Jonathan M said:No they don't, but then they don't get a name emblasoned across the signage without spending money either. Seems "indiscreet" that they can be in such deep shoot financially and still sponsor events?
I suspect the money was agreed and handed over before the bank collapsed. Like most sponsorship deals it was probably for x years (the sponsorship of NUFC runs until 2010) and these things can't just be pulled. The money may even have come from the Northern Rock Foundation.