EMA Equity Partners

[claretonthecoast1882]

New sponsor for away kit

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... rt-sponsor

[ClaretTony]

EMA Equity to sponsor the away shirt with Classic Football Shirts sponsoring the third kit

[tiger76]

New sponsor for away kit

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... rt-sponsor

Well at least it's not a betting company which has to be an improvement.

[aggi]

Hmm, looks a bit dubious.

That website is only a couple of weeks old and nowhere does it indicate who is involved with them (the website is US based) or anything much beyond a bit of meaningless blurb.

The only three hits when you google them are the BFC website, this thread and their website.

[ClaretTony]

Hmm, looks a bit dubious.

That website is only a couple of weeks old and nowhere does it indicate who is involved with them (the website is US based) or anything much beyond a bit of meaningless blurb.

The only three hits when you google them are the BFC website, this thread and their website.

Nothing impressive about their website - no info on it at all of any value, just a few companies listed.

[Swizzlestick]

The main guy, Spencer Hunn, appears to have bounced around various positions over the years when you look at his socials - including, what looks like, a water inflatable slide venture, back in the day. Strong 'fallen at the first hurdle in Dragon's Den' energy. Also Utah resident so assumed from the same religious background as our current owners.

[aggi]

I assume this is Spencer Hunn the spokesman. https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-hunn-763827189/ Nothing on there about EMA Capital.

And at this fairly dubious company http://70.40.136.223/acn/us/acn-spencer-hunn.html

[Childzy]

10 minutes of google really paints a picture with regards to Spencer Hunn.

Fake social media profile followers, involved in many ABC companies with no notable substance or success.

Doesn’t take a genius to see him being from Salt Lake City is relevant.

Feels very shady

[Lancasterclaret]

Anyone know if we have an official water inflatable slide venture partner?

[AGENT_CLARET]

That'll look nice on our new yellow and black away shirt

[ŽižkovClaret]

I did wonder how CFS were affording the full package, so this does make more sense

[ksrclaret]

Anyone know if we have an official water inflatable slide venture partner?

It could make for a brilliant half time competition. We never did replace pie and chips.

[wilks_bfc]

I did wonder how CFS were affording the full package, so this does make more sense

It was always said that there would be a different sponsor for away shirt

Wasn’t expecting CFS to have the third one as well though

[wilks_bfc]

Anyone know if we have an official water inflatable slide venture partner?

Might make getting down from the upper tiers a lot quicker

[Juan Tanamera]

It could make for a brilliant half time competition. We never did replace pie and chips.

Or parachutes.

[AGENT_CLARET]

EMA Equity to sponsor the away shirt with Classic Football Shirts sponsoring the third kit

Should this thread not be merged with this https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... =2&t=63442 seeing has it was posted about 10 minutes before

[quoonbeatz]

The General.

[Childzy]

Ah and ACN, the other company are a multilevel marketing scheme with ties to several Trumps and a few legal actions against it.

But gambling is bad kids

[Grandpa Claret]

Nice that CFS are sponsoring the 3rd kit as well

[ClaretTony]

Doesn’t take a genius to see him being from Salt Lake City is relevant.

Feels very shady

Salt Lake City - now there's a shock

[Lancasterclaret]

Been to Salt Lake City, and actually been to the Mormon Temple there

Its certainly an experience

[ClaretTony]

Spencer Hunn said: "It is easy for us to see that Burnley is an exciting and emerging player on the international stage."

Now I am impressed with that, us being on the international stage.

[Burnley1989]

Wow, some of you lot never fair to amaze me

[claretonthecoast1882]

On the plus side though they aren't a gambling firm and we are possibly a million or 2 out of pocket.

[jrgbfc]

It could make for a brilliant half time competition. We never did replace pie and chips.

Now that would be worth seeing, overweight middle aged blokes racing down a water slide

[Bosscat]

Bring back the "Gambling Sponsors" I say

[aggi]

To be honest, from the outside looking in it looks like an attempt to circumvent FFP.

But, given our position, I can't imagine there would be any need for that.

[Big Vinny K]

On the plus side though they aren't a gambling firm and we are possibly a million or 2 out of pocket.

I agree that it is definitely a plus that we do not have a betting company sponsoring us but I suspect we are a hell of a lot more than a “million or 2” out of pocket.
Wan’t our last shirt deal £7.5m a year ?

As for the EMA equity partners sponsorship deal it looks very smelly to me and you have got to wonder why we have not just allowed our home strip sponsors on all of our 2 or 3 strips given it’s very likely they appear to be the only ones stumping up any kind of real cash

[claretonthecoast1882]

I agree that it is definitely a plus that we do not have a betting company sponsoring us but I suspect we are a hell of a lot more than a “million or 2” out of pocket.
Wan’t our last shirt deal £7.5m a year ?

