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| Quote: Magic Superbeetle "Alternate view
To put "the largest energy outside the big 6" into context they have about 120,000 seemingly unhappy customers.
A quick Google will show you what their customers think of them.
They also came out with this classic earlier in the month
Quote: Magic Superbeetle "Will they be around in 3 years? Yes, they are in part owned by investment bank Morgan Stanley - they're not known for getting things wrong.
No figures have been announced (shocking for a business deal) the rumour is the value is around 750k - how much of that is cash and how much is sign on payments is a current matter of debate. I doubt the details will ever be fully known (again why would they?)'"
Not announcing how much you are being sponsored for[i is[/i shocking for a sponsorship deal. It's not a business deal but a sponsorship and if we has secured ££££millions they would be shouting it from the rooftops. You have to ask why the secrecy?
However poor customer service and idiotic statements like that don't concern me as I am not one of their customers.
What does is, is things like will they still be around in three years and how much cash can they inject?
Probably will be around in three years assuming all those unhappy customers do not desert them and despite having the incompetent Morgan Stanley as their investment bankers.
So how much cash they can inject and how does that compare to the sponsorship of other major sports are the key questions.
They are rumoured to be giving SL £750K a season which is a pretty small amount of money IMO. It may be a lot for a company of their size but it isn't that much.
So all in all better than the Stobart deal and better than no sponsor at all but not brilliant.
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| Quote: Nostradamus's lad "I just hope this is a cash payment followed by an affinity deal with individual clubs, commissions to switch suppliers could be as much as £100 per household, 300000 households switching for the right deal is a lot of money into the game even at £40 a shot'"
The idea of an affinity deal crossed my mind as well but when I did Google search to find out a bit more about this lot it soon became clear you would have to be a masochist to switch to FU as your energy supplier. They started out all "we are different" and now they are just the same putting prices up just like the rest and a search on Google will show a ton of unhappy customers due to poor customer service.
It's a pity the co-op are up the creak due to the banking side as co-op energy get the exact opposite kind of reviews and the co-op would be a good partner for RL IMO.
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| Quote: Pie minister "rlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/article/29356/st-helens-give-backing-andrl
McManus is a shrewd and well connected businessman and i would like to think he doesnt do spin, whats everyones thoughts on his comments in the press release ?'"
I think you have posted that in the wrong thread. That is about the structure of the league, not sponsorship.
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| Quote: Eastbourne Warrior "Something is certainly better than nothing but to put it in perspective Aviva paid £20 MILLION to sposor RU for 4 years.
And that right there is where the RFL need to take a massive look at themselves. We know we have the product, so how has it got to the point where we're going with a sponsor, who frankly no one's heard of and are giving us peanuts?
Yes, there is negativity around the sport, as someone else has said, but are they/we surprised when those in charge of the game fail to grow it?
If the RFL truly want to grow the sport and put more bums on seats, make every man and his dog want to go to a game. Make a massive noise in as many channels as possible. We were getting there in the 90s, we need to get there and above again.
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| Quote: DaveO "Anyone remember how much Norweb paid to sponsor Wigan back in the day?
Be interesting to know how much an electricity company paid to sponsor a team compared to how much FU are paying for the entire SL today.'"
Pinched from a Stockport County fans site of all places:
Several years ago Norweb sponsored Wigan RLFC when Norweb was still a nationalised utility company. Norweb had previously announced that the sponsorship deal was for X hundred thousand pound per annum. I recall a press article where a St Helens season ticket holder wrote to the Chairman of Norweb, giving him notice that he would be withholding (at the time) £1.50 of his electric bill standing charge, because he believed this represented 'his' contribution to Wigan RLFC that he was unprepared to pay.
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| According to the Wakefield Chairman the deal is worth more in cash terms than the £750,000 per season being quoted.
There are also potential additions to be made by supporters signing up and converting to their tariffs.
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