The Moonster Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Annan away please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorgieRoad Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Should probably make you aware that we're playing at Airdrie until January. Might change your opinion of a "good away trip." That's probably even better since I've not visited the Excelsior, in fact I would have included Airdreonians themselves in it if it wasn't for our piss poor record in cup competitions against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The Petrofac Training Cup will do little for the reputation of the tournament but that's by-the-by. Who is this Petrofac anyway, are they a big firm? Likely to be paying much? Good to see the SPFL divided the regions as I'd suggested. Looking at their website they seem to be a big global company in the oil industry and are listed on the FTSE 100 index. The training company is an offshoot of the main group. Seem to be a much bigger company than the pawnbrokers anyway. PetrofacPetrofac is a leading international service provider to the oil & gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer portfolio including many of the world’s leading integrated, independent and national oil & gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The group delivers services through two divisions: Engineering, Construction, Operations & Maintenance (ECOM - comprising Onshore Engineering & Construction, Offshore Projects & Operations, Offshore Capital Projects and Engineering & Consulting Services) and Integrated Energy Services (IES). Through these divisions Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects. Petrofac’s range of services meets its customers’ needs across the full life cycle of oil & gas assets. With around 16,500 employees, Petrofac operates out of seven strategically located operational centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking, Chennai, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur and a further 24 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac’s business is on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), the Middle East and Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region. Petrofac Training Services Petrofac Training Services, part of the IES division of Petrofac Group, provides competence consultancy, training and assurance services to the oil & gas industry and beyond. More than 500 technical experts serve our international customer-base, spanning a diverse range of fields: exploration and production, drilling, refining, petrochemicals, gas, LNG and renewables. Our extensive network of offices spans the globe, providing immediate support for all regions. We run our own training centres in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and we can operate and design training facilities for our customers where necessary. Our integrated approach to competence development lets us help our customers build more efficient, safe and competent workforces. We can identify where workforce competence can be enhanced; deliver training and development programmes to fill gaps and address competence assurance requirements on an ongoing basis. In 2012, we delivered over 200,000 training days worldwide to develop and improve competence levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Fair enough... Ultimately it's the dosh that matters anyway. I don't see the name "Petrofac Training Cup" catching on in the way the B&Q Cup did or the Ramsdens Cup has. They're not your typical sponsor of a football cup, though, as I assume their customers will typically be companies and organisations, rather than your average punter / individual? People normally sponsor a cup to increase the profile of their product or premises to boost sales - e.g. Drybroughs, CIS Insurance, Bells, Bank of Scotland, Irn-Bru, Ramsdens, B&Q, Skol, Coca Cola, Tennents, William Hill were all promoting their goods/outlets. So it's an interesting one: what's their motivation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Fair enough... Ultimately it's the dosh that matters anyway. I don't see the name "Petrofac Training Cup" catching on in the way the B&Q Cup did or the Ramsdens Cup has. They're not your typical sponsor of a football cup, though, as I assume their customers will typically be companies and organisations, rather than your average punter / individual? People normally sponsor a cup to increase the profile of their product or premises to boost sales - e.g. Drybroughs, CIS Insurance, Bells, Bank of Scotland, Irn-Bru, Ramsdens, B&Q, Skol, Coca Cola, Tennents, William Hill were all promoting their goods/outlets. So it's an interesting one: what's their motivation? They do offshore training, they do it for companies or for any individual wishing to do the training. EDIT - Granted, that's not targeting your "average punter" but you get my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy of the rovers Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 It's all about raising profile/awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Aye, I know... but naming a cup is typically the sort of thing you do to get more punters to buy your beer, or visit your shops. Not to get more oil firms to give you contracts to train their staff. So it's not a sector I associate with this sort of sponsorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neiljb Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Challenge Cup will do. That's what it is anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Looking at the sections, I can't see us going very far in the competition, so we may as well draw Hibs, Hearts or Rangers to get some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrman2011 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Queen of the south vs pArtick Alloa vs Dumbarton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 The North section looks much, much weaker. Can we regionalise this all the way to the final? I could be wrong here, but didn't you lot get put out by a team in the north section last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoriginalhedge Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Aye, I know... but naming a cup is typically the sort of thing you do to get more punters to buy your beer, or visit your shops. Not to get more oil firms to give you contracts to train their staff. So it's not a sector I associate with this sort of sponsorship. Football Snob ^ ^ ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Rangers, Hearts or Hibs please. Spartans away would be decent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Aye, I know... but naming a cup is typically the sort of thing you do to get more punters to buy your beer, or visit your shops. Not to get more oil firms to give you contracts to train their staff. So it's not a sector I associate with this sort of sponsorship. I don't know what all your fuss about the sponsor is surely someone sponsoring it is better than no one. This seems to be quite a big company involved. The oil industry is one of Scotland's biggest business sectors so what's wrong from a company in that field getting involved in football. As someone else (Dumbarton fan I think) mentioned they train folk to work in the North Sea football fans amongst others will go for these type of jobs it will let them know that this is one of the companies who can train them. Oil related companies sponsoring things in Scottish football is nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_Fifer Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Just as well they're not called Totalfac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 No gonna be able to sleep the night seeing as this cup draws the morn.... Montrose away or at home please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasps1 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Draw will be made tomorrow with it being renamed New sponsor My source tells me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Draw will be made tomorrow with it being renamed New sponsor My source tells me :lol: :lol:Inside info from well just about any club playing in the cup and various other sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasps1 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Always spot on dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Nice exclsuive pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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