Wonga Wonga Wonga - No Longer?

[vetran]

Papiss Cissé refuses to wear Newcastle's Wonga-branded shirt | Football | guardian.co.uk

Papiss Cissé has pulled out of Newcastle United's pre-season training camp in Portugal following a row over wearing the club sponsor Wonga's logo.

The striker, who is a devote Muslim, is refusing to promote the money-lending company on religious grounds and has offered to wear an unbranded shirt or one bearing the name of a charity.

ignoring the appalling grammar / spelling from the qaulewty Nhewspaper quite interesting stand.

[eek]

KUATB

or take exception to wearing a shirt with a sponsor in a particular industry. In that case I actually agree with the player but I'm just saving £45 by not getting this years shirt.

I think its a continuation from January when he wanted to leave. However he does have a point and I'm not buying a shirt with wonga on it.

[DimPrawn]

KUATB



I think its a continuation from January when he wanted to leave. However he does have a point and I'm not buying a shirt with wonga on it.

If you can't afford the shirt, have you considered a pay day loan?

[minestrone]

I am upset they got rid of the puppets.

[vetran]

I am upset they got rid of the puppets.

outsourcing - innit

Thought first time I saw that, bet that is cheaper.

[minestrone]

They seem to have loads of different completely unrelated marketing schemes, seems quite disorganised really. There is a brutal one that runs on local radio to the tune of lovely day by bill withers...

"when I wake up and I'm needing cash"

[darmstadt]

I'm quite surprised that other players from 'oop North' have not refused seeing as Wonga are a major financial contributor to the Conservatives :-)

[Ketchup]

Initial fine of £5,000, rising to £47,987,654,334 if he hasn't paid by Friday.

[northernladuk]

Initial fine of £5,000, rising to £47,987,654,334 if he hasn't paid by Friday.

Very good!!!

[BrilloPad]

I wonder how much extra publicity wonga has got from this and if they are pleased?