25/26 Front of shirt sponsor - Midnite

[Tickhill Blade]

Unfortunately, even the best PR firms would struggle to get anyone to change their mind. What the betting companies have to work against, in terms of rules, regulations etc is absolutely mind blowing.

Won't someone think of the (probably based offshore) poor betting companies!

Just think how bad the rules and regs would be if they didn't spend all those millions on lobbying and freebies for MPs etc

 

[CrookesBlade]

This thread highlights what a terrible job the betting firms' PR departments have done in terms of publicising the work they've all done on responsible gambling. It's a fascinating insight into how people read things, believe them and they become received wisdom even when they're not true.

There are multiple references to people being bombarded with gambling ads at half-time of games when pre-watershed gambling advertising around live sport ended in 2019 with the "whistle to whistle" ban. People have talked about the pop-ups they get for gambling brands who sponsor Premier League teams when there's only one (maybe two at a push) gambling brands who would be looking to acquire UK customers. There's mention of a strapline that was withdrawn maybe 10 years ago. Several people have said "I hope they don't put Midnite on the kids shirts" when gambling brands never appear on kids' shirts. Posters have said gambling isn't well regulated when it's incredibly heavily regulated - you literally have to prove you can afford it before you can spend significant sums of money.

It's come 20 years too late and some operators have behaved disgracefully in the past (so to some extent the companies deserve all the stick they get) but I know from personal experience how seriously most firms now take safer gambling and the amount of effort they put into it. Some of the firms who've been criticised in this thread are spending enormous amounts of money on things like AI models to identify customers who may get into problems with gambling so they can make the necessary interventions.

2019 seriously? Feels like just yesterday Ray Winstone’s disembodied head was bobbing up and down telling me to lump on Harry Kane.

 

[chesblade]

See Southampton have them as sponsors too

 

[cooperblade]

2019 seriously? Feels like just yesterday Ray Winstone’s disembodied head was bobbing up and down telling me to lump on Harry Kane.

Haha, yeah - only applies to live sport before 9pm and it covers a period from 5 minutes before the game until 5 minutes after so you'll still see the ads at other times but at half-time during football matches shouldn't be one of them (unless it's a late kick-off).

Gambling firms agree 'whistle-to-whistle' television sport advertising ban

Britain's leading gambling companies voluntarily agree to a "whistle-to-whistle" television advertising ban.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[cooperblade]

On a brighter note regarding football and betting sponsorship, the Leppings Lane end at the Theatre of Rust is still proudly sponsored by (or at least carries a huge advert for) Titanbet who stopped operating in the UK about 6 years ago so definitely aren't still paying for it.

Maybe if someone in the commercial team got their finger out and started flogging some advertising, they would still be getting paid.

 

[Sheffsteel]

could be worse

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This coming season Wrexham have changed their shirt sponsor from TikTok to United Airlines.

On their shirt it simply says in big white letters “UNITED”
Wouldn’t have minded that shirt sponsor on our shirts.

Regards the shirt sponsor MIDNITE, it’s OK, could be a lot worse.

 

[Nickydblade]

This thread highlights what a terrible job the betting firms' PR departments have done in terms of publicising the work they've all done on responsible gambling. It's a fascinating insight into how people read things, believe them and they become received wisdom even when they're not true.

There are multiple references to people being bombarded with gambling ads at half-time of games when pre-watershed gambling advertising around live sport ended in 2019 with the "whistle to whistle" ban. People have talked about the pop-ups they get for gambling brands who sponsor Premier League teams when there's only one (maybe two at a push) gambling brands who would be looking to acquire UK customers. There's mention of a strapline that was withdrawn maybe 10 years ago. Several people have said "I hope they don't put Midnite on the kids shirts" when gambling brands never appear on kids' shirts. Posters have said gambling isn't well regulated when it's incredibly heavily regulated - you literally have to prove you can afford it before you can spend significant sums of money.

It’s not just in the past things haven’t been regulated as well as they could. It’s not just bad PR:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wp77eeej2o

 

[Aston max]

Sorry, my bad !

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Love the neckline

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Just to prove a point… !I've never seen a brand where it's so obvious, even from a photo, that the material is shitty quality.

I know the old adage, don't buy it then, which is fine but would be nice to have some options of decent quality.

I reckon I could knit something up, using my crusty and greying pubic hair, and it would look higher quality than some of this stuff!

 

[Rodders]

On a brighter note regarding football and betting sponsorship, the Leppings Lane end at the Theatre of Rust is still proudly sponsored by (or at least carries a huge advert for) Titanbet who stopped operating in the UK about 6 years ago so definitely aren't still paying for it.

Maybe if someone in the commercial team got their finger out and started flogging some advertising, they would still be getting paid.

Isn’t there always stuff coming out of S6 that literally everything has to go past Chan Solo before getting signed off, and he’s a total nightmare to deal with? I could imagine their Commercial people have probably tried all sorts numerous times but he always cocks the deal up.

 

[Gin&Juice]

I think i’m gonna like these guys