Quote Ruune_Rebellion="Ruune_Rebellion"So Northern Rock are in the $hit and having to be bailed out by the government to the tune of £3000 billion or whatever it is, but they can still find the cash to sponsor some tin pot union team??'"
IIRC Northern Rock have been Falcons sponsors for a few years, so probably paid up front. I'd be checking the notes they paid with though for the watermark and metal strip, bunch of chancers...
