News: NRL vetoes Bulldogs sponsor

[Berkeley_Eagle]

<div id="post_message_5544639">THE Bulldogs have been told by the NRL that they cannot wear the name of the club's new major sponsor on their jerseys for Monday night's clash with South Sydney - and might have to scrap the $2 million deal altogether.


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[ManlyBacker]

I wouldn't be surprised that clauses relating to club and player behaviour affecting sponsors becomes common place. It is hard to quantify and would be difficult at law but I can see sponsor concerns. Looking at Strathfield's businesses I think the NRL is harsh in their decision.

 

[missing_something]

Looking at Strathfield's businesses I think the NRL is harsh in their decision.

Harsh is a complete understatement.

 

[Berkeley_Eagle]

Gallop has lost the plot AGAIN

a company wants to pour money into our game and he wants to deny it

 

[Jethro]

Didn't they do the same thing to us either last year or the year before when we tried to have some betting agency as a sponsor?

 

[Dan]

yeah they denied us a sponsorship because it was a betting agency

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

The betting thing is really pissing me off

I also saw a couple of weeks back they stopped Minichiello getting 50k as the face of a betting company

The thing that really annoys me on all this is that they have no issue at all with Channel 9 having Rabs really pushing the live betting odds at every opportunity

 

[hoax1210au]

Don't forget that KENO is a sponsor for the footy show

 

[Rex]

So if the NRL are sponsored by Tooheys and Bundaberg, why are teams like the Roosters and Broncos allowed to sign major sponsorship deals with alcohol companies?

 

[Chip and Chase]

Another example of how the incestuous little NRL / News / PBL (Ch9) / Telstra arrangement is preventing the game from going forward. If the game wants to succeed the NRL needs to become a wholly owned and independantly run entity, not a half baked job with a muppet like Gallop in charge.

 

[Rex]

Great call C&C. 

... but I don't like hearing you say Gallop is a muppet.



I prefer News Ltd muppet.

 

[missing_something]

This quote came out of an artical on the SMH website

"There is only one industry that is off-limits for the clubs and that's telecommunications," Kind said. "They all know about the terms of Telstra's deal and we even pay the clubs a significant figure annually as recognition of the fact they can't negotiate in this area."

So if thats the case why couldn't we have a betting agency last year???

 

[Jethro]

This quote came out of an artical on the SMH website

\"There is only one industry that is off-limits for the clubs and that's telecommunications,\" Kind said. \"They all know about the terms of Telstra's deal and we even pay the clubs a significant figure annually as recognition of the fact they can't negotiate in this area.\"

So if thats the case why couldn't we have a betting agency last year???

You should already know the answer to that i.e. There is one set of rules for Manly and another set of rules for everybody else.