Engage are getting free advertising as well.



In reality if you attend live games, We do NOT have a Superleague sponsor.

Yes we do. It's Stobart. The clue being the matches are part of a competition called the Stobart Super League.

There is no doubt that Stobart is a "major" brand, but I do agree that it has not been highly visible at the matches played so far, indeed, there is more evidence of the previous sponsor "engage" in many grounds.

The RFL or Stobart cant be happy with this although I am looking forward to some Big Soup tomorrow

Stobart's deal does not include posts, balls and all the stuff Engage had at grounds. All it is is the name of the competition. Everything else will be sold in due course. It's been explained so many times, I'm not sure why people don't understand.

That's my point though we have a competition called Stobart Superleague but no reference to it at the Superleague clubs.

If you don,t have sky sports and attend live games only, there is no visibility of a new sponsor, if you introduce a person to live games of rugby Superleague at most of the games so far they would get the impression the main sponsor is Engage.

I do understand, but the season is now underway and it seems like "Christmas is lasting until February". I'm ok with the arrangement, but the deal for the ramaining advertising bits and pieces should already be in place.

Do you not agree that it looks amateurish with last seasons sponsors still on view ?

Maybe engage are still paying for the posts etc, just not for the competition title?

Where has it been explained except on these MBs?.

Is it on the rfl website?.

Does it matter if people at the game or even on TV see the Stobart branding? , are these people going to ring Stobarts on monday and request a price on a few million quids worth of haulage?



No



The Stobarts deal is all about increasing awareness of SL on SKY, nothing else, Stobarts get the exposure but will ultimatly not make millions out of it

Clearly you don't understand as it hasn't been explained at all.



I suspect that the padding etc. is still being prepared and this will be provided to clubs in due course.



The deal was signed only a week in advamce of the season, and these things take time to be produced.

Stobarts deal is only for the title sponsor, so everything that is visible on a game is up for grabs (ball sponsor, post pads, corner flags, officials shirts) is up for grabs, so there won't be any stobart post pads, corner flags etc unless they pay extra for the privilege



Engages sponsorship included all of the above.



Heinz have just signed to provide sponsorship of all clubs shirt sleeves whilst apparently they are discussions ongoing regarding a match officials sponsor

<Insert predictable Specsavers joke here>