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/
Apparently Nike put into a decent amount of change into the initial funding, perhaps they would make a move for the naming rights.
It wouldnt surprise me- most clubs with new stadiums have a 'real' sponsored name and a 'fans' name! Like Middlesborough- BT Cellent/ Riverside
conf 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.
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"
At clown's and jesters in southampton I'm sure they'd do that! not. Maybe at one of the weatherspoons.
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.
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: http://www.arsenal.com/thestadium/timeline.html
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.
Wahey! Also nice results recently Sheff Utd. You lost against Derby, you might aswell puke til you die, I know I would have.
All I know is that regardless of that result the Blades won't be playing Leeds next season. Intermission
Yep, Sheff Utd aren't getting a automatic place and they'll mess up in the play offs, sure, I'd like to see Sheff Utd, I secretly follow their results, but at the moment, I think Leeds can stay up. You have to admit we've got better players than Pompey, Leicester and Wolves, it's only because we had an awful defence cuz of those French loanees and we're bust, otherwise everyone would be talking about Wolves and Leicester for the drop.
Well, I agree that the Whites definitely do have some very good players (Viduka, Smith, Milner, etc). Better than the lot Pompey have? Maybe. Definitely better than Leicester and definitely better than Wolves. However I'd love to see Wolves stay up with the Baggies looking a sure bet to go up along with Norwich. A Baggies-Wolves derby twice a season would be great for the Premiership. Best of luck avoiding administration, BTW. Intermission