Todays Arsenal News – Nigeria, Airtel and Burton!
Latest Arsenal news by KJ
I’m just going to do a quick recap on some of the news today. There hasn’t been many Arsenal transfer rumours at all but there are definitely some interesting things to talk about:
Arsenal will play the Nigerian National team:
This has already been posted on the website but this is just a quick recap for today. I just wanted to say this is quite a great thing for the club both commercially and regarding the fan base. There is a huge following in Africa and especially Nigeria. It is one of the best games to actually face the Nigerian national team. I fully expect a massive turn out for such a big game. It does pose a dilemma to Arsenal supporting Nigerians. Who do you support; Arsenal or Nigeria?
Arsenal announces partnership with Airtel:
Another bit of news based in Africa. Arsenal have struck a deal with the African mobile network company allowing them to reach their 42 million strong fan base across Africa. Arsenal will mainly use Airtel’s services to promote the aforementioned game against the Nigeria NT as well as promoting the Airtel Rising Stars footballing programme which aims to give youngsters the opportunity to play football in a safe, controlled argument.
Terry Burton assumes the role of Reserve team manager:
As you know, the sad departure of Pat Rice has made a few holes in the Arsenal set up that needed to be sorted out. Steve Bould was promoted as assistant manager taking over from Rice whilst Neil Banfield left his role as Reserve coach to assume the rule as Youth team coach. That hole left in the Reserve coach spot is being assumed by Terry Burton. The 59 year old actually as a history with Arsenal as he captained a FA youth cup team to victory in 1971. He became youth team coach in 1979 before being released in 1987 as reserve coach. Now he returns for hopefully a very successful stint at Arsenal.
That’s the Gunners news for today!
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Arsenal all the way.and business wise linking with airtel is good and i can assure you guys that there would be massive turn out,its been long i had a reason to watch nigerian matches and now here is the time.ONE LOVE
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For those people who think podolski would be a flop are just so confused,if so bendtner would be the best striker in the world.also lahm is a right sided player so it would be difficult to play him along with Podolski.
He hasnt even played for us and he is getting condemed.typical Arsenal fans
P.s today is yann M’vila’s birthday
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The link up with airtel is a good business move. Cant wait to see my lovely arsenal against my national team…i will go cheer them both. Hopefully they will both field strong sides. I would like to see giroud and podolsky on that pitch so dat i can experience their game first hand. Nigerian to the core but arsenal in my blood.
Lets go there!!!!!
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hope arsenal can get more commercial deals which will help them to compete in transfer market & make them less reliant on match day fees can’t wait for the emirates shirt deal & nike kit deal to expire they are the worst deals ever signed in the history of footbal even spuds & liverpool have better deals
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Kenya has a better arsenal following than Nigeria, We know that In Nigeria only chelsea is the favourite please next tour come to Nairobi
Opinions divided. What do you think?
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Patriotic Nigeria Citizen? yes! But Arsenal al d way come 5th August. ARSENAL TILL I R.I.P!!
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It looks like man shity going to get our man the van I dident think he would leave us for a nother prem team shows u how money orientated players are these days.
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Guys i have a question for u…
What do think wil podolski be able to fullfill his potential for arsenal or he is past his best…
Thubs up for podli shining dor arsenal and thumbs down for podolski a flop signing…!
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gutted about rvp……really think hes guna do te worst thing ever and join horrible horrible man city…..i cud get over it if he went abroad but not city….whats up with him,he said he wanted to see ambition fromthe club.and they are unlike last few years .so why is he not keeping to his end off bargain….even after signing pod and giroud and hopefully m vila things r looking up but if rvp leaves its knocked us back again….and if he does go whos to say pod and giroud can hit the ground running….football can be horrible some times.coyg
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I can’t wait to see my Guys in Nigeria. I’ll surely support Arsenal.
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Airtel(india based company)…..please bring arsenal to play in india once…plzzzzzzzzz…..
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Awesome News for Nigerian football and Arsenal fan base!!… Airtel is Indian Sub continent’s largest Telecom service provider with a very strong brand recall..hail the move!!.. so Great news for Asian fans also…
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Someone say Kenya has more arsenal supporters than Nigeria? Pls Kenya is just d size of lagos and u still claim dat pls bring anoda argument dude arsenal ol d way bt eagles wl gv dem a gud match
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Can’t wait to see my gunners in abuja on the 5th of august.
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@steve wagude ωнσ told Yõµ arsenal fans ιη kenya ιѕ larger dan arsenal fans ιη nigeria? Yõµ must вє dreamin, †hε sum of arsenal fans ιη nigeria ιѕ equal †Φ †hε whole kenyan population. AN PLS U PPLE SHULD CALM DOWN RVP IS NT GOIN ANYWERE.
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Kenya’s population isnt up to lagos state population that alone discredits what you are saying.arsenal fans population in nigeria is more than kenya’s general population
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1nildown2oneup.net/super-joel-campbell-work-permit-is-now-a-formality-exclusive/ Great news on Joel Camp. Our future Henry
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Arsenal all de way cme 5th of August, pls gunners show our super flops hw 2 play football. Up gunners!
