Elstone promises Thai trip next year

16/07/2012

While visiting Thailand, Everton CEO Robert Elstone has promised that before the 2013-14 season there would be a charity match in Thailand between Everton and 'a leading world club'.

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Terry Smith
341 Posted 16/07/2012 at 20:48:35
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So basically take this with a pinch of salt as it will probably fall through.

Conor Skelly
352 Posted 16/07/2012 at 21:49:36
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Get the game and bribe the team we play to make sure we win. If we beat AC or Madrid in front of millions of people who are undecided about their footy club it would be worth untold money. That's what a real CEO would do.

Tony Rice
360 Posted 16/07/2012 at 22:48:34
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Rangers ?

Eugene Ruane
361 Posted 16/07/2012 at 22:48:20
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- "Hello" he lied.

Noel Early
367 Posted 17/07/2012 at 00:10:04
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Hmmmmm... working 24/7 no doubt.

Eric Myles
381 Posted 17/07/2012 at 02:34:53
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I hope he asked Chang why there's no pictures of the Everton players on their cans of beer, only Barcelona and Real Madrid.

At least with a connection to those 2 maybe it will be one of them that we get to play?

Ray Roche
392 Posted 17/07/2012 at 09:25:54
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Real Madrid? I seem to remember we were on the receiving end of a 6-1 drubbing in 1987 (ish).......a repeat of that wouldn't do our reputation much good in Thailand.

Andrew McLean
589 Posted 18/07/2012 at 19:52:32
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Good point Eric.

As I recall, if one is leaving Bangkok on one of the main roads there's a mamoth sized Singha advert that adorns the whole side of a very tall building that has artwork showing Drogba and Anelka and other Chelsea players

I've also seen the entire length of a BTS train in Bangkok have Man U artwork of players and Logo over the carriages.

I can't say that in my travels in LOS I've ever seen a single Everton & chang related advert

David Bridge
799 Posted 19/07/2012 at 23:01:55
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Unless we get our wish and get rid of him and BK...

Eric Myles
821 Posted 20/07/2012 at 04:28:31
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Andrew, during the World Cup they had pictures of Pienaar around Bangkok in his Everton shirt.

That's the only promotion I've seen except in the Chang Sports Bars where they used to give out Everton freebies.

Eric Myles
827 Posted 20/07/2012 at 07:30:06
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Given the money the billionaire owner of Chang is splashing about these days maybe he could be persuaded to put some more into sponsorship?

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/18/fn-ocbc-offer-idINDEE86H00S20120718

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