Comments on: IPL gives notice that SA can host world-class events http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2009/05/19/ipl/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: poppy http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2009/05/19/ipl/#comment-7033 poppy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:42 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2009/05/19/ipl/#comment-7033 closetrugbyguy.blogspot.com just a guy. stuck in the closet. closetrugbyguy.blogspot.com

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]]> By: Andrew Curmudgeon http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2009/05/19/ipl/#comment-6157 Andrew Curmudgeon Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:04:21 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/readerblog/2009/05/19/ipl/#comment-6157 Hummm ... advertising South Africa? I thought the point of a sports team having the name of a city (or other geographical location) was that it was based in that place, and that loyalties were based, losely at least, on that area. Tru, Manchester United and Chelsea have fans all over the world, but they still play at least half of their games in there. Wimbledon moved and play in Milton Keynes, but by and large the names of Indian cities seem a little out of place here. Yes, it is mostly watched on television, so oyu could say it doesn't matter if it is played here. Why not have a South African IPL - the Gauteng Outriders, the Wester Cape Crusaders? Or is is to do with money and bombs? Ah! I see! An advertisement for South Africa. Of course. And what exactly are they adveritising? The ability of a country to organise world class sports events? What else? Hummm … advertising South Africa? I thought the point of a sports team having the name of a city (or other geographical location) was that it was based in that place, and that loyalties were based, losely at least, on that area. Tru, Manchester United and Chelsea have fans all over the world, but they still play at least half of their games in there. Wimbledon moved and play in Milton Keynes, but by and large the names of Indian cities seem a little out of place here. Yes, it is mostly watched on television, so oyu could say it doesn’t matter if it is played here. Why not have a South African IPL - the Gauteng Outriders, the Wester Cape Crusaders? Or is is to do with money and bombs? Ah! I see!
An advertisement for South Africa. Of course. And what exactly are they adveritising? The ability of a country to organise world class sports events? What else?

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