Rob Parker | March 22, 2009
Barack wants United veteran’s bonus back
With all the controversy over the huge bonuses paid to employees of bailed-out US financial group AIG, we couldn’t help but notice that an ageing employee by the name of Ryan Giggs picked up a bonus from AIG at around the time in question.
AIG’s shirt sponsorship of Manchester United has [...]
Rob Parker | January 22, 2009
A timekeeping shirt sponsor for Man Yoo?
The news that skint American bankers AIG will not be renewing their sponsorship deal with Manchester United could pave the way for a Swiss watch manufacturer to take their place. Back in October, we told you that Hublot had agreed a sponsorship deal with United and were producing a [...]
Rob Parker | November 1, 2008
An interesting new media juxtaposition
If proof were needed that, for all the good computers do in our lives, you should always have a fully functioning human nearby to cast an eye over things… You can almost imagine ESPN Soccernet’s keyword advertising system getting all overexcited. “Ooh, ooh, they typed Manchester Unted. Ooh, ooh, they typed [...]
