Just got news that Liverpool parted ways with their shirt sponsor of 17 years Carlsberg and signed a new 80M GBP deal with Standard Chartered which will commence in the 2010/11 season till the 2013/14 season.
Some supporters upon hearing of the news said good riddance to Carlsberg as they claim that the club has been jinxed and by the company as they had not won the premier league since Carlsberg sponsored the team. But I dont think any blame can be laid on the sponsor - though it is a fact that the money offered by Carlsberg does not come close to the figures offered by Standchart. Thus it is reasonable to expect that Liverpool FC would be in a better position to bid for better players in the near future.
For me personally, I kinda gre fond of the old Carlsberg logo on my liverpool kits (no offence to my Muslim mates, just a personal feeling). Would be sad to see the sponsor changed after such a long service. On the bright side, fellow muslim JCs will now be happy that they can proudly wear kit of their beloved club without fear of embarassment etc.
Well, lets all hope that Liverpool will move up a notch from this good news and - finally - bring back the much awaited holy grail - the league title which they have not won since 1990.
For me personally, cant wait to start collecting the Stand Chart kits!
In the meantime, time to complete my Carlsberg kit too cos i have a feeling they are gonnabe pretty pricey soon :P
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