Sheaf Saint Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 15 minutes ago, LuckyNumber7 said: Problem gamblers will be problem gamblers with or without Rollbit as our sponsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey McStripe Shirt Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Best sponsor we've had since LD Sports.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Swapping one bunch of dodgy online gambling twats for another. Great 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 It’s a disgrace but you can take the higher ground and you get stuck behind financially sadly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 51 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said: It’s a disgrace but you can take the higher ground and you get stuck behind financially sadly. They should give the fans a choice to buy a shirt without sponsor. Guess people can buy the ladies team with Starling bank on I just buy for the kids and they usually stick Utilita on those as not allowed to have gambling on child sizes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 Is the kit out yet? Or is this the event on Wednesday or whenever it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 4 minutes ago, JRM said: They should give the fans a choice to buy a shirt without sponsor. Guess people can buy the ladies team with Starling bank on I just buy for the kids and they usually stick Utilita on those as not allowed to have gambling on child sizes Some sides have done this in the past. I think when Rep of Ireland did it, and the sponsorless shirt was considerably more expensive than the normal one. Celtic too I’m sure have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 8 minutes ago, Dr Who? said: Is the kit out yet? Or is this the event on Wednesday or whenever it is? Tomorrow apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 2 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said: Best sponsor we've had since LD Sports.... I’d bet £50 on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 30 minutes ago, Dr Who? said: Is the kit out yet? Or is this the event on Wednesday or whenever it is? Tomorrow evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 We've had some stinking sponsors since the Virgin Media deal expired, not that it really matters in the grand scheme of things. In the new world of PSR, what you can get from sponsorship is what helps clubs like us compete. As bad as that is to say, if these guys offer us the most money and can help make us a better team then who gives a shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 https://x.com/AndrewH_2022/status/1812944476585009343 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 2 hours ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said: Best sponsor we've had since LD Sports.... I miss the squirrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 7 minutes ago, Master Bates said: https://x.com/AndrewH_2022/status/1812944476585009343 Muppet. I forgot that guy existed. 😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 3 hours ago, Master Bates said: https://x.com/AndrewH_2022/status/1812944476585009343 #controversial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) Personally, I don't see it as any worse than Carling sponsoring Rangers and Celtic or Carlsberg sponsoring Liverpool. It's not an ideal sponsor but if they're paying us the most money, we have to be pragmatic. Edited July 16 by Disco Stu 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 It's not the fact that it's another gambling firm that bothers me - it's so common now (despite the looming ban) that I've just become numb to it. What irks me is the way the club have tried to dress this up and paint Rollbit out to be an exciting, innovative online sports and entertainment firm. It's almost Comical Ali levels of spin, and just makes it look like they are treating fans like total mugs. I get that the sponsorship deal means we have to promote the company, but FFS just be honest about what they do. If their business model is so unpalatable to the general public that the club feel the need to lie about it, then that is hugely problematic IMO. It pisses all over our image as a community club. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 14 hours ago, JRM said: Been sent this Rollbit have a legal UK presence using a white label casino provided by Grace Media. admiteddly it launched within the last 24hours, but its there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) Trying to see how this doesn't look terrible on our striped shirts as well... Let alone the headlines where we get rolled over 😆 Edited July 16 by Saint86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Assume that the official kit launch happens after the 7pm ‘event’ scheduled for this evening - wonder if the SR bread and circuses budget will stretch to some pyrotechnics. Puma and Saints have managed to whip the fanbase up into a pique of tedium and apathy. Live in hope that one year they’ll just get it done at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 12 hours ago, Suhari said: I miss the squirrel. 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) They get some terrific reviews on Trustpilot.... https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.rollbit.com Edited July 16 by trousers 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Saint86 said: Trying to see how this doesn't look terrible on our striped shirts as well... Let alone the headlines where we get rolled over 😆 🤮🤢🤮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 17 minutes ago, trousers said: They get some terrific reviews on Trustpilot.... https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.rollbit.com They sound like the Mason Holgate of gambling companies. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 31 minutes ago, trousers said: They get some terrific reviews on Trustpilot.... https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.rollbit.com No wonder they've got the wonga to sponsor a PL team if they basically just keep people's winnings! 😬 Did nobody at the club honestly consider the terrible optics of this before signing the deal? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 5 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: No wonder they've got the wonga to sponsor a PL team if they basically just keep people's winnings! 😬 Did nobody at the club honestly consider the terrible optics of this before signing the deal? Due diligence and all that .... