Hi,

I have been asked by the club if we will be doing a sponsorship from RAB again. Would people be interested?

What I have been told is that sponsorships are available in 3 bands:

£500 (for players expected to be fringe players)
£750 (for players expected to be regulars)
£1,000 (for 'star' players - likely to be high try or goal scorers)

As we sponsored Matt Diskin in 2014, we would have had first refusal on him this time, but as he has retired, we can have our choice of any of the new signings (though some may have been snapped up by the time we confirm), or we can find out who else is available.

I believe that the terms are the same as were offered last year, i.e. we would get a signed shirt from the player (Matt Diskin's went, by majority decision, to Debaser, for use at the school in which he teaches) and contributors would be able to obtain a pass to attend one match in the Coral Stand. We did not take up the latter option last year, but it should be available for 2015.

In the past, we have also looked at the sponsorship of Academy players, but my experience has been that the club wants to get the senior player sponsorships out of the way first, so I think we will have to address that later on, if we are interested.

So, for now, if you want to be involved, could you please copy and paste the list that I start below, adding your name, into a new post:

1. MDF

Could you also please let me know if there is any player or type of player from the 30 that you would like us to try to sponsor. For my part, I would prefer us to sponsor a fringe player who was an Academy product. If we raise more than the money needed, I would prefer to put it toward a second fringe player, or eventual sponsorship of an Academy player.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump

Happy with idea of sponsoring home grown academy fringe fellow mi lad.

Aye that.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark

We're in.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus

...I should have said that I'm assuming we will contribute £20 per person again. Are people happy with that?

I'm in agree with MDF

I'm in agree with MDF

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman

I agree with everything that's been suggested above.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm

I'm in agree with MDF

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullinenemyland

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye

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1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
Strongly agree that we sponsor someone who's come through the Academy-- and £20 is fine by me

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
10. Debaser
11. Mrs Debaser

Bullinenemyland seems to have been elbowed out, so I have added back in:

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
10. Debaser
11. Mrs Debaser
12. Bullinenemyland

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
10. Debaser
11. Mrs Debaser
12. Bullinenemyland
13. Nothus

I'm happy with whoever we sponsor.

That's a formidable starting lineup!

I'm slightly nervous to be occupying the full-back berth. How do you feel about scrum half?

So you're the elusive scrumhalf? I'm happy with the wing spot. People do say I'm like a slow, short and crap vaikona. With the only caveat being that this similarity only applies if he were also dead.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
10. Debaser
11. Mrs Debaser
12. Bullinenemyland
13. Nothus
14. Rambull1967

Subs bench for me... Impact player!!!

I'm happy with whoever we sponsor.

Mat and his missus, formidable centre/wing partnership

I'll be the first 6ft 6inch hooker. God help the props

Me and Bullseye....

It does not look good.

I agree with everyone. Put me in.

Once again, thanks for shouldering the burden.

1. MDF
2. Pumpetypump
3. Ferocious Aardvark
4. Mat
5. Mats missus
6. Minorman
7. dddooommm
8. Bullseye
9. Bullnorthern
10. Debaser
11. Mrs Debaser
12. Bullinenemyland
13. Nothus
14. Rambull1967
15. flip floP
16. Vbfg
17. Bully_boxer