So, to put fans' minds at ease: Glanford Park will not be renamed in the summer.
Though - if the club do suddenly find a sponsor for the ground - remember where you read it first!
Apologies to the more gullible element of the Iron support whom we fooled, and judging by the responses on our messageboard there were quite a few of you.
It is not the first time we have fooled a few gullible fans into believing an outright lie.
Although other commitments meant we had to take a year off in 2004. 12 months previously we told of a solution to the problem of players picking each other out against a backdrop of claret and blue seats - by changing to black and white stripes, which happened to be the same kit that the Cods wear.
And a year previously we capitalised on the financial problems at Lincoln City by reporting on a merger to form North Lincolnshire United.