Man Utd's former sign being auctioned for £60k

Sir Matt Busby gave permission for the sign to be taken away from Old Trafford, say the auctioneers. Manchester United's former sign being auctioned for £60k Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. The former sign on the stadium at Old Trafford's Stretford End Man Utd's former sign being auctioned for £60k The private seller was given permission by former manager Matt Busby to take the sign after it was removed from the Stretford End Fans, wearing coats in light rain, walk towards Old Trafford during a match day in 1967 An original Manchester United stadium sign is being put up for auction with a guide price of £60,000. Graham Budd auctioneers said the club's former manager Sir Matt Busby had given the private vendor permission to take it when it was removed from Old Trafford's famous Stretford End in 1992. The auctioneers said the vendor had known the legendary manager, who died in 1994, "very well". The auctioneers said the vendor had known the A pair of Cristiano Ronaldo's golden boots, which he threw in a bin after training while at United, is also being sold for a guide price of £15,000. Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League with United in 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing United's legendary red No.7 shirt, looks over his shoulder during a game Budd said Ronaldo's gold Nike Vapor boots, which he wore in 2004, were "retrieved" by cleaner Tony Heywood "from the bin after a training session". Heywood was a cleaner with the club for 46 years. The stadium sign features the 16 letters spelling out "Manchester United", which are each 3ft (91cm) high, as well as 12 smaller white letters, which spell out "football club". Budd said the letters did not have neon tubes, which had previously lit up the sign, and they were in "various states of condition". Both items are due to be sold under the hammer at an auction in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, on 28 April. Tell us which stories we should cover in Greater Manchester Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways: email: northwest.newsonline@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 808 100 2230 Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. . You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. Busby film tells 'one of the great football stories' The programme for the cancelled Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wolves game Manchester United programme to be auctioned The friends selling football boots to the stars Peter Lloyd hopes to set the Guinness World Record for completing a marathon using crutches. It became the UK's first national park 75 years ago, but has been attracting visitors for longer. Police make arrests and tram services are disrupted as Britain First and counter protesters gather. If approved Green Hill Solar Farm will cover nearly 3,000 acres across two counties. The weekly club will be supported by funding from the National Lottery. The £136,000 funding pot is used by councillors to spend on local projects of their choosing. They include ones for HPV, to protect against cancer, and the MMR jab for measles, mumps and rubella. Andrew Rendell-Read, 61, was convicted following a two-week trial at Lincoln Crown Court.