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      Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor

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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #46: Aug 09, 2017 10:20:30 pm
      Me too. Mind you in my case it's a creeping demise that's been going on for a while now.

      Quote from Swab on Today at 01:13:42 pm
      Every time I see something like this, I feel myself drift just a little further away from football.

      Spot on, boys.

      Every day the gloom deepens. The cobblers "But that's football today" doesn't do it for me anymore. Players who play when it suits them, not being able to get a match day ticket unless you've been to many previous games, waiting on the possibility of a player going on strike (so we can sign him). Crap sponsors like WU and Dunkin feckin Donuts!!! I ask you, wtf is that all about? I cring every time I see the advert at the side of the pitch...The sh1t never ends.

      Without sounding like an old fart (which I am), I can remember watching a game against Leeds in the early 70's with 53,000+ packed in, back to the wall up the Anfield Rd end and paying on the day! Full throttle Footie. We lost. Chips n gravy after. Wet Wednesday v West Ham at Upton Park, Keegan, Toshack, Heighway etc, standing in amongst the  cockanees with me dad, giving as good as we got. We won. FA Cup final v Newcastle. We won.

      I get that things change, but I do miss what it all seemed to be about..... us (the fans) and them (the team) all in it together. Piss on the terraces, scabby pies, floodlights that didn't work.... them were the days. Think I've been spoiled, but corporate blandness and greed is stifling the heart out of any enjoyment that's left. And we suck it up. Nurse, nurse....where's me tablets?   :f_wah:
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #47: Aug 09, 2017 10:35:39 pm
      Looks F***ing terrible. Glad my shirt hasn't got it on!

      Ironic that Liverpool sponsored by a company who are good at transferring money.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #48: Aug 09, 2017 10:45:08 pm
      Every time I see something like this, I feel myself drift just a little further away from football.

      No chance of me becoming anaemic.

      Too much irony floating around.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #49: Aug 09, 2017 11:07:14 pm
      Ruined a lovely jersey for 5 million quid. Who would that even buy in todays market?
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #50: Aug 09, 2017 11:23:37 pm
      Not buying one, I thought the Tinder one at united was bad enough.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #51: Aug 10, 2017 01:16:18 am
      Agree.

      It is strange though that you and I will buy F1 gear plastered with sponsors. ;D

      Used to F1 having multiple sponsors on overalls and they tend to be upmarket. This is sh*te
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #52: Aug 10, 2017 01:23:37 am
      Ruined a lovely jersey for 5 million quid. Who would that even buy in todays market?

      Na mate they've ruined this jersey and the next four for £25 million.

      Still learning about how to be competent at doing transfer windows in a way that befits a club like ours, though. But it's sound that the money keeps rolling in.

      Wonder how much they'll charge at the club shop for getting that print on, too?

      Probably add to that £25 million if that's going to be a thing.

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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #53: Aug 10, 2017 01:42:34 am
      What an eyesore.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #54: Aug 10, 2017 02:22:41 am
      My wife offered to buy me the top a month back, should have taken her up on it as it looks like it will be in high demand not having the sleeve patch.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #55: Aug 10, 2017 03:48:32 am
      At least the CL kit won't have that awful WU logo, I'll go for that one.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #56: Aug 10, 2017 04:38:21 am
      My wife offered to buy me the top a month back, should have taken her up on it as it looks like it will be in high demand not having the sleeve patch.

      Similar to the PL patch this one is added on, it's not standard on the kit coming from the store..it's a free option.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #57: Aug 10, 2017 11:25:50 am
      Quote from Swab on Today at 01:13:42 pm
      Every time I see something like this, I feel myself drift just a little further away from football.

      Spot on, boys.

      Every day the gloom deepens. The cobblers "But that's football today" doesn't do it for me anymore. Players who play when it suits them, not being able to get a match day ticket unless you've been to many previous games, waiting on the possibility of a player going on strike (so we can sign him). Crap sponsors like WU and Dunkin feckin Donuts!!! I ask you, wtf is that all about? I cring every time I see the advert at the side of the pitch...The sh1t never ends.

