Gunners to sell stadium name

[Lewin9]

Arsenal are toying with the idea of selling the naming rights to their new Ashburton Grove stadium in an effort to raise extra funds.

The Gunners saw the funding approved for their new 60 000-seater stadium on Monday - a project which will cost them an estimated £400million.

Now the north London outfit are considering selling off the naming rights, much in the same way as Bolton did with the Reebok Stadium or Leicester with the Walkers Stadium, although the will first consult with the club's supporters.

Anybody come up with name ideas ?

Deano.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnglishFootball/

[QPR Kevin H]

Originally posted by Lewin9
Now the north London outfit are considering selling off the naming rights, much in the same way as Bolton did with the Reebok Stadium or Leicester with the Walkers Stadium, although the will first consult with the club's supporters.
Apparently Nike put into a decent amount of change into the initial funding, perhaps they would make a move for the naming rights.

[MightyBees]

It wouldnt surprise me- most clubs with new stadiums have a 'real' sponsored name and a 'fans' name!
Like Middlesborough- BT Cellent/ Riverside

[musicl]

They should just call it HighBury. As the HighBury isnt actually called HighBury its called the Arsenal Stadium but all those gooners just call it HighBury.

[gothamite]

You're right in that most fans don't call it Arsenal Stadium.

I imagine that we will continue to do that even if the new stadium gets a corporate name: "Nike Stadium at Ashburton Grove" will be popularly known as "Ashburton Grove."

[QPR Kevin H]

Originally posted by gothamite
You're right in that most fans don't call it Arsenal Stadium.

I imagine that we will continue to do that even if the new stadium gets a corporate name: "Nike Stadium at Ashburton Grove" will be popularly known as "Ashburton Grove."
I don't know, you can just hear guys in the pubs of Southampton before kickoff saying "what time are you heading up to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium?". "Oh, I'll be heading to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium about quarter to 3"

[peledre]

Originally posted by QPR Kevin H
I don't know, you can just hear guys in the pubs of Southampton before kickoff saying "what time are you heading up to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium?". "Oh, I'll be heading to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium about quarter to 3"
At clown's and jesters in southampton I'm sure they'd do that! not. :) Maybe at one of the weatherspoons.

[Boro_lad]

Originally posted by MightyBees
It wouldnt surprise me- most clubs with new stadiums have a 'real' sponsored name and a 'fans' name!
Like Middlesborough- BT Cellent/ Riverside

No it was officially named the riverside stadium, then cellnet payed the club money to call it the cellnet riverside stadium. Which inturn became the BT cellnet riverside stadium. Though when they changed to O2 they wouldnt incorperate it in the name anymore.

It was always the name though there wasnt a fans name and an real name.

[whirlwind]

I would think that Smith & Wesson would be the obvious sponsor...

[The Double]

http://www.soccerage.com/en/00/45793a.jpg

Kids R Us Stadium

[SABuffalo786]

Wait a minute!


John Kerry is the Arsenal manager?!?!

[goonerob]

From 1913 to 1992 it was called highbury,then the Arsenal stadium. I think they changed it when the north stand was built.

[michaec]

Originally posted by goonerob
From 1913 to 1992 it was called highbury,then the Arsenal stadium. I think they changed it when the north stand was built. It was alwas called Arsenal Stadium. And here's the proof from the Arsenal website:


6 September 1913
As Woolwich Arsenal, the Club played first match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, a 2-1 Division Two victory over Leicester Fosse. Later in 1913, the Club was renamed Arsenal Football Club.


http://www.arsenal.com/thestadium/timeline.html

[Maczebus]

Originally posted by QPR Kevin H
I don't know, you can just hear guys in the pubs of Southampton before kickoff saying "what time are you heading up to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium?". "Oh, I'll be heading to the Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium about quarter to 3"

True in that example ... but I know that Stoke's ground is the Britannia Stadium, and the locals all call it that. Mind you it's with a good reason I suppose. It's built on a wasteland circled by Stoke's major arterial routes, with the local incinerator less than half a mile away - the local surroundings don't help with the naming process.
But nevertheless, I still don't like the idea of stadiums being sponsored so directly.

[rooster]

Originally posted by Mary Hinge
how about

Parc De Ponce

how about naw..........

[whirlwind]

Perhaps, to honor Arsenal's long and rich history, they should name it "One-Nil Field"?

[Joe E]

Originally posted by The Double
http://www.soccerage.com/en/00/45793a.jpg

Kids R Us Stadium
:D

[gaz_vince]

Stade de France is a good name for their new stadium

[Intermission]

http://www.rob.nomorekids.com/20pounds.jpg

I'm sure the folk at Helland Road could do with a few of these.

Intermission

[gaz_vince]

Wahey!

Also nice results recently Sheff Utd.

You lost against Derby, you might aswell puke til you die, I know I would have.