your western ignorant thinking and educate yourself!
posted on 29/6/12
If that airtel deal is to be profitable, then the african mobile market has a long way to go to ensure that. For every subscriber, there is a cost and if operating expenses outweigh the revenues, the service will get shutdown. This all depends on fan's loyalty which seems to be limited in africa
And you are right that the money won't come from shirt sales because fake replicas will get made and sold on to the mass market with governments turning a blind eye
posted on 30/6/12
If that airtel deal is to be profitable, then the african mobile market has a long way to go to ensure that.
==========
How do you flipping know?
It's obvious you haven't got a clue about the deal so why comment, you haven't got a clue about the mobile market in Africa either!
Mobile networks are actually very advance in Africa as it was cheaper and easier to roll out mobile networks than land lines.
They are already doing video and content to mobile phones, I was working on a project 2-3 years ago about pushing content to mobile networks in Nigeria with BT!
Airtel probably already has the infrastructure but not the content so how would a service like that get shutdown?
Africa isn't some dust heap you know where people live in straw huts! There is money to be made there in the same way as the BRICS economies.
The US market is much smaller than the Nigerian market, let alone Africa.
Please do some research before you comment!
posted on 30/6/12
The OP has clearly not ventured out of his comfort zone much.
Africa is the next big thing whether you like it or not!
It's a shame your username is that of African players when its clear to all that you've very low regard of where they come from.
posted on 30/6/12
There's a lot of potential in the African market, OP made a t!t of himself.
posted on 30/6/12
He's got a bit of form for making a t!t out of himself
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