Desperate Sharks?

[2012....Sharks Year]

Not really a concern at the moment. If we're 6 weeks into the season without a sponsor we have a problem. In fact if the Sharks start winning early games the publicity will come and the potential value of a sponsor may increase. Carney factor already has the Sharks getting increased publicity. Just makes the first few weeks of the season more crucial for the players imo. Bring it on!

 

[paulmac]

West Coast Sharks anyone?

 

[Eels Dude]

Whilst its obviously preferable that we have a major sponsor, the club had offers on the table and felt they were not enough $$ to warrant a spot on our jersey, we decided to instead give the spot to the eden monaro cancer support group instead of under selling our jersey

we are in a position where financially we are able to make this decision, with the support of the QLC Group.

Id rather give the advertising to a good cause then under sell our jersey to some 2 bit local operation. The Raiders will wait until they get the dollars and a sponsor worthy of their jersey

Smart move in a way too. Instead of locking into a multi year contract with an undervalued deal, they have more time to source a much better deal especially if you have a good year this year.

 

[Raider_69]

last time we started the season without a major sponsor, was 2003... 2002 was a very poor year... we started 2003 winning 7 or 8 games in a row and finished in 4th spot.

Hopefully thats an omen of some kind

 

[_snafu_]

kmav should be all over this.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Is it really a smart move for raiders to depend on gaming money from QLC , as a previous poster said declining money from a potential sponsor

It's like trying to sell a commodore for $75k. The market will pay what the market will pay

And the price they pay. Is what it's worth, just because Canberra think their commodore is worth $75k doesn't make it true

Then when you get offered $30k for your commodore you give it to charity and ask you dad for money

They need to get off the teet of pokies

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

that certain doesnt help either side
From a Raiders perspective, we get very little coverage, regardless of performance, add to that we are in, what is essentially a large country town. Its a government town, lots of money for the middle class, not a lot of "big business" in the town

which also disadvantages us when it comes to 3rd party deals. Which is why im an advocate for junior concessions to help even the playing field for developmental clubs against the big splash and dash of big cities, but that is an argument for another thread

While I agree with that, I do have to mention that the Raiders are the first sport mentioned on the local news each night and have been for decades, that's massive exposure for a start 7 days a week.

I remember when Parra were worse than now and the Raiders had all the stars in the early 90's, Canberra was on a Friday night all the time and I think I seen my team 3 times in 6 years.

Canberra might not get the national exposure, but they sure as hell rule the regional stuff.

 

[Loudstrat]

:lol: Perth Red the Sharkies supporter. After years of death riding them, he'll be in the blue black and white cheering them in in 2015! :lol:

 

[Jason Maher]

Hey Red: get f**ked! Death riding the Sharks is our job!

 

[Goddo]

Yeah. Set fire to the Shire.

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Not really...

Cronulla and Canberra would get less channel 9 tv games than say Saints combined.

Not playing finals would play a part in that.

 

[Quigs]

"putrid, rancid. Like 100 cats had been locked up in there all weekend".

I can understand why Perth Red gets pissed off with you Stinking Stains ... Infact I can understand why you piss most RL people off. I can understand why the WA Rugby League is totally pissed off with the Stains.

What is obvious though is that the joint has gone downhill ever since Bennett sold out to the Tinks money.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/drunk-fans-may-be-to-blame-for-rugby-wee-row-20120216-1taie.html

Drunk corporate guests who had access to the change rooms at nib Stadium could be responsible for the urination incident which led to the carpets being ripped up, WA Rugby League chief executive John Sackson said today.

The carpet in the room used by the Illawarra Dragons was allegedly urinated on last Saturday and had to be replaced before a Super Rugby trial tonight between the Western Force and the Queensland Reds.

The WARL faces paying the $2000 bill as it hired the stadium, but Mr Sackson said it was impossible to pinpoint who was responsible, and said more than 100 people had been in the change rooms during the night.

Dragons boss Peter Doust refutes the allegations levelled at his club.

One Force member described the smell to the West Australian as "putrid, rancid. Like 100 cats had been locked up in there all weekend".

Dragons chief executive Peter Doust said his club had nothing to do with any problems that may have arisen.

Mr Sackson said he found it "very difficult to believe" that the rugby players would have been responsible, as they had behaved impeccably all week while in Perth.

"It's an unfortunate situation, but without any visual evidence or cameras, it's so hard to determine who the culprits are, or if in fact it was the case that people were urinating in the room," he said.

"But the fact is there was not just football teams and staff, but security people, and I hear that after the game there were corporate guests that had access to the room, and it's not uncommon for these people to have a few drinks on board, and then you have event staff, so it's hard to pin down." he said.

