Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:No.
They continued with their sponsorship of Ben Cockayne which they have done since he joined the club in 2006

Mrs Barista wrote:At the time Taylor at least was without sponsorship and there was a debate about whether it would be better to sponsor a young homegrown player. It was therefore an active choice to sponsor Cockayne ahead of Taylor.

Sponsor who you like. But Bertie can't shout the odds that Rovers fans collectively have some holier than thou attitude towards player thuggery when you're directly bankrolling Mr CCTV.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Incorrect again.
It was pretty conclusive that Ben Cockyane would be sponsored by the Fans Forum once again.
The only time it was suggested that perhaps a junior member of the squad would be a better option was when the fund wasnt at the amount required but then once Xmas was over people came up with the cash.
Taylor, Beaumont etc were cheaper to sponsor then a seasoned pro like Ben thats all.
I suggest you and Bertie take it to PM if you must.
Ben was dealt with by the courts and if you take the stance of dragging it up then Rovers fans im sure will mention Manu and Raynor etc.
But id rather it was kept off the forum as it gets tedious.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Incorrect again.
It was pretty conclusive that Ben Cockyane would be sponsored by the Fans Forum once again.
The only time it was suggested that perhaps a junior member of the squad would be a better option was when the fund wasnt at the amount required but then once Xmas was over people came up with the cash.
Taylor, Beaumont etc were cheaper to sponsor then a seasoned pro like Ben thats all.

Mrs Barista wrote:How strange. On the 30th September you started a thread called Forum Player Sponsorship 2010 with
"This created diverse views last season. Id be interested to hear peoples views with regards 2010 season." and invited views on whether the forum should keep sponsoring and if so whether it should be Ben Cockayne. 10 respondents said Cockayne, 8 backed a younger homegrown player and 9 didn't mind. That's hardly overwhelming. The last post on this, with many supporting the idea of a younger player, was 7th October, two and a half months before the Christmas

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Overwhelming enough for the money to have been raised.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:It created debate around the time of the court case which was natural.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Ben will be sponsored by the Fans Forum for the rest of his Rovers career.

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:Anyhow.
The thread is who starts V Salford

Lets get back on track

Jake the Peg wrote:Getting desperate if you need to play mind games with salford

Alex Mc wrote:He has Welham in his team. On the basis of pre season, I wouldnt have him in my team.

Mrs Barista wrote:Conceptus.

I think you are missing the point. You were attempting to bait me with the fact that a few half wits (that's being kind) were making stupid comments about the Tongan Mafia. I condemned those comments. Yet it's clear that a rather large group of Rovers fans chose to sponsor a player convicted in the last year of kicking someone on the floor 20 odd times, when there were other young squad members without sponsorship to choose from at the time. I think you'd be hard-pressed to claim any sort of moral high ground about Rovers fans collectively condemning violent behaviour. Both sets of supporters have a minority of idiots. Deal with it.