Storm sponsors now walking

[Frenzy.]

3 of them

ME Bank, Skins and one other have deserted the Storm.

 

[Generalzod]

Banking organisation walking out on the Storm, the Hypocrisy.

 

[Frenzy.]

Host Plus is the other one

 

[Coastal Shark]

The funniest is Skins - their logo is 'Cheat legally'

FMD - how funny is that?

 

[Stoner Rock]

Who needs sponsors when the cash you get given by the NRL and News Ltd is more than Cronulla's total operating budget?

 

[glenmoresharkie]

The funniest is Skins - their logo is 'Cheat legally'

FMD - how funny is that?

haha are you serious? thats so funny haha

 

[Coastal Shark]

Certainly is true - just google skins cheat legal advert

 

[Genius Freak]

The Sharks should call these sponsors and see if we can pick them up.

 

[sydneysharkbrisbane68]

The Sharks should call these sponsors and see if we can pick them up.

Genius exactly, the Storm are down we have to try and take advantage, everyone does it to us, lets try and grab a couple of sponsors, and even try to get those ones still with the storm

 

[Dragon Slayer]

The Sharks should call these sponsors and see if we can pick them up.

Yeah we can say we don't cheat.

Can you tell?

 

[Inferno]

We can also guarantee we will at the very least equal or better the position we finished last year.

How many clubs can guarantee that!

 

[Dragon Slayer]

We can also guarantee we will at the very least equal or better the position we finished last year.

How many clubs can guarantee that!

And we're looking to secure that position to 2014 apparently.

 

[Ausguy]

rumour is the storm wont survive this...

what are your thoughts??

how amazing (and i spose bad) would it be if they folded...

I dont think it has much to do with if supporters get to the games... the supporters wont bring in enough to save them...

This weeks game will be very interesting... i still tipped em. not sure why though.

 

[millersnose]

they will survive - league now has a foothold in melbourne and the on field success of the storm has made them a very viable outfit for a sponsor

 

[S.R.]

rumour is the storm wont survive this...

what are your thoughts??

how amazing (and i spose bad) would it be if they folded...

I dont think it has much to do with if supporters get to the games... the supporters wont bring in enough to save them...

This weeks game will be very interesting... i still tipped em. not sure why though.

IF they don't survive, the pressure on the NRL to ensure that no other NRL teams fall over is huge. They couldn't possibly let the Sharks, Knights, Raiders, or anyone else fold.

The CC Bears would be in. 16 team comp.


I don't think the Storm will die.

 

[Inferno]

rumour is the storm wont survive this...

what are your thoughts??

how amazing (and i spose bad) would it be if they folded...

I dont think it has much to do with if supporters get to the games... the supporters wont bring in enough to save them...

This weeks game will be very interesting... i still tipped em. not sure why though.

Supporters and sponsorship is kind of irrelevant because it will probably total only a small fraction of their operating expenses. They lost 6 million last year off the back of making 3 grand finals, winning minor premierships AND winning last year's grand final.

If they lost 6 million, it makes you wonder how much News Ltd is putting into them. The equation is pretty simple, if News ltd continues to back them, they'll survive, if they don't, they won't.

I tipped the Kiwis just because they have a pretty good record against Melbourne in recent times. Could really go either way though, and with the playing roster and coach they have, Melbourne should really still be competitive for the rest of the year.