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Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by Cromwell58 » Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:51 am

Not good reading.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by Adam29 » Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:02 am

It’s nothing bad on the club - it’s more a political power struggle amongst the residents of Newfoundland

All it means is the club now look for other sponsorship which going off the Q&A’s they were preparing for anyway

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Post by mall » Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:16 am

Adam29 wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2026 9:02 am It’s nothing bad on the club - it’s more a political power struggle amongst the residents of Newfoundland

All it means is the club now look for other sponsorship which going off the Q&A’s they were preparing for anyway
Let's just hope they can find another sponsorship deal as lucrative.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by Pedro » Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:09 am

It was a bonus really .
It made no sense for Newfoundland taxpayers.
Maybe with the closure of the Market and Forum the Council can fund a Community stadium to house market traders
and a theatre.
We must have billions left in the leveling up fund.

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Post by Big E » Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:41 am

Whats the problem? A good deal was done for us, political changes in Canada and they are using this to rubbish the opposition policy - nothing new there.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by HenneysKnee » Tue Apr 21, 2026 10:45 am

Cromwell58 wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:51 am Not good reading.
Why?

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by Bombadel » Tue Apr 21, 2026 11:04 am

IIRC, Shearer mentioned that they approached us first, they got decent exposure for the Chelsea game where an LED advert would have cost a lot. Hay ho, no one move over there, but the weather is still like winter this week (in Labrador)
Hendoblue is there taking a weather report, said he’d be back in Barrow in 5 mins.
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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by barrowaberdeen » Tue Apr 21, 2026 11:07 am

Oh well, shame no mad pre season trip.

Other than that...meh.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by bluessupporter » Tue Apr 21, 2026 11:11 am

I'd set the dogs on them but that breed would just go and lick them! :lol:

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by blue nige » Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:35 pm

At the time of the agreement I'm sure the club said they turned down bigger offers !

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Post by sempre contigo » Tue Apr 21, 2026 1:16 pm

blue nige wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:35 pm At the time of the agreement I'm sure the club said they turned down bigger offers !
Bet they did
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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by barrowfan_chris » Tue Apr 21, 2026 2:21 pm

Had WAF council been sponsoring a Canadian football (soccer) team I'm sure folk over here would have gone mad about wasting tax payers cash. Thanks for the money mind and we move on etc....

Did find it funny they were using it as an opportunity to encourage folk to move over there at the same time Barrow needs people to move here for the shipyard employment.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by xerxes » Tue Apr 21, 2026 3:07 pm

I think the fact that we are "an underperforming fourth tier English professional soccer team" may well be a factor in the decision.

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Re: Newfoundland and Labrador Sponsorship Deal

Post by greenarmour » Tue Apr 21, 2026 3:50 pm

That's the trouble with Canadians, they're too damn nice.
Underperforming indeed.

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