Drogs renew Scotch Hall sponsorship

Drogheda United have announced that Scotch Hall Shopping Centre will continue as the club's shirt sponsor for a further two seasons.

The agreement sees Scotch Hall, previously a long time subsidiary sponsor of the United Park club before becoming their primary shirt sponsor in 2012, continue a long standing commercial alliance with the Boynesiders.

Speaking at the new deal's official launch at the Drogs shop in Scotch Hall earlier this week, the shopping centre's manager, Mark Morgan, stressed the importance of a symbiotic relationship between local businesses and League of Ireland clubs.

“I am very pleased to continue our good relationship with Drogheda United and I believe it will go from strength to strength over the coming years. It is natural that we would wish to be associated with such a strong local brand as Drogheda United and likewise I am pleased that the club has benefitted and will continue to benefit from its association with us. Drogheda United is a key local institution and I believe it is incumbent on local businesses to support and assist one another to thrive.”

Also present at the launch was Drogheda United Chairman Jim Agnew. Agnew stated his delight with the new deal and expressed his appreciation for the support lent to the club by the shopping centre.

“Mark and Scotch Hall have been great friends to the club over the past two years and we are very grateful for their faith in the club and their commitment to our future and indeed to the future of the town generally.”

The renewal of Drogs' agreement with Scotch Hall comes on the back of a positive past week on the sponsorship front for League of Ireland clubs with Sports World taking over from Three Ireland as the main sponsor of Waterford United and Bohemians announcing a deal with online casino Mr Green that will see the Gypsies wear a green away strip and their players provided with green boots. Such deals come as a great boost to domestic league clubs in what is currently a harsh economic climate.