Monday 10 May 2010

NatEx continues to exorcise Bowker legacy

Telegrammed by our International Correspondent
So National Express Group are not renewing their sponsorship deal with the Football Association.


Of course the deal was originally done by Blackburn Rovers fan Richard Bowker, before his departure to head up Union Railways in the United Arab Emirates.


This from
the Grauniad...

The Football Association is facing a new financial headache after it emerged that the transport giant National Express would not be renewing its multimillion-pound sponsorship deal.


Of course this news is probably of limited interest to Eye readers
.


But what a marvelous opportunity to publish a picture containing two things that have vanished forever from the East Coast Main Line.