This probably plays a bigger part than people realise. If FU decide to look on the internet for the reaction to their sponsorship they aren't going to like it. And while they're browsing they will also see fans criticising pretty much every aspect of the game. RL in this country is surrounded by negativity, everyone should cheer the F-Up

I have read one article from a re-direct on Twitter that the figure they have paid is a "seven figure sum" so would mean that it's more than the £750,000 being rumoured.

If it is £1,000,000 then that works out at just over £71,000 per club.

I have heard that the deal is for the RFL to buy First Utility a coal fired power station in Yorkshireland. First Utility will then let the RFL put pictures of Superleague stars on the cooling towers .

Isn’t the sky deal up next year? Also if its the only deal only deal on the table then beggars can’t be choosers

are you a previous employee from the advertising and marketing department at the RFL?

The Sky deal runs until the end of 2015.

Sky lost a significant amount of football to BT recently. That changes the dynamic as they have had it practically their own way for a while. Will that mean they want to hold on to Super League?

Are BT interested? BBC? ITV or C4 or C5? ESPN? Does Premier Sports have a role as a partner like in the World Cup?

There are potential partners out there either as sole providers or in partnership like Sky/BBC at present. How about BT/ITV?

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

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 ?

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.

I think you have posted that in the wrong thread. That is about the structure of the league, not sponsorship.

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.

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.