Saturday, June 26, 2010

Playing on the Moon

The Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg might as well be on the moon.

Can someone please explain to me the logic of playing a match in a town that has one road in and out - pure madness. It's almost impossible to get to and when you do get here there is practically nothing in the way of services. It's no surprise that there are empty seats.

There is going to be more empty seats next week for Paraguay/Japan as well because FIFA just announced that tickets for the match were going on sale. This is a scandal - we're talking about a place in the last eight and it's not a sell out.

Every match at the World Cup should be a sell out and the reason they're not is down to greed. I hope that FIFA and Brazil take not of the logistical issues and not repeat the same mistakes in four years time.

For instance if you had a TST (team-series-ticket) for South Korea, in the knockout rounds you would have to go to Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Cape Town and back to Johannesburg. That is an insane amount of traveling in a country that is not equipped to handle the load.

To be a true fan in this World Cup you need to be A) Rich, B) Rich & lucky.

Don't worry though, when I'm El Presidente I'll make it a lot easier to navigate the world's greatest tournament.

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