The row over League Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers' sponsorship deal with the Money Shop "took a new twist" as Wolverhampton MPs Rob Marris and Pat McFadden wrote to club CEO Jez Moxey to say that the deal reflected badly on the city, according to the EXPRESS & STAR. Marris and McFadden "both published his open letters to the club chief executive, as a petition calling on Wolves to reconsider the move passed 2,700."
The Money Shop, which has worked with the club since '09 and already sponsors Molineux's South Bank, "was elevated to the position of main club sponsor."
The three-year agreement "will see the High Street payday loan firm's logo printed on the front of Wolves shirts." Marris said, "I recognize that it is difficult for football clubs to find sponsorship, but I do hope that that the club reconsiders this sponsorship decision, because it reflects badly upon the club and on our city."
Last week, Wolves' Head of Marketing & Communications Matt Grayson said the club continues to "look forward" to a long-term relationship with The Money Shop despite the controversy (EXPRESS & STAR, 4/18).
