Pigeonho said:Isn't the AIG logo on there because they were the club sponsor's at the time? That's different to selling stadium naming rights isn't it?
Why? It's all part of the same thing.
Commercialism is rife in the game and has been for donkeys years.
Why did Liverpool become the first team to desecrate their shirt by sticking Hitachi all over it? Was it because it looked so good? Or was it to bring in more money to buy better players to try and win more stuff than everyone else?
Did Arsenal name their stadium the Emirates because it was pleasing to the ear and a reference to their proud tradition?
Did the rags put AIG on their commemorative poster because of AIG's historic involvement in the air disaster? Did they float on the stock exchange to simplify their business model? Were they the first club in Britain to put in private boxes for the comfort of their fans? Will the rags forego hundreds of millions when the time comes in the name of long forgotten tradition? Will they fuck.
Bobby ticket tout Charlton is talking out of his arse as usual.