      Without sounding like an old fart (which I am), I can remember watching a game against Leeds in the early 70's with 53,000+ packed in, back to the wall up the Anfield Rd end and paying on the day! Full throttle Footie. We lost. Chips n gravy after. Wet Wednesday v West Ham at Upton Park, Keegan, Toshack, Heighway etc, standing in amongst the  cockanees with me dad, giving as good as we got. We won. FA Cup final v Newcastle. We won.

      I get that things change, but I do miss what it all seemed to be about..... us (the fans) and them (the team) all in it together. Piss on the terraces, scabby pies, floodlights that didn't work.... them were the days. Think I've been spoiled, but corporate blandness and greed is stifling the heart out of any enjoyment that's left. And we suck it up. Nurse, nurse....where's me tablets?   :f_wah:

      I never had an issue with the pitch hoardings.
      Had a problem with shirt sponsors when they first started appearing.
      But this is a step too far, and I don't want to see players walking around like F1 drivers.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #58: Aug 10, 2017 11:29:21 am
      By January nobody will even notice it anymore
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #59: Aug 10, 2017 11:33:29 am
      Anything that can be sold will be sold. Underside of the shirt anyone? Appears after the goalscorer scores. How about laser advertising of corporate logos on the pitch at warmup/halftime? There's no end to this. Football has become a business.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #60: Aug 10, 2017 11:36:40 am
      Anything that can be sold will be sold. Underside of the shirt anyone? Appears after the goalscorer scores. How about laser advertising of corporate logos on the pitch at warmup/halftime? There's no end to this. Football has become a business.

      Couldn't agree more. Money talks.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #61: Aug 10, 2017 11:55:13 am
      By January nobody will even notice it anymore

      That's one of the things I find most troubling.

      Remember when shirt sponsors came in?
      First it was "F**k that, get it off the shirt"
      Then it became "oh I dunno, it doesn't look too bad"
      Then it was just accepted, and people even got excited about new deals for the shirt sponsor.

      Like you say, no doubt the same will happen with this.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #62: Aug 10, 2017 12:10:59 pm
      By January nobody will even notice it anymore

      I still notice the ugly Standard Chartered logo on the front so I'm pretty sure I'll notice the ugly patch on the shoulder as well. It's hideous and really not necessary. We don't spend our transfer money anyway so what's the extra 25m for?
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #63: Aug 10, 2017 12:14:01 pm
      I still notice the ugly Standard Chartered logo on the front so I'm pretty sure I'll notice the ugly patch on the shoulder as well. It's hideous and really not necessary. We don't spend our transfer money anyway so what's the extra 25m for?

      No idea what it's for mate, but it's the way the game is going. It's not like we're the only ones at it.

      http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/838963/Premier-League-shirt-sleeve-sponsors-sportgalleries

      Doesn't even look like we're the ones with the worst looking logo which is shocking.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #64: Aug 12, 2017 04:32:43 pm
      By January nobody will even notice it anymore
       

      Took me like 10 minutes in to notice the sleeve,real non event of a story.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #65: Aug 12, 2017 10:12:25 pm
      Shirt sleeve sponsor?

      Town!!

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      We're gonna win the league

      Fsg... fsg...fsg...
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #66: Aug 12, 2017 11:38:18 pm
      Now we'll be able to buy that new player we wanted, JC F***ing Decaux.
      Or maybe the other fella Bill Board.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #67: Aug 14, 2017 10:09:31 pm
      When we win the league where will we put the champions gold badge? Just saying.
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      Re: Western Union our first ever sleeve sponsor
      Reply #68: Aug 14, 2017 10:11:12 pm
      When we win the league where will we put the champions gold badge? Just saying.

      We'll win number 6 before number 19. Calling it now.

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