I was going to say that too - they will have existing sponsors most likely. Also, with so many players leaving you'd suspect the existing sponsors would get first tilt at the incomers (assuming we actually get some beyond those already announced). But, to be honest, I suspect most folk would prefer to sponsor an up-and-coming junior anyway?

You can count me in. As a regular reader but not much of a poster on this board i think this is one of the most positive things i have seen. Halifax do something very similiar so it might be worth having a word with someone at the Shay or on the Halifax forum. Good luck and well done Wigan Bull.

Incidentally, I fully agree with picking a young player. That's definitely where fans should be aiming imo.

Regarding Bradfordians btw, Crossley is one of those too, as he used to live round the corner from me.

The good thing about this too is that if the young player that is chosen makes the first team and ends up going on to decent things, we have first dibs on the sponsorship due to having them the previous year.


As far as an amount goes, I'm pretty much fine with whatever the general opinion is. As long as it's not up above the ton mark!

True, when I spoke to the club about this yesterday they were very keen on a fans group sponsoring a player but did point out that excisting sponsors choose to keep sponsorships first before any are made available. But, if we keep in touch we can get a "heads up" on what is available, and that there will be some definate availablity with the new players and promoted juniors TBA (But we don't get full choice of the squad)

Up and coming players is a good way to go for me, Olibson, Whitehead, one of the Burgesssss if they get a first team shirt etc (would love Halley but I suspect we have little to no chance of that). But we need to be led by info from the club closer to the date as to who we are choosing from.

I also strongly agree it needs to be as simple as possible, and the lotto syndicate is a good analogy. I also like the idea of making cheques payable to the Bulls, could make things much simpler for Wigan Bull?

1. Wigan Bull
2. MDF
3. Bulltastic
4. Adeybull
5. Bullseye
6. Maccbull BBB
7. Duckman
8. tigertot
9. anarkik
10. beefy 1
11. Bradford Badger
12. shaggoth
13. Bluesky
14. Benjcake
15. steam pig
16. Jimmybull
17. Redeveready
18. ex Bulldog
19. Gare Girl
20. Cookie
21. vbfg
22. Ferocious Aardvark
23. debaser
24. af
25. childofthenorthern
26. Bully Boxer
27. DILLIGAF
28. cieranblonde
29. andy p
30.tristram
31. Flip Flop
32. Highlander
33. Northern Lad
34. Bullpower
35. Ewwenorfolk
36. Block5Bull
37. Snapper D
38. Bicesterbull

Young player for me too. It will also be our best chance to sponsor someone, the Burgess' would be excellent IMO.

I've emailed the club for further details and will report back ASAP with more info as I have it.

Stick me down too - quite happy to go up to £25 if needed. Getting close to 40 people now...

As far as picking the player (apologies if someone already suggested this and I've missed it).

Once we get a list of which players are available for sponsorship, we could see which of those are in the price range that was agreed upon, then just take a vote. If everyone who is contributing votes for their top 3, with first choice getting 3 points, second choice 2 points and third choice 1 point, then just collate those scores and see which player has most points. Go for that player, and if he has been snapped up since we found out the list, just pick the next best score and so on.

In the event of a tie, Wigan Bull gets deciding vote since he's co-ordinating it.

A young up and coming player would be perfect IMO. I will need to transfer my pledge to somebody's british account.

Whitehead or Donaldson would be good 'uns imo

put me down. great idea badger. I'd favour whitehead or local lad.

If people cannot send a cheque and can do paypal, I don't mind being the one they send it to, then I can write the cheque for the combined contributions (if the person has enough trust to do so obviously!).

Just one other thing that has occurred to me. What if we work out the contribution for everyone, and then one or more people don't fulfill the promise and don't send the money? We need some sort of contingency plan in place for that, as I don't think it would be practical for the others to then send a little more (not without ending up with shedloads of cheques). Perhaps if any haven't sent the money, we throw it open for someone else to take the place who maybe didn't put their name down the first time around? (The same plan would need to be in place in case any cheques bounce and the Bulls come to Wigs asking for the extra, we don't want him having to pay it!)




(I also think that's quite good typing for someone who's not entirely sober right now )

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