Woolwich stopped sponsoring us in 1992 and Barclays launched takeover in 1999 completing the following year, I was a Woolwich employee, we were bought for our Mortgage book, and the rest of the business was of little importance. Seven years is marginally less than decades. I have no idea when FADS were taken over ( I think by Payless).
MESH went into administration eventually, after various management changes, in 2011.
Im sorry I hadn't read your definitive original post when I posted my pathetic attempt to highlight the fact that sponsoring our club hasn't been the most successful, and we should be pleased that Andrews have renewed as we were unlikely to have mega corporations beating a path to the Valley.
Woolwich are still, very much, trading as a mortgage lender. The fact that they were bought out by Barclays is totally irrelevant. They are not gone, and that fact, alone, makes your post 'Just wrong'.
There is also the argument that the exposure Woolwich had from sponsoring a top flight football team might have helped them secure the buyout from Barclays which was, from what I remember, a very good deal for them, even if some of their staff were ultimately deemed to be surplus to requirements.
Woolwich stopped sponsoring us in 1992 and Barclays launched takeover in 1999 completing the following year, I was a Woolwich employee, we were bought for our Mortgage book, and the rest of the business was of little importance. Seven years is marginally less than decades. I have no idea when FADS were taken over ( I think by Payless).
MESH went into administration eventually, after various management changes, in 2011.
Im sorry I hadn't read your definitive original post when I posted my pathetic attempt to highlight the fact that sponsoring our club hasn't been the most successful, and we should be pleased that Andrews have renewed as we were unlikely to have mega corporations beating a path to the Valley.
Woolwich are still, very much, trading as a mortgage lender. The fact that they were bought out by Barclays is totally irrelevant. They are not gone, and that fact, alone, makes your post 'Just wrong'.
this is not true. Barclays bought the Woolwich for its mortgage book and use 'the Woolwich' or 'Woolwich Mrotgages' as a brand now. There is no 'woolwich' entity or company its now merely a brand.
I was formerly a mortgage underwriter for Barclays
"that none of our sponsors flourished after sponsoring us, unless the aim was to raise the profile enough to attract takeover."
Being taken over doesn't mean they went under. It could be they are still good business worth taking over.
As for the FADS and Woolwich how long does this Charlton curse last. It was decades after so they did flourish.
Cabrini and Mesh are still going.
Funny how pointing out that you got it wrong is pedantic when I'd posted the list of sponsors and what happened to them BEFORE you posted. What you posted was just wrong.
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@Callumcafc Yes
There is also the argument that the exposure Woolwich had from sponsoring a top flight football team might have helped them secure the buyout from Barclays which was, from what I remember, a very good deal for them, even if some of their staff were ultimately deemed to be surplus to requirements.
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Done.
...and cue comments about the ladies in the pic....