This Summer in London, again the Kenyans/Ethiopians will prove to the world that they are the masters of endurance. Could be very handy on the pitch. And don't be put off by the skinny frames of the runners, I know some beefy lads from that part of the world, and they're all football-mad. A lot of Kenya is at high altitude, which is why they have such good lung capacity. That aside, don't be so quick to label some of these countries as 'poor'. A lot of Africa is doing very, very well. Particularly Kenya. It will cost you more for a slick apartment in downtown Nairobi than it would most places in South Africa.
The price of the most expensive property tells you nothing about the abject poverty most people live in. Kenya is 154th out of 183 countries on the IMF's list of GDP per capita: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita â admittedly not the ultimate measure of prosperity but not exactly what I would call "doing very, very well". Equally don't let facts get it the way of sensationalist conjecture.
The best thing about this appointment is that plans are being made for our long term future...the intention of Cortese and the Leihberrs is clear. Les Reed only touched on it, because as he said his job is football, but Cortese wants to increase Southampton's profile abroad. He wants us to be well known in the same way as ManU etc, but also well known as players of good football (the Southampton Way). Any news of long term plans fills me with joy.
The ruling classes in Zimbabwe live in mansions. In some of these countries where corruption is rife, the rich are very rich and the poor are very poor. I don't know much about Kenya, but I do know that Nairobi also has its share of shanty dwellings and extreme poverty. Some of Africa is doing well, but that's not sweeping the poverty elsewhere under the rug.
