> > I am both a Red and Python but I was not amuse to say > the least albeit more on the Python angle because I > feel it is a sell-out whereas I expected that from > Manchester United.
Sorry, but I can't agree with you on this one, Chksum. Like you I am both a Red and Python fan but I fail to see the down side. The club's politics are one thing, but footballers since commercial times began have earned extra wedge by putting their name to football boots and the like. True the last decade or two has seen a more substantial and sophisticated marketing machine at play, with players used in a similar role to all people in the public eye such as pop stars, actors and actresses, etc... In fact many a struggling and successful actor has kept the Rolls from the door by doing TV voice-overs and corporate videos. And let's face it, who's the biggest sporting earner in Britain but our own Becks. The main point here is, demand for player and club endorsement is fuelled by their performances on the pitch/stage/screen/charts. This is the crux to everything. Once this suffers at the expense of the extra terrestial trappings then it's time to pull up the drawbridge and let the agents who feed like pirhanas off their clients suck their own dicks. As for the beloved Monty Python, individual members of the cast have been doing ads for years. Where have you been? One final point though. After this afternoon's performance, the only ads our players will be doing will be Senategin. Dave Blatt *************************************** Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe from the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
