STOCKPORT County will have new first team shirt sponsors for 2018/19 after ESEM (Euro Sport and Event Management Ltd) announced their decision to support the club in other ways next season.
The ESEM logo has been a fixture on County’s home shirts for the past two years and Managing Director Christian Machowski remains a season ticket holder despite being based in southern Spain.
Christian said: “We have been proud and honoured to be such a big part of Stockport County over the past few seasons. Despite living overseas, I’ve kept a strong personal interest in the football club and still love coming to Edgeley Park as often as I can.
“Although we’re not going to have the same sponsorship agreement in 2018/19, we will still support the club in other ways during the new campaign and I look forward to visiting Stockport regularly to meet up with old friends and to see Jim Gannon’s new team in action.”
ESEM is a company that works exclusively with top professional football clubs all over Europe making arrangements for their Champions League, Europa League and international matches, and in the winter and summer months they organise and manage training camps for some of the continent’s biggest teams.
Christian, a County season ticket holder since 1999 as well as a former club director, emigrated to the Costa del Sol in December 2015 but is a frequent visitor to Edgeley Park with wife and business partner Melanie. The couple also have season tickets for La Rosaleda in order to indulge their other football passion, watching Malaga CF in La Liga. Christian has also started watching his local basketball team in Benahavis.
County’s Commercial Manager Simon Dawson said: “Christian and Mel have been a joy to work with over the last few years and whilst we are sad to see the end of this particular association, I’m delighted that they want to remain involved with County for the foreseeable future.”
The club would like to take this opportunity to thank ESEM for their constant support over the last few years and wish Christian and Mel all the best for the future.
We will announce details of our new main sponsor shortly
