Greenwich Uni to be new sponsor - now partnering with Palace?! (p5)
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What's a contra deal?
Nothing to do with these fellas, I hope:
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Quite fitting really. Most of our strikers played this season as if they could do with a compass.AFKABartram said:
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If its less then thats a huge pro RD tick in the box for me.
Benefits such as the provision of free education for our football scholars is also highly laudable.
All the evidence seems to be for long term community based thinking from the Chairman. Id almost be disappointed if it turns out to be financially attractive.0 -
Let's wait and see.calydon_road said:If its less then thats a huge pro RD tick in the box for me.
Benefits such as the provision of free education for our football scholars is also highly laudable.
All the evidence seems to be for long term community based thinking from the Chairman. Id almost be disappointed if it turns out to be financially attractive.
Financially attractive means more to spend on renewing player contracts.
All the community benefits you mention are good but it shouldn't be either/or.0 -
Outragous. Where's the big corporate brand we're all demanding. Coca Cola, Ford, Douchelets electronics, etc.
I'm so underwhelmed, I'm gonna send back my ST and demand my £150 back..................0 -
@Paul Green (news shopper) saying the tweets have now been deleted but still seemed to be there when I checked.0
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In my deference, I was aping for a coca cola rather than a mrs miggins pie shop/some crappy AC company but I'd be happy with a University of Greenwich or even a National Maritime Museum or the fooking Cutty Sark, you'd just expect that all of them would have better things to spend their money on......
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Millwall gave their 2013/14 shirt sponsorship to prostate cancer UK (credit where credit's due) maybe this is a bit similar, not a charity donation, but an attempt to have something more worthwhile than Wonga on the front.3
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He was obviously playing truant for the "embargoing of press releases" lectureHenry Irving said:If it is true and its still a big IF imo then
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Agree we will have to see. However, Im not a fence sitter and whats a FF without a nice bit of speculation. I dont take a tweet from a SU president as proving anything, but I would still comment on what that would involve should it occur.Henry Irving said:
Let's wait and see.calydon_road said:If its less then thats a huge pro RD tick in the box for me.
Benefits such as the provision of free education for our football scholars is also highly laudable.
All the evidence seems to be for long term community based thinking from the Chairman. Id almost be disappointed if it turns out to be financially attractive.
Financially attractive means more to spend on renewing player contracts.
All the community benefits you mention are good but it shouldn't be either/or.
Disagree on the either/or viewpoint though. Best prem sponsorship was Villa' s Acorns charity freebie job. Thats class. Wonga or Bet365 or Razzle would pay us a premium because they have a job with many clubs putting that crap on their shirts.
Id much rather have a long term partnership with Greenwich Uni than an extra 500k for wages which would get me one fairly decent champ player. Its my speculation and hope that long termism is RDs motivation, which is completely the opposite to 90% of clubs in the top 2 leagues.1 -
I don't want a Wonga or bet365 either but 500k is huge to us.
Andrews was 220k and the 180K. So more than 1000 A Block STs.
Shirt sponsorship is a huge part of the commercial income so it matters.
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I like the idea of Greenwich Uni or a local company but it has to bring in some money. 500k would pay two wages for a season at 5k pw. We are a business after all, not a charity.0
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Sure and we are already seeing a policy on tickets that might drop net income to boost bums on seats. I think that is great.Henry Irving said:I don't want a Wonga or bet365 either but 500k is huge to us.
Andrews was 220k and the 180K. So more than 1000 A Block STs.
Shirt sponsorship is a huge part of the commercial income so it matters.
Given the turmoil of the last owners and your detailed knowledge of the margins of club finances, I can understand the trepidation.
But Id argue that the non playing spend by RD has been substantial. Benefits will be felt over years to come.
Whose to say such a partnership wont help us attract young players? More attention on education, you might appeal to exactly the kind of parents you would want to appeal to, those with a sensible heads that are not easily turned by a 100k upfront from a Chelski.
I admit that the previous owners have made me overly optimistic about any one that invests in long term projects that dont involve the first team squad. Their business plan was undone by an overspend on players and a drop in tv revenue they didnt anticipate.
RD aint gonna do a bunk if he is investing in the pitch, the training ground and youth football generally and trying to attract more supporters at short term loss IMO. It is interesting how people see things because of it turns out we are only being paid on services by GU I would see that as an extremely positive step.
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Could well be a supplementary second sponsor on the neck of the shirt? Like where you see "Blackthorn" on Bristol Rovers' away kit from the season just gone in the picture here:
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From a completely biased and personal point of view I really hope this is not true.0
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And there was I expecting Interbrew to become the sponsors. Leffe on the shirts, fine Belgian beers available at the ground and the tasteless Fosters replaced by Stella Artois.2
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Oi!AFKABartram said:"Not one of the three great Universities, Oxford, Cambridge and Hull"
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Good, keeps down the nob quotient, and the knob quotient.dizzee said:We couldn't get Oxford or Cambridge. We get Greenwich.
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Shouldn't that be
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You seem to have bought a keyboard without the punctuation keys, but this time I could understand your post - and agree with it!nth london addick said:I think it's a nice sponsorship if true real community feel to it and not one you would immediately associate with money
I need to lie down in dark room.4 -
I was hoping forcafcnick1992 said:I was hoping for Andrew's Aluminium Antennas
Andrews
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Hope it is. Viva la revolution!Stig said:
What's a contra deal?
Nothing to do with these fellas, I hope:0 -
killerandflash said:
Millwall gave their 2013/14 shirt sponsorship to prostate cancer UK (credit where credit's due) maybe this is a bit similar, not a charity donation, but an attempt to have something more worthwhile than Wonga (credit where credit's unaffordable) on the front.
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Re the first statement: I don't have an opinion either way, but any evidence?dizzee said:
Universities are one of the most corrupt institutions. And student loans are 'a dodgy lending company'.vff said:Charlton is in Greenwich. Greenwich is a university. It is not a dodgy lending company. Whats not to like ?
Re the second statement: as it looks like an awful lot of student loans will end up being written off, they're dodgy for the Exchequer. I guess that's not what you meant, though.0 -
you all have missed the most important point that the university's logo is BLUE - yuk0
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:`(nth london addick said:Shouldn't that be
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lancashire lad said:
you all have missed the most important point that the university's logo is BLUE - yuk
I was distracted by the font.
For that logo to go on a shirt, it will need a big white background.0 -
Not necessarily. The logo itself could be in white.IA said:lancashire lad said:you all have missed the most important point that the university's logo is BLUE - yuk
I was distracted by the font.
For that logo to go on a shirt, it will need a big white background.
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