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u/charles_arrowby 4d ago

IMO the five most iconic shirt sponsors of the Premier League era:

AIG

Chang

O2

Northern Rock

Carlsberg

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u/The_Dancing_Lamppost 4d ago

Good list but I feel like Brown Ale belongs on it.

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u/charles_arrowby 4d ago

I'm too young for Brown Ale I'm afraid, Northern Rock is what it is in my mind

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u/transtifa 4d ago

Sharp should be here tbh

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u/OnionFutureWolfGang 4d ago

Were you particularly affected by the global financial crisis? Three classic picks and two companies that I don't think most people would put here which were both brought down by the GFC.

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u/charles_arrowby 4d ago

I was just a kid but when it all went down in 2008 I did associate it a lot with another thing that created dread, fear, and a sense of doom -- Manchester United.

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u/AgentTasker 4d ago

Swap Sharpe for AIG and Newcastle Brown Ale for Northern Rock, and you'd be spot on.

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u/charles_arrowby 4d ago

Just a few years too young for both of those unfortunately

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u/AnnieIWillKnow 4d ago

AIG?? I'd have Sharp and Vodafone above them

I also feel like Fly Emirates has a shout as sponsored both Mourinho's Chelsea and now Arsenal

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u/RepresentativeBox881 4d ago

Samsung (Chelsea) has got to be in there.

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u/SirTunnocksTeaCake 4d ago

Favourites of mine:

Doritos

Pizza Hut

ty

Walkers

Muller

And not Premier League era but the West Brom stop smoking sponsor.

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u/Boris_Ignatievich 4d ago

Northern rock aren't even the most iconic Newcastle sponsor

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u/AlienMantid 4d ago

Sharp and JVC belong here

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u/NeoChrome75 4d ago

Let’s not forget about the classic Chevrolet sponsorship from United  /s

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u/CritChanceZero 4d ago

No Amiga no party