Npower Football League

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Football League names Npower as new sponsor

Energy firm Npower has signed a three-year deal worth £21m to become the new sponsor of the Football League.

The utility provider will replace Coca-Cola, whose contract expires at the end of this season.

The League's three divisions will be known as the Npower Championship, Npower League 1 and Npower League 2.

The firm said it would put an emphasis on community involvement in football - as well as using the sponsorship to promote its services.

Outgoing Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney said that Npower was "a widely respected company with a strong pedigree in sports sponsorship".

"Their support is a huge boost to our clubs and represents the enhanced reputation of the Football League in the commercial marketplace."

Reports say that the Football League rejected a more lucrative sponsorship offer with a gambling firm because it did not believe it was a suitable association.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8570749.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/mar/16/mawhinney-npower-portsmouth-championship

£3m more than Coca-Cola's £18m deal, so a good thing for us I guess?

johnnybev1987

Yep cant complain if more, doesn't matter who sponsors it whoever pays the most

BigRedEvil

How much does Barclays pay to sponsor the Prem?

ValleyGary

[cite]Posted By: BigRedEvil[/cite]How much does Barclays pay to sponsor the Prem?

£82.25m for 3 years.

Scoham

[cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: BigRedEvil[/cite]How much does Barclays pay to sponsor the Prem?

£82.25m for 3 years.

To add to that, had a look and the TV deal is over £1.7 billion

forzajuve_27

Doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the Coca Cola Championship etc., think that sounds way better, why couldn't Durex have sponsered the football league dammit!

WSS

[cite]Posted By: Scoham[/cite]£3m more than Coca-Cola's £18m deal, so a good thing for us I guess?

Lol, works out about £41,000 a club extra.

Scoham

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Scoham[/cite]£3m more than Coca-Cola's £18m deal, so a good thing for us I guess?

Lol, works out about £41,000 a club extra.

Well at least it'll pay for Yassin's wages for a month and a half.

Leroy Ambrose

The cheeky c**ts should have spent some of that 21 million quid reducing my f***ing energy bills.

Pricks

InspectorSands

Be very careful about giving The Football League any of your personal details - npower has the largest number of customer complaints for misselling.

Mawhinney probably thought he was signing up with EDF.