Win A Player?

Hi,
I was just wondering if any of you guys could help me with a University project on Coca Cola- and their time sponsoring the Football League. I know that Leeds won the 'Win a Player' competition and remember there being some controversy as you didn't actually receive any money for a player? Or have I got that wrong..? I can't seem to find any info on it online so was just wondering if anyone remembers this competition and if you actually did receive money or not?
Any help will be much appreciated!

 

Bates probably pocketed the money!

 

I remember the competition, we probably got a freebie if it was leeds that won...

 

http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/press-centre/2007/january/buy_a_player_launches.html

Looks like this is the link but can't find anything to do with the winners.

 

I think we had the highest number of votes cast, but then Coca Cola put the top 10 into a hat and picked one club out at random, or something like that. Otherwise the club with the biggest fan base would walk it every time, gives the smaller clubs a chance of winning.

There's plenty of info about this online, I would have thought a university student would have been able to dig something up. I'm sure even Coca Cola themselves would have been happy to help you get the facts straight.

Anyone would think you're trying to wind us up or something.......

 

I actually thought it was Southampton who won the draw in the end.

 

Correct, and we put the money towards signing Bradley Wright-Phillips from Man City

 

I hope your conclusion will be that it's an utter embarrassment to have football divisions and cup competitions named after companies, and that all the commercial-fetishizing dross should be left to the Yanks.

 

You'll have to think of something better than that to get rid of Paynter

 

I thought Brighton won it and signed Colin Kazim-Richards?

EDIT:

Found a link for you...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/4637181.stm

 

We didn't enter the "win a player" We entered "DIY SOS"

 

Aaah yes, was brilliant at one stage that young fella.

We definitely did win it one year though and like I said before, it payed half of BWP's transfer fee

 

Aha yeh don't worry that conclusion is already written

 

Thanks for the help...all I can find online is info on Saints/Brighton winning, its just I was sure Leeds won..but putting the names in a hat makes sense.