gannonball Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Please excuse the source.... http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-close-netting-new-sponsorship-4772361#rlabs=2 Dec 09, 2014 06:00 By Gary Ralston HAMPDEN chiefs are in late discussions with a number of potential sponsors looking to snap up a bargain with Old Firm League Cup. SCOTTISH football is finally on the brink of landing a new sponsorship deal - on the back of a one off League Cup semi-final showdown between Celtic and Rangers. Record Sport understands the SPFL are auctioning off a three-match package for the latter stages of the competition at a cut-price £50,000. Hampden bosses are in advanced discussions with a number of potential bidders, all vying to have their brand attached to what will be the first Old Firm showdown in three years, on February 1. As part of the package the other Hampden semi between Aberdeen and Dundee United will be sold off to the same buyer who will then also have the option of sponsoring the final on March 15. The news will come as a timely boost to SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster who just last week was lampooned by sporting mogul Barry Hearn for his failure to tie up a commercial partner for Scotlands professional league. Doncaster has been in detailed discussions with a number of companies who are ready to hand over their cash and its expected all rival bids will be put before the SPFL board, possibly as soon as this week, before a final decision is rubber-stamped and made public. But the figures involved relatively small in the world of sport are sure to raise a few eyebrows. Sources close to the deal insist the SPFL have offered the package out a bargain rate to showcase what their product can do for a prospective client. And with time a factor they want to reel in a partner hoping that next time, the deal will be more lucrative. The games leaders have come under fire for failing to land a sponsor for the league and league cup competitons since the SPL and SFL merged in the summer of 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 £50,000 is a pathetic amount. Cockwomble get to f**k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 £50,000 is a pathetic amount. Cockwomble get to f**k. We should all club together to raise the £50k and call it "The Cockwomble League Cup". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 They used to get £1,000,000 for the whole competition, so it surprises me that the Semi-Finals & Final... the highest profile matches, including OF and New Firm derbies, 2 on TV... would only generate 5%. Juniors have sometimes struggled for sponsors in recent years and have sold their Junior Cup Final on a 'standalone' basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 We should all club together to raise the £50k and call it "The Cockwomble League Cup". This. fucking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Feet Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 This. fucking this. I bid £20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Donkeymaster has no shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 They used to get £1,000,000 for the whole competition, so it surprises me that the Semi-Finals & Final... the highest profile matches, including OF and New Firm derbies, 2 on TV... would only generate 5%. Juniors have sometimes struggled for sponsors in recent years and have sold their Junior Cup Final on a 'standalone' basis. Cockwomble is worth every penny of his salary. Wonder what his salary is? Spot cream and hair gel won't buy themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Why haven't the clubs got rid of Cockwomble, given his spectacular levels of failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Surely getting a sponsor in is one of that role's primary objectives? That alone should be telling him to GTF, never mind his leadership to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 That'll probably cover a good 30-40& of Doncaster's annual wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheldonCooper Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 That money should be split between all 42 clubs. There you go lads £1K each!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhoy who invented weetabix Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 To be fair a 25% share of £50k might keep Rangers afloat for an extra day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 That'll probably cover a good 30-40& of Doncaster's annual wage. His salary is £200k so only 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Paid around £50,000 more than the Prime Minister gets. Cracking job Doncaster must be doing behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Amazed there isn't a movement to get rid of this clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 QTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanmistermustard Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 2 years to get a sponsor, gets the piddling amount of £100k for 3 games and you know fine well he'll have sold it entirely on the back of the Old Firm match. Its not even for next season. Surely the chairmen of the clubs are seeing the embarrassingly inept work Doncaster does and thinking anyone else would do a better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30546044 Any ideas why it's "The Scottish League Cup presented by QTS" - and not just "the QTS Scottish League Cup" or even simply "the QTS Cup"? In England they have always done it that way with the FA Cup, but for reasons of tradition. We've happily had "the Coca Cola Cup", "the CIS Insurance Cup" and so on. I'm no market guru, but I'd imagine that naming it like that appears less rewarding to a sponsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 QTS. QTS are actually a really good sponsor to get. A nationwide company, that is growing and growing. Hopefully the SPFL doesn't piss them off like Killie have managed to over the last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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