Popular Post danceoftheshamen Posted July 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2017 (edited) 17 hours ago, Tommo_b said: My fav sponsor was muller rice Mine has to be Mita as i was a Copier engineer at the time and the company i worked for were Mita agents in Brum, As such we had a box in the north stand ideally positioned dead centre of the stand and i had the privilege of spending several evenings in there free of charge!. On one such occasion which i will forever remember (it was a night game against Arsenal) i had the most bizarre night i've ever had at Villa Park. Firstly we were shocked to see we were sharing the box with the actual head honcho's from Mita, two Japanese guys and as such all of us were given the royalty treatment by the club. I remember they couldn't do enough for us and even had some guy draw amazing hand sketched Caricatures of the two guys from Japan which went down very well. Then just prior to kick off we were escorted down onto the pitch and walked into the centre circle whilst up on the old electronic score boards was blazoned "WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS FROM MITA" It was hilarious as at the time i had bright blonde hair and was donning a suit at a distance i guess i must have looked very similar to a certain Gary Shaw (who was out injured at the time) and the Holte end started chanting "Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw, Gaaary Gary Shaw.....When he gets the ball he's bound to score....Gaaary Gary shaw"" At me lol! Back in the executive box and by halftime i think the Japanese guys had rumbled (from my passionate outbursts throughout the first half) that i was actually a genuine Villa fan and they seemed to like that and started talking to me and shunning the other club entourage and business stiffs who were there trying to impress them (as apparently the sponsorship deal was in the balance and these guys had come over to decide whether to renew it or not) and in pretty broken English they started quizzing me about the club and it was clear they were considering whether to look at sponsoring a London club instead of us as their main interest was promoting the brand in the capital. This i deduced from the questions they were asking. such as "So is Arsenal in London?" "Wow lots of Arsenal fans here (As they were at the time directly in front of us when the Witton Lane stand was for away fans only)" "Do Aston Virra also take fans to away games?" was the next question,..." Oh absolutely" I replied, "This many?" They asked.. "Oh loads more than this" i replied, "we took way over 10k there the other year" "Even when play in London?" they asked.... "Oh yes, i said recalling the last time i went to Highbury on the day we won the title in 1981 when there were around 16,000 Villa fans who went with or without tickets (I was one of the ticketless ones so i went into their North Bank with colours on on my own i was so determined to go lol!) I wouldn't recommend it though as there was almost a riot lol but that story for another day "And they all wear the Virra tops with Mita on?" they asked...."Oh yes all over the country, we are the best supported away club there is" i stated "Really they replied WOW! Big smiles followed "Thank you very much, they said" and soon they left. Very soon after the club released a report, it read..."ASTON VILLA ARE DELIGHTED TO REPORT A NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH MITA" So maybe, just maybe....? lol! Edited July 2, 2017 by danceoftheshamen 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 13 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Luke Organ and the people who negotiated this deal, wouldn't have had as long as they'd have liked to get it in place. I think Luke Organ has played this well. It's a key deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted July 3, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 3, 2017 5 hours ago, briny_ear said: I think Luke Organ has played this well. It's a key deal. He's liver on the edge a bit though, it's all spleen done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 3, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 02/07/2017 at 09:47, villarocker said: I wish the Jag would sponsor us! Won't happen any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 5 hours ago, alreadyexists said: He's liver on the edge a bit though, it's all spleen done before. But, at least his heart was in the right place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Recon on the back of the villa shirt? wonder whats going on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hey hey hey, I did all the organ puns in his thread, I'm not going through them abrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 02/07/2017 at 11:41, OutByEaster? said: I thinks as well that the one year deal reflects on the time we had to find and negotiate a partner - the commercial management side of the club, Luke Organ and the people who negotiated this deal, wouldn't have had as long as they'd have liked to get it in place. It's quite a long process and the team were all new and thrown into the job last season with an awful lot of things to concentrate on. The process of finding and negotiating our next deal has already begun. Therefore you is? