much better than the Stobart deal anyhow

It's an improvement on nowt!

If ever evidence was needed to support the claim that "there is just no pleasing some people," then the general response to today's news is most definitely the answer.

Can't complain. As usual the RFL are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

If they are putting money into the pot then it's all good. The RFL's stupidity in giving it to stobart for free means they don't really have much room to negotiate so to get anything at all is progress. All we can do now is hope that the deal works out for both sides and increases the value of the sponsorship in the future.

I disagree.

If you read the posts on this thread carefully then the majority support your view.

I'm not happy because I think the game has been sold short - yet again. But I think that I'm in a minority on this.

No i do agree with you but at the same time i think some including me are just happy we finally have a main sponsor and a building block to work on. Still much rather the chairmen of super league be in control of the commercial side as they have all had successful business.

I think we [ihave [/ibeen sold short, but the issue is (yet again) with the RFL completely screwing it up for the last couple of years & thus having no starting point for negotiation. We never will, but I'd like to see who else was in the running & what the tender conditions were.

As the RFL have said themselves, they're useless at looking at more than one thing at a time, let's just put a tick in that box & move on (I for one am looking forward to the 7th - although the drive up to the Lake District is looking a bit soggy for Sunday).

It's a positive step in the right direction. It gives us a foundation on which to progress and much needed financial input.

The 3 year term should take us to the cusp of the next World Cup, which MUST be in the UK again, this will give us a platform on which to progress again.

Obviously we wanted more money and more exposure, but you have to be realistic, after years of neglect we seem to be getting our act together.

I sometimes wonder if a major aspect of the sport being held back is through the negativity of its audience.

As a businessman I strongly believe in pomposity, the negativity that constantly surrounds our game no matter what happens I feel contributes massively to the lethargy that often surrounds the sport.

I wasn't just referring to this thread, hence the term "general response."

I've read comments on various forums on this site, redvee and also Facebook and I've found the majority of those comments have been negative.

I'm of the opinion that whilst it's not ground-breaking or earth-shattering news, it is a start and it is an improvement on the last 2 years.

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.

But you posted your comment on this thread. A thread that overall has been positive.

Something is certainly better than nothing but to put it in perspective Aviva paid £20 MILLION to sposor RU for 4 years. www.aviva.co.uk/media-centre/sto ... g-domesti/

Something is certainly better than nothing but to put it in perspective Aviva paid £20 MILLION to sposor RU for 4 years. www.aviva.co.uk/media-centre/sto ... g-domesti/

Think that just shows how much the profile of Rugby League has gone backward.

As to Norweb, i reckon Chariman Mo certainly got his fair share out of Norweb and possibly a lot more than published (if it is anywhere!)

Am i right in assuming he got Norweb to fund transfers ? Martin Offiahs springs to mind !

It's an RFL masterplan.

Change the rules until we're all suitably confused and then create a perfectly abbreviated name for the competition.

It's genius. FU Superleague.

You're being defensive and picking an unnecessary argument. My post wasn't a criticism of anyone on this board, lighten up man!

Anyway, back on topic, let's not forget that First Utility haven't been given exclusive rights, so there may be other sponsors coming on board which could take us over £1 million per season.