St James' Park

[Big River]

 

SJP about to look like an F1 track.

[Dokko]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:29, kisearch said:

If they're all just replaced with one other company the point has been completely missed like.

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One represents the club being driven in to the ground as a low rent sponsorship vehicle, the other new beginnings of wanting to be competitive again. 

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

There's a level of branding that's tolerable, though. Have the new sponsor all the way round the East Stand and Gallowgate by all means, just don't slap it on the roof and what have you. That's what was really ridiculous about SD - it had to go on every available space.

[Gaztoon]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:26, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said:

 

Areet Luddite.

 

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 I'd want 10k a day to do that job ?

[Fantail Breeze]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:37, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said:

There's a level of branding that's tolerable, though. Have the new sponsor all the way round the East Stand and Gallowgate by all means, just don't slap it on the roof and what have you. That's what was really ridiculous about SD - it had to go on every available space.

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SD branding is totally hideous too and a real eyesore. 

[Scoot]

Surely this means new sponsorship announcement is close?

 

Loving the reaction to these signs getting ripped down.

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:39, Fantail Breeze said:

 

SD branding is totally hideous too and a real eyesore. 

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If it wasn't for the cost it'd have involved, I honestly think he'd have had it in the seat colour/pattern too.

[PauloGeordio]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:36, HUGZ said:

 

SJP about to look like an F1 track.

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Our energy is our opportunity ?

[Gaztoon]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:36, HUGZ said:

 

SJP about to look like an F1 track.

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Atleast well actually get money for it this time.

[JonBez comesock]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:26, JonBez comesock said:

 

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TyneWear - Fake (deleted) tweet 

 

cheap publicity stunt 

[RodneyCisse]

Watching the Saudi GP last night there’s a few options. 
 

STC seemed to be all over, Visit Saudi too.

[r0cafella]

This thread is going to get ugly fast if a stadium sponsorship is announced

[Collage]

I hope they change the NEWCASTLE UNITED back to a non-SD font as well

[Kid Icarus]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:36, Dokko said:

 

One represents the club being driven in to the ground as a low rent sponsorship vehicle, the other new beginnings of wanting to be competitive again. 

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It depends on what your main issue with it was I guess. This takeover has definitely shown me that what I thought were the main gripes issues with what Ashley had done to our club and its history and heritage weren't as universally shared as I thought. The fact Ashley didn't pay for his tat emporium sponsorship was purely a side issue for me and until recently I thought most people felt that way too tbh.

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by kisearch

[PauloGeordio]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:41, r0cafella said:

This thread is going to get ugly fast if a stadium sponsorship is announced

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Aramco@St James’ Park Stadium 

[Smal]

Get in! Removing fat bad business man’s signs and salivating at the prospect of replacing them with a murderous regime’s signs instead! We’ve got our club back ??????

[xLiaaamx]

Gav_Ivison hmm

[Rich]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:42, kisearch said:

 

It depends on what your main issue with it was I guess. This takeover has definitely shown me that what I thought were the main gripes issues with what Ashley had done to our club and its history weren't as universally shared as I thought. The fact Ashley didn't pay for his tat emporium sponsorship was purely a side issue for me and until recently I thought most people felt that way too tbh.

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Most just want us to be competitive and have a go, surely? "Don't demand a team that wins," etc.? Was anyone really expecting the Saudis to be benevolent overloads?

[prefabtoon]

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by prefabtoon

[Kid Icarus]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:45, Rich said:

 

Most just want us to be competitive and have a go, surely? "Don't demand a team that wins," etc.? Was anyone really expecting the Saudis to be benevolent overloads?

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Possibly an extreme example, but if the big SD signs in the Leazes, Gallowgate, and either side of Newcastle United are just replaced with Visit Saudi (just for example) that's going to be sound with everyone because it'll be paid for?
 

That's hugely eyeopening for me tbh, I always thought the fact Ashley didn't pay for it was a secondary issue to the fact it made SJP look cheap and shit. 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by kisearch

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Also Sports Direct is the tackiest brand in the world, with the worst design. Whether he paid wasn’t the main issue for me, it was the way it looked and the representation of Ashley possessing the club. 
 

Personally I don’t want anything on the top of the east stand though, should just go back to the club name in a new font. 

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by AyeDubbleYoo

[r0cafella]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:48, kisearch said:

 

Possibly an extreme example, but if the big SD signs in the Leazes, Gallowgate, and either side of Newcastle United are just replaced with Visit Saudi (just for example) that's going to be sound with everyone because it'll be paid for?
 

That's hugely eyeopening for me tbh, I always thought the fact Ashley didn't pay for it was a secondary issue to the fact it made SJP look cheap and shit. 

 

 

 

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I understand and would agree if FFP wasn’t a thing. 
 

Unfortunately in order to compete we have to maximise commercial revenue. Those clubs that don’t will be left behind. 

[Dokko]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:42, kisearch said:

 

It depends on what your main issue with it was I guess. This takeover has definitely shown me that what I thought were the main gripes issues with what Ashley had done to our club and its history and heritage weren't as universally shared as I thought. The fact Ashley didn't pay for his tat emporium sponsorship was purely a side issue for me and until recently I thought most people felt that way too tbh.

 

 

 

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PL are going to block every opportunity they can for us to get money in to the club. We'll have to accept things like Stadium branding etc are fair game whilst we recover & repair. Ideally this wouldn't happen, ideally KSA wouldn't be involved, ideally we'd have squeaky clean owners. The ideal rarely exists and certainly doesn't in football.

 

[Kid Icarus]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:51, r0cafella said:

I understand and would agree if FFP wasn’t a thing. 
 

Unfortunately in order to compete we have to maximise commercial revenue. Those clubs that don’t will be left behind. 

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FFP doesn't dictate that all of those signs would need to be up there like they are with SD though, no? I agree if it's just one, or it's smattered around the place tastefully, but if it's purely like-for-like it's absolutely shit imo and I'll hate it as much as I hated all the SD shite being plastered everywhere. Let's hope it's not. 

[Rich]

  On 06/12/2021 at 11:48, kisearch said:

 

Possibly an extreme example, but if the big SD signs in the Leazes, Gallowgate, and either side of Newcastle United are just replaced with Visit Saudi (just for example) that's going to be sound with everyone because it'll be paid for?
 

That's hugely eyeopening for me tbh, I always thought the fact Ashley didn't pay for it was a secondary issue to the fact it made SJP look cheap and shit. 

 

 

 

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Aye, for me anyway. I'd prefer it not to be there, of course, but I'm not naive enough to think that they won't want their own branding in place and with the antics the rest of the PL are up to they'll possibly need to justify any sponsorship deals that are cut.

 

If that's the price to pay for SJP in general getting a massive upgrade and the team competing again, rather than both being left to rot, is it not worth the trade? We literally got no benefit from it when it was SD.