New shirt sponsors

We have apparently got a new shirt sponsor worth 25m a year compared to the 8 million we were getting from Fun 88.

Still nowhere near the 50m Man City get like. Lots of twitter folk speculating who it is, supposed to be a company outside of Saudi Arabia.

The majority of people saying it is a company called Emmar group, they own 5+ shopping malls and hotels in Dubai

and which it very well could be, they are very successful.

although if i was a gambling man, id look towards the Majid Al Futtaim group, they own a number of companies such as

Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, LEGO stores, a concept clothing chain and 26+ shopping malls , 14+ hotels.

Either way, the future is looking great, the first of many new sponsors for our club

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Originally Posted by TANYA_

We have apparently got a new shirt sponsor worth 25m a year compared to the 8 million we were getting from Fun 88.

Still nowhere near the 50m Man City get like. Lots of twitter folk speculating who it is, supposed to be a company outside of Saudi Arabia.

The majority of people saying it is a company called Emmar group, they own 5+ shopping malls and hotels in Dubai

and which it very well could be, they are very successful.

although if i was a gambling man, id look towards the Majid Al Futtaim group, they own a number of companies such as

Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, LEGO stores, a concept clothing chain and 26+ shopping malls , 14+ hotels.

Either way, the future is looking great, the first of many new sponsors for our club

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Interesting who ever it's gonna be. As you mentioned I've heard it's not a KSA company. So maybe Etihad or Qatar Airways if not one of the companies you've mentioned Tan :)

one thing is for sure, our popularity in the gulf will rise massively. Sponsors from that regions primary market is their own region.

this is just the start :D

Aye I'm working with several of the Saudi podcasters & social media journos to develop the fan engagement in the region from my position in Qatar.

Soon we'll have our new Bi-lingual platform up and running.

Exciting times!

A good deal that can't be complained about - particularly if we get CL football.

The great thing is we now have a board of directors who are actual top tier business people. They have made a career of doing hundred million - Billion $$$ deals.

Dan Ashworth, Darren Eales are elite level football professionals. Everyone we've brought in subsequent are the absolute best in class.

It's just wonderful! The commercial deals we are going now will ensure we have absolutely no FFP concerns what so ever.

Despite us having pretty much a blank cheque book going forward, everyone connected with the club from Howe to Staveley et al will play down our financial power to ensure that other clubs know we are not gonna be taken for Boehlys, sorry, misspelt, mugs!

We won't be over paying for a Neymar for example, we have a business model and we will stick to it.

One signing that makes absolutely no sense what so ever but I would love to see it would be Zlatan. When we play in the Champions League with a hard working teams of Howe's destroyers with Zlatan up top would be the kind of arrogance and fearlessness that would really be interesting to see.

It won't happen, it's a stupid idea that goes against the business model but it would be awesome.