I can get on board with most of that sentiment.

The club should, at least, declare how much of any income will be donated. In fact, I have a hazy recollection that you might have a legal obligation to do so if you're going to use the charitable donation as part of your marketing. It's not specific knowledge though, just a hazy recollection which could easily as be from an episode of the Apprentice than a Legal precedent.

Where we differ is I don't see a problem with a commercial organisation profiting from the same endeavours that also profit the charity as long as they're open about it. Otherwise, commercial organisations might stop getting involved and then woe betide us if it's left to the government to actually organize and fund these many worthwhile causes

You have said you have an issue with a commercial entity benefiting from charitable efforts. That is why I brought up the replica shirts. You didn't mention it at that time and it's the same scenario.

i see they are now advertising for us to bid for the shirts on the Leeds website

There are 7+ players on there with Delaney up to £200 -not bad if you only have to give £5 to charity

now added to all t'pink shirts.....100% of monies raised will be split between cancer research uk and macmillan cancer......

mebbe just should have said that to start with eh.......!

Well thats a nice resolution then.

Presumably they have been waiting for a senior management decision - kudos all round and two very deserving causes.

Alls well that ends well then.

Thank you everyone who commented on the pink shirt, just to confirm that all proceeds from the players shirts will be split between Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. In an effort to get the shirts on sale as quickly as possible and indicate that monies from the sale would be going to the good causes, initially it said that a percentage will be going to the charities. However, having got clarification from the board that they are happy for all money to go to the good causes we have now clarified this before any item has been sold. As we were unable to get clarification at the time, I felt that was a better way to go than say all of the money would go to the charities and then say it would be a percentage after people had placed their bids. A big thank you to everyone who has placed a bid so far.

Hope with that news that they go on to obtain some huge prices.

Total bids for all items currently at just over £800 with several days still to go...

The club are to be congratulated for their efforts aren't they Mr Field?

I did as soon as I read it, see previous page just before your last post, and stay awake at the back or I'll open a window.

Has everyone calmed down now

hope they raise a large amount....quite so Mr Field.....quite so

wonder what our lovely Sinny's shirt woulda got if it hadn't been a prize in a draw.......

personally I would have sold me whippets to get hold of it.........

he certainly did look lovely in it....

Depends if you believe the statement from the club or see it as a lame attempt to cover their tracks.

I'm undecided

Seems a reasonable enough explanation mate tbf!
Lets hope they raise plenty for the respective charities.

Great news that all the proceeds are going to the charities. Sadly I haven't got the funds behind me to place any kind of meaningful bid!