Nottingham Forest
In July 2009 Victor Chandler agreed to become the main sponsor of Nottingham Forest F.C. for a reported "significant six-figure fee". As part of his sponsorship he offered to pay for the following year's season tickets for Forest fans who opened an online account should Forest win. At the time of the offer Forest were rated as 80/1 outsiders to win the league, but after an amazing run of 19 games undefeated, Forest were second in the Championship in January 2010 and Chandler claimed Forest winning the league would cost him approximately £6m. After a poor March and April Forest's chances of winning the league receded and they instead qualified for the Football League play-offs where they were eliminated by Blackpool at the semi-final stage.
In March 2010 Victor Chandler announced a two-year extension to the Nottingham Forest sponsorship.
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