It makes the AB Sundecks cup seem like a bit of a coup for our game (no offence Derek)

Quote puroresu_boy="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" Aha I should have looked up the story. Good sponsor. Valuing the Rugby League product at effectively zero in the same way as the Stobart fiasco is however shockingly bad business.

Quote puroresu_boy="puroresu_boy"Lol did the nfl recieve free Pizza instead of money? No it was a $5 mil per year for three years. Oh and they got booted from the NFL. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... m-protests'" Aha I should have looked up the story. Good sponsor. Valuing the Rugby League product at effectively zero in the same way as the Stobart fiasco is however shockingly bad business.

Unfortunately the game here is run by amateurs.

The best thing which could happen is the NRL buying SL.

Pandemic or no pandemic anyone can sell fivers for a pound.
Pitch side sponsorship and mentions on all video content for free pizzas?

Yeah I can see that the RFL will have an easy time negotiating a "financially rewarding arrangement" come the end of the season.

Free pizzas in the gym?

Sorted.

Ah I wonder what Joe Westerman’s training regime was.

Are they fresh pizzas or frozen ones?

Not even good pizzas either (though probably better than Domino's, whose bases seem to be made out of pure sugar and salt)

Surely that will depend on the product being marketed by the RFL.

That's odd, I thought Nigel had left the RFL?

Two things.
Firstly it's a Super League deal, not an RFL one; I wish people would learn this difference before going off on completely the wrong people.

Secondly, I don't think it's a terrible deal. Most of the SL club changing rooms I've seen have pizzas in there post-game, they are a pretty good way of getting calories back into the players. The clubs between them will be spending tens of thousands on the things over the course of a season, money they no longer need to spend. It's no different to the official energy drink supplier type of deals all clubs have, no money actually changes hands in these deals and you chuck them a bit of minor sponsorship of relatively limited value in exchange. But Rugby League fans for some reason don't like to live in the real world of how hard it is to get commercial deals these days and how in particular difficult it is for a regional sport with strong brand values but limited recognition like Rugby League.

What? It’s not a terrible deal? Quite right. It’s a shocking deal. We have bent over for papa johns who get national exposure for the price of a few pizzas.

It’s embarrassing

Papa johns have got the cheapest advertising ever and will no doubt be laughing at our sport.

Can you imagine rugby union signing a deal like this? Of course not, would never happen.