Ricoh to pull plug ?????? (1 Viewer)

Evo1883 · Jul 15, 2013

so i have spoken to a relatively big business figure in coventry lately ,he seems to believe that RICOH are on the verge of pulling the plug in regards to their name being on the stadium .
IF this happens can things really get any worse for ACL , 1 mill a year deal ,thats alot of money im sure other businesses and associates will follow suit aswell.
This does really show though the football club DOES indeed have a massive influence on ACL profits ,by all accounts RICOH are fed up of all the negativity surrounding the name and have had enough.
CAN ACL SURVIVE

Steve.B50 · Jul 15, 2013

Why would they want to do that, if good press or bad press the Ricoh is in the media most days in one form or another. They have massive concerts, shows, conferences, other sports events, seen from M6, just does not make sense to pull out.

covkid69 · Jul 15, 2013

can they just pull the plug...surely they are tied into some sort of contract with acl.....oooh mind you some just break contracts anyway

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

covkid69 said:
can they just pull the plug...surely they are tied into some sort of contract with acl.....oooh mind you some just break contracts anyway

I'm sure there would be clauses in the event of something like the football club pulling out, "representation in the media" suchlike.

SonOfSnoz · Jul 15, 2013

Ricoh are getting great publicity! As are a certain unknown hedgefund, Sisu!

Jack Griffin · Jul 15, 2013

So that's a definite unsubstantiated rumour is it?

Joy Division · Jul 15, 2013

CraigSBA said:
so i have spoken to a relatively big business figure in coventry lately ,he seems to believe that RICOH are on the verge of pulling the plug in regards to their name being on the stadium .
IF this happens can things really get any worse for ACL , 1 mill a year deal ,thats alot of money im sure other businesses and associates will follow suit aswell.
This does really show though the football club DOES indeed have a massive influence on ACL profits ,by all accounts RICOH are fed up of all the negativity surrounding the name and have had enough.
CAN ACL SURVIVE

Pete Waterman?

Joy Division · Jul 15, 2013

Joy Division said:
Pete Waterman?

Though I suppose he's not that fat

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

Jack Griffin said:
So that's a definite unsubstantiated rumour is it?

I heard that they were going to be holding the World YO-YO Championships there, which means that it's goinhg to be taken apart brick by brick and moved along the M6 and rebuilt in Birmingham near the NEC.

Grendel · Jul 15, 2013

Would be good news if true.

RPHunt · Jul 15, 2013

Even if there is any truth in this (which I doubt), there seems to be no shortage of corporates willing to sponsor arenas that don't have football clubs attached.

This year alone, Scottish Hydro are sponsoring new arena in Glasgow (£1.5m p.a.) and First Direct sponsoring a new arena in Leeds.

Covstu · Jul 15, 2013

no surprise here, I posted a thread about this a few weeks ago. Personally I wouldn't want to be associated with a club in turmoil regardless of how many times the organisation was mentioned.

hutch1972 · Jul 15, 2013

RPHunt said:
Even if there is any truth in this (which I doubt), there seems to be no shortage of corporates willing to sponsor arenas that don't have football clubs attached.

This year alone, Scottish Hydro are sponsoring new arena in Glasgow (£1.5m p.a.) and First Direct sponsoring a new arena in Leeds.

Sorry to say but if the unlikely happened and they did pull the plug ACL would be finished. Although to do it would still cost them a percentage of the contract !

James Smith · Jul 15, 2013

If it was me negotiating the contract on the Ricoh side I would have made sure there was a clause in place that had a sliding scale if CCFC left. However I still believe that having your company logo/name visible on the M6 to all the drivers is probably worth a fair bit.

Florence1898 · Jul 15, 2013

CraigSBA said:
so i have spoken to a relatively big business figure in coventry lately ,he seems to believe that RICOH are on the verge of pulling the plug in regards to their name being on the stadium .
IF this happens can things really get any worse for ACL , 1 mill a year deal ,thats alot of money im sure other businesses and associates will follow suit aswell.
This does really show though the football club DOES indeed have a massive influence on ACL profits ,by all accounts RICOH are fed up of all the negativity surrounding the name and have had enough.
CAN ACL SURVIVE

jesus-wept · Jul 15, 2013

Ricoh are here until 2015 and I seem to remember the £10million for naming rights was paid up front not annually

Florence1898 · Jul 15, 2013

Grow up, Ricoh getting great profile and your source must be Fisher

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

James Smith said:
If it was me negotiating the contract on the Ricoh side I would have made sure there was a clause in place that had a sliding scale if CCFC left. However I still believe that having your company logo/name visible on the M6 to all the drivers is probably worth a fair bit.

Yep, I drive past it everyday on the way to work on the M6.

Can't fucking move for photocopiers now.

Florence1898 · Jul 15, 2013

Would be better news when your found out for fiddling the books, it won't be long now before the paper trail leads back to you

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

Florence1898 said:
Would be better news when your found out for fiddling the books, it won't be long now before the paper trail leads back to you

You're not the same without your Machine.

deanocity3 · Jul 15, 2013

lordsummerisle said:
You're not the same without your Machine.

I like her in the magic roundabout better

Grendel · Jul 15, 2013

I love this sort of thread. It really identifies the CCFC wheat from the ACL chaff.

