Shameless Money Grabbing (2 Viewers)

[Nick]

Is it really shameless money grabbing to get the extra sponsors for the Arsenal game?

The club choosing a Far-East gambling firm as shirt sponsor for the Arsenal game – shameless money-grabbing, and a sign of how far we’ve fallen.

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/sponsors-showed-best-worst-coventry-7111378?

 

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[Jack Griffin]

Well even if it wasn't then it tells the lie to this bit

Highlight of the season

The club choosing The Grace Research Fund as shirt ‘sponsor’ – a rare touch of class and altruism.

Was it an altruistic move, I think not, it was just the only option open & a commercial sponsor would have been chosen in preference if anyone had offered.

 

[chickentikkamasala]

Is it really shameless money grabbing to get the extra sponsors for the Arsenal game?



http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/sponsors-showed-best-worst-coventry-7111378?

You tell us Nick, what do you think?

 

[torchomatic]

Personally, I think Newcastle being sponsored by Wonga is a lot worse than a one-off for a big game.

 

[torchomatic]

Can't see the issue myself. Isn't the whole of football "money grabbing" nowadays?

Is it really shameless money grabbing to get the extra sponsors for the Arsenal game?



http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/sponsors-showed-best-worst-coventry-7111378?

 

[Nick]

You tell us Nick, what do you think?

I wouldn't say it was shameless money grabbing, it was the club trying to make money with nothing shameless about it.

 

[covcity4life]

sounds like smart thing to do?

 

[No future with SISU]

Is it really shameless money grabbing to get the extra sponsors for the Arsenal game?
As the football league have given them an award for promoting familys/children to come to games it shows gambling can be made family friendly.


http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/sponsors-showed-best-worst-coventry-7111378?

 

[Ian1779]

Is it really shameless money grabbing to get the extra sponsors for the Arsenal game?



http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/sport-opinion/sponsors-showed-best-worst-coventry-7111378?

The man is clearly a tit.

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

Two points

a) I have just liked two Torchy posts in a single thread, something that has never happened before.

b) I finally fixed my lawnmower after a month of many failed attempts

 

[covcity4life]

Two points

a) I have just liked two Torchy posts in a single thread, something that has never happened before.

b) I finally fixed my lawnmower after a month of many failed attempts

long time no see rev, are you still a raging psycho frothing at the mouth?

 

[skyblueinBaku]

b) I finally fixed my lawnmower after a month of many failed attempts

I've a few problems with my lawnmower, Rev. Would you have a go at fixing it?

 

[Jack Griffin]

Two points

a) I have just liked two Torchy posts in a single thread, something that has never happened before.

b) I finally fixed my lawnmower after a month of many failed attempts

What are the chances of that!

Ooooohh.. I might go off Harry Hill, Vile supporter!!!

 

[John_Silletts_Nose]

Looks like a sensible move by the club/SISU to make some more additional money out of the windfall from the FA Cup

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

long time no see rev, are you still a raging psycho frothing at the mouth?

Only late saturday nights

 

[The Reverend Skyblue]

I've a few problems with my lawnmower, Rev. Would you have a go at fixing it?

If it breaks down in the summer I am going to bash it to death with a baseball bat, and i'll put the video on youtube, if my daughter can show me how to that

 

[oscillatewildly]

Probably no more shameless than back in '87 when the club sold 1987/88 season tkts early with the guarantee of a cup final tkt when you purchased one.
It used to be known as a "results game", but as a couple of posters have already pointed out, it is very much a "money game". Especially when a windfall occurs, as in both those episodes.

 

[stupot07]

Don't stoke city and Fulham have betting companies as sponsors?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - so please excuse any spelling or grammar errors

 

[skybluetony176]

I don't have a problem with the one off sponsor for the arsenal game. I'd even go as far as saying it displays good business sense to cash on the opportunity.

Thing is, it's consistent bad decision making (ie lack of business sense, where what's best for the club and not sisu's investors is concerned) that put us in such a ridiculous position where we had the option. We should have had a full time paying sponsor from day one of the season right until the last game of the season. The fact that nobody found us an attractive option isva failure.

 

[bigfatronssba]

Nothing wrong with it at all.

However, let's not kid ourselves. Allowing the charity to have their names on the shirts was purely because no one else would sponsor them.

 

[shmmeee]

Nothing wrong with it at all.

However, let's not kid ourselves. Allowing the charity to have their names on the shirts was purely because no one else would sponsor them.

And of course, wasn't actually the club's decision, but CBRE's.

It was shameless money grabbing, in that they didn't show any shame, and they were grabbing money. You could argue about whether shame was needed, of course.

Out of interest: do we know how much the club got from sponsorship this season compared to other seasons?

 

[Sky Blue Dal]

Is it shameless? I would say no.

But

Its a shame why they couldn't find a space on the shirt to add Grace research fund logo. Surely it wouldn't have caused any problem with 12Bet if they did.

 

[Astute]

What are the chances of that!

Ooooohh.. I might go off Harry Hill, Vile supporter!!!

Used to have lots of vile supporters but not the club I would call Vile. Similar colours though

 

[oldskyblue58]

Perfectly sensible thing to do in my opinion what club would turn it down? I don't see his problem with it. Surely any sensible business would seek to maximise all its income streams ..............:thinking about:

I thought the Grace name on the kit was only supposed to have been for a month or two anyway and the club didn't actually receive anything

 

[Jack Griffin]

Used to have lots of vile supporters but not the club I would call Vile. Similar colours though

Derrr... I only looked at the colours & not the badge. My bad.

 

[wingy]

Perfectly sensible thing to do in my opinion what club would turn it down? I don't see his problem with it. Surely any sensible business would seek to maximise all its income streams ..............:thinking about:

I thought the Grace name on the kit was only supposed to have been for a month or two anyway and the club didn't actually receive anything

Indeed !!

For £24M according to Daniel Gidney