SEPTEMBER ROAD:WHEN WE heard the captain of the local under-10 team collect the Division Three shield at the weekend and begin her speech with, "First, I'd like to thank our sponsor", we realised how every GAA shirt now has some brand name plastered on the front of it.
But they are rarely really suited to the team they are sponsoring. Not like, say, Specsavers sponsoring referees.
So we got to thinking of each county, their summer performances and the sponsors which would suit them, giving particular attention to the slogans each brand name is using, or has used in the past. This is what we came up with.
Clare
Proposed Sponsor – Wendy’s.
Their slogan – “Where’s the Beef?”
Cork
Proposed Sponsor – Renault Clio.
Their slogan – “Size matters.”
Limerick
Proposed Sponsor – Hellmann’s Mayonnaise.
Their slogan – “Bring out the best.”
Waterford
Proposed Sponsor – Virginia Slims cigarettes.
Their slogan – “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby.”
Tipperary
Proposed Sponsor – Walls Viennetta ice cream.
Their slogan – “Behold the Fountain of Youth.”
Kerry
Proposed Sponsor – Miller Lite.
Their slogan – “Tastes great, less filling.”
Roscommon
Proposed Sponsor – Peter Paul Almond Joy Peter Paul Mounds.
Their slogan – “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.”
Sligo
Proposed Sponsor – Always sanitary towels.
Their slogan – “Have a happy period.”
Mayo
Proposed Sponsor – Raymond Weil watches.
Their slogan – “Time to dream.”
Galway
Proposed Sponsor – Wonderbra.
Their slogan: “Your not-so-secret weapon.”
Leitrim
Proposed Sponsor – John Player’s & Sons.
Their slogan – “Player’s Please.”
Antrim
Proposed Sponsor – Buick Riviera.
Their slogan – “You’re due. Definitely due.”
Down
Proposed Sponsor – Audi Quattro.
Their slogan – “It’s a miracle, but we made it.”
Donegal
Proposed Sponsor – Rice Krispies
Their slogan – “Snap, Crackle and Pop.”
Monaghan
Proposed Sponsor – Irish Rail.
Their slogan – “We’re not there yet, but we’re getting there.”
Cavan
Proposed Sponsor – Morton Salt
Their slogan – “When it Rains, it Pours”
Fermanagh
Proposed Sponsor – Toyota Prius hybrid
Their slogan – “Mean but green.”
Derry
Proposed Sponsor – Shreddies
Slogan – “Keep hunger locked up til lunch.”
Tyrone
Proposed Sponsor – Trojan.
Their slogan – “Protection you trust.”
Armagh
Proposed Sponsor – Kit Kat.
Their slogan – “Have a Break.”
Kilkenny
Proposed Sponsor – BBC Radio 6 Music.
Their slogan – “We play what we like and nothing else.”
Carlow
Proposed Sponsor – Swan Vestas matches.
Their slogan – “Use matches sparingly.”
Kildare
Proposed Sponsor – Pearl Drops (Toothpaste).
Their slogan – “See the Whiteness. Feel the Shine.”
Meath
Proposed Sponsor – Royale toilet paper
Their slogan – “A Stronger Feeling of Softness.”
Wicklow
Proposed Sponsor – Lee Jeans
Their slogan – “Behind the Scenes Since 1889.”
Laois
Proposed Sponsor – Costcutter
Their slogan – “Always more to offer.”
Offaly
Proposed Sponsor – Aquafina bottled water.
Their slogan – “So pure, we promise nothing.”
Wexford
Proposed Sponsor – Tag Heuer watches.
Their slogan – “Don’t crack under pressure.”
Dublin
Proposed Sponsor – Timex Corporation.
Their slogan – “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.”
Longford
Proposed Sponsor – Avis rental cars.
Their slogan – “We try harder.”
Westmeath
Proposed Sponsor – EA Games.
Their slogan – “Challenge Everything.”
Louth
Proposed Sponsor – Range Rover.
Their slogan – “It’s how the smooth take the rough.”
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