What’s the value of the Scottish Professional League sponsorship package? It’s whatever the highest bidder is prepared to pay for it. £4m from Ladbrokes over two years is, therefore, a true value. It’s down on the previous SPL deal, which was £2m from Clydesdale Bank, as it includes rights to the lower leagues, but this reflects variations in market and product conditions since that deal was signed.
The SPFL chose to go without a sponsor rather than significantly reduce their asking price, believing that it would be difficult to up-bid from a lower position than wait on the market returning to a position closer to the expected value. As we don’t know what offers they received two years ago, and we’ll never know what subsequent value would have been received, there’s no point even trying to judge that decision. The most we can say is that despite worries in some places of Armageddon, clearly member clubs believed they had enough in the tank to ride out some years without sponsorship money.
Everything is for sale (Ibrox naming rights for £1, anyone?), but you only take low value deals when you’re in a low value starting position – and there’s no point making moral ‘right or wrong’ judgements about people who make decisions from a poor starting position.
Unlike Scottish football’s broadcast deals, the values of which are determined by an oligopoly, league, shirt and stadium sponsorship is open to a very wide number of potential partners.
The real focus of our angst, should be against the behemoth who own the majority of football TV rights, pays a huge premium for the rights which are critical to its business, while exploiting the large barriers to entry to pay a pittance for Scottish football.
As TV consumers we pay some of the highest subscriber rates in the world as we are part of a very valuable TV market. Our football clubs operate within the boundaries of this TV market but are excluded from competing in the lucrative section of that market by a closed shop.
An oligopoly working with a closed shop to the detriment of some competitors within the EU. I cannot believe this is legal.
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If, and it is still an if, Scepovic is yet another dud striker, actions must occur to change the striker policy. Relying on Stokesy for Europe will ensure that I rely on Pampers when the qualifiers begin.
RT,
Nobody wanted Ed. Nobody wants loony leftie policies. You will have to accept that. The Guardian hasn’t. It is hilarious just now.
Sipsini
Not at all bud, made me smile though.
Enjoy your sesh wae the troops tomorrow.
The shadow says she’s buying the drinks in the KIDS after the final game, see you soon :)
KDS haha, jeezo , G/night :)
Good movie from Romania for film watchers: ‘California dreamin’. Very amusing and poignant tale about American troops and their culture clashes with Romanian villagers.
Not probably on Farage’s list but there you go.
Cap’n,
I’m tryin to keep out of it, but I’m intrigued. I am anything but a fan of Ed but which, exactly, of his policies would you consider to be of the loonie left?
Captain Beefheart..saw that movie..Its Really Good..
R T
Why???
Roberttressell..Saw her on Twitter, katie hopkins had a go at her, CC asked her if she fancied a Boxing match, all proceeds to charity..No Answer…I like CC..Good Girl…
Sipsini.
May see you in the lane Valley Tomorrow,couple of wee jobs to do,and if I get them done in time I’ll come in.
Goodnight Timland
just one more sleep
HH
oldtim67
Got meeting in town 3:00pm – if you are coming in I will pop-in to BV 4:00ish!
H!H!
The 17 cup winners play Aberdeen at Barrowfield at 4 o clock 2 morro
Go for Saurez ,read back and the experts said he was on the way down….
#elevenerife
praecepta.
99% certain to be in, Bedtime for me.
oldtim67
OK – see you back of 4:00pm!
Watched the first 2 episodes if ‘The Affair ‘ last night on Sky Atlantic,great stuff and very different story telling.Think it won plenty awards in the US.Well worth a look bhoys
praecepta-might make a quick beer @ 4,meeting guys in town around 5 ish? HH
!!Bada Bing!!
Hopefully my meeting wont run more than an hour – see you there.
oldtim67/Praecepta..
Catch up tomorrow if you can make it. Kip time, big case tomorrow:)) HH
Bada…
And your big self :))
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Paul67..WinningCaptains..
Its getting Virtually Impossible to access CQN (Laptop) the Gambling Ad blocks the page sometimes click Close or Skip and Access site 5-6 times Ad either stays or Opens up on other page but Ad still on CQN page..
Only way is to try opening CQN again on another Tab..
Nothing works to Stop this..
Maybe time to get Magners as Sponsor at least We could have a Wee Drink waiting to get on the Site..;-)
001
sipsini-and your good self mate,forgive me.Meeting guys who i went out every Friday night ,25 years ago :).When we try and put the Band back together,1 of us can’t make it,but really looking forward to seeing my best hun pals;and another Tim :)))HH
It’s good to see the righteous SNP cheerleaders, maybe they can tell us when the zero hour contract and the OBA will be shutdown in Scotland, finger on the pulse innat innit
NHS,
Any guarantees ?
001 BHOY
On my desktop,I have CQN on my toolbar. When I bring the cursor to it,it opens the CQN pages available to me. I can then click on the X on any which I want to close.
Should be the same on your laptop.
001 bhoy
May I add my voice to yours about the trouble getting onto the site.
For the last two weeks I have really struggled to remain on the site – every day. When I try to go back to do some scrolling on what I missed, the article page comes up and Isometimes cannot get beyond that no matter how patient I am. I invariably close the window down and re-open it to try my luck that way. That sometimes works but not always.
Just a coaching opportunity CSC
Glad to hear Charlie Mulgrew is fit and ready again. What position is he playing tomorrow?
I may not be so happy if we’re still playing him in midfield.
Welcome back Charlie, you are a hunskelper and have your place in the Celtic ACGR hall of history.
As does my Jamsie F painting. Hoi Doc, get that aff Miss Doc’s wall, it’s time for a relocation.
HH Doc
ACGR-Welcome home …..:)
ACEILERGONOFRUST
Howdy,bud. How’s tricks?
Have you booked into Coia’s next weekend for your farewell brekkie?
Driving back from Aberdeen tonight the radio had a program asking which bands would the listeners like to see get back together. There was some obvious ones with dead members, but the Jam were well quoted.
I never saw them live and I don’t remember why I never went when they played the Apollo……………………….bahhhh. Regrets, Aye I have a few.
A Jam song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxhN7MQ6uYw
A fink
ACEILERGONOFRUST
Crack open some of your finest and listen to this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VyF1se8528Q
BobM, not booked yet but its a racing cert I’ll be having my brekkie with my wee Italian money pit pal, my wee bro and Dan the man……….and Jungle Jim.
He’s going to have to throttle back his business forecast next year when he hears he’s lost me as a regular. Either that or he’ll need to sell a lot of Latium Ameroni to the wee bro.
Hope all is well in the winklepicking family world.
HH bruv
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Bob..
Think l deleted it (CQN) from my Toolbar when l first got the Problem..Ha
001
ACEILERGONOFRUST
All fine and dandy,mate. Thanks for the asking.
Nephew off to The Philippines tomorrow,month in the sun necking banana rum wi THEBARCAMOLE. Hopefully he’ll return with loads of tales to keep from his Mum,haha!
Give my regards to the troops,please. Have you got one of those bumper stickers yet for yer passion-wagon?
001 BHOY
Hark at me wi the technical terms like toolbar,ffs! And I used to revel in my Luddism…
BobM, I’ve cracked open my finest over the last three years or so. I’ve gone from collecting it to guzzling it:_) It’s time to enjoy the fruits of my years of stock build up.
My Dram cabinet is beginning to look like the new hun trophy cabinet. I’ve still got a couple of things worth 5 or six hundred quid in there, which is more than they can say.
I’ll enjoy them toasting their next death, and the one after that.