FIRST RULE OF POLITICS - LEAK IT FIRST, AWAIT THE REACTION

Last updated : 09 February 2006 By Ed

Relating to the Sun story about renaming the stadium: "The Sun story is totally untrue. Renaming Old Trafford is not even being considered. It is nonsense to suggest it."

The Sun claim involved 'presentation rights' or some such: everyone,including the Glazers, knows that you cannot fully 'rename' OT.

Note this from the infamous Oct 2004 genuine leak of the Glazer bid plan in the Telegraph:

"Mr Glazer's plans also envisage a £15m improvement in sponsorship revenues per season through selling the naming rights to the stadium. Clinching deals with the club's existing sponsors for example could lead to a Nike Old Trafford or a Vodafone Theatre of Dreams."