Niyi Adeolokun or shane Layden are good prospect for visibility (try scorers and line breakers)

my thoughts on this, if you go with academy then it has to be a player with real prospects of playing 1st team this year, also while most of the Pro guys wil get sponsorship this year there's one or 2 that won't\can't and that's where our sponsorship could be used.

I think we should definitely open it up again this year and if people are willing to throw a few euros into the kitty again or for the first time they are more than welcome to.

Decadence wrote: We had planned to put the excess funds generated by last years donations towards sponsoring another player this year, and to use Clan funds to make up the difference. As Diom has said, it gives us good exposure and we can try harder to make use of it this time around.

What if we were to open up the donations again this year with a view to putting ALL of the proceeds generated this time around towards an academy player(s)?

Sounds good to me.

We had planned to put the excess funds generated by last years donations towards sponsoring another player this year, and to use Clan funds to make up the difference. As Diom has said, it gives us good exposure and we can try harder to make use of it this time around.

What if we were to open up the donations again this year with a view to putting ALL of the proceeds generated this time around towards an academy player(s)?

In terms of promoting the Connacht Clan I think that sponsoring a player is probably better for us as we get our name in the programme every week. We didn't get much of a return from Matt but in fairness that was as much our fault for not chasing it down. We actually had quite a productive meeting with Connacht Rugby yesterday evening and sponsorship came up (they even brought Gavin in make the hard sell).

So my own opinion on it would be that we should do it again but we have to try to squeeze more out of it this time.

Don't know are we thinking of running something like this again this season? Matt Healy was a good sponsorship last season but in terms of the objective of promoting the Connacht Clan I don't know did it help. (i.e. sponsors are no longer called out after a score which was effective and I don't think the Clan got the appearances expected either unfortunately)

I know an idea such as a sponsorship for academy players was suggested as used by other clubs?
Is it a runner or is it worthwhile?

The Committee is currently split between an elaborate ruse involving tranquilizers in his water bottle, or the tried and true method of digging a pit, covering it with leaves and letting time and inevitability do its thing.

Sol_ie wrote: We're trying to find a man sized cage we can post him over in, umm. Bear with us.

good luck with catching him first !!

We're trying to find a man sized cage we can post him over in, umm. Bear with us.

Diom wrote: Photo-op as well. At least Buskers and The Dail have had theirs.

When will Matt Healy be coming to Brussels so I can have my photo?

out of the unsponsored players Kyle Tonetti is the one that stands out, i guess that's due to him being injuured and not seeing much games time in the last 18 months

Photo-op as well. At least Buskers and The Dail have had theirs.

What does a business "get" in return for player sponsorship?

Name on website and in the programme seems a light return for a business sponsorship deal.

Connacht have updated the player profiles, including sponsorship, on their site. The clan crest is now loud and proud on Matt Healy's page.

www.connachtrugby.ie/2013091183442/matt-healy-201314

Yeah I will get onto Martin about that.