TVR announces sponsorship of Ebbw Vale rugby
Well if TVR was going to sponsor any sport it was going to be rugby, wasn't it?
So yes, it can be tricky. TVR's sponsorship of Ebbw Vale RFC - or the Steelmen, as they're more colloquially known - should present fewer problems. It will be the main sponsor for the 2016/17 Principality Premiership season, with Ebbw Vale entering this year's campaign as defending champions. As you can see here, the logo will be carried on the front of the shorts and shirts.
Jonathan Jones, Director and Chairman of the Steelmen, said the club is "delighted that TVR has become a partner", adding that the new factory "will help re-energise the area economically... we look forward to working closely with the company". He's even suggested it's the most prestigious deal in this history of the league. So take that Bridgend Ravens, Carmarthen Quins and Bedwas Rugby Football Club...
TVR's John Chasey said of the deal: "TVR is looking forward to establishing the factory in Ebbw Vale and becoming an integral part of both the local economy and community." The fact that the new car is built on a steel frame and the company now sponsors the Steelmen hasn't been lost on them either - apparently it's an "appropriate connection."
So that's the latest from TVR. Nothing additional on the car, you will notice. Fingers crossed we can bring you an update on that in the not too distant future!
[Source: Mirror]
This deal will have cost pennies in the grand scheme of things, so I wouldn't froth too much at the "waste" of deposit money. Ebbw Vale play in front of 5-6k people at most, and it's simply a nice gesture to give something to the community from whom they expect so much.
"Oh, so what's this then TVR all about then boyo?"
"Well, I believe it's car brand Rhys"
"Oh, jolly good, so what cars do they make then boyo"
"They don't yet Rhys"
"Oh, so can I buy one of these cars then boyo?"
"No, you can't Rhys. You can blindly place a deposit for a car you haven't seen but have seen three letters on a rugby shirt"
"I think I am alright boyo"
"Do you know the difference between a two tone 525 and an AC Cobra Rhys?"
"Aye boyo"
This may well enable them to wine and dine and court potential new investors to bring in more money, or for other important relationships for the business; for all we know it may have been part of the agreement for setting up shop in Ebbw Vale.
This deal will have cost pennies in the grand scheme of things, so I wouldn't froth too much at the "waste" of deposit money. Ebbw Vale play in front of 5-6k people at most, and it's simply a nice gesture to give something to the community from whom they expect so much.
Just seems very much cart before the horse to me. As a long time supporter of TVR I'd love to see them phoenix from the flames.
I hear what you say as to it being a token sum but, by the same token, I have never heard of any manufacturer setting up shop in (lets be honest here) an area of high unemployment for it to be termed "a community from whom they expect so much". If anyone is likely to be frothing I would have thought it would be the 7.5% unemployed in the area.
This deal will have cost pennies in the grand scheme of things, so I wouldn't froth too much at the "waste" of deposit money. Ebbw Vale play in front of 5-6k people at most, and it's simply a nice gesture to give something to the community from whom they expect so much.
Just seems very much cart before the horse to me. As a long time supporter of TVR I'd love to see them phoenix from the flames.
I hear what you say as to it being a token sum but, by the same token, I have never heard of any manufacturer setting up shop in (lets be honest here) an area of high unemployment for it to be termed "a community from whom they expect so much". If anyone is likely to be frothing I would have thought it would be the 7.5% unemployed in the area.
The valleys have seen many a 'saviour' come and go in the years since the demise of mining (and the Ebbw Vale steelworks). Locals are cynical about big business that appear, build (or recommission) a factory and then bugger off with no warning once the government subsidies dry up (or they find somewhere cheaper).
The WDA (and others) were savvy enough to generate short-term interest from some big names such as Sony, Aiwa and LG in years gone by, all of whom came and went with little of note contributed to the people of the community, apart from a short period of employment before being tossed back on the dole pile with a bunch of useless skills. There's a lot of negative sentiment towards the businesses who seemed to care little about the people they employed and the (tight-knit) communities they served, understandably so.
Trust breeds faith and motivated workers, and TVR (or anyone trying to develop business in deprived areas) recognise that ingratiating themselves with the local community (even at this minimal expenditure) will go some way to achieving this before they have anything tangible to share.
At a time when EU funding removal may have short-term consequences for infrastructure in the Welsh valleys, surely any good news is worth making a fuss of, right?
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