IPhone will not let me delete old iCloud account

I've just upgraded to a 5S, with iOS7, and the system is phone is picking up a now defunct iCloud account I used to have. It's no longer recognising the password, and as I no longer have the email address, it also won't send me any reset details.
I try to delete the account from the iPhone, but the find my iPhone function requires a password to switch it off before it can delete - again with the old iCloud account.
I am going around in circles and it's doing my head in. Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Ben

Go to appleid.apple.com and manage your account.
Add the old email as primary and save. No need to verify it
Now add the new email as primary and save it. This time you should verify it.
You should now be able to delete your account from your phone.

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