Wolves net new £1m sponsor deal
Tuesday 31st March 2009, 9:49AM BST.
Wolves today sealed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with an online betting firm that will net the club at least £1m.
The seven-figure link-up with Sportingbet.com will start in June and will be the most lucrative sponsorship package in the club’s history.
The deal is worth a guaranteed £1m over two years to the Molineux club but the figure will rise further if Mick McCarthy’s team wrap up promotion to the Premier League.
Sportingbet.com will sponsors Wolves’ shirts and the official club website as well as becoming the club’s official betting partner.
The news marks the end of Wolves’ five-year shirt sponsorship agreement with Chaucer but Bob Laslett, chief executive of the consultancy firm, will remain on the Molineux board and the company will stay on as commercial partners.
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Lovely job. Are you watching albion? Do we have to teach them everything? Obviously means a new kit for next season?
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What are the odds of that!
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New sponsor,not even promoted, poorthorns , to many jokes so little time!!
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Good for the money, but I like the Chaucer logo on the shirt, so it’s a bit of a shame in that respect.
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Good news for the club, the more money we bring in the better. Does this mean us gamblers will get free bets with our season tickets?
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I would have preferred duracell, would have been excellent with our colours. I hope they change their logo colours as I believe they are red white and blue.
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Not sure how the blue and red logo will work with our orange/gold tops.
Oh well, it’s better than doritos.
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Jez out Jez out – Oh hang on a minute he DONE A GOOD JOB AGAIN!!!
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Nice one!! great bit of business, any idea when we get to see the new kit?
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I think this is a wise move as it seems like a good deal, and bookmakers seem to be relatively “recession proof” so they should be a fairly safe bet (no pun intended)for the time being.
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3 years ago things looked bleak after we were ‘twaddled’. We had alot of players leave, no parachute payments, 12 pro’s and mick took over with his famous merlin the magician comments! I went to Cardiff we lost 4-0 but the away end was packed and after the game everyone was singing ‘the wanderers will never die’. That season Mick exceeded all of our expectations. 2 and 3/4 seasons on we have the title in our own hands with the 2nd youngest squad in the championship, no parachute payments, the clubs biggest ever sponsorship deal (during a recession), record early bird season tickets, turnover at an all time high and some of the best young players in the country. Well done to everyone at WWFC. Cocky albion hard times await for you.
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Great news that we have got the biggest sponsorship deal in our history – well done to everyone at the club for this success.
it’s a bit sobering though really isn’t it – we get £1m over two years while Utd get £50m over 5 years. Liverpool are now talking about a £60m sponsorship over 5 years.
Does anyone else wonder how we are ever supposed to compete with these teams? it’s getting to the stage that even scoring a goal should be considered success when playing these teams let alone winning a game!
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Another example of the excellent work done by Jez Moxey; are you watching Jeremy Peace!!!!
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Whilst the money is good and will be useful, I have to say that I am more than a little disappointed. I just don’t think it’s good for Wolves to be associated with an industry that causes misery in so many people’s lives.
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(11 laughingwolf)
I think you have hit the nail on the head totally agree with your comments.Congrats to all at Wolves
Onwards and Upwards
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Post 11 .. That post just gave me goosebumps. Ahhh so near. We have it all to play for cmon me babbies. Handful of games to go, let’s make the most of it. Sell outs and all sorts. Can’t retain my excitement haha. So proud !!!
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11, Perfect summary.
WE’LL NEVER DIE, WE’LL KEEP THE GOLD FLAG FLYIN’ HIGH.
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Re post 1)
If I remember correctly the home & away shirts are being changed every season. I’m sure the club announced that last summer. Personally being an adidas addict, I’m hoping the Wolves will be sporting 3 stripes in the near future too (oh & premier league badge on each sleeve)!
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this is great news,i really feel that we are going in the right direction well done to the board and mm,when you think about it 3 years ago we were doomed!
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Timmiswolf!! Mate, they already are associated with “an industry that causes misery in so many people’s lives”. It’s called football!!
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15,16 & 17.Thanks and I completely agree. I have a 160 round trip to the mol but I never have and never would even consider another team to be more special than the wolves. Keep that sort of attitude up and we will help get them where we belong. Were in great hands.
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No.5…I’ll give you 66-1 on that ;-) !!!
But seriously, good news though, Just hope the albion can tie up their deal with tesco, that’ll complete the look totally then!!
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Best realistic players we can hope for over the summer are (I would be happy with any of 3 of these):
Benjani
Caicedo
Daniel Sturridge (loan)
Ramsey (loan)
Wilshire (loan)
Roger Johnson
Vela(loan)(as arsenal already have adebayor, van persie,walcott,arshavin,bendtner etc up front)
Roger Johnson
Beckford (heard from a good source we have already struck a deal for huim if they donbt go up)
Sol Campbell (loan)
Carsley
Scotland
Boddie
gunter
Frazier Campbell
Hreidarsson
Hayden Mullins
Players who I’d like us to try and get but WILL go to bigger prem clubs than us will be:
Huddlestone
Ledley
Doyle
Bale
O’Hara
Zokora
Fabian Delph
Also please don’t sign Stephen Hunt, all the reading fans says he hasn’t look interested since before xmas. We desperately need a holding midfielder with prem experience if we go up please MM!!!
Im sure MM has a few gems that he’ll pull out the bag that no one sees coming tho!!
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Nice start £1mil.
Just goes to show how the money starts to flow when you reach the greed league.