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren2 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Zig zags like the lighthouse on the Southampton site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 55 minutes ago, trousers said: They get some terrific reviews on Trustpilot.... https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.rollbit.com Makes you wonder if we'll get paid by them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Just now, JRM said: Makes you wonder if we'll get paid by them Yep. Reminds me of that Gao era "sponsorship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 hour ago, trousers said: It's a shame the truth never fully came out on this, I'm fairly sure the club didn't receive all the money due , didn't they end up replacing loads of kit for fans with a new sponsor on? The fact people on here could show there wasn't a real company behind all that makes you wonder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 minute ago, JRM said: It's a shame the truth never fully came out on this, I'm fairly sure the club didn't receive all the money due , didn't they end up replacing loads of kit for fans with a new sponsor on? The fact people on here could show there wasn't a real company behind all that makes you wonder Wasn't the whole LD Sports thing linked to Gao himself in some shape or form? (or maybe my memory is playing tricks on me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nolan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 13 minutes ago, ecuk268 said: which is now out of date as rollbit.co.uk exists and is registered with the Gambling Authorities in the UK (albeit it is completely different to the international offerings registered in Curacao) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 15 hours ago, JRM said: They should give the fans a choice to buy a shirt without sponsor. Guess people can buy the ladies team with Starling bank on I just buy for the kids and they usually stick Utilita on those as not allowed to have gambling on child sizes Hoping the kids ones have Draper Tools on this time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlehouseBrawlers Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 56 minutes ago, trousers said: Wasn't the whole LD Sports thing linked to Gao himself in some shape or form? (or maybe my memory is playing tricks on me) Yep, sure it was some associate of his, reported as around £7.5m a year at the time - wonder if Espanyol got paid up as their shirt sponsors were also LD Sports at the same time (think they were getting half what we were supposed to) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Its not just the nature of their business but also the missed opportunity to build something that might vaguely benefit the local community. I work for a company that sponsors another PL team and there is so much community work that is carried out by employees of the sponsor with the club charity, similar to the Saints foundation. Its really co-ordinated, well planned, community focused and genuinely makes a difference. Surely there is a company with ties to the area, that benefits the local economy and which Saints could partner with in a similar way whilst still getting significant amounts of cash (and its not like Rollbit will be paying crazy money anyway)? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 29 minutes ago, Dusic said: Its not just the nature of their business but also the missed opportunity to build something that might vaguely benefit the local community. I work for a company that sponsors another PL team and there is so much community work that is carried out by employees of the sponsor with the club charity, similar to the Saints foundation. Its really co-ordinated, well planned, community focused and genuinely makes a difference. Surely there is a company with ties to the area, that benefits the local economy and which Saints could partner with in a similar way whilst still getting significant amounts of cash (and its not like Rollbit will be paying crazy money anyway)? My moral compass agrees but sadly Rollbit will be paying around double such a sponsor and in order to be as competitive as possible, we must sell our soul to the highest bidder. It will be interesting to see how sponsorship numbers change when the ban is in force. I’m hoping we are still in the PL to find out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 The Saints app is now saying that tonight's Puma event will be available to live stream - starting at 7pm... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Who’s Ipswich’s sponsor? I bet they’re amazing. Wish we were Ipswich 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 28 minutes ago, Chewy said: Who’s Ipswich’s sponsor? I bet they’re amazing. Wish we were Ipswich Ed Sheeran sponsors them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumuah Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 3 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: Ed Sheeran sponsors them Ed Sheeran to continue as Ipswich Town shirt sponsor | East Anglian Daily Times (eadt.co.uk) C'mon Craig David! Dig deep into those pockets.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 People will laugh, but i actually do think Rollbit warrants fan push back. Awful company to be associated with. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 4 hours ago, JRM said: It's a shame the truth never fully came out on this, I'm fairly sure the club didn't receive all the money due , didn't they end up replacing loads of kit for fans with a new sponsor on? The fact people on here could show there wasn't a real company behind all that makes you wonder I know someone at the club who worked closely with the directors at the time and she said the amount of bollocks about it was laughable. Also, joined the group of shirt sponsors who never actually paid the full amount agreed. Top top commercial team under Semmens and Thomas 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 14 hours ago, Miltonaggro said: #controversial That tickled me 😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Back to the kit, it’s gonna be bloody hilarious after all this clock and dagger Puma event kit launch etc and the kit turns out to be an absolute dive 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFan86 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 21 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said: Back to the kit, it’s gonna be bloody hilarious after all this clock and dagger Puma event kit launch etc and the kit turns out to be an absolute dive 😂 It is a dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 32 minutes ago, lumuah said: Ed Sheeran to continue as Ipswich Town shirt sponsor | East Anglian Daily Times (eadt.co.uk) C'mon Craig David! Dig deep into those pockets.... Wasn't Gary Glitter living in Chandler's Ford for a bit? C'mon... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodymatt Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 32 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said: It is a dive. Have you seen it already or just going off the DH Gate image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Suhari said: Wasn't Gary Glitter living in Chandler's Ford for a bit? C'mon... I think he formed a gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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