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Thu 11 Nov 2009Dublin board confident of deal by spring
DESPITE DUBLIN County Board chief executive John Costello setting a November 1st deadline for the announcement of a new sponsor, the board remains confidant a new deal will be in place before the National League’s start next spring.
There will be an obvious short-term loss of revenue by not producing the 2010 jersey for the Christmas market but the primary goal is to secure a long-term agreement to replace the 18-year relationship with Arnotts that ended recently. “Ideally, it would be good to have a sponsor and a new jersey for the Christmas market and we are working towards that, but this is far from the main priority,” said Costello.
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