“In what could only be considered a land grab exercise they [NTL] sponsor Newcastle United, Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Celtic and Aston Villa, and are media partners for others such as Middlesbrough and Leicester,” he said.
"Guess where NTL cable does NOT hold the cable franchise? Newcastle and Birmingham. So even if the fans of half these clubs wanted to buy NTL, they couldn't."
To read Chris Reed's full article on whether football club sponsors in the UK are getting value for money, see today's features section.
