But on pitch results is just a part of the equation, isn't it? I mean, our sales volume around the world and how profitable is to associate names with us is very important and we still are the 3rd most proeminent brand in the english football, just behind Liverpool and Man U. Even being underacheivers for quite a long time, having shirt selling players is more important then the actual silverware( for sponsors, naturally), and that's one of the main reasons we should keep robin.Barriecuda wrote:Even if it were, I think we'd need another year or two of dominance added to that to have any rights negotiating as a an A-tier team. We haven't been title contenders for a long time - particularly long in the world of business...SWLGooner wrote:Oh good, I can't see next year being too much of a barnstorming success of the type that would enable us to negotiate blockbuster dealsfrankbutcher wrote:End of 2013-14 I believe.SWLGooner wrote:Question -- we hear much of 2014, but do those deals actually expire after the end of the 2013-4 season, or at the start of the calendar year?
If it is the start of the calendar year, it serves to make next year even more crucial than it was before... Which may or may not be a good thing, only time will tell.
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