Topic: Sponsorship (Read 14042 times)

Howzat · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2009, 09:55:14 AM »

Two great posts from Tom and Hell4, its clear sponsorship is a very tricky area for companies.

Singo · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:16:49 AM »

Nah Salix do give 50% off an some companies give full sponsership if your in eg. yorkshire A, there just lookig for the next new England superstar. I was only wondering about sponsership because all my stuff is getting old and if you get money off of your favourite company why is it bad?

PunterPonting · « **Reply #17 on:** May 24, 2009, 09:11:27 PM »

Yeah H4L I was watching a bloke you must sponsor playing for Oxford UCCE the other day, I think that type of sponsorship is good publicity but then why sponsor a 15 year old?

The converse to that is that a few years ago some guy came to a batmaker I know and said you must sponsor this kid playing in the Bradford league, he's quality. the kids dad asked for a 100% deal, and the batmaker said no - that kid is Adul Rashid and this small batmaker could have signed him on a life time deal.

art · « **Reply #18 on:** May 24, 2009, 10:17:36 PM »

I'm looking for a new bat etc for the upcoming Over 60 Australian championship, I wonder if I am bold enough to ask for sponsorship?

Singo · « **Reply #19 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:17:15 PM »

Exactly many young players are going to be something big, if your amazing at such a young age and keep going you can be the next big thing and why is it stupid to sponser young players

Tom · « **Reply #20 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:23:15 PM »

I receive upto 5 emails a day asking for sponsorship, most expecting huge discounts. Very few are going to be big cricketers. Maybe you'll get the odd Adil Rashid turned down, but if I were to sign up a load of young players on lifetime deals it would cost me a fortune. I'd much rather keep prices low for the full paying customers. I don't mind giving a few pounds off for kit deals for Jnr's but nothing more.

Arthur · « **Reply #21 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:24:00 PM »

Quote from: Singo on May 25, 2009, 05:17:15 PM

Exactly many young players are going to be something big, if your amazing at such a young age and keep going you can be the next big thing and why is it stupid to sponser young players

Many? I think you'll find it's a fraction of the total players. Companies cannot make a decent decision without actually seeing the player, so cannot offer "tailor-made" deals, there has to be a generic offer.

Singo · « **Reply #22 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:26:37 PM »

Many of who play for Yorkshire at ages of u15 will go on I think

Tom · « **Reply #23 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:31:34 PM »

Many of Yorkshires U15's will go on to be something big?

How many English players are there in the UK now who are 'big' and would be a major coup for a sponsor? No more than 10 I'd say. And say 1 does become big, he's going to try everything he can to get out of your lifetime deal and get the big money from Adidas etc.

Apple · « **Reply #24 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:40:43 PM »

the thing is big companys can hand out sponsorships and wont lose very much out on it

Tom · « **Reply #25 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:43:10 PM »

Precisely, if you're a bigger company selling a Grade 1 Import bat at �250. You can afford to give huge discounts.

With myself and other smaller companies either importing or making and then selling at around half that price there's very little room to give discounts off.

Apple · « **Reply #26 on:** May 25, 2009, 05:45:40 PM »

Like GM wont lose anything if they hand out a bat, and whole kit to 20 kids, but boutique brands cant

Singo · « **Reply #27 on:** May 25, 2009, 06:15:25 PM »

True but if your smart and pick the boys go you thinknhave got talent, you can sign these boys before they are signed by big comapnies. And sometimes they're faithfull to you and stay with you, If companies actually looked at the players who they were sponserinf more good players will be sponsered.

But it's obviously the sponsors choice

Apple · « **Reply #28 on:** May 25, 2009, 06:16:21 PM »

but then they have to take a day out there jobs to sponsor them, so they have to see them

Singo · « **Reply #29 on:** May 25, 2009, 06:21:59 PM »

It's their choice but the kids are the future aren't they so they shouldn't just throw away the chance to sponser a promising young kid, sometimes they should just not throw it away, there right sometimes so it's tricky

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