I believe that Engage paid 1.2 million a year to sponsor Superleague......I also believe that a sick puppy of a Union side in Saracens have managed to wrangle a 1.5 million a year deal...I doubt the RFU or the owners of Sarries give a flying what anyone calls their competition or clubs.....just so long as they continue to count the cash.

Foxy Bingo are the bingo partner of SL....the naming rights sponsor has yet to be announced and I suspect that whomever it is, will have paid more than Stobbarts did in 2012......and as sure as night follows day, most on here will have an opinion as to their suitability!

I know - I've got one from the latter and rather natty it is too.

The fact remains - RU and RL are spectated by completely different socio-economic groups, so the Bollinger SL isn't likely to happen in our lifetimes; some might argue that it never should, given that many of the things that people value about RL is derived from its northern, working class beginnings.

The constant comparisons between RU and RL sponsorship and income levels are tiresome and pointless.

Whether its Bollinger or Blue Nun, its pretty irrelevant. Its what they pay that matters.

If premium brands were the aim, then the Champions League would be sponsored by Bentley and not Ford, Crystal and not Heineken, and Coutts & Co rather than Mastercard and Unicredit.

So once again, I'll ask YOU to tell us what they should do ?

You seem really good at pointing out that our ' regionalism ' is the problem ( no 5hit Sherlock ) but you dont seem to have an alternative strategy

' Re brand ' as what?

I expect it does, given that the terraces are hardly packed with the affluent London types who will presumably replace us in your ever so carefully thought out new world order?

This can be an interesting discussion, with some thought-provoking contributions from intelligent, well-informed posters; then there's you.

Terraces?

That's interesting, because Maximuscle don't pay any of their teams of ambassadors for their sponsorship and instead, simply provide them with an endless supply of free product.

Remind me what was wrong with the Stobart deal again?

Why was the Stobart deal for three years but terminated after one year?
I have not seen what the explanation was anywhere.

Figure of speech - it's where us poor, flat cap wearing, bingo playing northerners were brought up watching our RL.

Could you take your Whippets onto the Terraces?

No - they had a whippet park outside; ferrets were allowed though, provided they stayed inside your trousers at all times.

So CC sponsor announced at wembley tomorrow but most of the press have NOT been invited.....according to rugby press this morning.

That sounds fair.

links?

This is from todays League Weekly describing Foxy Bingo and a new idea from the RFL. Pick away more holes chaps! https://twitter.com/ashsh/status/293325401802031104 (I cant credit whoever wrote this story as there is no byline.)

This is from todays League Weekly describing Foxy Bingo and a new idea from the RFL. Pick away more holes chaps! https://twitter.com/ashsh/status/293325401802031104 (I cant credit whoever wrote this story as there is no byline.)

Can't link to a newspaper. Can't remember which of the two it is in and i can't be bothered getting them out of the car at the mo

Quote ="Ande"This is from todays League Weekly describing Foxy Bingo and a new idea from the RFL. Pick away more holes chaps! https://twitter.com/ashsh/status/293325401802031104 (I cant credit whoever wrote this story as there is no byline.)'" Granada and Yorkshire TV....................That'll dispel any northern game stereotypes then

Quote ="Ande"This is from todays League Weekly describing Foxy Bingo and a new idea from the RFL. Pick away more holes chaps! https://twitter.com/ashsh/status/293325401802031104 (I cant credit whoever wrote this story as there is no byline.)'" Granada and Yorkshire TV....................That'll dispel any northern game stereotypes then

You are reading this thread on the virtual?

I think without doubt, in the last couple of years, sle/rfl have shown signs of crawling back into its northern bubble

Soup-erb!

This kind of sponsorship is fine but there is mushroom for improvement.

That joke has left me broth-ing at the mouth.

released with consume.....t ease!!


Another Ian Lenegan production.......get the man in fat boys job.

At what point was it ever out of it, all a mirage/self indulgent fantasy created in the minds of people like SmokeyTA