SPFL Get a New Sponsor

[Nutmegged]

Just reading that Ladbrokes is apparently signed sealed and delivered with the SPFL for £2.25m per year for 3/4 years - it makes it the biggest per year deal we've ever signed.

That being said we did get £2m per year with Clydesdale Bank which was exclusive to 12 clubs while Barrs covered the other 30 so that in all likelihood would have been more lucrative


Good News though, £2m more to the pot although the irony of vilifying Footballers for gambling on Football then using Betting firms to support our game is not lost on me

[Nameless]

Bookies are as much a part of Scottish football as alcohol excess and bigotry, so this seems to be the perfect match.

[Hibernian Verse]

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Bookies are as much a part of Scottish football as alcohol excess and bigotry, so this seems to be the perfect match.

Yes gambling and bigotry are on the same level...

[lyonhibs]

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Bookies are as much a part of Scottish football as alcohol excess and bigotry, so this seems to be the perfect match.

If I put on a £2 accumulator every week in my student days, does that make me an alcoholic bigot???

I think we should be told

[Keith_M]

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If I put on a £2 accumulator every week in my student days, does that make me an alcoholic bigot???

I think we should be told

No, it just makes you as BAD as an alcoholic bigot.


Do try to keep up!

[Hank Schrader]

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If I put on a £2 accumulator every week in my student days, does that make me an alcoholic bigot???

No

[lyonhibs]

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No

Potential whoooosh moment here??

[Jdawg]

We are sponsored by a betting company as are a lot of clubs. Don't see the big deal if the league is too.

[Malthibby]

Gambling's an intrinsic part of the government's health drive - if we spend all our money on gambling
there's none left for drinking and fags - ergo healthier population. And if there's none left for food either,
that sorts the obsesity problem as well.
Cheers; mine's an Accumulator.
GG

[lyonhibs]

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No, it just makes you as BAD as an alcoholic bigot.


Do try to keep up!

Gonnae stop stalking me around the messageboard being a massive pedant...........

[Matty_Jack04]

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This is is how the prize money is divided up

[Keith_M]

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Gonnae stop stalking me around the messageboard being a massive pedant...........

Naw!

[Deansy]

The GFA announcing a sponsor for next season means things have just got tougher for QoS, us and whatever 11th SPL team - expect a tsunami of 'HONEST' mistakes going the Hun's way now !!

[Nameless]

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Yes gambling and bigotry are on the same level...

Who's talking levels? Betting, booze and bigotry are Scottish football in a nut shell.

[Nameless]

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If I put on a £2 accumulator every week in my student days, does that make me an alcoholic bigot???

I think we should be told

No, but only if you have The Rangers AND Celtic on you slip. If you only bet on one, you're a bigot.

[Sylar]

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This is is how the prize money is divided up

Oh to see what would happen if the American financial sporting model were adopted, whereby the greatest benefits go to those who languish and struggle in order to try and balance the competition.

By giving Celtic that kind of money every year, how does it enable a fair competitive market?

[emerald green]

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Oh to see what would happen if the American financial sporting model were adopted, whereby the greatest benefits go to those who languish and struggle in order to try and balance the competition.

By giving Celtic that kind of money every year, how does it enable a fair competitive market?

The difference between what 1st in the Premiership gets and what bottom of League 2 gets is ridiculous.

[Michael]

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Oh to see what would happen if the American financial sporting model were adopted, whereby the greatest benefits go to those who languish and struggle in order to try and balance the competition.

By giving Celtic that kind of money every year, how does it enable a fair competitive market?

Wouldn't that just encourage teams to be rubbish?

[Eyrie]

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The difference between what 1st in the Premiership gets and what bottom of League 2 gets is ridiculous.

I can understand that to an extent, but what annoys me is that the team which wins the top flight gets double the amount paid to the team that finishes four places behind them in fifth. Oh, and gets into the lucrative Champions League.

[Onceinawhile]

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Wouldn't that just encourage teams to be rubbish?

Towards the end of the season possibly, but teams will want to avoid relegation and players/fans will still want titles regardless of cash.

[California-Hibs]

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Wouldn't that just encourage teams to be rubbish?

Thats exactly what happens. It's a flawed system. I have a friend at work who's a LA Lakers fan, and they were terrible all season, and when it was established that they couldn't make the NBA Playoffs, they were in his option, 'throwing games to get a better draft pick'.

He'd come into work and i'd try and give him a bit of banter about their recent loss, only to be greeted with a smile and a complete air of not being bothered in the slightest, and actually being happy, as it is better for them in the end. He admits it's a completely flawed system and that you have teams not trying a leg all the time because of this.

The exact same thing would happen in our league. Your St Mirrens, Killies, Partick etc, would be quite happy to finish low when it looks all but sure they'd miss out on the top 6, and the effort levels and quality of the games would drop dramatically.

So it's a big no to the American system for me.

More evenly split is the way to go.

[lord bunberry]

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Thats exactly what happens. It's a flawed system. I have a friend at work who's a LA Lakers fan, and they were terrible all season, and when it was established that they couldn't make the NBA Playoffs, they were in his option, 'throwing games to get a better draft pick'.

He'd come into work and i'd try and give him a bit of banter about their recent loss, only to be greeted with a smile and a complete air of not being bothered in the slightest, and actually being happy, as it is better for them in the end. He admits it's a completely flawed system and that you have teams not trying a leg all the time because of this.

The exact same thing would happen in our league. Your St Mirrens, Killies, Partick etc, would be quite happy to finish low when it looks all but sure they'd miss out on the top 6, and the effort levels and quality of the games would drop dramatically.

So it's a big no to the American system for me.

More evenly split is the way to go.

They don't have relegation in the U.S. though do they?

[greenlex]

Should just split it evenly throughout the whole league structure.

[Nameless]

I'm sure the money in Germany is split much more evenly than pretty much every other league. The consequence being a much more competitive league. I know Bayern are generally top of the pops, but in the last 10 - 15 years there have been a fair few different winners, and a lot of different sides finishing second and third.

[PatHead]

Prize money shows how essential it is to get into the Premiership next season.

[California-Hibs]

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They don't have relegation in the U.S. though do they?

No, they don't.

[Haymaker]

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No, they don't.

Exactly. So you can be pony for many years and scoop up the talent... And what?

[Jim44]

A bit random and irrelevant maybe but I hate Ladbrokes. A few years back I had taken Wotherspoon to score the first goal. He duly did the business with a shot which took a strong deflection and after some debate was officially credited with the goal. All bookies paid out on the goal except Ladbrokes, the stadium bookies. I haven't given the cheating barstewards any money since. :-(

[nellio]

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Oh to see what would happen if the American financial sporting model were adopted, whereby the greatest benefits go to those who languish and struggle in order to try and balance the competition.

By giving Celtic that kind of money every year, how does it enable a fair competitive market?

Not sure it would work because of promotion relagation. Bottom placed team gets relegated and gets first pick? How would the transfer System work then?

[nellio]

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A bit random and irrelevant maybe but I hate Ladbrokes. A few years back I had taken Wotherspoon to score the first goal. He duly did the business with a shot which took a strong deflection and after some debate was officially credited with the goal. All bookies paid out on the goal except Ladbrokes, the stadium bookies. I haven't given the cheating barstewards any money since. :-(

Thats pretty poor. I would imagine a lot of bookies would pay you out of good faith and to keep the customer happy.