Poor old Santander

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thekirbyfake

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6,232 posts

236 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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Still have to pay McLaren €10m per season until 2011 even without their boy in the driving seat.

Altrezia

8,517 posts

212 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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Havent all their adverts got lewis in anyway?

Edited by Altrezia on Monday 10th December 18:09

FNG

4,178 posts

225 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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Probably not in Spain...

custardtart

1,725 posts

254 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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no need to feel sorry for them, they're a bank for starters biggrin

also, they're sponsoring one of the highest profile teams with a British driver who will provide massive publicity for them in the UK and Germany with the Mercedes connection. Both markets are far more improtant potentially than Spain so I'm sure they're quite happy. wink

CivicMan

2,211 posts

202 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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My son is high up in the Santander group... they are VERY happy.

Mr_Thyroid

1,995 posts

228 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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Sounds like they'll make sure good old Pedro gets the second McLaren.

FourWheelDrift

88,557 posts

285 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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I think the Abbey National are very happy to have young Lewis promoting their international business.

CivicMan

2,211 posts

202 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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More inside info...

Santander/Abbey poorly represented in the north of England/Scotland, so expect shortly a big expansion by them in that area shortly.

Probably going to try and convert those northern sports fans from boxing to motor-racing.

Munter

31,319 posts

242 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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CivicMan said:
More inside info...

Santander/Abbey poorly represented in the north of England/Scotland, so expect shortly a big expansion by them in that area shortly.

Probably going to try and convert those northern sports fans from boxing to motor-racing.
More likely they are hoping to collect to cash withdrawn from Northern Rock and currently under northern mattresses.

MonkeyHanger

9,199 posts

243 months

Monday 10th December 2007
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CivicMan said:
More inside info...

Santander/Abbey poorly represented in the north of England/Scotland, so expect shortly a big expansion by them in that area shortly.
I can't speak for Scotland but there's plenty of Abbey branches around here.

thekirbyfake

Original Poster:

6,232 posts

236 months

Tuesday 11th December 2007
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CivicMan said:
My son is high up in the Santander group... they are VERY happy.
Well I guess any publicity is good publicity.

Although you try telling that to Paul Gadd.

Ramthorne

4,069 posts

217 months

Tuesday 11th December 2007
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Mr_Thyroid said:
Sounds like they'll make sure good old Pedro gets the second McLaren.
Surely if the only pay 10M euros a year they would struggle to influence the colour of the wheel nuts let alone the driver line up?

another 3 points

937 posts

198 months

Tuesday 11th December 2007
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Ramthorne said:
Mr_Thyroid said:
Sounds like they'll make sure good old Pedro gets the second McLaren.
Surely if the only pay 10M euros a year they would struggle to influence the colour of the wheel nuts let alone the driver line up?
Sick of seing a grinning Hamilton cutout everytime I go into a branch. Will be changing bank in the near future. A pi$$ in the ocean maybe but neverthelass a start.

CivicMan

2,211 posts

202 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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An Abbey employee nicked one of the Hamilton cutouts from his branch and sold it on Ebay for just under £250!!