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Produced or not, if the sponsorship deal suddenly ends then wouldn't be advertising them on our shirts.Virgin Trains losing the ECML contract probably means an end at some point soon to our deal with them as it was clearly the reason for them pursuing it.It's okay saying maybe it'll be good if we don't have a shirt sponsor but in addition to the money it brings in for us the newly designed shirts would not look good with no sponsor as there's a big gap in the 'hoops' and to fit it in.
I despair, I really do. Do you not think that DRFC would have factored everything in to the ongoing situation? I would bet they have.
Quote from: silent majority on May 16, 2018, 08:03:03 pmI despair, I really do. Do you not think that DRFC would have factored everything in to the ongoing situation? I would bet they have.Dunno, you’d have thought that the club would have factored everything into loaning a player to a relegation rival, including a recall clause. Yet that didn’t happen. Perhaps they’re a bit more savvy these days though.
Virgin Cross Country will still call at Doncaster as it did before it got the NE franchise.
Quote from: deebee on May 17, 2018, 08:54:01 amVirgin Cross Country will still call at Doncaster as it did before it got the NE franchise.They won't because Virgin CrossCountry hasn't existed since 2007.Cross Country has been run and owned by Arriva since then.
Does anyone know who we're actually sponsored by? Is it Virgin Trains East Coast AKA EAST COAST MAIN LINE COMPANY LIMITED (http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/04659708) - i.e. the part that won't exist as of June 24th?Or is it Virgin Trains AKA West Coast Trains Limited (http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03007940)? Both have the same logos but are two different companies.Maybe the new operator (LNER) will inherit the sponsorship agreement?
Quote from: ditch_drfc on May 17, 2018, 11:14:50 amDoes anyone know who we're actually sponsored by? Is it Virgin Trains East Coast AKA EAST COAST MAIN LINE COMPANY LIMITED (http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/04659708) - i.e. the part that won't exist as of June 24th?Or is it Virgin Trains AKA West Coast Trains Limited (http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/03007940)? Both have the same logos but are two different companies.Maybe the new operator (LNER) will inherit the sponsorship agreement? Hopefully not. As much as I love the rovers I don't want my tax going towards any football team
Quote from: silent majority on May 16, 2018, 08:03:03 pmI despair, I really do. Do you not think that DRFC would have factored everything in to the ongoing situation? I would bet they have.Seems an odd thing to 'despair' at Martin.I think our shirt sponsor ceasing their operations is a reasonable point for people to ask, speculate about. You might be in a position that enables you to know the ins and outs of this particular deal, but the rest of us aren't.If Rovers have factored all this in, and there's nowt to worry about then great - but unless that is made public knowledge then surely you can see it's natural that people are going to be asking these pretty reasonable questions.
I would imagine it is highly unusual for a club to factor a company going bust (or similar) into a short sponsorship deal?
Quote from: VivaRovers on May 17, 2018, 04:49:51 pmQuote from: silent majority on May 16, 2018, 08:03:03 pmI despair, I really do. Do you not think that DRFC would have factored everything in to the ongoing situation? I would bet they have.Seems an odd thing to 'despair' at Martin.I think our shirt sponsor ceasing their operations is a reasonable point for people to ask, speculate about. You might be in a position that enables you to know the ins and outs of this particular deal, but the rest of us aren't.If Rovers have factored all this in, and there's nowt to worry about then great - but unless that is made public knowledge then surely you can see it's natural that people are going to be asking these pretty reasonable questions.Hi Glen, yes you're right, a bit of an overreaction from myself, and I blame the stinking migraine I had last night! However the initial reaction from some, which I find disappointing, is that everything is a negative and that the Rovers are always 'behind the curve' somewhat.It doesn't matter what the subject is the default position is we won't be good enough, or we'll take the cheap option, or something similar. It can be players, or budgets, or shirts, it really doesn't matter. I'm all for debate on any subject, but the negative position always holds sway on here.The position with the ECML didn't come out of the blue, its been up for discussion for many months, and there was an issue which would have to be resolved one way or the other. The commercial team at DRFC are very good in the deals they do. I trust them to have everything in hand.
Must've been West Brom then, I'm convinced a Premier League club with black and white stripes played with no sponsor at one point and since there's only two of them...
Quote from: RedJ on May 18, 2018, 09:14:00 amMust've been West Brom then, I'm convinced a Premier League club with black and white stripes played with no sponsor at one point and since there's only two of them... not black and white but I remember West ham covered their sponsor with squad numbers one season. Can't remember who the sponsor was though.
Oh piss off.