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 13 hours ago, briny_ear said: I think Luke Organ has played this well. It's a key deal. No doubt he's been instrumental in this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 02/07/2017 at 14:48, danceoftheshamen said: Mine has to be Mita as i was a Copier engineer at the time and the company i worked for were Mita agents in Brum, As such we had a box in the north stand ideally positioned dead centre of the stand and i had the privilege of spending several evenings in there free of charge!. On one such occasion which i will forever remember (it was a night game against Arsenal) i had the most bizarre night i've ever had at Villa Park. Firstly we were shocked to see we were sharing the box with the actual head honcho's from Mita, two Japanese guys and as such all of us were given the royalty treatment by the club. I remember they couldn't do enough for us and even had some guy draw amazing hand sketched Caricatures of the two guys from Japan which went down very well. Then just prior to kick off we were escorted down onto the pitch and walked into the centre circle whilst up on the old electronic score boards was blazoned "WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS FROM MITA" It was hilarious as at the time i had bright blonde hair and was donning a suit at a distance i guess i must have looked very similar to a certain Gary Shaw (who was out injured at the time) and the Holte end started chanting "Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw, Gaaary Gary Shaw.....When he gets the ball he's bound to score....Gaaary Gary shaw"" At me lol! Back in the executive box and by halftime i think the Japanese guys had rumbled (from my passionate outbursts throughout the first half) that i was actually a genuine Villa fan and they seemed to like that and started talking to me and shunning the other club entourage and business stiffs who were there trying to impress them (as apparently the sponsorship deal was in the balance and these guys had come over to decide whether to renew it or not) and in pretty broken English they started quizzing me about the club and it was clear they were considering whether to look at sponsoring a London club instead of us as their main interest was promoting the brand in the capital. This i deduced from the questions they were asking. such as "So is Arsenal in London?" "Wow lots of Arsenal fans here (As they were at the time directly in front of us when the Witton Lane stand was for away fans only)" "Do Aston Virra also take fans to away games?" was the next question,..." Oh absolutely" I replied, "This many?" They asked.. "Oh loads more than this" i replied, "we took way over 10k there the other year" "Even when play in London?" they asked.... "Oh yes, i said recalling the last time i went to Highbury on the day we won the title in 1981 when there were around 16,000 Villa fans who went with or without tickets (I was one of the ticketless ones so i went into their North Bank with colours on on my own i was so determined to go lol!) I wouldn't recommend it though as there was almost a riot lol but that story for another day "And they all wear the Virra tops with Mita on?" they asked...."Oh yes all over the country, we are the best supported away club there is" i stated "Really they replied WOW! Big smiles followed "Thank you very much, they said" and soon they left. Very soon after the club released a report, it read..."ASTON VILLA ARE DELIGHTED TO REPORT A NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH MITA" So maybe, just maybe....? lol! Nice anecdote that - bet you dined out on that one for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Recon on the back of the villa shirt? wonder whats going on there? ££££££ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 17 hours ago, briny_ear said: I think Luke Organ has played this well. It's a key deal. Organ will turn out to be a keyboard member. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Like others would prefer a sponsor that isn't a betting company but oh well, hopefully a stepping stone to a bigger, more valuable & more ethical sponsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I would imagine this is only a one year deal as we are aiming to be promoted next season where we belong and have a much more lucrative deal in the premier league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberman Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 12 hours ago, Hornso said: Like others would prefer a sponsor that isn't a betting company but oh well, hopefully a stepping stone to a bigger, more valuable & more ethical sponsor. Yeah - this. And at least they've not used the green logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 4, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 On 03/07/2017 at 19:06, StanBalaban said: Organ will turn out to be a keyboard member. Agreed, I think he is the brains of the operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Tonight they've tweeted you won't believe what dr Tony has up his sleeve part of me thinks it's a bit exciting the cynic in me thinks they're more excited about glen whelan than I am, the bastard in me wonders if a betting company will mug us off during the window because of Tony's activity and cryptic messages 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 2 hours ago, villa4europe said: Tonight they've tweeted you won't believe what dr Tony has up his sleeve part of me thinks it's a bit exciting the cynic in me thinks they're more excited about glen whelan than I am, the bastard in me wonders if a betting company will mug us off during the window because of Tony's activity and cryptic messages Wyness has said Whelan will probably take a few more weeks, so doubt thats it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 This is the kind of sponsorship deal I'd like to see Villa pursue- http://www.danner.com/timbers-600/?sortId=position-asc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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