does anyone have an idea when an announcement will be made?

To make an announcement, we need something to announce.

At the moment?

Not so much...

Wasn't trying to be a smart alec about:) They are difficult to deal with and one thing I have learned is it ain't over until it's over. When it's signed you can relax because up until that point anything goes. But there is no doubt the CHinese companies are looking at this market for sponsorship.

Not necessarily.

does anyone have an idea when an announcement will be made?

As stated-by CS ,he was very hopeful that the second sponsor would be signed on by Round 1-therefore by the end of March 2012.

As stated-by CS ,he was very hopeful that the second sponsor would be signed on by Round 1-therefore by the end of March 2012.

'hopeful that the second sponsor would be signed on by Round 1' is not acceptable.

If a secound sponsor is not signed someone should get the sack, and someone who knows how to attract and retain sponsors should be employed. I don't believe it should be the CEO's job to find a sponsor, there should be some sort of sponsor/partnership manager, so if it is CS doing the looking it is a poor strucure.

hopefully it is worth the wait!

Don't we have someone on our board that works or did work at BHP, they are only made 9.3billion for the first half of this financial year. A lazy 2million a per year to us wouldn't hurt and if we are focusing on China BHP makes most of their money from China.

Don't we have someone on our board that works or did work at BHP, they are only made 9.3billion for the first half of this financial year. A lazy 2million a per year to us wouldn't hurt and if we are focusing on China BHP makes most of their money from China.

Not to my knowledge. You might be thinking of Don Argus who I believe is a MFC supporter......

'hopeful that the second sponsor would be signed on by Round 1' is not acceptable.

If a secound sponsor is not signed someone should get the sack, and someone who knows how to attract and retain sponsors should be employed. I don't believe it should be the CEO's job to find a sponsor, there should be some sort of sponsor/partnership manager, so if it is CS doing the looking it is a poor strucure.

Great attitude.

I'm sure we could sign a FOJ sponsor for $500K for 2 years right now if we wanted.

But surely we're willing to put in the effort and afforing the patience to secure a much better and/or longer term deal.

I spoke with the MFC footy shop today and he said that FOJ sponsor should be completed prior to the season starting. He did not know who it was but was confident. Hope he is right.

The Demon shop has about as much of an idea as you and me. They originally told me before Xmas, then late Jan, then late Feb, now before the start of the season.

I'll ask my mummy Billy

( of course thats long distance to another dimension )

So when they announce a sponsor worth 1.9 + for the front..you owe me a beer !!...if they dont I owe you one. ( mines a pint by the way..start saving )

B59 - I took your advice and started saving the day you posted this. Instead of buying you a pint, would you prefer I become the joint major sponsor?

BTW, I'm getting thirsty...

I see you are trying to conflate the sponsor search with the coach search.

I don't know if they can be mirrored they way you have mirrored them.

On the coach front - I would wait to see what MM does unencumbered by coaching responsibilities.

On the sponsor front - I would push out the message that EW has come to the party to the tune that they have because they realise that the extra $500k they put in gives us a better chance to succeed and give a better platform for the sponsor. They should be nearing the $2m EW offer. But I wouldn't wait until March.

But you shouldn't undervalue your brand because it is for 3 years...

RPFC - 20 days to go until the start of March. We've had around 6 months to leverage off the EW increase in sponsorship, so hopefully CS is attacking this from a different angle now!

I've just gone into the MFC website and the 2012 sponsors are listed.

Interesting that Energy Watch is listed as a Joint Major Sponsor (with no-one)

Watch this space

Can I take a break from watching this space Chippy? It's starting to hurt my eyes...!!!

B59 - I took your advice and started saving the day you posted this. Instead of buying you a pint, would you prefer I become the joint major sponsor?

BTW, I'm getting thirsty...

RPFC - 20 days to go until the start of March. We've had around 6 months to leverage off the EW increase in sponsorship, so hopefully CS is attacking this from a different angle now!

Can I take a break from watching this space Chippy? It's starting to hurt my eyes...!!!

hahaha very droll Billy

you'd give my wife a good contest for retrospectivity

hahaha very droll Billy

you'd give my wife a good contest for retrospectivity

Haha, oh well DC! Look, don't get me worng, I'm far from perfect - just look at my Leadership Group prediction and my belief about $cully staying! But I have put up with a fair bit of crap on this topic, and some of it quite personal, but so far, I haven't been far off the mark!

B59 - I took your advice and started saving the day you posted this. Instead of buying you a pint, would you prefer I become the joint major sponsor?

BTW, I'm getting thirsty...

RPFC - 20 days to go until the start of March. We've had around 6 months to leverage off the EW increase in sponsorship, so hopefully CS is attacking this from a different angle now!

Can I take a break from watching this space Chippy? It's starting to hurt my eyes...!!!

Well if you must!

But can you get me a coffee?, I'll keep watch for you.

Haha, oh well DC! Look, don't get me worng, I'm far from perfect - just look at my Leadership Group prediction and my belief about $cully staying! But I have put up with a fair bit of crap on this topic, and some of it quite personal, but so far, I haven't been far off the mark!

no no no....I got a good chuckle out of your post

carry on

RPFC - 20 days to go until the start of March. We've had around 6 months to leverage off the EW increase in sponsorship, so hopefully CS is attacking this from a different angle now!

