Dr Gloom 22150 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 any sponsor's got to be better than the bloody awful sports direct signage that's plastered around the ground on every available space. it's just so tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 I'm not doubting your right. What I'm doubting is the idea MA doesn't were the trousers at SD. In terms of strategy he absolutely wears the pants, but that's a hugely different thing to the run of the mill day to day business stuff of which sponsorship/marketing is a part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 any sponsor's got to be better than the bloody awful sports direct signage that's plastered around the ground on every available space. it's just so tacky. Most football sponsors are "tacky" outside of some of the blue-chips. It'll be a bookies and could well be tackier than SD - mark my words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22150 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Most football sponsors are "tacky" outside of some of the blue-chips. It'll be a bookies and could well be tackier than SD - mark my words. none are as bad as ours. the emirates is quite subtle actually. doesn't look that bad at all. ours is hideous in comparison. ours even makes the ricoh arena look classy ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 We've told PUMA to do one as well. Hope it's adidas, but even NIKE or UMBRO would be better than PUMA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bias 3 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Looks as though our recent good form has brought about some interested parties, being in Europe obviously helps too. Not fussed who it is as long as it brings in more £££. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It gets worse!!! It's fucking Sondico. Wankest brand ever, made shite keeper gloves in the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14053 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I had a pair of Sondico gloves You might as well have been playing in magic gloves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarStripes 0 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 It's going to be Sony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 £10m was the figure including unspecified bonus payments was it not. The base figure was never published, unless somebody knows better? It could be £2.50 for all we know. As always we have to wait for the annual report to get any hard facts, which leaves us two steps behind the truth all the time. It was 7.5m (published in the Times) plus add ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 It gets worse!!! It's fucking Sondico. Wankest brand ever, made shite keeper gloves in the 90s. What colour is their money ?? Unreal getting upset about "brands" I mean come on, really !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 wonder why.... http://www.sportsdirect.com/sondico Using that logic, it's going to be: http://www.sportsdirect.com/nike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14053 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 http://www.sportsdirect.com/golf Newcastle United Golf Club now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 http://www.sportsdirect.com/golf Newcastle United Golf Club now Take your pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Golddigga looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Yes but Ashley owns Sondico No "he" doesn't SD also have a world exclusive relationship with Nike and a purpose built "Nike Academy" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/life-with-mike-ashley-6264661.html Edited October 1, 2012 by Toonpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 The timing of the stadium renaming suggest otherwise. Unless you think Ashley woke up one morning last November and decided to change the name of the ground it seems obvious it was a long term objective and he waited until the going was good, rather than on the day we got relegated for example. I think he's maximised exposure for his brand regularly off the back of NUFC. Whether it's putting the club up for sale or taking it off the market or putting it up for sale again or taking it off the market again, putting a sign on the roof, putting a sign on the stand or changing the name of the stadium. All have been big news in the national press. Irrespective of how the league position might fluctuate, whatever Ashley does with Newcastle will have Sports Direct in the news, even if it's just a mention that he owns the company, the more intrinsically linked Sports Direct are to the move he makes, the more exposure his brand gets. Getting into Europe hasn't changed my view that this was a massive part of his motivation in buying the club and remains so. Ask anyone with a passing interest in Premier League football which company Mike Ashley owns, what percentage of them would be able to tell you? Far more than than would know which company Roman Abramovich owns, with Chelsea a far higher profile club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9948 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 I think he's maximised exposure for his brand regularly off the back of NUFC. Whether it's putting the club up for sale or taking it off the market or putting it up for sale again or taking it off the market again, putting a sign on the roof, putting a sign on the stand or changing the name of the stadium. All have been big news in the national press. Irrespective of how the league position might fluctuate, whatever Ashley does with Newcastle will have Sports Direct in the news, even if it's just a mention that he owns the company, the more intrinsically linked Sports Direct are to the move he makes, the more exposure his brand gets. Getting into Europe hasn't changed my view that this was a massive part of his motivation in buying the club and remains so. Ask anyone with a passing interest in Premier League football which company Mike Ashley owns, what percentage of them would be able to tell you? Far more than than would know which company Roman Abramovich owns, with Chelsea a far higher profile club. Aye, but you don't see Russian Mafia shops (alledgedly) on the highstreet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Aye, but you don't see Russian Mafia shops (alledgedly) on the highstreet. You haven't seen Eastern Promises have you? Get it watched. London is rife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Agree with Stevie. Sondico do the Port Vale shirts and his son runs the club. Edited October 1, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7171 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Better than Lonsdale or Slazenger! Apparently it has nothing to do with the Stadium naming rights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 ....Caulkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Sondico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Didn't Given have Sondico gloves? I was a keeper as a kid and bought some thinking it'll help me play like him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Fucking Sondico? I hope that's just a rumour. We gave Boro shite for looking like bamps with Errea, I think Sondico is even more bampish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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