He also said it wasn't uncommon for youths to break into the stadium, and said security at the stadium should come under scrutiny after the incident.

Mr Sackson said he didn't want the football code to be unfairly tarnished.

"I would like to think that any football club isn't hung, drawn and quartered for something I find hard to believe they would have engaged in, they have been outstanding all week and they are a very proud football brand with a lot of discipline and part of a game that is very, very conscious of its image," he said.

Yeah the Pride of Allawah / Hurstville.

 

[Ausguy]

Not playing finals would play a part in that.

That's my point. It's not surprising at all neither team don't have a sponsor.

 

[POPEYE]

The Sharks not wanting to relocate shows they have faith that Gallop will still have a big say in the NRL.

Jokes aside, sponsors have to been nationally recognised or in command of a huge region. Can't see the Sharks drawing national attention

 

[DJShaksta]

West Coast Sharks anyone?

Wow you're the first guy to ever say anything about that.

 

[Raider_69]

While I agree with that, I do have to mention that the Raiders are the first sport mentioned on the local news each night and have been for decades, that's massive exposure for a start 7 days a week.

I remember when Parra were worse than now and the Raiders had all the stars in the early 90's, Canberra was on a Friday night all the time and I think I seen my team 3 times in 6 years.

Canberra might not get the national exposure, but they sure as hell rule the regional stuff.

Very true, part of the reason we are getting regional coverage is because we are out there doing community stuff in the regional areas, thats our backyard so to speak and it would be embarrassing if we werent a visable presence there

trouble is there is not a lot of big corporate $$ to go around in regional areas. The big money is in the big cities. Which we get little coverage... so it makes little sense for say Samsung, or LG to sponsor a club which will provide absolutely zero advertising into the major australian markets - sydney, melbourne and brisbane

 

[Raider_69]

Is it really a smart move for raiders to depend on gaming money from QLC , as a previous poster said declining money from a potential sponsor

It's like trying to sell a commodore for $75k. The market will pay what the market will pay

And the price they pay. Is what it's worth, just because Canberra think their commodore is worth $75k doesn't make it true

Then when you get offered $30k for your commodore you give it to charity and ask you dad for money

They need to get off the teet of pokies

the difference is that unlike the car scenario, to lift its value you have to spend more money, to lift the raiders value we dont have to spend a dime more than we were going to anyway, we just have to play to our abilities and win some footy games. Which is what we would be expecting whether we had a sponsor or not

the club doesnt need a major sponsor, as we are owned by the QLC which puts us in a very comfortable financial situation, and because of that, we are able to hold off until we get what we believe is fair market price... you could be right and it may back fire and we might have to settle for less. But i doubt it

Id liken it more to a home in a down market. Our area has suffered greatly, we could sell up now and take 400k for our house and move on with life, or we can stay put for another few months (we dont need the money since our mortgage is already paid by the QLC) and hope to get 500k when the market picks up

I agree we need as a club and as a code and really, as a country need to find alternative revenue streams to fund sport outside of poker machines, but until such time as that alternate is found, or until legislation prevents us for doing so, the QLC are happy to foot the bills and we are happy to have their support. Gamblers will gamble, id rather have a footy team to support, then be on some morale crusade about living off the pokies and seeing my club go by the wayside. Ill save that crusade when someone has an alternative solution other than funding from leagues clubs, that allows the NRL to continue to operate at the success level

 

[saint tone]

Yeah. Set fire to the Shire.

Agree

Hey Red: get f**ked! Death riding the Sharks is our job!

Agree

"putrid, rancid. Like 100 cats had been locked up in there all weekend".

I can understand why Perth Red gets pissed off with you Stinking Stains ... Infact I can understand why you piss most RL people off. I can understand why the WA Rugby League is totally pissed off with the Stains.

What is obvious though is that the joint has gone downhill ever since Bennett sold out to the Tinks money.



Yeah the Pride of Allawah / Hurstville.

Just waiting for the scum to die is making me delirious!
The shire cannot grow anymore, yet to survive in business you need to grow!
Get some balls ARLC and piss them off!
Tatar sharkies

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

:lol: Perth Red the Sharkies supporter. After years of death riding them, he'll be in the blue black and white cheering them in in 2015! :lol:

I'd pay to see that.

 

[Ausguy]

The Sharks not wanting to relocate shows they have faith that Gallop will still have a big say in the NRL.

Jokes aside, sponsors have to been nationally recognised or in command of a huge region. Can't see the Sharks drawing national attention

Ridiculous post Pop.

We have not rested our survival hopes on gallop. We have proposed our own survival with approval not far away.

As for national attention. It's called winning. Now it's up to us.