Chindie Posted May 4, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2010 I like that a lot. The look of the sponsor is vital to it. Works with Vodafone and their simple bold logo, but would look crap with others I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant(aka_eddy) Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Thought I'd do a mock up using the Dutch top and the rumoured Vodafone sponsorship... Fit! I like a collar and would lose the checks on the side panel in favour of a flat blue. But overall the design of that shirt works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewavfc Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Thought I'd do a mock up using the Dutch top and the rumoured Vodafone sponsorship... That top looks great! Where's the Vodafone rumour come from? Hope it's true, then every Bluenose with a Vodafone mobile will have to go out and change provider! Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I like it, I even like the checkered blue on the side and the vodafone logo looks decent in white on the claret body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 meh ..this seasons kit was our best one ever should have kept it , the rumoured new one is a big step backward if true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 4, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 4, 2010 rumoured Vodafone sponsorship Come again? Seriously? (I haven't been following this thread). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Jones Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I think they are still looking for a kit sponsor. We received an email at work on Friday from someone in sponsorship and business development saying the following; "The reason for me contacting you today is to enquire if the xxxxxx Group PLC would be interested in our unique opportunity of shirt sponsorship for season 2010 / 2011 & beyond. If appearing on a leading Premiership clubs shirt would fit in with your brands marketing strategy & help enhance further National and European branding, then I would be delighted to hear from you & provide you with a proposal. I look forward to your response. Regards " Should this not be sorted already??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm surprised that a Premier League club of our stature should have to resort to sending out speculative emails to secure shirt sponsorship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm surprised that a Premier League club of our stature should have to resort to sending out speculative emails to secure shirt sponsorship! That's kind of Doug Ellis-ish. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmike Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm surprised that a Premier League club of our stature should have to resort to sending out speculative emails to secure shirt sponsorship! That's kind of Doug Ellis-ish. No? I struggle to beleive that to be from Villa, no offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_Jones Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Believe me, it is. It is from @avfc.co.uk email adress and from an employee in the sponsorship and business development department. Don't want to mention the employee involved, but it is genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Why get rid of Acorns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 5, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2010 Why get rid of Acorns? Because we're now in a position to get a decent sponsorship deal. The General said right from the off with the Acorns deal that Randy had been looking for sponsors but didn't consider any of the offers good enough to be worth doing in place of supporting Acorns. It was always implied that once the offers were too good to refuse we'd have a sponsor again. Although that dodgy email makes me wonder if the offers are that good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maradona10 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 What i mean is obviously you would have a sponsor in place before announcing the end of Acorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I think acorns will still be a partner/sponsor with Villa but just not on the shirts now. But i personally i hope that it's not Vodafone that will be the new sponsor. If appearing on a leading Premiership clubs shirt would fit in with your brands marketing strategy & help enhance further National and European branding, then I would be delighted to hear from you & provide you with a proposal. Vodafone are already a well established company and say if what Si is saying is genuine then i don't see how it would benefit either club or company by this move. I would like/think it might be someone like Santander Group. They are in formula 1 and i don't see why they wouldn't turn to the premiership and capitalise that way aswell. ...Hey who knows we might even see a advert appear on tv with Villa players involved doing something similar to there other advert which features Lewis Hamilton and a giant lego bridge being made! Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkins15 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Apparently this is the release date of new kit! Sorry for long link dont know how to do the little ones http://www.very.co.uk/mens-aston-villa-2010-home-shirt/728002873.prd;jsessionid=79913411E91CCAB8BDE4897C627FB16D.fts01b:-3?browseToken=/q/aston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 5, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2010 I think acorns will still be a partner/sponsor with Villa but just not on the shirts now. But i personally i hope that it's not Vodafone that will be the new sponsor. If appearing on a leading Premiership clubs shirt would fit in with your brands marketing strategy & help enhance further National and European branding, then I would be delighted to hear from you & provide you with a proposal. Vodafone are already a well established company and say if what Si is saying is genuine then i don't see how it would benefit either club or company by this move. I would like/think it might be someone like Santander Group. They are in formula 1 and i don't see why they wouldn't turn to the premiership and capitalise that way aswell. ...Hey who knows we might even see a advert appear on tv with Villa players involved doing something similar to there other advert which features Lewis Hamilton and a giant lego bridge being made! Just my thoughts. I agree with you and posted a couple of pages back about how I'd be surprised if Vodafone was our sponsor. As I said, uness companies are partnering themselves with huge winning teams like the top 4, Football club sponsorship is all about raising brand awareness, which Vodafone already have. But in the same vein, so do Santander. Just as I'd be surprised if it was Vodafone, I'd be equally surprised if it was Santander. Those are two companies who want to be associated with the best. It's not about people saying "Oh who were that cmpany I saw on someone's shirt, I'll try them", it's about "Vodafone sponsor United so they must be amazing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 If somebody coughs up the cash and doesn't have an abortion of a logo/aren't utterly reprehensible as a company - then I'm not bothered who it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adbo9 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'm surprised that a Premier League club of our stature should have to resort to sending out speculative emails to secure shirt sponsorship! A similar story I think i put earlier in the thread. A good friend of mine works in Marketing for chartered standard and he sorted their sponsorship deal with Liverpool. He told me that villa were trying to get into them big time, but they thought it would be a PR disaster to follow on from a Charity, as it looks like they are throwing them out. Him and his colleagues told me at the league cup final that Villa are gonna struggle big time to get any decent sized organisation with any PR sense to sponsor them and follow on from a charity............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaN.I Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 who actually cares who sponsors us? Its extra cash for Randy no matter who it is. Fair enough the shirt has to look decent but id rather wear a crap looking shirt and be happy with the team than the opposite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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