...a payday lender as a sponsor for next season, even though it they were offering a 25% increase on the going rate.
Fair play to them and it's good to see a club take a principled approach but how would you feel if the same (unnamed) lender came knocking on our door offering to up the Andrews deal, which might mean the difference between us signing a player or not?
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Its not as if we're talking about a terrorist organization or something that impedes people's human rights.
How much is the Andrews deal for?
Credit to The Owls on this one.
As for "what if it was us" I would hope that a club that prides itself on its family and community image would take a similarly principled moral stand.
Seriously? You can honestly say it bothers you that much that you've lost respect for them? Who cares. I'm sure Hull fans won't when they play in the premier league next season.
These businesses provide a service that has its' place. The problem is that they drag in a number of vulnerable people in society who aren't able to use them in the way which makes them worthwhile (paying back any small loan as soon as possible - within days if at all possible).
Just a personal point of view on this one.
But betting companies and pay-day loans companies are not illegal and if they are willing to pay more then so be it.
I would worry about the links to the community trust though and how appropriate a betting or pay-day loan company would be for that.
Bring back Aeroflot I say.
Where do you draw the line? Several clubs have sponsors who are betting or casino companies, which can ruin some peoples lives, do you disapprove of them?
I think the small print says you have to pay back the money in a month or six weeks...at a stupid rate of interest, but not enough people would figure that out.
I recently asked 10 fifteen year olds to tell me a quarter of 28. One boy said 7, one said 14, about five said it was 'too hard', and the rest gave random guesses ranging from 12 to 19.
The payday loan companies trade on those with a loose grasp of number and exploit them to the hilt...so massive respect to blimmin Sheffield Wednesday for refusing the sponsorship.
Yes it's ok with me, but i still find it bizarre that a Charlton fan really cares about who sponsors Hull and blackpool. As Henry said they're not illegal. Their terms are laid out so if someone wants to use them, that's their problem. I'd guess that quite a few people in this country are in debt from gambling but no one seems to be bothered about betting companies sponsoring teams or events?
I have a lot of experience with people that have dealt with companies that offer financial solutions to those that need help and more often than not the company make a lot of money and the people they are professing to help end up far worse off - just look at the PPI compensation. I, and many others, knew that the front end loaded sale of insurance products that, in many cases, were not necessary was wrong. I also have spoken to people that 'sold' those contracts and they openly admit that they knew their clients didn't need it and didn't really understand what they were paying for, but the commission was so high that they didn't care.
Many of these companies employ sales people that are more interested in making commission than helping the clients. For this reason I would prefer that our club is not associated with these kind of institutions. That is just my view, but I would, genuinely, not wear a football shirt that advertised a company that I don't approve of. I don't suppose the sale of a replica shirt (or two) will bother the club to much.
However, I think the suggestion that Hull won't care because they're in the Premier League is a little dramatic. I seriously doubt that the difference between a loan company sponsoring a club and another company doing so is hardly going to make enough difference to change the outcome of a season to much. I know Bournemouth was using the 'sign another player' to get the discussion going, but I think the chances are that we are talking about a few grand a year more, not a few hundred thousand.
For the record though, I would rather have a few hundred thousand a year less if it came to it.
I know not everyone will agree with me, but that's my view.
Fair play to them but times are hard and any form of sponsorship is better than none.
No different to a casino, bookmakers, alcohol company, bank , clothes retailer , supermarket etc.