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Wasn't Simpson early 90s. Big Geoff wasn't it?

Google search to thank.... Actually DS did 4 years 90-94 when Geoff then took over

 

Honestly I’m struggling to remember the sequence nowadays.

 

And a whole lot of financial trouble

 

Notice it is called a partnership and not a sponsorship, Apart from free tickets etc wonder if they are putting hard cash in or is just publicity based?

 

Think Bob Martin quit his business and City and went to the USA

 

Let's hope whomever and however the tickers are allocated, that we gain new support via the initiative. At just 5% uptake, a potential new 250 customers...

Good on both parties.

 

Think he ran some business or other near Orlando but hear he’s back now, possibly in Baildon I’m guessing he will be very late 70s or early 80s now. Time marches on.

 

Thanks Grumpy.
I know that I'm going to get crucified but had Martin's plans come off we might be a different club today.
There's lots of posts on here that regularly make reference to how we haven't had the success our Beeston budies have because we were a two club City.
The merger plus a move to a diffetent venue could have been a whole new era for football in the city.
@Kevin1954 Simpson took over from JT at the start of the 90's and basically kept the club afloat. I recall the club having to go cap in hand to the fans to raise the £30k to buy Colin Hoyle we were so hard up.
GR bought the club in 94 from Simpson who went the other way to Scarborough.

 

You can still get Bob Martin pet products, I'm guessing they are something to do with him as I seem to remember that was his line of work.

Are we the only club in history who have been owned by a pet shop owner, a travel agent and a man who makes disposable lighters.

 

I don’t believe there is any connection ( But could be wrong of course)

Update . Bob Martins pet products was founded in 1892.!

 

I didn't go to the game I was just commenting on the pictures and video clip of the game.

 

It certainly is, my retail and commercial role was similar before retirement. I mentored a few upcoming managers who coming from sectors nothing to do with their new one , soon transitioned and I admit they were quite impressive. All roughly Spark’s age.

 

As they worked together at Featherstone Rovers I'm sure they had many hours discussing the situation going forward and what both believed was achievable, they make a great pairing.

 

It's the first thing your commercial manager gets the start of every financial year. Next year they will be looking to beat this year's target and so on.

 

Dead parrot sketch..?

 

Nothing in my local branch just lots of empty shelves and huge price increases

 

Wasn't one theory albeit not a good one that being a Bradford business it could alienate Leeds, Huddersfield fans from spending money with a Bradford City sponsor..?

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe there was a long time dispute between Jack Tordoff and Ken Morrison over land on Sticker Lane, they never saw eye to eye.

 

Yep, it's a good advantage not being tied into a major manufacturer who probably wouldn't allow this in their contracts.

 

That's a strange attitude. Did he really believe that Leeds and Town fans would make a conscious decision to boycott shopping at Morrisons if they were to sponsor City? Seems unlikely to me.