We like the sponsors, but...

[SquidAU]

Sponsors....the necessary evil in todays sport.....

For me, it grates on me when they play the same friggin' ad over and over again.....

But, alas, we have it and I only hope that cricket does not degenerate into NFL or NBA, where the almighty dollar is what the players really play for...thats why I like the AFL and NRL salary cap......stops those big paychecks!

EDIT: Just got my century of posts as well!

 

[Jono]

^ Lol nothing beats the drinks break brought to you by Solo. That guy that skulls the Solo and then squashes his can is burnt into my memory and it ain't coming out anytime soon.

 

[Jono]

Depends which players you talk to...Trevor Barsby was offered by XXXX in Queensland's first shield final if he scored a century he would get a year's supply of XXXX beer (a carton a week). Guess what he did?...

Scored a double century winning the game for Queensland?

 

[Mister Wright]

Scored a double century winning the game for Queensland?

136 from memory. Whatever the score was it was enough to get the beer and enough to make it look like he wasn't doing it for the beer. Queenslander's IQs seem to rise a few points when beer is involved.

 

[marc71178]

Depends which players you talk to...Trevor Barsby was offered by XXXX in Queensland's first shield final if he scored a century he would get a year's supply of XXXX beer (a carton a week). Guess what he did?...

Deliberately got out for 99 so that he didn't feel obliged to drink that rubbish?

 

[marc71178]

Queenslander's IQs seem to rise a few points when beer is involved.

They make it into double figures?

Crikey, that would make them more intelligent than any Australian on record ever!!!

* note to all the Australians on here, I'm only joking here! *

 

[Mister Wright]

Deliberately got out for 99 so that he didn't feel obliged to drink that rubbish?

Ah..but see, us Queenslander's are smarter than you think. Try saying Heineken when plastered or Budweiser. With XXXX it is easy to say, and also easy to gesture - we have both bases covered. The other states aren't too far behind. VB is nice and easy to say (although the same can't be said about the taste), Crown Larger is easy to gesture, as is Swan, Hahn is a bit harder, but at least it is one sylabul (sp).

 

[Langeveldt]

I like the way that even the South African team mascot is sponsored....

 

[Dick Rockett]

Deliberately got out for 99 so that he didn't feel obliged to drink that rubbish?

That's what I'd do! Drinking XXXX is a fate worse than death...

 

[Langeveldt]

That's what I'd do! Drinking XXXX is a fate worse than death...

I think it all tastes absolutely awful... Maybe Windhoek or Stella Artois are slightly passable....

Obviously havent acquired the "beer toungue" yet....

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[Craig]

Yes Linda XXX is made in Queensland. I'm kind of lucky (in what Marci s saying) I only pour it but dont drink it.

 

[marc71178]

That said, XXXX isn't quite as bad as Fosters!!!

 

[FRAZ]

Only "Bud" , Thats it . here Molson's XXX Bull has 7.5 alc vol. I dont wanna say but I drank 4 of them and I was'nt feeling well then I forced myself to puke it all out .

 

[Gaijin-san]

Yes Linda XXX is made in Queensland. I'm kind of lucky (in what Marci s saying) I only pour it but dont drink it.

Oh the difference one more 'X' can make.

 

[Linda]

Oh the difference one more 'X' can make.

Good eyes!

Its funny, we mention sponsering and what happens? We do exactly what the sponsers want, talk about the product and notice it
Although... probably not in the favourable light they might like

 

[FRAZ]

Good eyes!

Its funny, we mention sponsering and what happens? We do exactly what the sponsers want, talk about the product and notice it
Although... probably not in the favourable light they might like

Yeah right started from Adult movies then the beer now . I hate both of these things and one of them I have never seen , But just performed .

 

[Richard]

I think it all tastes absolutely awful... Maybe Windhoek or Stella Artois are slightly passable....

Obviously havent acquired the "beer toungue" yet....

:!( :!( :!( :!( :!(

Can't say I blame you.
I prefer cider any day.

 

[Langeveldt]

Can't say I blame you.
I prefer cider any day.

Agreed... Or the aptly named Tart Fuel.... (smirnoff ice)

 

[Langeveldt]

Does the words "Regus Instant offices" mean anything to the English cricket fan???

 

[Richard]

Agreed... Or the aptly named Tart Fuel.... (smirnoff ice)

It's OK, but personally I prefer the Imperial Ice.
Mind, I do work for the company that produce Imperial.