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[Aldred Cricket Bats]

Anyone else get this letter from a young lad I won't put his name on. You would think that if you are asking for sponsorship that you could be bothered to learn how to put a well constructed letter together that is polite along with some sort of cricketing  cv wouldn't you. Why is it now a days people expect a sponsorship. When I was playing even the seasoned pros felt lucky to have a sponsor at all never mind the young lads on the staff but even average club players expect it now aaaaarrrrrggggg drives me mad, I must be getting old I guess.
Oh he posted a video for me to watch and the sum total of the letter was below.
"This is me batting, I hope you can sponsor me because I believe if you guys give me the sponsorship I can make you guys really famous here by getting all my friends to buy your gear and also get into the Australian team I hope.  And when my friends buy your gear you don't have to pay me any type of commission. I really want to be a part of you guys and if you guys give me a chance you will never regret it I promise. I really hope you guys can sponsor me because i love your gear and would love to be a part of you guys. So what do you guys think?"

[LEACHY48]

wow....

[mad_abt_cricket]

Cool Stuff

More of a demand than an application for sponsorship!

[smilley792]

Is he 8?

Can't fault him for trying, if one guy gives him some kit. He's won.




Do the old con, make him think he's sponsored when he's not, send him a 5% discount code off your gear. (Woodstock did this to one of our 3rd team, and he genuinely believes he's sponsored. Lol)

[Kulli]

[Number4]

Can't believe you aren't considering sponsoring him

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

Well I thought about it for a nano second then shook myself and continued to scratch my head in astonishment.

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

I did reply to him though just to be polite

[King pair]

PLEASE can we see the reply! haha

[Aldred Cricket Bats]

I was very polite may I add.

Thankyou for your continued enquiry. I am afraid that not only as a business but also as a person I am very old school in the way we look at things. Firstly we like to manage and make things traditionally with a modern tilt to it but keeping the performance and service that I would have expected as a professional cricketer. Secondly I came from an era in the 90s when every professional cricketer felt very privileged to have a sponsor of kit and very lucky to be in that position and was happy even as a seasoned player to have just a couple of bats and gloves and a pair of pads, though I appreciate times have changed. Bearing that in mind we do not give sponsorships out to just anyone and when we sit down to look at them we will always take time over the ones that can put a well constructed letter together along with a playing cv with references from their relevant coaches from their representative teams and not just a few lines telling us what you want and how good you think you are.
  As a word of advise I would think about that when you approach other companies and you may get some consideration
All the best for the future
Paul

[Twelfth Man]

That's a very polite reply indeed. I like that you actually replied to the guy and didn't just delete the message and move on!

[cricketbadger]

Guys, any chance you can post the video of him in action guys, cheers guys

[WalkingWicket37]

Do the old con, make him think he's sponsored when he's not, send him a 5% discount code off your gear. (Woodstock did this to one of our 3rd team, and he genuinely believes he's sponsored. Lol)

Wait, you mean I'm no sponsored because I got the exact same discount he gives to anyone who asks?!?! 

[petehosk]

http://youtu.be/b_UsAfwap1g

[Twelfth Man]

Looks like he found the middle!!!