Disney offers club 'grand a goal'

The Robins will take the name of Johnny's Depp's character

Cheltenham Town Football Club's cash difficulties could be eased slightly with a one-off sponsorship deal offered by Disney.

The team launching the new Pirates of the Caribbean II DVD is to give The Robins an undisclosed four-figure sum.

As an added incentive, the club will get "a grand a goal" at Tuesday's FA Cup clash against Scunthorpe.

During the game, The Robins will become The Sparrows in honour of the film's main character, Captain Jack Sparrow.

It is believed to be entertainment group's first football sponsorship.

Incentive

Ryan Virgo from Disney said: "We don't want to put too much pressure on the lads, but we're hoping they will end up costing us a few thousand pounds on the night.

"We've never carried out any kind of football sponsorship previously, but when we heard about Cheltenham's search for a striker we felt it was right."

The team will also be offered another £1,000 for every save against Scunthorpe.

Cheltenham Town assistant manager Keith Downing added: "We've had a tough season and a win against Scunthorpe will certainly give us a massive lift.

"The support from The Pirates of the Caribbean is fantastic - not that we needed any further incentive for getting a result on Tuesday."