Quote Originally Posted by Go Swannies View Post
I'd like to see the initial negotiation with the AFL run something like this:

QBE - We sponsor the Academy as Principal Sponsors of the Sydney Swans. The day the new rules are announced is the day we withdraw that sponsorship as it's no longer a viable program.

Swans - Without QBE sponsorship of the Academy we can't continue so we will close the Academy on that day, too. And we've spoken to Brisbane and they will be doing the same. We're expecting some media interest and will have our Chair on hand - and some of the Academy players.
Are you 100% certain that QBE's involvement in the Academy is in line with the Swans political objectives?

The AFL could say to QBE that the AFL is taking over the funding and running of the Swans academy and we will be increasing the number of participants in the program. If you stay sponsoring the Academy then you will have your brand seen at the grass roots level by an extra 200 hundred kids and their families and we will not ask you for extra sponsorship as a good will gesture.