Maybe the next time one of our strikers is one-on-one , or the next time Ruud is taking a penalty, he'll break out into a huge grin, and his shining white teeth - cleaned with MUFC TOOTHPASTE - will blind the opposing keeper, leading to a simple tap-in.
:-) Okay, I'll stop now, Pete. To be honest, I cringe too at some of the more ridiculous 'tie-in' merchandise, toothpaste being one of them... On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 10:12 pm, euro68red99 wrote: > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Christopher SJ Ong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Frankly I think that is a tad simplistic. If I'm not mistaken, > about 50 >> percent of the club's revenues go towards the players' salaries. A >> great deal of the club's asset value would also depend on the > players.... > > My original post, Christopher, was not intended to start a debate > about "What ifs" or "marketing strategies" as I deplore such threads > and they have no relevance to the game of football. My point was that > Manchester United Football Club has NOTHING to do with toothpaste. > They are not dentists, they don't develop meadicines or health-and- > beauty products, and are therefore 'cheapening' the image of > Manchester United Football Club by delving into such markets. > Frankly, I think they are making fools of themselves and the > traditions of the club by launching into such blatant money-grubbing > markets. > > The beauty they do develop is the players' dismantling opposition > defenses... > -Pete > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list > > Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. > Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------- christopher sj ong (yellowhand) e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] blog : http://osj.livejournal.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
