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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjHZ6BjHn5o
The #JoinPaul reveal. Bit mad, but fair play to them for trying something a bit different.
Not convinced it's going to have much of an impact personally.
The problem is, Paul comes across as a bit of a weirdo/loser. A grown man wearing a football shirt 24/7 for an Irish team that most people in Cobh probably think are a bit sh!t, and cheering them on literally on his own in an empty stadium. Which probably panders to the view that no-one watches LOI football.
It might get a few people talking, but not necessarily in a positive way. And talk is pointless if it doesn't lead to people then doing something as a result e.g. buying a season ticket.
In my view Paul comes across as a bit of a loser, so I'm not sure why people would want to join him ?
Wow that was f*cking sh1te
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't, many are quick to complain that clubs don't do enough promotional stuff and it has been well received in Cork and hopefully will work. I'll tell you what doesn't work, doing nothing.
Potential sponsors have told us directly that they love it, website traffic is up which includes our portal to buy season tickets, our social media reach has never been this high. This sort of stuff is what gets notice, and it was done for free. Dismiss it by all means but I'd rather see this than leave our social media blank.
There is no need to be so tetchy. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, a lot of people have praised it also.
Fair play to Cobh Ramblers, they've certainly got people talking and it's all over social media, whether you like it or not. Personally I thought it was a clever enough idea, the only dynamic I didn't enjoy was Paul being alone in the stand, it gave off the wrong image IMO, but that's a minor complaint. Good work.
I assume they're trying to appeal to the 99% of the population that isn't thick enough to think it's a real documentary.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Fair play to the lads down at Cobh seen loads last while on Twitter on the whole #JoinPaul campaign clubs need to think out of the box a bit more not everything will work but its not like its gonna do any harm. Its a pity for me that instead of having just himself in the stand they didn't have a few clips of a bit of atmosphere from games late on last season but still they went out and tried something. Clubs with very little resources like Cobh should be doing everything they can to take advantage of groups willing to help out like the group that did this for them. Actually think Cobh are one of the better clubs on social media in the league.
Fair play, its worth a try and again my only negative would be him alone in the stand, had that cut to him in a crowd scene of happy smiling fans it would have been more of a lure. If it has sent people to buy tickets like an earlier post, then well done.
The point about the empty stand is definitely understandable and can be taken on board for the future. The students filmed it off their own back on a Sunday morning back in December so that's why there aren't many around
In fairness like even him being on his own is covered in it with the "don't let Paul do it on his own" line like that isn't actually a problem with the video I was just thinking even the night ye beat us there was a cracking little atmosphere from them young lads if ye could show people that too might peak some interest. Great that the students were willing to get involved with ye though.Quote:
Originally Posted by cobhlad
Meanwhile, the new official Athlone social media outlets continues with their pre-season breaking news updates...
https://www.facebook.com/ATAFCOffici...26051837545067
They must be getting less information than me :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by atfconline
I love the bit where he gets the ball in the knackers from his own keepy ups
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Originally Posted by Mr A
Anyone know who's behind the @league_ireland Twitter account? They've sponsored players for a number of clubs this season including ourselves most recently which is a good gesture that deserves to be mentioned.
No idea but fair play to them. I saw they were trying to raise 5k to take over the sponsorship of the EA sports cup through crowd funding so I assumed them sponsoring players was the same craic but when I asked them they said no it was out of their own pocket. Fair play to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
El Chapo is sponsoring all the Dundalk players this season to.
Also Wants to sponsor the FAI Cup but JD says enough bandits involved in that one already.
Read it on Twitter there where a lie is never told or a joke/hoax made so must be true!
Anyone looking to buy tupperware or kleeneze from my legit Facebook site while we're at it?
;)
:rolleyes:
what.
Mix your Guapos with your Chapos and the whole post falls apart.
Blaming text predict gets me a pardon.... ;)
Post edited to reflect my mistake,response was to the posts above mine.
The club confirmed receipt of the money from them if that's what you're getting at.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Ok but setting up a crowd funder to sponsor a comp that already has a sponsor sounds a bit fishy to sceptical ole me.Daft also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Are they still going ahead with it?
No idea re the crowdfunding. To be honest I'd paid them little attention prior to the past few days, but they didn't do a crowdfund for the player sponsorships as far as I'm aware so credit where it's due.
