Jun 04
Manchester United get Aon Money
As reported in most dailies around, United have finally got a shirt sponsor on board to replace AIG. What’s with the club’s recent obsession with insurance companies, really? I guess the answer is £s;80m
Anyway, the facts…
Aon Corporation, founded in 1919 is a firm that specializes in insurance and risk management; which sounds to me like saving the insurance companies when they do something potty. Their 2007 revenue was over $7bn and, like we’d come to expect from most big insurance companies, they come with the baggage of being a successful insurance corporation.
Despite the grim sight of yet another insurance company adorning our shirt, the deal as such is good news for us. It’s a £20m-a-year for four years. That trumps any other shirt deal with any other football club. And is about £6m higher a year than our previous deal.
All round a good business deal. Which is all I can say for it. Now Nike can work on incorporating the new logo [Scott's got a preview] and come up with a hideously ugly 2009/10 kit. Sigh!
Related items from Red Rants:
- Interview with Aon – Manchester United’s future sponsors
- Footballs Money Infographic – 2010/11
- Rooney signs new deal at Manchester United, more money for everyone?
- Classic Manchester United Shirts
- Gill on City and Ronaldo
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@johnsom33: No I like Tevez too but I wouldn’t pay half of the money they are asking for him. I don’t let his attitude and his dramatics at the end of the season bother me. It’s the price that bothers me.
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@Craig Mc: I didn’t know we had any any disputes there Bro? I wouldn’t call them disputes as much as I would call them debates. You and I are always very friendly, respectful and courteous to each other. Redrich on the other hand gets nasty rude and insulting if he doesn’t like you or what you write and so he gets very personal with his comments. We’re not like that you and I. Lots of love between us Bro.
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@Grognard: LOTS of love indeed Grog
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@Grognard: Nothing wrong if you regress now and again Grog
, nothing wrong with a bit of regression, but don’t lose your hearty aggression to the point you become a WIMP 
. No that you won’t tho, because you got too much testosterone pulsing through ya veins 
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@Craig Mc: I’m with you on that Bro, that’s for sure.
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