When Wolves Get a Champions League Place after our second season up they will have to up the ante quite a bit to retain their sponsorship deal!
I think a good deal would be free tea and pies at half time for all the fans.
Up The Wolves
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14. If all your going to be is nagative then sod off on the Albion site !
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Lovely jubbly, well done mr Jez
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Quality work as per Jez!!
I’m starting a Jez Moxey fan club, anyone want in????
In all seriousness though good work Jez!!
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14. The football industry itself causes it’s fair share of misery!
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24 – Hi Cornish – whereabouts you based in Cornwall ?
Been a ‘regular’ to the Lizard for decades now.
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14
“I have to say that I am more than a little disappointed. I just don’t think it’s good to be associated with an industry that causes misery in so many people’s lives”
IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE MATE THINK OF THE MISERY CAUSED BY SUPPORTING ALBION
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#29 tellitlikeitis
Moved 6 years ago from The Lizard (St. Keverne) and now live near Helston in a small hamlet.
Regards.
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Apparently this looked anything but a sure bet. But against all odds Jez has pulled it off.
I wonder why sporting bet didn’t choose Albion??
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I think Moxey took a gamble and it paid off :)
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Considering that Wolves have only just won an award for being such a family-orientated club, it was with extreme irony that I viewed the news of our new shirt sponsorship. Drink, dugs and gambling have wrecked many a happy home. That’s just a personal opinion, however, and I accept the club has to take the best offer available. It hardly enhances club’s image, though.
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31 – Cornish
Know both well – shame about Eddy and son closing – I was ‘gutted’.
When down there, very often have a meal/drink at ‘The Wheel’ at Cury. will be staying at Gunwalloe early July so if you fancy a pint let me know.
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Sadly I’m with 14. I support Wolves, am a happy clappy merlin Mick fan, but will not buy or wear a shirt with a gambling business as sponsor. No premier league shirt for me I fear.
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This deal is cheap at the price now that Wolves are almost certain to go up. The TV world wide exposure despite the global economy for an online bookies is worth a lot more than this.
Sponsors would have come on board once promotion was certain, look at F1 and Virgin’s investment.
We may have jumped the gun with this deal.
Anyway lets be positive, a bird in the bush etc.
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Get real 34 or get YOUR wallet out – MUPPETT
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Oh dear another new shirt to buy but a small price to pay for a very good sponsorship deal for (cautiously optimistic) champions elect!
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23)
Pretty impressive list but I feel we are in with a shout for Ledley and Doyle. Stoke almost signed Ledley at the start of the current campaign but Cardiff inflated the price and we are a far bigger club than Stoke. I just hope the board are ambitious enough though!
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lmao sorry ino it mite be personal but i cant help but laugh at people saying they wouldnt wear gold and black just because it says BET on the shirt?
Your not compelled to bet jus because ur shirt says so .. and even if u dont want to wear it around your friends and family.. why not wear it at molineux where the other 25000 wolves fans will be wearing it too?
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Have to agree with 41 DingleShandee. People who focus on the significant social cost of gambling in the UK and the fact that our club has accepted a million pounds to get all ages of people in the area to promote this activity make me laugh. Was anyone proud that we won the family club of the year award? Not me – nice is for wimps. You don’t have to bet – the fact that the activity is highly addictive to a number of people and ruins lives is irrelevant. It doesn’t stop tobacco advertising, or alcohol or drugs – does it
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Number 4 Totally agree. The Chaucer logo has a certain amount of style to it and I, for one, will not be in any rush to trade in my current home and away kit for the simple reason that the sporting bet logo is goin to, lets face it, look a bit Chavvy on the Old Gold! Think Doritos re-incarnated.
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agree 41. and 42.
SIMPLY PUT…
Just cos its advertises GAMBLE doesnt mean you have to .
On a Wolves, business aspect online gamgle is the fastest growing business with lots of money to chuck at Wolves especialy if we continue to bring results !
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name an industry that hasnt ill-affected any sector of the community…
the more money the better
well done shirts.
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38, What is there to get “real” about? As I said, I’m not particularly keen on the idea of betting being advertised (as is my privilege, or do I need your permission?), yet I also acknowledged that, commercially speaking, I fully understand the club’s policy. I can’t be fairer than that, so what’s your beef?
Being the intolerant, immature juvenile that you obviously are, I reckon that makes YOU the muppet. Grow up, ffs…
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44. I think you’ll find 42 was being ever so slightly ironic. At least I hope he was!
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#35 tellitlikeitis
Magic let me know when you are down.
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The irony of my statement about misery wasn’t lost on me paulf (20)! And Marcowolvo (25) thanks for your mature response. If you check back on this board over the past few years you’ll discover that I am not negative. I’m just a bit disappointed at this news, that’s all.
Of course carrying a sponsor’s name/logo doesn’t mean that anyone who sees it has to gamble and I’m not saying it does. But it does somehow speak of endorsement – and that’s surely a two-way street – and carries with it a message of acceptability. I thought the same when Boro took the sponsorship firm and I couldn’t care less about them. Couldn’t give a monkeys if you agree with me or not and I’m not trying to make you think the same as me either. I just wanted to get it off my chest that’s all.
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Cornish – travel down (overnight) on 2nd July
for a week.
will probably go to Wheel friday or Saturday night – let me know or an alternative.
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As with 14, no association with a gambling company for me too. Besides its illegal to bet online in the country I come from. I have the away strip this season and will purchase the discounted home strip before it runs out.
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I was hoping Manders Paint would come back with an offer. Sigh
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