Admin phantom Posted April 5, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 this isn't about the football being played to be honest its more a good will mission to a country thats never had a british team play there,I wonder if man u fans post the same when they go to china?this will be our first pre-season games so it will be about team building bonding and fitness, But go ahead and moanThere is no way you can compare this trip to what Man Utd do!They go to places as they have a massive support, and milk millions of pounds not just from merchandise but from TV rights that are sold to these countries.A good will mission YES, it appears SL has some sort of connection out there, so expect this idea has been in the pipeline for a while now.Not sure why the community part of our club was mentioned, hardly doing anything for the local community and can't see us making anything out of this other than being a nice good will gesture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Absolute waste of time. Playing the Township Rollers and Mochudi Centre Chiefs are really going to test us and see where we're at for the upcoming season! This needs to be a serious campaign. We need away games at hard to go places like Carlisle, Crawley, Accrington etc etc, and WIN, get some momentum and confidence up. No good having a jolly in African winning 8-0 because we'll start the season like a sinking stone IMO. We'll probably lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 It's the middle of their winter - and if it's anything like Johannesburg or Bloemfontein during the 2010 World Cup (both at altitude, as is Gaborone) it'll be more than a bit parky at night! No malaria risk in Gaborone! That it maybe. Unless of course the go sight seeing oop north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I doubt playing the Township Rollers would be any harder than playing the Bay City Rollers. This is a very bizarre trip, to say the least. I wouldn't be surprised if S O'D took city to Ireland as well, close season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezgimed Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 this isn't about the football being played to be honest its more a good will mission to a country thats never had a british team play there, I wonder if man u fans post the same when they go to china? this will be our first pre-season games so it will be about team building bonding and fitness, But go ahead and moan Haha, well if you think we're in a position to spread goodwill and cheer, so be it. How much merchandise revenue will Man Utd benefit from such a trip? What are we gonna do, flog Ashton Gate mugs whilst we're there? I will moan, waste of money that the club doesnt have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 We'll probably lose 1-0 defeat with a Fontaine error.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 thing is you lot would moan if they announced a tour of scotland, germany, spain or what every Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Mrs Tembe will be pleased (and if you know what I'm on about, you're even sadder than me )! I know what you're on about... Sadly I'm seriously thinking about going the more I think about it... Just need this package they're going to put together to be well-priced. I thought Sweden was an exotic place for us to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Do I see a name change to Botswana Dragons in the near future? Botswana Buffaloes, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 .flights from £600 to £1,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talksense Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The cheapest flights i can find are £850 but seems you cant get there in less than 20 hours total travelling as nothing direct from uk. Hopefully Lansdown will lay his jet on for nothing haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Anyone know if CATS coach 1 is booked up yet? Could be an interesting trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate you butler Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 so whose paying for all this?hope season ticket price aren't equated into it in some way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i hate you butler Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Anyone know if CATS coach 1 is booked up yet? Could be an interesting trip.can see it now-locals offering sight seeing trips from the safety of afar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyseconds Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The cheapest flights i can find are £850 but seems you cant get there in less than 20 hours total travelling as nothing direct from uk. Hopefully Lansdown will lay his jet on for nothing haha. Flying to Zimbabwe or South Africa cuts that in half. Then ... Overnight bus. Bit of adventure is the matutu [shared taxi van] .. For those with true grit only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Isn't Botswana the AIDS capital of the World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Seriously struggling with how this helps the community but nevertheless tempted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinredrobin Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Strange one this ? Botswana ?? I hope SoD has the team rebuilding done earlier than his predecessors then - by my reckoning he will be signing 10 players after the clear out - so he'll have to have to get his work done soon !! Bet you any money someone gets a bug.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The Mochudi Centre Chiefs are current league leaders, but on reviewing their league table via http://www.enole.co.bw/ I have come to the conclusion their team names are drawn at random or made up each season by a recovering crack addict. Whilst we're lucky to be spared a game against Prisons XI (you could field a decent English Football League team with that criteria) we must surely try to get a game against "Miscellaneous" just to confuse the record books. Come on Steve L, make it happen. 1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 80 2 Nico United 76 3 Gaborone United 69 4 Ecco City Green 67 5 Extension Gunners 61 6 BDF XI 62 7 BMC 57 8 Motlakase 50 9 Township Rollers 45 10 TAFIC 41 11 Miscellaneous 42 12 UF Santos 36 13 Mogoditshane Fighters 36 14 Prisons XI 36 15 Notwane 33 16 BR Highlanders 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olé Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Their 2005/06 Premier League champions were "Police XI". They're not in the top flight anymore but "Prisons XI" are. I wonder what the games are like when they play. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_Premier_League Further, a quick look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_in_Botswana tells me that the "Medrescue First Division South" contains a team simply called "Naughty Boys". For winding up our opponents, Mochudi Centre Chiefs local rivals are Mochudi Buffaloes and Mochudi Eastern Tigers who both play in the same division as "Naughty Boys". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Isn't Botswana the AIDS capital of the World? You're thinking of Lesotho, A. Mind you, I'd think twice before accepting the favours of those toothless bar girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckobcfc Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Notwane look to be struggleing how about we try and get a game against iswane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Notwane look to be struggleing how about we try and get a game against iswane We'll probably get a pre-season game against the Gas. Or wane kerrs, as they'd be known in the Botswana League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The Mochudi Centre Chiefs are current league leaders, but on reviewing their league table via http://www.enole.co.bw/ I have come to the conclusion their team names are drawn at random or made up each season by a recovering crack addict. Whilst we're lucky to be spared a game against Prisons XI (you could field a decent English Football League team with that criteria) we must surely try to get a game against "Miscellaneous" just to confuse the record books. Come on Steve L, make it happen. 1 Mochudi Centre Chiefs 80 2 Nico United 76 3 Gaborone United 69 4 Ecco City Green 67 5 Extension Gunners 61 6 BDF XI 62 7 BMC 57 8 Motlakase 50 9 Township Rollers 45 10 TAFIC 41 11 Miscellaneous 42 12 UF Santos 36 13 Mogoditshane Fighters 36 14 Prisons XI 36 15 Notwane 33 16 BR Highlanders 10 Must be Bristol Rovers Highlanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 You're thinking of Lesotho, A. Mind you, I'd think twice before accepting the favours of those toothless bar girls. You reckon they're also-rans in the whore field then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 last time we went to Africa we came back with Henri McKop, but failed to bring Agent Sawu. I remeber being so excited about the prospect of Sawu. I Just had a look at his career, seems he couldn't score anywhere near as many outside of Africa. Henry McKop came from Liverppol on a free!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I cant open link, is this serious of an overipe april fool joke? Anways, good shout if true and one things for sure, those guys will teach us a thing or two about fitness and stamina, anyone in the City squad with an ounce of fat on him with me made to look like a fat slow warthog and mocked and they run circiles around you. The talent in Africa, even at this level shamessome British players who seem in comparrison, generally fat, avarage, no skilled light weights whos best attribute is rage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkFan Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Botswana June 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie pullar Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Gotta love the africans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie pullar Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 This is South africa but good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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