What will you be calling our stadium?

[General Klytus]

I've explained it in the thread. There is heritage and history, and St James' Park has buckets of it. Commercial fat cats can choose to write a different name on a bit of paper, or put a different name up on the wall, but it's ultimately up to every individual what they want to call the stadium.

It's been St James' Park for over 100 years, so whether you choose to call it by its new name and resist this awful commercialisation infecting football, or continue calling it the name which it has become synonymous with Newcastle football for over a century, perhaps shows how much of a true football fan you really are. We don't have to like each others clubs, but we should still respect each others clubs.

Note that I wouldn't put the people in the same bracket who choose to call it the Sports Direct Arena just to wind is up, as long as, rivalries aside, they would also admit it's wrong and ultimately not wish it upon anyone. I don't mind a bit of banter.



Well said

Thankyou for showing a little more respect as I'm certainly not an idiot... As you still havn't answered my question, I will ask it once again.

Why would anybody call your stadium anything other than its true name?

Here are some examples of clubs that have changed their name too...

Why would anybody call Bolton's home Burnden Park when the name of the stadium is the Reebok Stadium?

Why would anybody call Stoke's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Britannia Stadium?

Why would anybody call Coventry's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Ricoh Arena?

Why would anybody call Leicester City's home Filbert Street when the name of the stadium is the King Power Stadium?

 

[JustMeMan]

What on earth is this stupid poll all about?

Why would anybody call your stadium anything other than its true name?

Why would anybody call Bolton's home Burnden Park when the name of the stadium is the Reebok Stadium?



Why would anybody call Stoke's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Britannia Stadium?

Why would anybody call Coventry's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Ricoh Arena?

Why would anybody call Leicester City's home Filbert Street when the name of the stadium is the King Power Stadium?

well pointed out mate i dont think they quit grasp the situation

 

[murray out]

Just wanna be serious for a moment.

We're all footballing fans, and we all share a common bond in football, no matter who we support. I'm sure all of us, rivals or not, can't stand the rapid commercialisation of football. Nothing is sacred any more. Whilst we all respect the passion and history of every club, it seems like the businessmen at the top do not.

As we all know, St James' Park is now being formally renamed to the Sports Direct Arena. However, as our rivals, I'm wondering what you guys are going to do. Will you fall in line and start calling it the Sports Direct Arena, or will you respect the heritage of our club (even if you don't like it) and keep calling it St James' Park, thus preserving the name and resisting commercialisation like this?

The third option, of course, is that you'll call it the Sports Direct Arena just to try and wind us mags up, which is fair enough.

Views appreciated.

I'll call it the "sports direct arena" because that's now what it's called, as i will call our stadium the "umbro stadium" if that's what safc decide to call it. In my opinion it's no big deal if it's going to generate revenue, therefor helping the club to compete at the highest possible level

 

[General Klytus]

Chappaz, I have a long-standing personal loathing for your club. But, that said, I can never forget the three F.A. Cup wins in '51, '52, and '55. And especially the three players who played in all three finals - Jackie Milburn, Bobby Mitchell, and Bobby Cowell. We both had fine teams in those days, but when it came to the Cup, nobody knew how to do it better than Newcastle.

It'll always be St. James' Park to me, bonny lad.

The children that are being born today will associate the club with the Sports Direct Arena... no matter how much their parents try and brainwash them into calling it st james park. It's a done deal.

 

[General Klytus]

I'll call it the "sports direct arena" because that's now what it's called, as i will call our stadium the "umbro stadium" if that's what safc decide to call it. In my opinion it's no big deal if it's going to generate revenue, therefor helping the club to compete at the highest possible level

Commonsense is in such short commodity these days... Well said that man.

 

[murray out]

Thankyou for showing a little more respect as I'm certainly not an idiot... As you still havn't answered my question, I will ask it once again.

Why would anybody call your stadium anything other than its true name?

Here are some examples of clubs that have changed their name too...

Why would anybody call Bolton's home Burnden Park when the name of the stadium is the Reebok Stadium?

Why would anybody call Stoke's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Britannia Stadium?

Why would anybody call Coventry's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Ricoh Arena?

Why would anybody call Leicester City's home Filbert Street when the name of the stadium is the King Power Stadium?

Coventry's ground was called Highfield Road marra

 

[JustMeMan]

What on earth is this stupid poll all about?

Why would anybody call your stadium anything other than its true name?

Why would anybody call Bolton's home Burnden Park when the name of the stadium is the Reebok Stadium?

Why would anybody call Stoke's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Britannia Stadium?

Why would anybody call Coventry's home Victoria Ground when the name of the stadium is the Ricoh Arena?

Why would anybody call Leicester City's home Filbert Street when the name of the stadium is the King Power Stadium?

well pointed out mate i dont think they quite grasp the situation

 

[Chappaz]

Thankyou for showing a little more respect as I'm certainly not an idiot... As you still havn't answered my question, I will ask it once again.

Why would anybody call your stadium anything other than its true name?

And I will repeat my answer, once again:

I've explained it in the thread. There is heritage and history, and St James' Park has buckets of it. Commercial fat cats can choose to write a different name on a bit of paper, or put a different name up on the wall, but it's ultimately up to every individual what they want to call the stadium.

It's been St James' Park for over 100 years, so whether you choose to call it by its new name and resist this awful commercialisation infecting football, or continue calling it the name which it has become synonymous with Newcastle football for over a century, perhaps shows how much of a true football fan you really are. We don't have to like each others clubs, but we should still respect each others clubs.

