Football kit news from the Scottish Premier League as Motherwell FC have announced Paddy Power as the clubs new shirt sponsor, although the Irish bookmakers logo won’t appear on the 2019-20 kits.

Last week Paddy Power become the new Huddersfield Town shirt sponsor, and after unveiling a fake shirt with their logo emblazoned right across the front of the jersey they announced that they won’t be having their logo on the 2019-20 Huddersfield Town kits as part of their ‘Save The Shirt’ campaign.

Now Paddy Power have agreed a deal to be the Motherwell shirt sponsor, the largest sponsorship deal in the clubs history that will see the 2019-20 Motherwell kits remain sponsorless.

Motherwell FC chairman Jim McMahon said, “We’re delighted to be associated with Paddy Power’s Save Our Shirt campaign. This partnership represents our biggest shirt sponsorship in history, and the chance to team up with a renowned brand. It’s a fantastic achievement by our commercial team to get them on board.

“Paddy Power are forward thinking and innovative, and it is a mark of how our fan-owned club is perceived in the world that we were able to attract such a high-calibre partner.

“We thank them for their support and look forward to working with them over the course of the season.”

A spokesman for Paddy Power said, “Motherwell are the second club to join the Save Our Shirt campaign, which sees us give something back to the fans – namely, their shirt.

“We’re delighted that The Well are joining in the fun for the upcoming campaign and we’ve been impressed with their ability to keep their involvement top secret, despite all the noise of the past week.

“We’ve been planning this with them for months, and it feels great to finally unveil their involvement and their beautiful home and away kits for next season.”

“We know our place, and it’s not on your shirt.”

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