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Title: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: kinboshi on June 04, 2008, 12:05:51 PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7433169.stm
Quote Villa unveil charity sponsorship Aston Villa have announced a shirt partnership with West Midlands-based charity Acorns Children's Hospice. The deal will see the charity's logo being carried on the club's shirts for free throughout the 2008/9 season. "They look after people of Birmingham and the West Midlands and our fanbase covers that area," Villa's head of community Duncan Biddle told BBC WM. "They have to compete against national charities for funds and hopefully this will elevate them to that level." Acorns, which was established in 1983, cares for life-limited children and their families in the Midlands. The charity has three hospices across the region, in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester. Similar to Barca's UNICEF sponsorship on their shirts. I guess they're financially secure enough not to require a sponsorship deal to generate them revenue. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: boldie on June 04, 2008, 12:08:51 PM Yeah I saw this on Skysports yesterday..well impressed by them. Well done Villa!
Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: Suited_Jock on June 04, 2008, 12:24:26 PM Yeah I saw this on Skysports yesterday..well impressed by them. Well done Villa! Would it not have been more beneficial to accept a sponsorship deal from any company then ship the monies across to the charity? Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: bolt pp on June 04, 2008, 12:26:57 PM will last 1 season imo before they realise they're not as big as barca and need proper sponsorship
Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: TightEnd on June 04, 2008, 12:27:58 PM will last 1 season imo before they realise they're not as big as barca and need proper sponsorship Randy Lerner is worth gazillions, they can do it for as long as he's willing to bankroll it Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: TheChipPrince on June 04, 2008, 12:28:32 PM Barca PAY 1.5million Euros to be sponsored by Unicef...
Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: boldie on June 04, 2008, 12:29:44 PM Yeah I saw this on Skysports yesterday..well impressed by them. Well done Villa! Would it not have been more beneficial to accept a sponsorship deal from any company then ship the monies across to the charity? Free name recognistion is priceless for a charity. Mansion pays Spurs around 8 mill for the Spurs sponsorship (not sure about the exact figure) but say a Villa shirt sponsor would pay 6mill..this could be worth much more than that if the charity handles it correctly. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: jizzemm on June 04, 2008, 01:25:15 PM Yeah I saw this on Skysports yesterday..well impressed by them. Well done Villa! Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: Rooky9 on June 04, 2008, 04:17:07 PM It goes to show how relatively little the Villa shirt sponsorship deal is worth. This stunt will probably be worth more to them.
Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: boldie on June 04, 2008, 04:22:22 PM It goes to show how relatively little the Villa shirt sponsorship deal is worth. This stunt will probably be worth more to them. You're a cynical soul, aren't ya Rooks? Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: Rooky9 on June 04, 2008, 05:34:41 PM It goes to show how relatively little the Villa shirt sponsorship deal is worth. This stunt will probably be worth more to them. You're a cynical soul, aren't ya Rooks? Yes, its my job to be! I am especially with football. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: ifm on June 04, 2008, 06:50:18 PM Blimey!
The titanic's sunk btw! Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: Nem on June 04, 2008, 06:50:42 PM Similar to Barca's UNICEF sponsorship on their shirts. Barca PAY €1.5million to be sponsored by Unicef... So it is nothing like the Barcelona deal. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: kinboshi on June 04, 2008, 07:06:15 PM Similar to Barca's UNICEF sponsorship on their shirts. Barca PAY €1.5million to be sponsored by Unicef... So it is nothing like the Barcelona deal. Except that it's similar in terms of both clubs having a charity on their shirts. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: Nem on June 04, 2008, 07:07:12 PM Similar to Barca's UNICEF sponsorship on their shirts. Barca PAY €1.5million to be sponsored by Unicef... So it is nothing like the Barcelona deal. Except that it's similar in terms of both clubs having a charity on their shirts. Thx. Title: Re: Nice gesture by Villa Post by: bolt pp on June 04, 2008, 07:14:40 PM lol
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