I like Guinness. But not that much.
Saturday, May 29, 2010 I'm going to Twickenham this afternoon for the Guinness Premiership Final between Saracens and Leicester Tigers. Looking forward to it too. A full house (81,600) and hopefully a good match.
Guinness, as you probably know, is owned by Diageo. A few weeks ago, when we were looking for someone to provide the drinks for the Forest/Free Society boat party on July 14, it was suggested by intermediaries in the trade that I email Diageo with an outline of what we were proposing but I was warned not to mention Forest because "Diageo have a strict no association with tobacco policy".
Given that the party is called "Smoke on the Water" (there's a clue in the title) and I had no intention of removing Forest's name from the event (we are, after all, underwriting it), I politely declined the suggestion.
I like Guinness. But not that much.
Simon Clark
View from the East Stand, U26, row L. Great match, won by Leicester with a try two minutes from time. Final score: Saracens 27 - 33 Leicester Tigers.
Reader Comments (2)
OK, from now on I have a strict no association with Diageo policy.
'Pure Genius' ?
Nope - Pure Idiocy.
No loss................................................
(God, but this ant-size type IS hard work !)