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    Travelling in style with the ICC

    By Will last year, mid-April Leave a comment on this post

    What does the hard-working ICC official travel in from game to game? A brand spanking new BMW of course. Here’s one of nineteen, imported specially for the World Cup (spotted on Flickr).

    I suppose they’ve struck a sponsorship deal with them or something. Not a bad way to travel around the islands if you’re into luxurious German vehicles, dripping with leder. Incidentally the photographer has a few other photos worth looking at. It’s always much more interesting seeing photos from the fans themselves, inside the grounds. It gives a more human perspective to what’s actually going on, and they’re not bound by the laws of commercial interest, worrying what their photo editors will want etc.

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    3 Responses to “Travelling in style with the ICC”

  • Brett wrote:
    April 12th, 2007 at 2.37 pm

    Of all the media coverage of the 2007 World Cup that photo just about sums it up best. The needs and wants of the local fans have been completly ignored as the ICC swans about in luxury cars from a German Automotive Manufactuer.
    It was interesting that on ABC Melbourne today Tim Lane and morning host John Faine both savaged the World Cup with Faine, a fomer Melbourne Barrister and colleague of Malcom Speed saying that although he had great personal respect for Speed he had clearly messed this up big time.

  • Wraye wrote:
    April 12th, 2007 at 3.19 pm

    The Bavarian Motor Works was targeted by a german prankster some years ago who used their logo on a sticker saying “bumms mal wieder” which translates as (family version) “go forth and multiply again” The BMW company were very upset by this and took it to court. So much for the German sense of humour.

    By the way, I notice that the BMW stocks shares are also on a serious downwards trend. Any coincidence?

  • Muff Diver wrote:
    April 12th, 2007 at 3.33 pm

    If the ICC drive their bloody cars like then run this shambles then BMW better have some good panel beaters on standby.

    And surely Percy “Permanently Pissed” Sonn won’t be allowed a car … unless it’s pointed towards a cliff top.

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