Shirt Sponsor 23/24 - BK8

[kippaxvilla2]

We’ve never been able to attract the cream of shirt sponsors.  Rovers were shit cars.  Davenports was shit beer.  Mita copiers everyone had a Xerox.  Muller maybe?  But everyone preferred Ski.  Same as everton with Hafnia and the like.

[LeeB]

We’ve never been able to attract the cream of shirt sponsors.  Rovers were shit cars.  Davenports was shit beer.  Mita copiers everyone had a Xerox.  Muller maybe?  But everyone preferred Ski.  Same as everton with Hafnia and the like.

Hopefully the curse of sponsoring us then going under will continue with this lot, and with any luck spread to every other betting firm

[PaulWinch again]

Aston Villa have agreed a multi-year partnership with BK8, which sees the brand join as the new Principal and Front of Shirt Partner.

Urgh.

Urgh indeed.

[VILLA MOLE]

God our sponsorship has made the News on Radio 5 Live ,  great start for them

[Bobby Boy]

A bad day for our club. We should be nowhere near endorsing a betting or gambling company and I couldn't care less what anyone else does.

A grubby deal.

[Axl Rose]

Wanky sponsor

[Dazvillain]

Announced Trade Nation as official sleeve sponsor now.

[chrisw1]

We knew this some time ago didn't we?  Why all the hand-wringing now?

[Dogtanian]

I hate gambling and would love to see it gone from sports.

But, I find it funny how everyone ignores the fact that we were already sponsored by gambling companies anyway and have been for years.

Sky use coverage of our matches to sell SkyBet and sell advertising slots for our matches to other gambling companies. That money then comes to us through their rights payments.

When we were in the Championship the prize money came from SkyBet.

We, and every other club, is already neck deep in it. The only difference here is that the filthy cash isn’t first being washed by another party first.

[Brazilian Villain]

We knew this some time ago didn't we?  Why all the hand-wringing now?

Yeah, it's already been discussed ad nauseam. Dogtanian also makes some good points above.

[chrisw1]

Yep, good post Doggy.

[Chico Hamilton III]

“ BK8 EMEA Managing Director Michael Gatt, said: “We are really delighted to be able to announce our support for local charities as part of our exciting new partnership with Aston Villa. Being able to give something back to the supporters for their dedication is a hugely significant part of the reason we want to be involved with a prestigious institution, which is what Aston Villa Football Club are.

“As a brand working in football for the last few years, we have committed to working closely with our partners’ local community initiatives and ensure we continue our commitment to delivering on our ambitions in this area.”

I didn’t realise it was a charity that’s sponsoring us.I thought it was one of those grubby, opaque gambling organisations.

What a relief

[kippaxvilla2]

Local gambling charities?!

[Drummond]

We knew this some time ago didn't we?  Why all the hand-wringing now?

Maybe because it's now been confirmed and announced formally. And because no matter what, it's fucking shit. And given it's on a dedicated thread, it seems like a good place to continue saying gambling is dangerous and shouldnt' be our sponsor.


On a separate note, the kids will be happy with their shirts looking different to their heroes again.

[montague]

Surprisingly awful decision by the club and we deserve the media shit coming our way. I would suggest that you don't buy the shirts and donate a third of what you save to charity so they dont miss out.