"Mr. Walsh!" he exclaimed, his voice a high, enthusiastic squeak.
"A pleasure! An absolute pleasure! We at the Singapore Tourism Board are so, so thrilled to have Crystal Palace here in the Lion City! The buzz, the excitement, the media value... it is simply phenomenal! And the James Rodríguez signing! A masterstroke! A coup! Our social media impressions alone have gone through the roof!"
He was practically vibrating. I nodded, trying to arrange my face into something that looked vaguely like polite interest. "We have prepared a full itinerary for the squad," he continued, producing a thick, laminated folder from somewhere and pressing it into my hands. "A city tour, a visit to the Gardens by the Bay, a reception dinner with our sponsors from Singtel and Singapore Airlines, a ..."