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Arsenal all d way…cant wait 2 c them in nigeria…Gunners 4 life
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lets compare sponsorship of arsenal and united
Arsenal today unveiled a
£100m sponsorship deal with
Emirates which includes shirt sponsorship and have
the club’s brand new ground
named after it until at least
2021.
Now see uniteds
AIG-£56.8
million over 4 years
As u can see arsenal hav been hasty on that one and hav not tapped the market as they should hav.if steve bould is a good defensive coach,then thats gr8 news…
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Banfield is not the youth team manager. he’s a first team coach?
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Do u kno the number of Arsenal fans in Nigeria? There r millions of arsenal fans over here and in abuja you wil see a capacity crowd.i tel u if d emirates was in nigeria tickets would b sold out every week
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@Gunner, the reason why we took that option is because the £100m was offered up front. This meant that we were able to put a lot of it into the new stadium, allowing us to get a cheaper loan. So by doing this the loss of revenue over time from Fly Emirates relative to other teams is offset by the money saved by having a cheaper loan.
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nice one.uche will welcome koz n tv5 but i hope they play a 5-5 draw.
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I did post this yesterday but it didn’t appear?, the reason we are playing in Nigeria is because of David Dein and the work he is doing out their for their football association. He arranged it so he needs to be thanked, still doing a job for Arsenal even though he doesn’t work for us anymore.
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I will surly support arsenal instead of nigeria. Arsenal 3 nigeria 0
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Just FYI. Airtel is an Indian company and and has base in Africa
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The Kenya chap is way of it, how can you compare fan base in Kenya to Nigeria? what an insult! the fan base in Lagos Alone is much more than the population of Kenya. Just look at it from this simple Perspective: I think you are the only Kenya we have heard on this Forum,while there has been a large number of Nigerians on the Forum so logically it tells you they are more Nigerians supporting Arsenal than Kenya. Which Kenya player have ever played for Arsenal? none, so don’t you think by the virtue of the fact that Kanu once played for Arsenal it would logically hold that, Nigeria would have more fans than Kenya. The organizers and Arsenal are not stupid, they would have at least done their research before coming up with Nigeria as the choice site for Arsenal’s preseason. Anyways, come to Nigeria Vs Arsenal Match, i definitely would be going with Arsenal, that’s where my heart lies! sorry super Eagles.
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I can’t to see arsenal fc in Nigeria soil. Go Arsenal! Gunners for real
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@socrates,true.but 2021 is a long way off,add to that its not just stadium.
Apparently a-on united sponsor is paying 80mill over 4years.so comparing to arsenal,united can earn 100 in half the period.anycase its hard to predict which type of dealing is more efficient overall…
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All arsenal need 2 do is 2 get representatives or cordinaters in different african countries coz all are full of arsenal die hards so its better 2 get representatives 2 represent them and am ready 2 b one in uganda the pearl of africa.love u all n da arsenal management at large.thnx
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as for the 9ja friendly, Manchester divided and chelski fans will definately support nigeria, but a gooner is a gooner for life.
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@Gunner:
I would’ve gone for a different deal, then used the community work we do to get subsidies and cheaper loans to build the stadium with a community aspect built in.
But what I know about the nature of the deal was told to me was told during the stadium tour. So there would’ve been other aspects to the deal. Still we’ve the best stadium in Britain and are financially secure which is more than can be said for other teams. Even if it doesn’t prove to be the best deal in a purely financial sense.
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Airtel is an Indian company
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@socrates,exactly !! good football which doesnt put you to sleep like barcelona’s,hence i would say arsenals passing game is superior.the way the club is run is an inspiration to one and all arsenal fans.overall,simply put a unique club….
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some1 in this forum claims that kenya is the size of lagos, my friend get ur facts right nxt tym u think of insulting us. ‘owise team arsenal forever. COYG
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@gunner
It is brilliant to be able to have an intelligent conversation about football with another fan.
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absolutely true mate,it is fun.especially when ppl involved think in the same direction…lol
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If Podolski is placed in the right spot than he will be the star in Arsenal next season.. & I wud like to see Biglia in Arsenal team next year!
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@ Gunner are you saying today we have done that deal or the original one?, the original one back before we built the stadium runs out 2013-14 not 2021, from what i understand.
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By that i mean i think it can be revued but your right its a worse deal than others specially when you look at Man City £400 million over 10 years means that they end up dwarfing our assets in a couple of years.
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@craig,not a new deal.its d one made in 2004.source of the info was guardian.will hav 2 google and see if thats d case…
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if your talking about man city,you can never believe what they say.with so much money in middle east nations,one wud think that man city owner’s money itself cud b involved in that sponsorship deal jus to neutralise ffp rules (thats what i think ).and u wud know wenger wants platini 2 ‘investigate’ the deal.sheikhs family is worth a staggering 500billion pounds.as for arsenal, me too thinks they cud hav got a much bettr deal cos arsenal’s popularity was soaring with invincibles,winning title and so on !!!
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Am first a nigerian b4 a gunner…hope d eagles win.. Am looking 4ward to an exciting game… Love afc.
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I think it creates a dilemma for any African who is an Arsenal fan. I am in Botswana and I always put my African pride above other matters but what should I do when it comes to Arsenal vs Nigeria?
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