New Major Sponsor: Automotive Holdings Group (AHG)

[rpfc 28,405]

On twitter there is a photo of Clark, Howe Grimes and Trengove in the new gear. They have the NT tourism on the shorts the stars and collars are gone, looks a bit different

pic.twitter.com/DRl56jvw0B

Wow. I cannot believe they kept this quiet for so long, they got a jumper printed off...

Jackson and the Board have got the ship pretty tight, I know there was a mention last week on here but I believe that poster got it from a regional AHG head from memory.

[jabberwocky 2,301]

Nice to see smiles at a press conference. Looks pleasantly strange.

[daisycutter 29,613]

Nice to see smiles at a press conference. Looks pleasantly strange.

I'm sure the media will find something to criticize about it

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

Well done MFC. These guys are a big company.

Cars Transport Logistics.

Couple more of these sponsorships and we can stand up unaided in a few years.

Go Demons.

[stuie 7,374]

Well done MFC. These guys are a big company.

Cars Transport Logistics.

Couple more of these sponsorships and we can stand up unaided in a few years.

Go Demons.

We're gonna need a bigger jumper....

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,754]

Well done MFC. These guys are a big company.

Cars Transport Logistics.

Couple more of these sponsorships premierships and we can stand up unaided in a few years.

Go Demons.

[Bedraggled Dee 336]

Slightly off topic but why do people care about the stars and the collar? Is it just a Schwab thing? I couldnt give a rats.

However on topic, this is fantastic news and great not just financially but it gives players like Frawley the feeling that the club is moving forward and there is light at the end if the tunnel. A financially secure and stable club will definately impact on his desicion whether to re-sign or bail.

[McQueen 17,864]

I cant get the bloody AHG jingle out of my head (rip off of ABC by the Jackson 5). curse you 6PR

Even since that clown Sattler has been a-holed from that station I just can't bring myself to tune in to 882. Every time I heard Karl Langdon come on I felt like taking a sledgie to the wireless.

[What 18,810]

well done PJ and co

Was only a matter of time before you landed us a big sponsor, and I have no doubt it was carefully researched and thought through as we are now a professional unit

i hope we got some massive $$$$ too

GO DEMONS

[drdrake 3,163]

well done PJ and co

Was only a matter of time before you landed us a big sponsor, and I have no doubt it was carefully researched and thought through as we are now a professional unit

i hope we got some massive $$$$ too

GO DEMONS

PJ on the AFL website mentions the club should be in the black next season. Great effort, even with the AFL money we will drop about a million this year

[pitmaster 3,549]

Slightly off topic but why do people care about the stars and the collar? Is it just a Schwab thing? I couldnt give a rats.

I dont get that either.

The stars were Schwab's way of reminding the club that the frustration of the past dive decades was at odds with the 68 years of VFL-AFL competition that went before. Once we were a giant of the competition, but for most people we are a St Kilda-like study in failure and under achievement.

Schwabby was telling us that as bad as we might have been recently, there was still reason to be proud. I too don't give a rats about the stars.

I have to say though that with PJ at the helm I am feeling better about the present and the future.

[corowa 216]

Hopefully there won't be a white box at the back.

It could be a pink box for all I care. What is important is the amount of dollars we will receive and what we can do with them to get us back as a competitive and respected club on and off the field.

[Vitamin Dee 902]

Like I have said before, there won't be enough bronze in the world for the size statue PJ will deserve at the end of his tenure.

Great effort and great momentum.

[rpfc 28,405]

Well done MFC. These guys are a big company.

Cars Transport Logistics.

Couple more of these sponsorships and we can stand up unaided in a few years.

Go Demons.

I think that is it in terms of Major Sponsors.

And define 'unaided' - in 2012 we were given approximately $12.6m...

Collingwood was given $12.5m.

This is from the AFL Annual Report.

No club is 'unaided.'

[What 18,810]

Like I have said before, there won't be enough bronze in the world for the size statue PJ will deserve at the end of his tenure.

Great effort and great momentum.

its somehow made me love Andrew Demetriou

Hes the one that set us up with PJ

We owe him thanks

[drdrake 3,163]

I love the no fuss approach, no bells and whistles just a press conference before training, no financial details it basically is our business not yours, straight to the point no hype.

[P-man 13,366]

The good news keeps coming.

Warms the heart to see Mitch standing there alongside his teammates. Fire up big fella.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,754]

We're gonna need a bigger jumper....

Must be why we're allegedly recruiting bigger bodied midfielders

[Dr. Gonzo 24,212]

Rohan Connolly article suggests it's worth ~$2m/year.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jackson-confident-dees-can-return-to-the-black-20131118-2xq28.html

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,817]

Like I have said before, there won't be enough bronze in the world for the size statue PJ will deserve at the end of his tenure.

Great effort and great momentum.

Speaking of Jackson, he's contracted till Oct 14 right? Then he moves off into the sunset?

[beelzebub 23,364]

Rohan Connolly article suggests it's worth ~$2m/year.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jackson-confident-dees-can-return-to-the-black-20131118-2xq28.html

youd think a bit more if front and back

but hey..

[P-man 13,366]

Mentioned on BF that Bartlett is close mates with the head of AHG, so he may have played a key role in this happening.

Not what you know, it's who you know.

Loving it.

[Wormburner 674]

I'm speechless. The last six months have been a whirlwind of positivity for the club.

Thank you Peter, Glenn and Paul....

What a ride!!!

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[DemonOX 8,791]

worth ~$2m/year.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jackson-confident-dees-can-return-to-the-black-20131118-2xq28.html

I like it I like it a lot.

Not RC but the $$$$$ of the sponsorship.

[Demonstrate 38]

"The stars were Schwab's way of reminding the club that the frustration of the past dive decades... I too don't give a rats about the stars."

Well you should. The stars represent the premierships and I'd love to see the neck and shoulders covered in them before I log out of here.