St James' Park

[steve_69]

I wouldn't mind signage for new sponsors going up around the stadium, but we really should keep the Newcastle United sign on the East Stand free from any sponsor signage. Those were the most offensive SD ones for me.

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by steve_69

[nufcjb]

  On 06/12/2021 at 12:37, steve_69 said:

I wouldn't mind signage for new sponsors going up around the stadium, but we really should keep the Newcastle United sign on the East Stand free from any sponsor signage

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I'll add, all the roof needs to be free of any signage. Possibly you can put some underneath the big screen. But not as big or in the same position as the SD one. And please please please keep the tunnel free of any advertising.

 

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by nufcjb

[RodneyCisse]

  On 06/12/2021 at 12:37, steve_69 said:

I wouldn't mind signage for new sponsors going up around the stadium, but we really should keep the Newcastle United sign on the East Stand free from any sponsor signage. Those were the most offensive SD ones for me.

 

 

 

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This plus the Gallowgate one.

[Dokko]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59550501

 

BBC catching up.

 

 

[NG32]

B&M Bargains, Winners and Home Bargains. 

 

 

[Sima]

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Newcastle United Supporters' Trust board member Alex Hurst said the move represented "a collective outpouring of relief and joy" for fans.

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Ugh.

[ponsaelius]

I have absolutely no issue with tasteful advertising within the stadium that is sold at market value and benefits the team on the pitch. Ideally any design scheme (including both sponsors and club lettering) should also, predominantly, keep the colour scheme of the club as priority. 

My primary issue with the Sports Direct was always the fact it looked atrocious and tacky, dominated over the black and white of NUFC and that it did not financially benefit the club in any way. 

[Collage]

Newcastle Brown Ale please

[FloydianMag]

  On 06/12/2021 at 12:52, Collage said:

Newcastle Brown Ale please

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Given its now made in Yorkshire, no thanks.

[Collage]

  On 06/12/2021 at 13:01, FloydianMag said:

Given its now made in Yorkshire, no thanks.

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I’d let it slide

[Joey Linton]

  On 06/12/2021 at 12:48, Sima said:

 

 

 

Ugh.

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Oh is he the main spokesperson now?

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 06/12/2021 at 13:25, Joey Linton said:

Oh is he the main spokesperson now?

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He's just known to journalists I guess, and some have his number. 

[Nobody]

  On 06/12/2021 at 12:03, Yorkie said:

Biggest issue for me was the sheer abundance of it, and the fact it looked crap. That it wasn't paid for was obviously awful too but definitely the secondary issue for me. 

 

I desperately hope the East Stand and Gallowgate fascias are left relatively untouched. There's plenty opportunities for advertising without being totally obnoxious about it.

 

 

 

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It was the whole package that came with Ashley though, it's definitely not just the signs themselves. The SD signs reminded you every time you saw them of the neglect, hatred and tackiness of Ashley and his brands. 

If we were competing at the top end of the table, winning stuff and being Champions League regulars, I highly doubt people would be as against the SD signs would be as hated as they are. 

[Chris_R]

The SD signage was, for me, objectionable mainly because we received nothing for it. And even if we did, or when we did towards the end, you just knew MA was taking the money back out the other side again somehow.

 

Although it's a shit brand, I'd have been OK with it if it had bought us a few players here and there. Having it on places like the front of the East Stand and the roof of the Gallowgate was just awful though. He was just trying to cover every square inch of the place for the minimum possible cost because that's the kind of cheapskate he is.

[LV]

It was the whole reason he bought the club tbh

 

The advertising 

[jarrovianmag]

Wasnt it something like 17m over 14 years he paid?

[Chris_R]

  On 06/12/2021 at 13:56, LV said:

It was the whole reason he bought the club tbh

 

The advertising 

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It's certainly what we became, just a glorified advertising hoarding whose sole purpose was to exist in the PL so that he could get maximum exposure for his tat emporium with minimal outlay.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

  On 06/12/2021 at 13:56, LV said:

It was the whole reason he bought the club tbh

 

The advertising 

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I’m not even sure he knows why he bought the club TBH. Got his money anyway, the lucky bastard. 

[LV]

  On 06/12/2021 at 14:02, Chris_R said:

 

It's certainly what we became, just a glorified advertising hoarding whose sole purpose was to exist in the PL so that he could get maximum exposure for his tat emporium with minimal outlay.

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Absolutely. We were no longer a sporting entity, just part of Sports Direct existing purely to serve the needs of SD

[Yorkie]

I've added a couple of polls cos I feel quite surprised by some of the chat and really curious to know what the consensus is. Hopefully I've covered all bases there. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I really want option 1 but I voted 2 as more realistic. With the caveat that nothing should go on the east stand and the font is changed. 
 

I don’t mind sponsorship around the place in general, just also want some iconic non-commercial stuff to adore. 

[Yorkie]

Personally I feel like I could live with something going up under the big screen, or maybe even the Gallowgate fascia, but the East Stand has to be clean for me. There's plenty parts of the ground in good competition but it's that section which has been soiled the worst for me. Bring back the proper text and stick the four beautiful crests up there, in colour, alongside it. 

[Darth Crooks]

Good effort but it's really quite nuanced as for me its about identity. Ashley bizarrely as a sports brand owner endeavoured to strip the club of any sense of sporting identity, or that of a regional hub to be proud of. Heritage? Fuck that - Sports Direct Arena. Achievement ? Fuck that - look at my share price. It's not really about what they are replaced with or quantity but the intent behind it. SJP's name was cast away without forethought. Wonga ffs. I mean in terms of morality there's still issues - but it's two sides of the same coin in terms of 'using' a football club.

[Adam]

I'd rather there was no branding on the top of the stands etc, but thats probably not viable unless we want no sponsorship money. I wouldn't mind something on the East Stand as long as its more towards the corners so the shot from the tunnel only shows NEWCASTLE UNITED

[TRon]

I'd prefer not to have huge sponsorship signs plastered everywhere like SD was, but tbh money is going to talk. If a company is putting in big money, then we can't really expect the club to turn it down. And by big money, I'm not talking about the piss take stitch up we had under Ashley.