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Exeter Chiefs’ captain Richie Baxter is leading the way with the highest online sponsorship bid for the 2008/09 season.
the entire Exeter Chiefs 48-man squad has been put up for sale to gather sponsorship for this coming season. Businesses and supporters can secretly bid for their favourite player to gain the benefits that come with a player sponsorship package. Baxter is currently going for £770 with Tony Yapp at £740, Josh Drauniniu at £650 and new players Matt Cornwell and Tom Hayes at £500 each. Chiefs’ commercial director Michael Churcher said: “We had requests from a number of supporters who wanted to support the club in these exciting times by sponsoring their favourite player. This has primarily been something only businesses have taken an interest in, but we decided to throw it open to anyone who supports our club. “This silent auction through our website has already potentially collected £10,000 in valuable sponsorship money with some good players still left to bid for.” The minimum bid for a player is £250 plus VAT and bids will be accepted in multiples of £10 only. Bids can be made by logging onto the Chiefs’ website at
www.exeterchiefs.co.uk and clicking through to the player profiles’ page via the dedicated auction link. Mr Churcher added: “Simply choose which player you like the look of and add your bid to the auction. The highest bid will be displayed on the site until the closing date of Friday, August 15, 2008.” The benefits of successfully bidding for a player sponsorship package include the following: • Name or company logo in every home league match programme alongside your sponsored
player.
• Name announced on the public address system every time your sponsored player scores.
• The photograph of your sponsored player displayed at Sandy Park Stadium along with
your name or company logo.
• Signed shirt presented to you by your player at the sponsors’ evening.
• Player available for two personal appearances a season such as school fetes, golf
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