Yeah, if we don't get a good deal soon I would be going and getting Oxfam or World Vision and giving them the badge for free for half the season, get some goodwill and publicity, keeping with our core values blah, blah, blah then having an extravagant 'Sponsor unveiling' where the company gives $250k to the charity it has taken over from, handshakes all around and... scene.

Yeah, if we don't get a good deal soon I would be going and getting Oxfam or World Vision and giving them the badge for free for half the season, get some goodwill and publicity, keeping with our core values blah, blah, blah then having an extravagant 'Sponsor unveiling' where the company gives $250k to the charity it has taken over from, handshakes all around and... scene.

Like it - innovative thinking!

Interested to know from the faithful - if XYZ company came to us today and said "here's $3m, I want our logo on the FoJ for the next 3 years", would you take it?

SOLD!

wish theyd just go ask coke a cola or something, rich and a red logo so it wont look like there taking up half the jumper!!

Sponsorship committee = epic fail, which ever way you look at it. Should have been locked in 3 or 4 months ago. Successful clubs succeed at this. They also keep big sponsors for a longer period, as we have seen with Ford/Geelong and the like.

CS and his team need to lift their game, seem way out of their depth here. Potential sponsors love to communicate with high profile/famous footy people. CS himself falls well short here. Maybe we need some much higher profile people to help these battlers do their job with a bit more "get up and go".

Put very simply, if we got major sponsors when we should have, then hundreds, potentially thousands more new Jumpers with new sponsors names on them, would have been sold by now.

Why have our 2 major sponsors taken a back row seat, now? They were not getting enough value for their input!

C'mon Dees' employees, get on your proverbial bikes and just do it! Earn your bucks. Offer something tangible !

And for all the experts on here who have never actually worked in Sales/Marketing.............they are two completely different things but inseperably locked together at a Footy club. Timing is everything, repeat everything!

wish theyd just go ask coke a cola or something, rich and a red logo so it wont look like there taking up half the jumper!!

Red and Pink clash

Like it - innovative thinking! Interested to know from the faithful - if XYZ company came to us today and said "here's $3m, I want our logo on the FoJ for the next 3 years", would you take it?

I am pretty sure Bazza isn't privvy to sponsorship discussions so it really isn't our place to make a judgement over the price we want right now and the price we can easily get.

Sponsorship committee = epic fail, which ever way you look at it. Should have been locked in 3 or 4 months ago. Successful clubs succeed at this. They also keep big sponsors for a longer period, as we have seen with Ford/Geelong and the like.

CS and his team need to lift their game, seem way out of their depth here. Potential sponsors love to communicate with high profile/famous footy people. CS himself falls well short here. Maybe we need some much higher profile people to help these battlers do their job with a bit more "get up and go".

Put very simply, if we got major sponsors when we should have, then hundreds, potentially thousands more new Jumpers with new sponsors names on them, would have been sold by now.

Why have our 2 major sponsors taken a back row seat, now? They were not getting enough value for their input!

C'mon Dees' employees, get on your proverbial bikes and just do it! Earn your bucks. Offer something tangible !

And for all the experts on here who have never actually worked in Sales/Marketing.............they are two completely different things but inseperably locked together at a Footy club. Timing is everything, repeat everything!

Am I reading between the lines to much when I think that you know that Nike will be our next major sponsor??? Hmm...

My above thought has as much merit as those thinking that a company that has a logo with red and blue as 2 of its major colours is going to sponsor us ie Bank of Melbourne. Sure, they may come on board, but it won't be becuase their logo is red and blue!

I am pretty sure Bazza isn't privvy to sponsorship discussions so it really isn't our place to make a judgement over the price we want right now and the price we can easily get.

This is a forum RP, we are allowed to make as much unsubstantiated judgement as we want. If we weren't - we'd never here from you!!!

The difference, as you mention above, is between what we want, and what we can get. How much gap between the two is there? And a fairly serious question - how much can we easily get?

At the moment, what "we want" hasn't seen any ink on paper.

I'm champing at the bit to promote any new company that invests in the MFC. I generally become a non-paid sales and/or marketing person for such company, I've got enthusiasm, I've got excitment, I just don't have a company to promote on behalf of!

Sponsorship committee = epic fail, which ever way you look at it. Should have been locked in 3 or 4 months ago. Successful clubs succeed at this. They also keep big sponsors for a longer period, as we have seen with Ford/Geelong and the like.

CS and his team need to lift their game, seem way out of their depth here. Potential sponsors love to communicate with high profile/famous footy people. CS himself falls well short here. Maybe we need some much higher profile people to help these battlers do their job with a bit more "get up and go".

Put very simply, if we got major sponsors when we should have, then hundreds, potentially thousands more new Jumpers with new sponsors names on them, would have been sold by now.

Why have our 2 major sponsors taken a back row seat, now? They were not getting enough value for their input!

C'mon Dees' employees, get on your proverbial bikes and just do it! Earn your bucks. Offer something tangible !

And for all the experts on here who have never actually worked in Sales/Marketing.............they are two completely different things but inseperably locked together at a Footy club. Timing is everything, repeat everything!

Still waiting is about to jump into a big vat of boiling fat. He has had enough peeps. Timing is everything he says. I agree. Let's work towards the best deal we can get. Not the first one that comes along. Timing is crucial.