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Supersport to Stop Airing Gor Matches live!!
Burning Spear
#21 Posted : Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:05:39 PM
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mukiha wrote:
Am not a fan of football; I think with a business mind. Losing live coverage on DSTV will not change the outcome for Gor. It will also not change for the "followers" [I hear that Gor has no fans; it has followers]. It might not even change the income for the club this season.

But what about the future? Sponsors will get jittery about being linked to a club that doesn't get live coverage on DSTV... Think about that.


Correct !
sponsors want coverage (media) during the game and hence no serious sponsor will dish out money when the game is not shown on TVs
"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it". Malcolm X
Obi 1 Kanobi
#22 Posted : Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:32:33 PM
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I wonder how SS arrived at this decision. I get the feeling KPL/IDAC didn't have the balls to punish Gor, so they passed the monkey to SS and SS being foreigners and having no proper knowledge of the business case Gor presents to the KPL decided to act.

SS must have consulted the self promoting local soccer experts like Carol Radul and arrived at the decision to shoot themselves in the foot.

Knowing the Gor fans, SS will be paying for this decision for the next 50 years.

My main problem is the way we dump this hooliganism problem on K'ogalo (the club). What should be their role in stopping hooliganism, why should they be condemned if a random somebody decides to disrupt a match because he does not like the refs decision. How do the police come into this, a soccer match is a public event and the police should take full responsibility for security. I believe a club's/KPL's role should be to arrange for security in line with KPL's guidelines. If the police cannot guarantee security, then they should say this so the game is not played.
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
nyari
#23 Posted : Wednesday, June 15, 2011 7:00:38 PM
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From what I'm reading most of you only started watching live football a few seasons ago

You need to socialize with the players to realize that their talent was first noticed on the silver screen then scouts were sent to watch and thereafter invitations to train abroad and a lucrative deal followed.

Let's do something about hooliganism. I have always supported local football but of late I've been keeping away and watching from home.

It's not the same anymore and I can't afford to have my kids accompany me in case some hooligan decides to throw stones or smash my windscreen.

TAZ
#24 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:04:46 AM
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@ Obi....SS have got no interest in what Gor have to offer business-wise. The gate collection is collected and accounted for by KPL na hao wakora wengine. SS main interest in Kenya is EPL which has probably seen their revenues from DSTV subscription increase in the last few seasons....I bet Ugandans and Tanzanians are probably more passionate about their football league than Kenyans.
Obi 1 Kanobi
#25 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 10:35:50 AM
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TAZ wrote:
@ Obi....SS have got no interest in what Gor have to offer business-wise. The gate collection is collected and accounted for by KPL na hao wakora wengine. SS main interest in Kenya is EPL which has probably seen their revenues from DSTV subscription increase in the last few seasons....I bet Ugandans and Tanzanians are probably more passionate about their football league than Kenyans.


@Taz, Trust me its always about the money, its about locking it down while its still cheap.
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins
Njung'e
#26 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:43:05 AM
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SS was pissed because they stoned their crew and Angie Musira had to have nine stitches...oh!
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nyari
#27 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 11:56:54 AM
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A way to contain it is do it the UK way.
Take photos of hooligans, thugs, hecklers etc. arrest them, press charges and even ban them from visiting any stadia in the country. It works!
Their photos are also displayed at the gates and carried around by policemen so that they are ejected from the stadia should they try to sneak in.
McReggae
#28 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:05:31 PM
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nyari wrote:
A way to contain it is do it the UK way.
Take photos of hooligans, thugs, hecklers etc. arrest them, press charges and even ban them from visiting any stadia in the country. It works!
Their photos are also displayed at the gates and carried around by policemen so that they are ejected from the stadia should they try to sneak in.


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TAZ
#29 Posted : Thursday, June 16, 2011 1:26:57 PM
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@ Nyari... That's a good idea considering it has worked well around Europe but whose responsibility is it to identify the hooligans? Normally its the home team (Host) who ensure that hooligans are denied access during games and they are usually fined if there's trouble with the fans. The major problem in Kenya is that no one is ready to take the blame (Club, KPL etc).
mozenrat
#30 Posted : Friday, June 17, 2011 3:56:16 PM
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TAZ wrote:
@ Mc Reggae....If it weren't for SS football fans (including Gor fans not hooligans)would still be following their clubs through gazeti. Two seasons ago it would have been absolutely impossible to even convince a lady to accompany you to any football match but nowadays they probably know more on KPL than most of us.


FACT...

Me and Mine only started attending live matches when they appeared on SS. The fact that SS was broadcasting the matches gave us confidence that the game was no longer watched by Hooligans. I even convinced my Boss to sponsor 250 employees to watch a couple of games.. Wacha the stones started flying.. Hata kwa gazeti sitaki kujua whether the team is winning or losing and neither do my colleagues
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