Talking Footy

so in a year where it took the mighty sharks months and months to find a sponsor, Melbourne City(the soccer club if you didn't know!) go on and sign a huge deal with Etihad Airways

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/mel ... ship/91075

Melbourne City Football Club has announced Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, as its new principal partner.

• Five-year sponsorship agreement announced with Hyundai A-League club
• Etihad Airways branding to feature on the front of home and away team kit
• Joint initiatives to include children’s football schools and fan competitions

The five-year deal and new team kit were unveiled today by Scott Munn, Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne City FC, and James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, at the football club’s AAMI Park home stadium.

James Hogan said: “Etihad Airways and the City of Melbourne have a special relationship. It’s not only one of the most popular destinations in our global network, it’s also the home of Etihad Stadium, Melbourne’s premier sports and entertainment precinct.

“Our new partnership with Melbourne City FC further strengthens our ties with this great city and, we hope, will support the Club and its army of fans in their bid to win the Hyundai A-League.

“It’s also a valuable addition to our portfolio of sporting partnerships which includes Barclays Premier League champions, Manchester City FC, and their home ground at Etihad Stadium in Manchester.”

Scott Munn said: “We are very excited about what we are building here at Melbourne City and this new partnership with Etihad Airways underlines our growing potential both on and off the pitch.”

In addition to the branding opportunities, Mr Hogan and Mr Munn also spoke of the broader initiatives that Etihad Airways and Melbourne City FC will work on together which include football schools for children, regular fan competitions, and promotional airfares for Club members and fans.

The Melbourne City squad and management team will fly with Etihad Airways, via Abu Dhabi, for the club’s pre-season tour of England departing from Melbourne tonight (Monday 7 July).

The Hyundai A-League is run by Football Federation Australia (FFA) and was established in 2004 with the first season of competition in 2005. The A-League currently consists of 10 teams and the season runs from October to May, culminating in a Grand Final.

Etihad Airways operates daily flights between its hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport and Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The airline has a First and Business Class Lounge at Sydney International Airport and will open another at Melbourne International Airport in the first half of 2015.

In addition to Melbourne City FC, Etihad Airways’ sponsorship portfolio includes Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium, Manchester’s Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Manchester City Football Club, the All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, and the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Etihad Airways was voted World’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards in 2013.

About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2013 carried 11.5 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base Etihad Airways flies to 103 existing or announced passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 102 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 220 aircraft on firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and 10 Airbus A380s. Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus, Air Serbia and Jet Airways, and is in the process of formalising its equity investment in Swiss-based Etihad Regional*. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com

*Operated by Darwin Airline

lol at the random a league flog on our board

QueenslandISAFL wrote:

lol at the random a league flog on our board

He spends more time licking the ass of AFL posters than talking about Diveball.

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

Listen dumbo.Soccer is too scared to take on AFL & RL in this country,hence they moved to summer so they wouldn't clash with them.
So How are they going to affect the Storm?
Looks like dumbo had a big weekend on the hard stuff.

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

That's alright dickhead, you see, even if they do become some big franchise that devours all before them (remember who's heartland it is in dopey for a start ) the Melbourne Storm will be ok because the owners of the storm have 20% of this A League side, so money for nothing and the cheques for free.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

That's alright dickhead, you see, even if they do become some big franchise that devours all before them (remember who's heartland it is in dopey for a start ) the Melbourne Storm will be ok because the owners of the storm have 20% of this A League side, so money for nothing and the cheques for free.

The Storm were gifted a small part of the club by Manchester City as a piece of goodwill

They did the same thing with their new club in New York where they gave minority share to the Yankees.

if you want to use that as ammunition though...then go right ahead hehe, not the first or last time Rugby League will ride the co-tails of another code's success

sydneyfc wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

That's alright dickhead, you see, even if they do become some big franchise that devours all before them (remember who's heartland it is in dopey for a start ) the Melbourne Storm will be ok because the owners of the storm have 20% of this A League side, so money for nothing and the cheques for free.

The Storm were gifted a small part of the club by Manchester City as a piece of goodwill

They did the same thing with their new club in New York where they gave minority share to the Yankees.

if you want to use that as ammunition though...then go right ahead hehe, not the first or last time Rugby League will ride the co-tails of another code's success

and the storm will still continue to have multi million dollar losses every year.
storm are the move irrelevant club in melbourne

I thought this thread title was "Melbourne City sign 5 year sKirt sponsoship with Et".

sydneyfc wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

That's alright dickhead, you see, even if they do become some big franchise that devours all before them (remember who's heartland it is in dopey for a start ) the Melbourne Storm will be ok because the owners of the storm have 20% of this A League side, so money for nothing and the cheques for free.

The Storm were gifted a small part of the club by Manchester City as a piece of goodwill

They did the same thing with their new club in New York where they gave minority share to the Yankees.

if you want to use that as ammunition though...then go right ahead hehe, not the first or last time Rugby League will ride the co-tails of another code's success

Haha rl helped pay for and set it up yet you think they should be worried.

Quite a slick move on the part of the storm, help thy enemy erode it's biggest enemies base. The enemy of my enemy ..... .......

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

sydneyfc wrote:

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

leagueiscrap wrote:

the storm are going to be come even more irrelevant

That's alright dickhead, you see, even if they do become some big franchise that devours all before them (remember who's heartland it is in dopey for a start ) the Melbourne Storm will be ok because the owners of the storm have 20% of this A League side, so money for nothing and the cheques for free.

The Storm were gifted a small part of the club by Manchester City as a piece of goodwill

They did the same thing with their new club in New York where they gave minority share to the Yankees.

if you want to use that as ammunition though...then go right ahead hehe, not the first or last time Rugby League will ride the co-tails of another code's success

Haha rl helped pay for and set it up yet you think they should be worried.

Quite a slick move on the part of the storm, help thy enemy erode it's biggest enemies base. The enemy of my enemy ..... .......

the storm can barely afford to keep up with the rent of aami park

so i cant see them being able to contribute anything to David Villa's $6 million a year contract other than cheerlead from the sidelines