Player Sponsorship 2025

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Player Sponsorship 2025

Post: # 2083399Post therabbitinthehat »

Just got the pricing and breakdown for player sponsorship next year
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They have let me know that Ryan Byrnes (our previous player) has been moved to the core group so is the more expensive option now, and they've also changed the sponsorship into 2 different tiers of sponsorship (standard & premium)

So a few of questions:
1) Do we want to sponsor a player again in 2025?
2) if the answer is yes, are we going to sponsor Ryan again, or move to one of the new recruits?
3) Assuming we are sponsoring someone, are we going for the standard package or the premium package (see below)

From what I can tell, the Standard package is what we've been getting in the past, the Premium package comes with some interesting extras (especially for our non-vic forumites)

For me personally - I like the idea of us sponsoring a player, but not sure that we have enough people willing to chip in to do it anymore. For the last couple of years Mr Magic has kindly backstopped the shortfall we've had, but has indicated he won't b able to do that again.

If we do the 100 shares breakdown then the costs will be:

Standard: $25/share for emerging, $30/share for core player
Premium: $51/share for emerging. $56/share for core player


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Re: Player Sponsorship 2025

Post: # 2083456Post Bernard Shakey »

I'm happy to take two shares again this year.


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Post: # 2083460Post Scollop »

Happy to take 2 as well


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Post: # 2083464Post Sainter_Dad »

Happy to take 2 - but it is going to be a long road at those numbers - Sainter_Boy and I sponsor Moose - so we will be only taking 2

Additionally - I think we cancel the sponsorship of Ryan and look to an emerging player.

Tobie Travaglia
Alix Tauru
James Barrat
Hugh Boxshall
Alex Dodson
Patrick Said
Eamonn Armstrong

Maybe get in early on the one of the two T's or B's.

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Post: # 2083466Post Yorkeys »

Rabbitto, did you get a note from Ryan acknowledging?


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Post: # 2083491Post therabbitinthehat »

Yorkeys wrote: Tue 26 Nov 2024 1:30pm Rabbitto, did you get a note from Ryan acknowledging?
Haven't gotten anything yet, but apparently we'll be getting a gift of some sort 'soon'


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Post: # 2083497Post George27 »

I am happy to take 5 shares , and agree with Sainter Dad that we should seek to sponsor one of the new lads.


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Post: # 2083510Post Yorkeys »

I'm in for a couple.
Suggestions to help the budget: James Barat's moustache; Max's ball twirl; Rowan's haircut, Arie's left boot, Hammer's smile. Love to be able to claim an interest in any of that.


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Post: # 2083539Post kosifantutti »

I would take 4 shares if we are going ahead. I'd prefer to stick with Ronny in honour of Curly but we'll struggle to get to 2500 let alone 3000.


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Post: # 2083608Post thefatdork »

Hi Rabbit,
I’ll take 10 shares again.
I think we should take the emerging player option.
Thanks for running this again.
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Re: Player Sponsorship 2025

Post: # 2083624Post SinCitySainter »

I will happily take 5 again.
I assume that both Hugo and Collard still classify as emerging players?
If so I would see if one of them is available and if not go with a draftee.


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