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Offline Risso

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #45 on: June 06, 2019, 10:31:40 PM »
It's up to the individual Muslim, I think. I seem to recall Kanoute didn't like it when he was at Sevilla and wanted to put black masking tape over the sponsor. They eventually won him round by agreeing to donate part of the proceeds to a charity of his choice.

I seem to remember a Newcastle player refusing to wear a Wonga shirt because money lending is also haram

Papiss Cisse I think it was.

Good old Sharia finance.  Call  'interest' something else, charge a bit more, and everybody is happy.

Offline rob_bridge

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #46 on: June 06, 2019, 10:49:12 PM »
As we become understanding of mental health, I suspect that in due course shirt sponsorship by betting companies will go the sames way that alcohol sponsorship did due to the detrimental effect of drink on physical health.

Yeah the ciggies long since went

Offline maidstonevillain

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #47 on: June 06, 2019, 11:01:53 PM »
Loads of my Muslim mates gamble and they all reckon they’re going to heaven. That’s until I remind them of all the other shit they’ve done. And our soon to newest signing gave up a day of fasting to score a header in the play off final.

Sponsorship is about money. And the best sponsors with the deepest pockets tend to go the more high profile sides. If we do well we’ll get better deals. Might even be a bigger deal from betting company. Simple really.

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Offline not3bad

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #48 on: June 07, 2019, 11:48:37 AM »

Offline Pat Mustard

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #49 on: June 07, 2019, 11:58:55 AM »
Alcohol rather than gambling, but the South African cricketer Hashim Amla doesn't have the sponsor's logo on his gear because it's Castle Lager.

Couldn't he wear his shirt inside out?  Be a sort of African Castle Reverser?

Offline villa `cross the mersey

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #50 on: June 07, 2019, 12:02:46 PM »
Alcohol rather than gambling, but the South African cricketer Hashim Amla doesn't have the sponsor's logo on his gear because it's Castle Lager.

Couldn't he wear his shirt inside out?  Be a sort of African Castle Reverser?
Nice one PM - that had me spitting my coffee out :)

Offline Ads

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #51 on: June 07, 2019, 12:54:13 PM »
It's up to the individual Muslim, I think. I seem to recall Kanoute didn't like it when he was at Sevilla and wanted to put black masking tape over the sponsor. They eventually won him round by agreeing to donate part of the proceeds to a charity of his choice.

I seem to remember a Newcastle player refusing to wear a Wonga shirt because money lending is also haram

Papiss Cisse I think it was.

Who was then pictured at the Black Jack tables. Go figure as the Americans would say.

Online eamonn

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #52 on: June 07, 2019, 01:17:49 PM »
He was merely testing his resistance levels m'lud.

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #53 on: June 07, 2019, 03:19:33 PM »
so tired of having a betting company on the front of the shirt.. at least there's no Chinese characters across the chest.

Might have been interesting. Year of the Lion.



Offline villadelph

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #54 on: June 07, 2019, 07:04:42 PM »
so tired of having a betting company on the front of the shirt.. at least there's no Chinese characters across the chest.

Might have been interesting. Year of the Lion.



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Offline Dave P

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #55 on: June 08, 2019, 06:17:30 AM »
12 months ago we were struggling to pay our tax bill. I’m certainly not going to get judgmental with any ‘record breaking’ sponsorship deal.

Offline Ads

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #56 on: June 08, 2019, 07:57:46 AM »
How much will it be worth? £5m?

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #57 on: June 08, 2019, 10:19:27 AM »
Every bloody transfer these days is an "undisclosed fee". Chances of them telling us how much a sponsorhip deal is would be just about nil, I'd have thought.

Offline E I Adio

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #58 on: June 08, 2019, 07:05:50 PM »
Tom Watson speaks:

"--- Another case in point comes with the announcement that W88 (who, you might ask) are to be the new shirt sponsor for promoted Aston Villa. W88 is an obscure online gambling online gambling company based in the Philippines. They are also one of the companies who have failed to donate 0.1% of their revenue to GambleAware, as recommended by the Gambling Commission. Last season they paid an estimated £10million to sponsor Wolves, but only gave £250 to GambleAware.

It's another shocking example of a UK licence being used as a platform for offshore operators to use the reputation of British sport as a marketing tool for their own domestic audience - where the benefits of the UK market are enjoyed but nothing is given back to address the harm that is caused. This situation simply has to change."

Offline Ads

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Re: New sponsor
« Reply #59 on: June 08, 2019, 07:11:35 PM »
£10m would be double our largest sponsorship deal.

 


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