Umbro sign eircom League deal

[A face]

Umbro sign eircom League deal


Sports wear manufacturer Umbro have announced that they will be the official ball sponsor to the eircom League for the next six years.

Umbro will now supply the ball to the 22-eircom clubs in deal that includes a six-figure sum for the eircom League. The new Centaurus pro ball is already being used in all Irish competitions and the official launch was held recently.


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[thejollyrodger]

well hopefully this will at least mean there are tons of balls for teams to pratice with :)

[Buller]

Thats a pretty kick-ass ball! I wanna buy it but no shops seem to have it in stock yet.. Does anybody have any idea how much money the 22 clubs get out of the "six figure sum"???

[A face]

Who sponsored the footballs before this deal ??

Fair play for landing it .... it can only be good for the league, and for Umbro too of course.

[thejollyrodger]

in fairness its a nice ball too. :)

[CollegeTillIDie]

Goalkeepers hate it... too unpredictable in flight :ball:

[manutdmad]

Try the Umbro factory shop or something im sure their is one over there because umbro are quite popular over there. And if anyone does now where it is can you let me know! thanks

[Poor Student]

Goalkeepers hate it... too unpredictable in flight :ball:

Don't they say that about all new footballs?

[Anto McC]

There is an umbro factory/shop just off the long mile road.

[hamish]

I hope these balls are better than what Unbro supplied the schools small-sided games in 1997. They were utter and absolute $hite. :eek:

[A face]

There is an umbro factory/shop just off the long mile road.

Yeah ... i thought it would have been in Laos or Cambodia or somewhere like that !?!!? :D

[soccerc]

There is an umbro factory/shop just off the long mile road.
There is no Umbro facotry outlet in Ireland nor is there any Umbro product produced on the island.

Umbro have been ball suppliers for a numbe rof years and this deal is not new as it is linked to the overall Umbro/FAI deal.

Clubs get balls thats all

[CollegeTillIDie]

Yeah ... i thought it would have been in Laos or Cambodia or somewhere like that !?!!? :D

No that's the landmine factory your thinking of! :confused:

[A face]

No that's the landmine factory your thinking of! :confused:

Ah thats an easy mistake; one you blow up and the other just blows up !! :eek:

[A face]

Clubs get balls thats all

So what happens to the six figure sum ???? :eek:

[EnDai]

So what happens to the six figure sum ???? :eek:

The FAI spent it on staplers.

[pete]

So what happens to the six figure sum ???? :eek:

I suspect that is the value of the balls supplied.