One of the LOI journos picked up on it and replied to them pretty much saying it was pointless and that EA were good sponsors and gave the league a lot of publicity through the FIFA video game. The lads running that account seemed to then agree and look elsewhere, they said they had been onto pats about sponsoring the back of their jersey for €1,500 but got no reply. Their go fund me page had only reached 50 euro anyway so no chance theyl reach 1500 let alone 5k. Does seem very strange they are paying the likes of cobh and Longford hundreds of euro for very little in return though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Thanks Outspoken,appreciate that mate.
How much does it cost to sponsor a player? Could we sponsor one here from here? I'd throw 20 quid in the pot for starters.
€250 for LTFC don't know about others
300 for rovers player . They Sell Home and away shirts seperately
Bohs do a home and away deal €250. A lad on the Bohs forum set something up last season for supporters to sponsor players which was very successful. Running it again this season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjs_8rmRqUM
Harps video promoting new season / first game.
Good to see more and more clubs trying this sort of thing
Great video
Stomach dropped when I saw the goal against Limerick!! Excellent video though, fair play.
Rovers get 400k for continuing to stick a chilli on their jersey:
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/shamrock-rovers-nets-400-000-sponsorship-deal-1.2962866#.WJWmIJx9RAI.twitter
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Shamrock Rovers nets €400,000 sponsorship deal
Mortgage lender Pepper Money agrees two-year deal with League of Ireland soccer club
Ireland’s newest mortgage lender Pepper Money has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with Shamrock Rovers that could be worth up to €400,000 for the Tallaght-based soccer club.
Australian-owned Pepper has been a sponsor of Rovers for the past four years but this deal will see its newly-launched consumer brand, Pepper Money, feature on the kits of Shamrock Rovers’s various teams in the League of Ireland.
Pepper Money began offering residential mortgages in Ireland last year, becoming the first new home loans lender here since the economy crashed in late 2008.
Under the terms of the sponsorship, Pepper Money’s branding will feature on signage at Tallaght Stadium as well as on team kits from the start of the season on February 24th. The deal coincides with Shamrock Rovers’s opening of its new academy facilities at the Roadstone Group’s sports complex in Clondalkin, which it hopes will provide a conveyor belt of young talent to its first team.
Pepper Ireland chief executive Paul Doddrell said the sponsorship with Shamrock Rovers had helped the company grow awareness of its brand over the past five years.
Great platform
“Shamrock Rovers has provided a great platform for us to build our brand over recent years and this reach will become even more important as we aim to grow our lending business in Ireland, dealing directly with Irish consumers,” he said.
Shamrock Rovers chief executive Brendan Murray said Pepper has been an “extremely supportive” sponsor of the club.
“Our partnership with Pepper has played a significant part in allowing the club realise its ambitions on the pitch as well as developing facilities such as the academy,” he said.
“We’re delighted to extend our relationship for at least two more years and it coincides with the next phase of the Pepper’s journey into lending in the Irish marketplace.”
Pepper set up here in 2012 as an asset servicer and currently employs about 400 staff in Dublin and Shannon. It services more than 50,000 mortgage accounts, mostly for third parties, and has about €19 billion in assets under management.
Founded in 2001, Pepper Group is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and has assets under management of about €37 billion.
If a chilli is worth 400k over 2 years for a club who couldn't get past the first round in Europe and finished 4th in the league imagine how much a banana is worth!
:D
What about a nice piece of Pudding?Quote:
Originally Posted by colonelwest
Not much in the way of specifics on the financial aspects of the deal, "up to €400,000" could mean anything really.
Apparently, Rovers are getting a % of the sub prime mortgage payments in arrears in Tallaght.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Money in the bank.
Ronan Finn just has to drive around in his club car to collect them.
I suspect there is a basic sponsorship sum involved, with a number of additional trigger points e.g. an FAI Cup Final, League Title, European football etc which would top the sum up to a maximum of £400,000 if they win the World Club Championship or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
http://www.the42.ie/bohs-give-fans-t...29335-Feb2017/
Some good promo stuff here from Bohs and Mr Green.
Yeah a nice piece of marketing by both club and sponsor. Some nice jersey options too. I personally like option 1. We had something similar in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer