: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:14 pm  

We want to be recognised as part of the Twickenham community don't we, well this is a pretty good way as far as I'm concerned. If no one will pay us some serious money that will impact on our finances then this is the next best option so Im with HKB.
I guess this is a permanent way of putting our profile in the face of a lot of people in the community - a lot of locals usually work at the Uni Im sure, so local awareness and discussion is increased. Small steps folks are better than none at all As my Economics lecturer kept telling me, think of the multiplier effect on the market you reach. In RL terms if we get maybe 200 people working and associated with St Mary's aware that they have a Rugby League team on their doorstep. Some may come but they will all make conversation with other contacts in the pub etc. and local awareness will increase manyfold. As someone posted on another thread, an Aussie guy who lived in Twickenham didn't know we played RL here until he saw it advertised when passing the ground. We need to make everyone in Twickenham & Richmond especially aware that we are here on their doorstep and that we have great entertainment on offer

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:23 pm  

What a surprise, Briali1 in his/her weekly post backing up someone criticising me.

Uhm Where is your name in Kendas post - I can't see it

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:26 pm  

Didn't people start moaning when we didn't have a shirt sponser?
Now we have one, get over it.
Some people were saying that they wanted to get St Marys to sponser us when we orginially talked about it, iirc.
Its not a big business making millions, at least we don't have bare shirts now

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:26 pm  

Didn't people start moaning when we didn't have a shirt sponser?
Now we have one, get over it.
Some people were saying that they wanted to get St Marys to sponser us when we orginially talked about it, iirc.
Its not a big business making millions, at least we don't have bare shirts now

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:29 pm  

deja VU

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:33 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

As pointed out by GF, a tie up with TNT would have been very lucrative.

It would, but then so would a deal with Heinz, Coca Cola and Cadbury but if they didn't want to do a deal then there is nothing we can do about it.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:41 pm  

I think the shirt deal is very positive. New place to be a part of , new people to deal with, young people/students who may come along out of interest and become life long fans (optimistic but it could happen), they could then bring friends etc Lets suck it and see - we have nothing to loose and a lot to gain. The options each businesses have to offer can only be positive.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:47 pm  

St Mary's College the new Leeds Carnegie.

Seriously though I think it could be good for you. I suspect there's not a lot of money in it, but it might bring some specialist input in terms of sports science, etc.. in an in kind way.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:50 pm  

LISTER

To someone not educated in sports sponsorship, what i wrote would be drivel!

Of course, Coca Cola, Heinz, Sky, GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone will never sponsor Quins.

i.e. £500,000 for 5,000 fans - not good maths or business sense!

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:54 pm  

It's a step in the right direction.

I found out about it from one of the London rags I picked up on a train this evening, they described it as ground breaking (probably cut and pasted from the PR - but still positive). Elsewhere there's a story about Sarries imploding so the owners can turn it into Sith Efrica Exiles RUFC, so things could be much, much worse.