PWKH will know if such a clause exists so we await his input.

Samo · Jul 15, 2013

Grendel said:
I love this sort of thread. It really identifies the CCFC wheat from the ACL chaff.

PWKH will know if such a clause exists so we await his input.

CCFC wheat??? (sniggers behind hand)

wingy · Jul 15, 2013

lordsummerisle said:
You're not the same without your Machine.

whatS Silver got to do with anything??

James Smith · Jul 15, 2013

lordsummerisle said:
Yep, I drive past it everyday on the way to work on the M6.

Can't fucking move for photocopiers now.

I went to buy a digital camera a few years ago and I did specifically ask to see a Ricoh one because the name had obviously stuck in my brain. Sadly when the girl got the one I could afford from the stock room she opened the box and discovered it was buggered so I got a Sony instead.

So if this rumour turns out to be true then they'll need a new sponsor, any suggestions? Maybe Milver Metals would like it, nice local business.

Grendel · Jul 15, 2013

Samo said:
CCFC wheat??? (sniggers behind hand)

Getting a bit nervous that your beloved ACL may be under threat? Clearly I have to spell out the metaphor. Threads like this are interesting. They show where posters loyalties lie. If the sponsor did pull out real fans will automatically weigh up if this means a likely return to the Ricoh. ACL supporters will be frantically telling posters it's lies, damn lies or other sponsors are waiting in the wings.

Have you been involved in stadium sponsorship before out of interest? I have. I agreed some sponsorship for a club now in League one for some billboards and yes the exit clause existed.

Grendel · Jul 15, 2013

James Smith said:
I went to buy a digital camera a few years ago and I did specifically ask to see a Ricoh one because the name had obviously stuck in my brain. Sadly when the girl got the one I could afford from the stock room she opened the box and discovered it was buggered so I got a Sony instead.

So if this rumour turns out to be true then they'll need a new sponsor, any suggestions? Maybe Milver Metals would like it, nice local business.

I don't believe you. If you were posting on the other side you'd be taken to the cleaners for such bullshit

Has the contract got a get out clause?

cloughie · Jul 15, 2013

As grendel say's he would love it to be true,

enough said about this sad man

And yet I forgot about your pretence to the finer education you portray to have, good to see YOU agreed some sponsorship for a club

Coventry united or Cov Spinx or was it the village idiot team you used to play for

James Smith · Jul 15, 2013

Grendel said:
Getting a bit nervous that your beloved ACL may be under threat? Clearly I have to spell out the metaphor. Threads like this are interesting. They show where posters loyalties lie. If the sponsor did pull out real fans will automatically weigh up if this means a likely return to the Ricoh. ACL supporters will be frantically telling posters it's lies, damn lies or other sponsors are waiting in the wings.

Have you been involved in stadium sponsorship before out of interest? I have. I agreed some sponsorship for a club now in League one for some billboards and yes the exit clause existed.

No idea if they've got other sponsors in the wings or not I suggested Milver because I've stayed at the Hotel and had a room that had windows that opened onto the carp park by the shop. I was woken up in the morning by a clanking noise still coming from outside cos I'd left the window open. I went and investigated what the hell it was as I thought it was just an unofficial car park and burger selling spot. Used to go passed there quite a bit as the taxis won't stop on the dual carriageway and usually insist on taking you right to the front entrance to get another 20-40p off ya. Always claim it was what ACL said they had to do but I doubt it.

Samo · Jul 15, 2013

Grendel said:
Getting a bit nervous that your beloved ACL may be under threat? Clearly I have to spell out the metaphor. Threads like this are interesting. They show where posters loyalties lie. If the sponsor did pull out real fans will automatically weigh up if this means a likely return to the Ricoh. ACL supporters will be frantically telling posters it's lies, damn lies or other sponsors are waiting in the wings.

Have you been involved in stadium sponsorship before out of interest? I have. I agreed some sponsorship for a club now in League one for some billboards and yes the exit clause existed.

Oh please stop, your fucking killing me!

James Smith · Jul 15, 2013

Grendel said:
I don't believe you. If you were posting on the other side you'd be taken to the cleaners for such bullshit

Has the contract got a get out clause?

How the hell should I know and the other side of what, the M6? I did used to work in the media but never on the sponsorship side or sales or anything like, I used to be a researcher and general dogsbody.

elephanttears · Jul 15, 2013

A compnay like Ricoh would have a get out clause, not one but many. If i was Ricoh i would pull out, its a myth that all publicity is good publicity. Ask Adidas who have just pulled out sponsoring Gay.

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

elephanttears said:
A compnay like Ricoh would have a get out clause, not one but many. If i was Ricoh i would pull out, its a myth that all publicity is good publicity. Ask Adidas who have just pulled out sponsoring Gay.

Bit homophobic isn't it?

lordsummerisle · Jul 15, 2013

wingy said:
whatS Silver got to do with anything??

I'll raise your David Essex with a Lou Reed and just say "Metal".!

elephanttears · Jul 15, 2013

lordsummerisle said:
Bit homophobic isn't it?

Its ok i heard Vaseline will be sponsoring him, will make it a bit easier on Gay as adidas have pulled out so sharply.

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