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Yep good to see the club is getting sponsors in these difficult times. 
 

All we need now is for the team to start WINNING. I won’t hold my breath. 

15 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Great get by the club to entice another sponsor during COVID times.

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No Breakfast Gin???

 

Didn't know anything about this brand but Google tells me they're from the Adelaide Hills. It's quite impressive to grab a sponsor from under the noses of the two Adelaide-based clubs. Well done. 

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1 hour ago, DemonOX said:

Yep good to see the club is getting sponsors in these difficult times. 

It’s been good times for the alcohol industry. 

 
1 minute ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

It’s been good times for the alcohol industry. 

in all seriousness it actually is.

Just so I'm clear where the line is, pokies are out but alcohol and sports betting are okay? Good to know. Where do we stand on firearms and tobacco?

For what it's worth, I'm happy to take money wherever we can get it, so thanks to 78 Degrees.


2 minutes ago, poita said:

Just so I'm clear where the line is, pokies are out but alcohol and sports betting are okay? Good to know. Where do we stand on firearms and tobacco?

For what it's worth, I'm happy to take money wherever we can get it, so thanks to 78 Degrees.

I think the club has stated that it won't take sports betting (or any betting) sponsorship from hereon. I think they might get a payment from the Responsible Gambling Foundation as part of that decision.

And I'm very happy for the club not to have any firearms or tobacco sponsorship.

Good to see a new sponsor on board.
Anyone know anything about the extra Zurich sticker on the back of the weekend's guernsey?

Zurich chipping in some more $$$$?

Don't wish to turn a positive initiative into another negative.

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Meanwhile on the mean streets of demonland...

45 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I think the club has stated that it won't take sports betting (or any betting) sponsorship from hereon. I think they might get a payment from the Responsible Gambling Foundation as part of that decision.

And I'm very happy for the club not to have any firearms or tobacco sponsorship.

but you are happy with alcohol........i can't see any consistency here

6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

but you are happy with alcohol........i can't see any consistency here

Yep. Unlike many on here, I wouldn't have objected to betting, either. 

Very comfortable with that position as well as being strongly against any firearms and tobacco sponsorship.

The difference is that firearms and tobacco lead more directly to illness/injury and death. Alcohol and betting sometimes do, but most times do not. 

I also wouldn't be in favour of sponsorship by a legal brothel, either (or, obviously, any illegal ones.) That position is more about what image the club projects, rather than any moral objection I have to prostitution.

 


Hopefully it's 78% proof the way this season/year is going

Firearm/Tobacco advertising (therefore sponsorship) is illegal anyway, so it’s a moot point. 

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41 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

The difference is that firearms and tobacco lead more directly to illness/injury and death. Alcohol and betting sometimes do, but most times do not. 

that's exactly what i mean by inconsistency

I take My hat off to however in the marketing department is getting these sponsors in this climate at the MFC. Great job !!


41 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

that's exactly what i mean by inconsistency

Usually I find we are on similar wavelengths on many topics, but today I'm not sure I understand the point you are making. But I'll leave it there as I don't think the rest of Demonland needs this conversation extended.  

78 proof Booze ? very useful following this team

After the first quarter, it’s all over...

3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Usually I find we are on similar wavelengths on many topics, but today I'm not sure I understand the point you are making. But I'll leave it there as I don't think the rest of Demonland needs this conversation extended.  

Not sure what you mean LDC, are you upset at us having a small joke at the chairman's expense?

 
24 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Usually I find we are on similar wavelengths on many topics, but today I'm not sure I understand the point you are making. But I'll leave it there as I don't think the rest of Demonland needs this conversation extended.  

just that i would say that alcohol causes as much if not more damage than smoking.  gambling i'm less knowledgeable in but i would consider it also quite damaging 

i was surprised you could separate these two from the other two

i'm not claiming to be a wowser or anything, just that your comment struck a chord

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1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

just that i would say that alcohol causes as much if not more damage than smoking.  gambling i'm less knowledgeable in but i would consider it also quite damaging 

i was surprised you could separate these two from the other two

i'm not claiming to be a wowser or anything, just that your comment struck a chord

OK, fair enough. I have a different view in that I can see how alcohol and gambling can be enjoyable and harmless, although I accept not for everybody, whereas I believe the bad far outweighs the good with respect to firearms and tobacco (apart from a few exceptions such as firearms used by law enforcement, farmers, military). And just for the record, I don't drink much, I don't gamble and just in case my wife reads this, I don't use brothels, either. 


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