Shirt Sponsor 23/24 - BK8

[LeeB]

Yes, to make up for all the empty seats

[Monty]

BK8 was previously axed by Norwich City in the summer of 2021 over sexually provocative adverts. The brand apologised and has since attempted to remarket itself, announcing partnerships with Crystal Palace, Burnley and Huddersfield.

Sound like a lovely company. Do the club no longer have any morals or standards? Are we really that desperate for dodgy money

We've hit bedrock.

[Clark W Griswold]

I would not be bothered if as a country we ban all booze, illegal drugs, gambling, and smoking (including vapes).

Ban illegal drugs?

I think he means banning making drugs illegal. Each to their own i suppose.

[Monty]

I would not be bothered if as a country we ban all booze, illegal drugs, gambling, and smoking (including vapes).

Ban illegal drugs?

I think he means banning making drugs illegal. Each to their own i suppose.

Either that or he really seems to think the current Afghan social model has something going for it.

[bob]

A gambling firm? Oh no!

A sausage used in an advert? Oh no!

Did you look at the link to the adverts further up the thread?

I hope you’re not okay with the use of young women barely older than girls to sell products.

I can only access the casino.org article, which under closer inspection shows a woman enjoying a chocolate-covered banana, rather than a highly suggestive hotdog-eating competition as the image caption describes.

The caption points out this is a separate campaign to the pictures on the right which shows some adult women lying around doing not a lot.

[Simon Page]

Having not bought a Villa shirt since Woodhall was hawking knock-offs via the inside back cover of some magazine or other, I'd stopped noticing sponsors. Just seen Moreno holding up a shirt and realised it looks like a darts top. I expect the Electric Avenue car knacker yard to be down near the arse on the back and Lambert & Butler shifting cancer sticks via the belly button. How many logos do we need before we can compete with the Stevenages of this world?

Mark sponsors down as reason 16,037 I hate modern football. May as well just have ISIS plastered across our tits.

[Sexual Ealing]

I would not be bothered if as a country we ban all booze, illegal drugs, gambling, and smoking (including vapes).

Ban illegal drugs?

I think he means banning making drugs illegal. Each to their own i suppose.

Either that or he really seems to think the current Afghan social model has something going for it.

I would ban the God-fearing folks of Dudley from stopping the rest of the world having fun. But then I'm a woke lefty fascist.

[Brazilian Villain]

Mark sponsors down as reason 16,037 I hate modern football. May as well just have ISIS plastered across our tits.

Well, as long as the logo was plain white (similar to Acorns and Cazoo) and not too large or obtrusive.

[Simon Page]

Fellow subtle and unobtrusive types. I suspect they'd only hint at male domination in their logo.

[Louzie0]

I don't think there is anything wrong with gambling sponsors.

What I wonder is why we are poking around at the BK8 end of the gambling sponsor market.

Picking up on your comment re ‘What I wonder is why we are poking around at the BK8 end of the gambling sponsor market’. Which firms would you think would be more appropriate for Villa to approach and would a sudden improvement in fortunes in the League upen a few more doors?

I was rather irritated when I read about the BK8 / Norwich experience, which is why I’m asking. Why would our club want to be associated with anything like this kind of publicity, years ago or not? There have to be better betting business options for sponsoring our club.

The better we do, the more exposure we get, the more appealing we are to sponsors, the higher profile sponsors look at us. Look at the sponsors of the top clubs, none of them are gambling industry. BK8 are not a big player even in the gambling industry, so will not have paid much for the right to be associated with us.

It just surprises me that, despite our new clued up commercial overlords, we're still attracting unimpressive small-fry sponsors.
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Thanks, I agree that it’s a bit of a mystery, put in the NSWE context.

[algy]

I would not be bothered if as a country we ban all booze, illegal drugs, gambling, and smoking (including vapes).

Ban illegal drugs?

Yeah, that'll stop the fuckers from taking them!

[Beard82]

I don't think there is anything wrong with gambling sponsors.

What I wonder is why we are poking around at the BK8 end of the gambling sponsor market.

Picking up on your comment re ‘What I wonder is why we are poking around at the BK8 end of the gambling sponsor market’. Which firms would you think would be more appropriate for Villa to approach and would a sudden improvement in fortunes in the League upen a few more doors?

I was rather irritated when I read about the BK8 / Norwich experience, which is why I’m asking. Why would our club want to be associated with anything like this kind of publicity, years ago or not? There have to be better betting business options for sponsoring our club.

The better we do, the more exposure we get, the more appealing we are to sponsors, the higher profile sponsors look at us. Look at the sponsors of the top clubs, none of them are gambling industry. BK8 are not a big player even in the gambling industry, so will not have paid much for the right to be associated with us.

It just surprises me that, despite our new clued up commercial overlords, we're still attracting unimpressive small-fry sponsors.

Thanks, I agree that it’s a bit of a mystery, put in the NSWE context.
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My concern would not be so much the owners - but the commercial team they have put in place. 

I am not convince that CP "gets" certain things

[AV82EC]

I’d agree with that. I realise in a post covid world the sponsorship opportunities are probably limited, the fact we aren’t in Europe is also a drawback but the fact our commercial team seem to swoon with delight every time some two bit betting company shows us a bit of ankle is ever so slightly worrying. Then again if they’re paying what we think it’s worth then 🤷🏼‍♂️. I must admit in an NSWE world I’d be expecting something a bit more blue chip.

[KevinGage]

Mark sponsors down as reason 16,037 I hate modern football. May as well just have ISIS plastered across our tits.

If they had ISIS in a white font, Mita Copiers-style, I could live with it.

[Simon Page]

Maybe not if we have a black third shirt. Bad optics.