Match Day Thread Official stadium name change; Sports Direct Arena

Ashley and Whelan hate each other. They'd never do a deal

Smoggies need support though...

 

Derek Llambias says

To replace who?

 

Coloccini/Tiote...

 

We'll obviously be selling players that big bids come in for, like Tiote or Cabaye.

 

Raging

 

Probably! He also says that Abramovich has more money than god. Well that's because they don't pay god (aka Cheik Tiote) enough money...stingy buggers!

 

http://arena-ltd.co.uk/


'The Arena Arena'


Would you look at that, my coat...

 

Sponsored by Tina or Bruce Arena?

 

No need I actually found that rather hysterical!

 

Bruce Arena for manager

 

What would people prefer...

A) The Sports Direct Arena

OR

B) The I Can't Believe its Not Butter Arena

?

Please note if you select option B there will be a block of butter either side of 'Newcastle United' on the east stand.

 

That's the spirit.

Nothing ensures failure like not being bothered to make an attempt.

Things that are important you do something about. Everything else we moan about.

We have clearly chosen which category this goes in. Let the whingefest rage

 

This.

 

What's the point in doing anything? We have tried that in the past and failed every time. Just get on with it, it will still be St. James' Park to the fans. If you want to protest or whatever go do it then, and risk ruining our good start by bringing a negative atmosphere to the ground. We can't do anything about it at all.

 

Come on then bright spark. What can we do about it? Your Sports Direct boycott won't work, and neither will protesting or boycotting games. Would love to hear some more of your ideas.

I'm just being realistic. Think you should do the same.

 

I can't believe it's not St James's Park Arena

 

Why does a stadium need its name changed officially to showcase potential? I'm confident if I was considering sponsoring the shirts and having a few boards around the ground for 10 million then got told; you can have yournamehere stadium for another 6, then I'd understand what it would look like. Putting signs up in the ground to show potential advertising space and camera angles fair enough, but to rename it to show me what it would look like if I renamed it? People know what their brand will look like on a shirt, people know what their brand will look like on a digital screen, surely it's not beyond reason for someone to know what their name sounds like with the postfix stadium? Watch sky at the weekend, when ever they say old trafford, say your name. Job done, cost nowt, no complaints.
I would say if the City Council change all the street signs to sports direct arena then it's a permanent thing and sports direct are going to be the new full time sponsors. If another company is going to move in next summer then surely they wouldn't waste the cash? My gut feeling, sports direct will be on our shirts next year with a high chance of those shirts being supplied by...Lonsdale.

 

As others have said, it doesn't matter what Ashley wants to call St James' Park as it will always be St James' Park.

Yeah, he'll take down the sign outside the stadium and put a Sports Direct Arena one in it's place, but so what?

Ashley simply loves the controversy and the attention moves like this produce, it's EXACTLY what he's looking for.

When it comes to advertising a brand name, there really is no bad publicity. Many Toon fans, including myself will deeply resent this move but what can we do?

Ashley doesn't care what we think or care for our opinion. It will always be SJP to the real fans - that's the important factor here.

 

http://www.mammotherection.com/home.htm

The Mammoth Erection Construction Company Arena?

 

Your suggestion simply wouldn't work as you are stuck in a 'local effect' frame of mind yet if a company is going to spend £80-£100 million over 10 years to advertise their company/product globally do you really think that they will care about a 'local effect'?

Perhaps a petition to be delivered asking whilst the stadium is under the name of Sports Direct Arena, can the 'temporary sponsor' pay for the rights to replace the historical name of St James' Park so that the fans can see the benefits of this initiative at the same time that the sponsor benefits from the scheme?