Hey, this works. Or at least it did for Murray on Flight of the Conchords!

Put me down too

put me down too please

Up to date list:-

1. Wigan Bull
2. MDF
3. Bulltastic
4. Adeybull
5. Bullseye
6. Maccbull BBB
7. Duckman
8. tigertot
9. anarkik
10. beefy 1
11. Bradford Badger
12. shaggoth
13. Bluesky
14. Benjcake
15. steam pig
16. Jimmybull
17. Redeveready
18. ex Bulldog
19. Gare Girl
20. Cookie
21. vbfg
22. Ferocious Aardvark
23. debaser
24. af
25. childofthenorthern
26. Bully Boxer
27. DILLIGAF
28. cieranblonde
29. andy p
30.tristram
31. Flip Flop
32. Highlander
33. Northern Lad
34. Bullpower
35. Ewennorfolk
36. Block5Bull
37. Snapper D
38. Bicesterbull
39. bigsi
40. Paul124897
41. mat
42. ?????????????????????????????????????????

Anyone in mind?

Trying to tempt ME ?



[i(though having a young family can stuff up your finances big time)[/i

I've found it really interesting to see that there are quite a few people willing to contribute cash who don't generally comment on the forums.

Has anyone decided on a timeline for offers to contribute? I think that there's likely to be a few more but can't imagine there'll be too many more.

My only concern is that if we leave it too long we might end up losing momentum and a few contributions. Granted it won't be a big amount - circa £20, but I'd imagine we'll not get every penny promised.

See earlier post from Wigan Bull. He's checking it all out with the club and getting back to us . . . . . . . .

Apologies, must have missed that post.

no problem with my contribution,just let me know to whom and when.why don't we just set contribution at £20 each their seems to be quite a few of us.by the way what we going to call ourself,any thoughts

Since 42 is the answer to the ultimate question, then I guess that must be the ultimate question? Very appropriate!

You can get an idea from [url=http://www.squadbuilder.co.uk/default.aspWireland[/url. Although what is being proposed on here is not a squadbuilder, supporters' trust or ISA, just a relatively straightforward (in comparison) player sponsorship. You can see some appetite though from one or two people for something beyond that.

Are you up for a share in the sponsorship? You'd not be punishing yourself too much, given that the per head contribution is looking more modest with every new pledge.

There's an awful lot of passion for this club out there beyond the couple of dozen people who dominate most threads on here. This forum is of interest to me personally as a source of gossip about the club and a (very broad and yet limited) pulse of the nation style take on how supporters are feeling, but for the most part I don't feel the need to contribute to the arguments.

Absolutely loving the threads here on positive action though....

Good to hear, but arguments??? surely not on this forum???

Course there are arguments! Wanna make something of it?

Bring it on!!

Seriously though, it is good to see the latent level of support and good will for the club to improve, even at such a low ebb. We all have issues with what been going on and thoughts on where we're going but seeing so many people wanting to do something positive no matter how small a gesture it is the grand scheme of things, is refreshing after this season.

OK, a little more to report:

Reply from the club:

[iDear Mark

Thank you for your enquiry regarding our Player Sponsorship. I have listed below details of the package. At the moment I am in the process of contacting existing player sponsors to request their renewals for next year as we always aim to give them first choice.

-Company details / logo included in the Gameday Magazine alongside your chosen sponsored player
-Website acknowledgment on the Bradford Bulls Squad page with click through link to your companies website
-Announcement when your sponsored player scores any points
-Player used for one appearance / promotion (Subject to availability of player, along with at least one months notice)
-Pre-season evening to meet your player and present with his 2010 playing shirt (DTBC). Strictly limited to two tickets, additional tickets can be purchased when further details of the shirt presentation evening are announced
-1 x Seasonal Corporate Car Park Pass

At the moment I don’t have a full list of available players until I know who is renewing or not as the case maybe.

Meantime, if you have any queries regarding the above please do not hesitate to contact me further.

I will keep your contact details on file and will contact you as soon as I know what availability we have.[/i

Now, as discussed the benefit package doesn't really work for us, so I asked about a game in hospitality for a game.

The reply:

[iWe could cater for 45 Mark, but you would be spread around 5 tables. Depending on which game you are thinking of (not Leeds) we could maybe use the middle section of our All Bar 9 area, obviously I don’t know if you know the layout of the Coral Stand but this is on the ground floor. There isn’t a bar in there as such, but we would make sure you can buy drinks from one of the other bars. We do also have the Murrayfield and Millennium Suites available (upstairs) but there’s only 33 seats actually outside the suite.

It’s not an unusual situation as such, you’d be surprised how many questions/requests we get asked throughout a season. But, as always we do aim to fulfill guests requirements as best as we possibly can.

Have a think about the above options and once I can confirm what players we have available I can work our a package that we can work together on.

Hope that’s okay.[/i

Thoughts...?

Sounds hopeful really. I think what is a good idea is, if we do go ahead with it, in the program, we can advertise RAB and get a few more people on here, and also on the Bulls website.

If we were to do that at a particular game, we'd have to make sure everyone was available. Maybe one where its not likely to be as busy? Celtic, Quins or Catalans ?

33 is plenty, in the nature of things there's no chance at all of everyone actually turning up. Also I'd much prefer standing with a bar than sitting without a bar.

A helpful response from the club. I agree with Ewwen's suggestion of picking a game like Celtic, Quins or Cats for any do.

Good stuff.

I will happily supply his bus fare home.



However, joking aside - what an excellent idea to sponsor a player - I would be happy to join in.

And from me too. Encouraging.