So maybe the RFL aren't as daft as people think.

Although I really do think there should be a SL logo on the shirts

In a nutshell.

Stobart are only title sponsors. That's it.

Previously, title sponsors had a lock out of everything: refs shirts, post pads, boards around the ground, etc. Apparently even the sleeve sponsors are open to new advertising (Heinz Big Soup). We are getting more money from new places as well as what we've got from Stobart... and people are STILL complaining about it!

How people can complain that the Stobart deal us rubbish AND complain that they aren't sponsoring EVERYTHING is beyond me!

Engage are no longer sponsors of any kind they just havent changed the branding as yet.

This can be seen as they are no longer featured as RFL sponsors on the superleague website

Stobart aren't on the site either. We are talking about SL sponsorship not RFL partners.

you do realise that RLfans still quotes it as ENGAGE SUPER LEAGUE?

maybe the moderators are too busy peddling self righteous left wing dogma on the Sin Bin to realise?

Stobart offered a million pounds worth of Europe-wide advertising instead, which is much better than £750k of anyones money.

The RFL rang engage last Wednesday to ask permission to use the post protectors this weekend. I imagine they are sorting out someone else to sponsor the new ones. Heinz tins or Iron Bru cans maybe?

Apart from the left hand corner at the top

Lets hope the RFL have got it all in hand! Think it would be better for clubs to sort out sponsorship of post protectors themselves, could tie in with local sponsors or main sponsor.

Not a bad shout.

They do (or did). But Sky games have always had the SL sponsors on the pads.

At the moment though, I do agree you wouldn't really know it was the Stobart SL. They don't have the blanket sponsor coverage that previous sponsors have had. If it gets us more money in the end, then it's a good deal really!

A bit shoddy though that we haven't managed to sort out post pads though. Plain ones would have been better than using last year's sponsored ones!

Didn't know that, presumed when someone said rhinos had engage pads on last night the RFL supplied them!

Cas have PROBIZ on our pads.

Clubs are waiting for Stobart branding I've been told today

Im actually not really surprised. I mean, the whole deal seamed to be done too close to the season and it's not something that you can produce over night and get shipped out. Although, you would have hoped they could have rushed a few through for the Sky games