Free pizzas...LOL

Rugby league in this country is an utter joke

First time I’m agreeing with you Stephron. Did they learn nothing from Stobart.

There half price Mon Tues Wed

Or you could get them for free if you agree to advertise them on TV!

Obviously not!!! Its the kind of deal amateur teams have. I know Widnes St Maries had one with red bull. Free cans of red bull for a bit of sponsorship

A new low for Rugby League in the UK.

The idea this could lead to a financial deal later down the line is laughable.

You start at the bottom and you will stay at the bottom.

Seriously celebrating free pizza for players and staff is nothing short of a joke.

I bet Sky have just looked down the back of the sofa for the shrapnel for the next TV deal!

Yeah. A former NFL sponsor chooses to sponsor RL terrible. Get a reality check. This is a good sponsor.

Quote ="wigsey"Yeah. A former NFL sponsor chooses to sponsor RL terrible. Get a reality check. This is a good sponsor.'" Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests

Quote ="wigsey"Yeah. A former NFL sponsor chooses to sponsor RL terrible. Get a reality check. This is a good sponsor.'" Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" That’s amore

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" That’s amore

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" It's crazy how anyone can see this as a positive. Microsoft could sponsor Super League but if their was no finance involved and all they were offering was players free xbox consoles to players it wouldn't be very good.

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" It's crazy how anyone can see this as a positive. Microsoft could sponsor Super League but if their was no finance involved and all they were offering was players free xbox consoles to players it wouldn't be very good.

you can have my slice, fill your belly

It makes the AB Sundecks cup seem like a bit of a coup for our game (no offence Derek)

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" Aha I should have looked up the story. Good sponsor. Valuing the Rugby League product at effectively zero in the same way as the Stobart fiasco is however shockingly bad business.

Quote ="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" Aha I should have looked up the story. Good sponsor. Valuing the Rugby League product at effectively zero in the same way as the Stobart fiasco is however shockingly bad business.

Unfortunately the game here is run by amateurs.

The best thing which could happen is the NRL buying SL.

Pandemic or no pandemic anyone can sell fivers for a pound.
Pitch side sponsorship and mentions on all video content for free pizzas?

Yeah I can see that the RFL will have an easy time negotiating a "financially rewarding arrangement" come the end of the season.

Free pizzas in the gym?

Sorted.

Ah I wonder what Joe Westerman’s training regime was.

Are they fresh pizzas or frozen ones?

Not even good pizzas either (though probably better than Domino's, whose bases seem to be made out of pure sugar and salt)

Surely that will depend on the product being marketed by the RFL.

That's odd, I thought Nigel had left the RFL?

Two things.
Firstly it's a Super League deal, not an RFL one; I wish people would learn this difference before going off on completely the wrong people.

Secondly, I don't think it's a terrible deal. Most of the SL club changing rooms I've seen have pizzas in there post-game, they are a pretty good way of getting calories back into the players. The clubs between them will be spending tens of thousands on the things over the course of a season, money they no longer need to spend. It's no different to the official energy drink supplier type of deals all clubs have, no money actually changes hands in these deals and you chuck them a bit of minor sponsorship of relatively limited value in exchange. But Rugby League fans for some reason don't like to live in the real world of how hard it is to get commercial deals these days and how in particular difficult it is for a regional sport with strong brand values but limited recognition like Rugby League.

What? It’s not a terrible deal? Quite right. It’s a shocking deal. We have bent over for papa johns who get national exposure for the price of a few pizzas.

It’s embarrassing

Papa johns have got the cheapest advertising ever and will no doubt be laughing at our sport.

Can you imagine rugby union signing a deal like this? Of course not, would never happen.

It may have excaped your attention but Rugby League is not rugby union.
Deal with the world as it is, not some fantasy world where sponsorship is easy to come by. This deal is proabably valued around £75k-£100k in exchange for some minor secondary exposure. The way the f3ckwit fringe have gone off you'd have thought PJ's had been given title sponsorship and all-round stadium branding. They don't have a clue about how Rugby League, or sporting, marketing deals work.