Just A Question

People who know sponsorship deals knew it was a dead parrot.
Chairmen who don't understand should be carpeted and questioned are they fit for purpose ?

Agreed, he made a major mistake.

I don't understand why Budweiser was brought into this?

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Does this not encourage people to drink just as QuickQuid would have allegedly encouraged people to take out loans they couldn't afford?

I can see what you're trying to say Shanton, but the answer is simple. Budweiser does not prey on the weak and vunerable people of our society whereas that is QQ's target market.

Society (men) in general enjoy the occasional beer, so why would Bud be an issue as an advertiser. Now, I enjoy the occasional flutter, not often, but now and again, much like a vast number of people across our society, so I had and have not had a problem with being sponsored by a bookmakers.

QQ, Wonga et al, play on people's desperation and make money from that. Our society generally look at these rip off companies as loan sharks operating just inside the law (for now), so no I and the majority of my fellow Whites fans did not feel that our family club should be sponsored by a company that make their money from the poorest of our society.

Hope that answers the question you posed

Hey JAH. Ta for your response. I know what you are saying. I had no feelings one way or t'other regarding QuickQuid. I think the point I am trying to make is that whatever temptation is put in our way it is all down to the individual's self control. No one is forced to use pay day loan companies but they are there and offer a service. No one is forced to drink but it is there to be both enjoyed and/or abused, Again down to the individual. No one is forced to use credit cards or take loans from a bank but again they are there and offer a service.

Lets face it, it is the banks who caused the credit crunch and put the economy in the mess it was and still is in. Money is tight so the pay day lender comes into his own. However I don't hear an outcry over Barclays and Capital One. Just as I don't hear an outcry over Budweiser (and Carling previously) sponsoring competitions and inducing people to drink.

Whilst I admit that QuickQuid weren't possibly the ideal choice of sponsor I do feel that the reaction has been totally OTT and that there is more than an element of hypocrisy given the points I have raised.

No worries Shanton, but I'm not sure that the reaction was OTT. Its a great indictment of us here in the UK that we stand up for each other and society as a whole despise these companies for targeting the poor and needy in this way.

Yep, the pay day loans companies, which incidentally are mainly all US owned companies who got us into the financial mess in the first place, are there to provide a service, but none of us regular joes would contemplate using their service as they are rip off merchants of the highest order. They are ripping off the poorest of society and the rest of society all see it and disapprove of what they are doing. That was clear to see across all social media after the club announced the QQ deal.

Its only a mater of time before their ability to trade like this will be so restricted and heavily regulated that they will go elsewhere. Better they do that without being on our club's merchandise and the club is not associated with a business sector that floats so close to the boundaries of the law and what is socially acceptable today.

Does this not encourage people to drink just as QuickQuid would have allegedly encouraged people to take out loans they couldn't afford?
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Ah I see what you're saying. I wasn't someone who thought that sponsorship would encourage people to take out loans.

To be honest, I think the backlash was a lot to do with the current economy. I don't think it would have been such a big deal if most people weren't hurting a little regarding income.

I never did go back to Barclays after sacking them over matters after listening carefully to anti-apartheid campaigners and offering my support back then.
The Bank of Mattress looks after me to this day.

If we all look at things in a weird interlinked way then EVERYTHING can be described as evil.

& I can't knock Budweiser. A few pints of that gets you through 4 nights at a Premier Inn I can tell you.

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I never did go back to Barclays after sacking them over matters after listening carefully to anti-apartheid campaigners and offering my support back then.
The Bank of Mattress looks after me to this day.

M.P.s. Banks, Showbiz people (rapists & Pedos) !!!
The working man should trust none of the above, bank of mattress and bank of floorboard ! Its the future