Netflights steps in to save Leeds
Leeds United’s new shirt sponsor is netflights.com.
Netflights.com is one of the UK’s largest independent travel operators and is the UK’s number one operator to the increasingly-popular destination of Dubai.
Netflights stepped in to replace another sponsor that could not complete a sponsorship deal due to contractual difficulties.
Netflights has signed on for a three-year deal which is good news for the club and the fans who won’t have to get a new shirt every season because of sponsorship changes.
The deal with Netflights will mean that lucrative replica shirts can finally be sold by the club and the new-lit with logo will make its debut at Elland Road on Saturday in the home friendly against Belgians FCV Dender.
Netflights is more than just a commercial sponsor of Leeds. The MD of the company, Terry Fisher, is a lifelong Leeds United fan despite being a former chairman of his local club Huddersfield Town.
Older Leeds United fans will be pleased to now that there is a connection to the Revie era with the new sponsorship. Netflights owns Sellers Travel - a company operated by none other than former Leeds United and England defender Trevor Cherry, whom Revie signed from Huddersfield Town.
Terry Fisher commented about the deal,
“For me the deal is even sweeter as I have followed Leeds since I was a small boy and this is a relationship that will bring mutual benefit to all parties.”
Ken Bates said of the deal,
“The shirt sponsor is the principal sponsorship opportunity at every club and netflights.com will become part of Leeds United history alongside the other companies that have benefited from being a previous sponsor.
“We are delighted to sign a three-year agreement with a new sponsor to the club which further illustrates the confidence there is in Leeds United from the business community.
“I would like to welcome netflights.com to the Leeds United family and we look forward to working with them for what we all hope will be a mutually beneficial partnership.”
Head of commercial development at United, Steve Lewis said,
“We are delighted to welcome netflights.com as our new shirt sponsor – they have been a real white knight for us. We had signed a deal earlier in the year but contractual difficulties left us a without a sponsor just weeks before the season starts”.
welcome nightflights.com your sponsership is great to have on board i for one will be out to buy my shirt ASAP. Ken is breading a bit better now i bet,,,,,,
S.L.U.F.C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yes, good to have a long term sponsor again. Guess I’ll have to have a holiday in Dubai next year. Any one been?
As Terry said in his comment, good to see long term sponsors to the club. When i looked at the first part of the article on leedsunited.com, i thought who on earth are these? But when i looked at the rest of the article i found out they are one of the best independent travel companies so this is much better than last years redkite. Buying my shirt as soon as it comes out, as it’s bound to sell out on its opening day.
I mean Doubletoo not Terry sorry …..
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