Quote Originally Posted by TerryTheTerror View Post
United are getting grief in the courier from sheepie Jamie Gillies (who claims to have a soft spot for United, hmmmm) for having an online betting company as their shirt sponsor next season.

The gist is that a lot of folk get addicted to gambling and it causes real harm so football clubs like United shouldn't get involved with them.

The question I have is, which organisation types does he deem it ok to sponsor a football club? Last season United had Eden Gin as a sponsor, is that ok given the harm alcoholic products can do if misused?
Not surprisingly, there’s absolutely no mention of the fact that The Rangers are similarly sponsored and have been for a number of years. As have Newcastle United who also are now funded directly by a total despot of a country.

But rather than getting involved in ‘what-a-boutery’, I’ve noticed a gradual disconnect between the Club and the local ‘press’ over the last couple of years. Increasingly, Courier and Evening Telegraph reports are populated with and filled out with sections directly lifted from other sources such as websites, other news outlets and even The Dode Fox Podcast! So although there’s no The Rangers/BBC outright ‘ban’ in place I would hardly say there’s currently a close link between the local press and The Club. You could argue wether this is good or bad, but what it may do is encourage negative reports such as this one almost as an act of ‘revenge’ for lack of press access.