As for the EMA equity partners sponsorship deal it looks very smelly to me and you have got to wonder why we have not just allowed our home strip sponsors on all of our 2 or 3 strips given it’s very likely they appear to be the only ones stumping up any kind of real cash

Pointless comparing a sponsorship deal while in the Prem to the Championship. Not a prayer you would get anywhere near that sort of figure in this divison, hence the lower amount I mentioned

[Burnley Ace]

I don’t know why we bother with the police and forensic accountants, all it takes is 10 mins on Google.

[RVclaret]

To be honest, from the outside looking in it looks like an attempt to circumvent FFP.

But, given our position, I can't imagine there would be any need for that.

Can you explain this?

[daveisaclaret]

I must admit I'm not exactly rushing to put much trust in a company whose third result on Google is this thread.

Perhaps some of the people who get upset about criticism of our owners will be contracting them for some transactional-based services.

[ClaretTony]

I must admit I'm not exactly rushing to put much trust in a company whose third result on Google is this thread.

It seems that all these offers I receive to help push us up the Google rankings has finally paid off.

[Big Vinny K]

Pointless comparing a sponsorship deal while in the Prem to the Championship. Not a prayer you would get anywhere near that sort of figure in this divison, hence the lower amount I mentioned

You said a million or 2 out of pocket.
I think it’s probably nearer to 6m a year out of pocket.

[claretonthecoast1882]

You said a million or 2 out of pocket.
I think it’s probably nearer to 6m a year out of pocket.

I am comparing it to what a gambling firm would likely pay in the championship, you are comparing it to what we got in the Prem

[Pickles]

Expecting a bobby dazzler of a CFS third shirt.

[aggi]

Can you explain this?

If I was looking at this deal with no knowledge of Burnley's financial position I'd be wondering if EMA Equity was actually a way for the club owners to put additional money into the club via shirt sponsorship. A company that doesn't seem to exist anywhere other than a website that was created less than a couple of weeks ago and a principal who seems to have not mentioned he works there makes me think shell company.

BUT, we're expecting to make big profits this year so I can't see why that would be necessary.

[aggi]

I don’t know why we bother with the police and forensic accountants, all it takes is 10 mins on Google.

Us forensic accountants spend a lot of time on google.

[forzagranata]

To be honest, both the shirt sponsorship deals look like our owners couldn't find a proper deal and did these arrangements just to save face.

[Woonderbah]

The paranoid Coventry fans will think we're now after their airport

[bumba]

Spencer Hunn said: "It is easy for us to see that Burnley is an exciting and emerging player on the international stage."

Now I am impressed with that, us being on the international stage.

Says more about you than this fella if you don't understand what he means CT, he clearly means on a global stage as in internationally.
No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

[martin_p]

On the plus side hopefully the new away kit announcement is imminent.

[ClaretTony]

Says more about you than this fella if you don't understand what he means CT, he clearly means on a global stage as in internationally.
No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

Thanks for that. Really appreciate it.

[elwaclaret]

Says more about you than this fella if you don't understand what he means CT, he clearly means on a global stage as in internationally.
No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

I can understand you sticking up for the new regime, and I agree many of the things that have needed refreshing for years have been targeted early by Pace nd Co; but to claim that Burnley are now operating on an international stage is a little strange bearing in mind we have just been relegated from the Premier league. “Now that they have a world celebrity manager” might have read better?

[KRBFC]

Says more about you than this fella if you don't understand what he means CT, he clearly means on a global stage as in internationally.
No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

Superb

[FeedTheArf]

No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

Don't say it.
Don't say it.
Don't say it.
Don't say it.
Don't say it.

[Big Vinny K]

Says more about you than this fella if you don't understand what he means CT, he clearly means on a global stage as in internationally.
No matter what Pace does which has been superb so far and changing the club for the better he will get stick

Rather than have a dig at CT or others why don’t you provide us all with some incite as to how this new shirt sponsorship deal can have any impact whatsoever on club here or ‘globally’.
You have already been told that this is a new company with no history of trading in any sector let alone in expanding the brand or business of a football club based in East Lancashire.

[aggi]

The quote is

It is amazing to see how the popularity of English football continues to grow not only in the US but throughout the world, and it is easy for us to see that Burnley is an exciting and emerging player on the international stage.

It's difficult to see what people are getting worked up about here specifically. I can't disagree with any of that.

[Billy Balfour]

Now I'm no fan of the currently owners or indeed leveraged buyouts for the purchase of 'community assets', however, having said that, let's keep their religion out of this. It's not cool, and it makes people look like small-minded religious bigots.

[forzagranata]

The quote is

It is amazing to see how the popularity of English football continues to grow not only in the US but throughout the world, and it is easy for us to see that Burnley is an exciting and emerging player on the international stage.

It's difficult to see what people are getting worked up about here specifically. I can't disagree with any of that.

Nothing says 'emerging player on the international stage' like highlights on ITV4 at 9pm......