Note that I wouldn't put the people in the same bracket who choose to call it the Sports Direct Arena just to wind is up, as long as, rivalries aside, they would also admit it's wrong and ultimately not wish it upon anyone. I don't mind a bit of banter.

 

[General Klytus]

And I will repeat my answer, once again:

So perhaps you might provide a DIRECT answer to this question....

Why do you think that your club is any more special than Stoke, Leicester, Bolton or Coventry? Bolton fans call their stadium the Reebok stadium because that is the true name of the stadium. 5 Live call Boltons stadium the Reebok stadium whenever they make reference to the game of football that is being played at their ground. The same applies to the other clubs I've mentioned so why should your club be any different? What rules of identification are different when applied to newcastle as opposed to any other club?

 

[cuteybuns]

you know alot about the filth

Would you like to know about Stanley Mortensen's hat-trick for Blackpool in the '53 final, Charlie Wayman's 'offside' goal for Preston in the '54 final, Bert Trautmann's broken neck in the '56 final, or the first club ever to lose two successive finals in '57 and '58, or the time when an ex-Sunderland left back marked an ex-Sunderland right winger in the '59 final?

 

[Chappaz]

So perhaps you might provide a DIRECT answer to this question....

Why do you think that your club is any more special than Stoke, Leicester, Bolton or Coventry? Bolton fans call their stadium the Reebok stadium because that is the true name of the stadium. 5 Live call Boltons stadium the Reebok stadium whenever they make reference to the game of football that is being played at their ground. The same applies to the other clubs I've mentioned so why should your club be any different? What rules of identification are different when applied to newcastle as opposed to any other club?

Britannia Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
Reebok Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
King Power Stadium - Opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium
Ricoh Stadium - Opened in 2005 with the name

St James' Park - Opened in 1892 with the name St James' Park, which has been held for 119 years throughout the ENTIRE history of Newcastle United Football Club.

I'd say the heritage, history and meaning of the name is a little different, wouldn't you?

 

[Ryhoper1]

the land fill

 

[JustMeMan]

Would you like to know about Stanley Mortensen's hat-trick for Blackpool in the '53 final, Charlie Wayman's 'offside' goal for Preston in the '54 final, Bert Trautmann's broken neck in the '56 final, or the first club ever to lose two successive finals in '57 and '58, or the time when an ex-Sunderland left back marked an ex-Sunderland right winger in the '59 final?

sorry mate thought u were a mackem

 

[General Klytus]

Britannia Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
Reebok Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
King Power Stadium - Opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium
Ricoh Stadium - Opened in 2005 with the name

St James' Park - Opened in 1892 with the name St James' Park, which has been held for 119 years throughout the ENTIRE history of Newcastle United Football Club.

I'd say the heritage, history and meaning of the name is a little different, wouldn't you?

Are you saying that you would prefer to move stadium? Why spend money when you can maximise potential with minimal investment?

In terms of the bigger picture... this is what football has become in this modern climate of who can splash the most cash and as fans we have one of two options. Move with the times and embrace the modern game or reject it and start to watch cricket.

 

[redfender]

Britannia Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
Reebok Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
King Power Stadium - Opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium
Ricoh Stadium - Opened in 2005 with the name

St James' Park - Opened in 1892 with the name St James' Park, which has been held for 119 years throughout the ENTIRE history of Newcastle United Football Club.

I'd say the heritage, history and meaning of the name is a little different, wouldn't you?

This is a fair and sensible answer to the original question by "Pie Dodger". I certainly would have been aggrivated if Sunderland had changed the name of Roker Park just as Chappaz is about St James Park. In answer to your question Chappaz it will always be St James Park to me, it was where I saw my second First Division game, the first one of course was at Roker Park.

 

[MrRAWhite]

Why was Hotch Potch **** Hole not an option?

 

[McLovin]

Chaparse, Ill probably call it "Mike Ashley Doing A Great Job of ****ting On Geordie History for A Quick Buck Arena"

 

[JustMeMan]

Britannia Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
Reebok Stadium - Opened in 1997 with the name
King Power Stadium - Opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium
Ricoh Stadium - Opened in 2005 with the name

St James' Park - Opened in 1892 with the name St James' Park, which has been held for 119 years throughout the ENTIRE history of
Newcastle United Football Club.

I'd say the heritage, history and meaning of the name is a little different, wouldn't you?

whatever you will cringe when you hear it on sky sports LETS GO STRIGHT OVER TO THE SPORTSDIRECT ARENA

look you have set me off laughing again

 

[Shameless]

Calling it the Sports Direct Arena just to wind mags up, even though I don't agree with it

 

[General Klytus]

This is a fair and sensible answer to the original question by "Pie Dodger". I certainly would have been aggrivated if Sunderland had changed the name of Roker Park just as Chappaz is about St James Park. In answer to your question Chappaz it will always be St James Park to me, it was where I saw my second First Division game, the first one of course was at Roker Park.

My name is 'clockstand pie dodger'. I spent my childhood dodging meat pies that were thrown around in the air everytime there was a dodgy decision by a ref at Roker Park, in the clockstand paddocks, something which occured quite frequently if you stood in the paddocks. All part of the fun of an old skool matchday atmosphere. Mind you, I would have thrown some myself if I had a few spare pennies to buy them!