So it has been announced that It will be the Stobart Super League next season a full announcement due Wednesday, the meeting of the Club Chairmen must not have been convinced about Betfair, the website name had been registered about 12 days ago. There may have been a problem in France with betting.



Is there not a chance we can get in late with Betfair? to sponsor our shirts? there offices are close to TW2.

Do they have restrictions on betting firms out in France, I know the don't allow alcohol sponsors as main shirt sponsors.

Don't think we'd be asking for much, and I'd like to see a known name on the shirt, rather than an empty space, although some may have moral problems with a gambling company on the shirt, would we have to take them off the kids shirts like the football clubs do?

Big lorries going up and down the highways of Britain with livery in clubs colours would be a great advert for tgg.

Yes I am sure there is a ban in France, the reason the Club Chairman were asked to vote to see how many would not be happy to have Betfair on their jerseys, it did seem the offer may have been better than Stobart, though one time I heard they would put the logo on all their trucks which would be good PR if true. As you say there would be problems with kids shirts, my club West Ham are sponsored by SBOBET.com, but for a while we had The Bobby Moore Cancer Fund on the kids jerseys.

Saw this a couple of hours ago and better late than never with the announcement. And well done to Stobart for putting their money into our game. Now get Stobart Super League painted onto all your lories & spread the word.

Relieved something is in place for the security of the sport, couldn't care less who it is. There isn't a ban in France as far as I know, sorry if you perceive this as an attack jaybs.

Relieved something is in place for the security of the sport, couldn't care less who it is. Think Betfair would have been better for the profile of the sport. Little point discussing it with some of the simple folk on the VT who haven't even heard of a betting exchange but love lorries.

There isn't a ban in France as far as I know, sorry if you perceive this as an attack jaybs.

Not too sure how that happened

Why should it be an attack Dave? I agree it is good for the sport that there is now a major sponsor on board, ideal too that Widnes is the first TV Game?

Dave I'm only going by the notes for the meeting of the club chairman and that Gambling is a state monopoly in France and online betting firms are banned from seeking clients on French territory.

Oh you are probably quite right in that respect actually. Was thinking down the lines of smoking and alcohol. The advertising of gambling services isn't banned, bookmakers might not be allowed to advertise though owing to the Tote system there.

Para mutual. State owned

Personally I don't give a stuff how the sponsor name sounds although 'Silk Cut Challenge Cup' did have a certain (smoke) ring to it

Without Sky money since the SL began I doubt any club exist anyway.

Maybe we'll get on Channel 5

Is it True that the Stobart sponsorship is for "services only" and no cash? while Martin at Sport 360 was working hard on Betfair with a £1 million plus deal per season? some chairmen did not want to be associated with betting.

Either way it shows just how far off the cliff RL has fallen.

More interested in our own sponsorship at the moment. Although I will say the Stobart deal will be very visible.

The deal it is rumoured is 6 Stobart trucks per club in their colours and the rest with Stobart Super League Logo, it does not look as if any money is involved.

It is said the vote for Stobart was 5 for at meeting and 5 against, heard Catalan proxy vote carried it (we voted for) there was some disagreement that Widnes were too influential in decision, no one from St Helens, Warrington or Wigan attended??

Yes it is vital we have a sponsor, but if we voted for Stobart it looks doubtful we would go for Betfair?

Hilarious and embarrassing at the same time if all that is true.

Think their is cash involved but less than Betfair was offering.

There are two financial figures kicking around for Betfair, £1.25 million per season and one of around £950,000. Not heard of any money involved with Stobart but all will be revealed at the Press Launch at their Widnes HQ on Wednesday.

Have Broncos got a shirt/main Sponsor, why dont they give Betfair a tug,

Fairly local company head office in Stevenage, Obviously looking to get involved in rugby league, very forward thinking they have a great PR machine with Tony Calvin and a sport led customer base to tap into

If you are looking to get another one off road game there Stevenage base seems to make sense, tidy ground, good access routes for all

Seems to good to miss to having a crack out

You've clearly never been to their ground! But other than that I agree, does no harm to ask!

+1. It'd only take me 20 minutes to get there instead of the 1:30 it takes to get all the to The Stoop.

Agree 100%

Better to have no league sponsor than this embarrassment of a contra-deal

We give them nationwide exposure on sky and BBC and every news organisation in the country
We get our livery on a couple of trucks driven around Leicester Ipswich and lord knows where else that doesnt matter

The Betfair head office is in Hammersmith, its their call centre thats based in Stevenage .