End of Gambling firms as shirt sponsors (26/27)

[Bedfordblue]

It’s now official.

Premier League clubs agree to withdraw gambling sponsorships on front of shirts

There are eight current Premier League clubs with gambling companies as shirt-front sponsors, with an estimated value of £60m per annum; The change will begin at the start of the 2026/27 season

www.skysports.com

As much as I object to gambling and the proliferation of access to and advertising it, I cant help but think this is another act of financial consolidation of the top 4-6 teams.

If the mega deals were out there for everyone we (+ 7 other teams) would have one, without gambling is it inevitable our revenue will drop further?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

It's a token gesture isn't it?

And as you say - a move which inevitably aids more clubs than others.

 

[BramleyMoore2024]

This ban on advertising should also be extended to tv and radio.

 

[sbbefc]

Should ban advertising of banks who invest in arms etc as well

 

[navidson]

Not going to cry about getting rid of this poison out of football

 

[kev]

 

[tommye]

We'll be OK.
Denise said gambling is nasty and we won't be sponsored by those monsters.

I trust Denise.
She's great...

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Not going to cry about getting rid of this poison out of football

It's not though.

This is just removing it from shirts - 8 currently have gambling on shirts;

• Bournemouth
• Brentford
• Everton
• Fulham
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Southampton
• West Ham

It'll still be impossible to follow/watch football and not be inundated with gambling messages.

Clubs will still have gambling partners etc, and you'll see gambling messages around stadiums both in person and TV. You'll still get hammered with gambling adverts in-between the pizza adverts for every televised match.

 

[andy4efc]

Just ban everyone and everything.

Everton cant disappoint if they're not allowed to play.

 

[Carlito]

Phew.

I'll rest easy tonight.

 

[tommye]

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Lash Danny a tenner a month for poncey biscuits and he'll get rid of that nonsense for you.


#HelpDannyEatFancyBiscuits

 

[mahermi1]

To be honest with a brand new state of the art ground opening up on the horizon, our world class board CEO, Mrs Dynamite herself should easily quadruple that nasty betting sponsorship...

 

[navidson]

It's not though.

This is just removing it from shirts - 8 currently have gambling on shirts;

• Bournemouth
• Brentford
• Everton
• Fulham
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Southampton
• West Ham

It'll still be impossible to follow/watch football and not be inundated with gambling messages.

Clubs will still have gambling partners etc, and you'll see gambling messages around stadiums both in person and TV. You'll still get hammered with gambling adverts in-between the pizza adverts for every televised match.

At least we won't have to endorse it on the front of our shirts - I hate the fact that we had to crawl into bed with a scummy gambling company

 

[mahermi1]

It's not though.

This is just removing it from shirts - 8 currently have gambling on shirts;

• Bournemouth
• Brentford
• Everton
• Fulham
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Southampton
• West Ham

It'll still be impossible to follow/watch football and not be inundated with gambling messages.

Clubs will still have gambling partners etc, and you'll see gambling messages around stadiums both in person and TV. You'll still get hammered with gambling adverts in-between the pizza adverts for every televised match.

I take it Skybet and all the rest will be banned also ?

 

[kev]

Lash Danny a tenner a month for poncey biscuits and he'll get rid of that nonsense for you.


#HelpDannyEatFancyBiscuits

I bet he wouldn't

(see what I did there)