Hanshithispantz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Most may still refer to it as St James' Park, but i'll still die a little inside every time I see/hear "Sports Direct Stadium" in it's place. I guarantee you'll never ever hear that I've seen and heard it about 40 times today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Most may still refer to it as St James' Park, but i'll still die a little inside every time I see/hear "Sports Direct Stadium" in it's place. I guarantee you'll never ever hear that I've seen and heard it about 40 times today Bollocks (whoosh) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do the council not own the ground, or at least the land on which it stands? If so, do they not have the power to do something about this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I rekon there will be plenty eye rolling, cringing, and sarcastic naming of it in much of the media as they are forced to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 We knew this was coming, we know he's an odious prick and he knows that any negative chanting will affect the on field performance & that the fans will not want to fuck that up. We need to support the team in whatever we do and grafitti any reference to SDA anywhere on SJP. This is likely to be plastered all over the place what price Shearer's becoming The Sports Direct Bar or some derivitive of it. Spoil it all. I should add that I in no way condone criminal damage....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The way they run the club is beginning to remind me of the plot of The Producers. Seems like they're desperate to knack things up when it dawns on them things are going well. Everything they've done so far regarding this has been to do with ripping the piss out of the fans IMO. Fuck all else. Just look at the stuff they've put on the official site, Facebook, pictures they've used (and now changed), the timing and so on. I'll be fucking amazed if any sponsor comes in, and sad as it is I'm resigned to hoping they do. Honestly thats a bit over paranoid imho, I really don't think Ashley gives half a fuck one way or another what we think of him Whether any sponsor comes in or not, damned if I know but my guy instinct is someone will take a punt on it simply because of the amount of extra publicity which it will gather and easy way of getting SSN when they initially cover it if/when it happens and their brand name getting thrown around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Most may still refer to it as St James' Park, but i'll still die a little inside every time I see/hear "Sports Direct Stadium" in it's place. I guarantee you'll never ever hear that I've seen and heard it about 40 times today Bollocks (whoosh) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The way they run the club is beginning to remind me of the plot of The Producers. Seems like they're desperate to knack things up when it dawns on them things are going well. Everything they've done so far regarding this has been to do with ripping the piss out of the fans IMO. Fuck all else. Just look at the stuff they've put on the official site, Facebook, pictures they've used (and now changed), the timing and so on. I'll be fucking amazed if any sponsor comes in, and sad as it is I'm resigned to hoping they do. It's just a massive power trip imo, put the fans back in their place every time they're beginning to get some pride back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I think he was beingedantic as you'll have Heard it called the Sports Direct Arena not stadium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do the council not own the ground, or at least the land on which it stands? If so, do they not have the power to do something about this? yes-they are landlords of the stadium. also the fact that any landmark over 100 years old has special planning criteria- im sure thay could get involved.or they could just stick loads of signs up round the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I think he was beingedantic as you'll have Heard it called the Sports Direct Arena not stadium wtf? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I think he was beingedantic as you'll have Heard it called the Sports Direct Arena not stadium wtf? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The way they run the club is beginning to remind me of the plot of The Producers. Seems like they're desperate to knack things up when it dawns on them things are going well. Everything they've done so far regarding this has been to do with ripping the p*ss out of the fans IMO. f*** all else. Just look at the stuff they've put on the official site, Facebook, pictures they've used (and now changed), the timing and so on. I'll be f***ing amazed if any sponsor comes in, and sad as it is I'm resigned to hoping they do. Honestly thats a bit over paranoid imho, I really don't think Ashley gives half a f*** one way or another what we think of him Whether any sponsor comes in or not, damned if I know but my guy instinct is someone will take a punt on it simply because of the amount of extra publicity which it will gather and easy way of getting SSN when they initially cover it if/when it happens and their brand name getting thrown around Yep, he couldn't give a fuck about us, it's all about that fucking brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The way they run the club is beginning to remind me of the plot of The Producers. Seems like they're desperate to knack things up when it dawns on them things are going well. Everything they've done so far regarding this has been to do with ripping the piss out of the fans IMO. Fuck all else. Just look at the stuff they've put on the official site, Facebook, pictures they've used (and now changed), the timing and so on. I'll be fucking amazed if any sponsor comes in, and sad as it is I'm resigned to hoping they do. Honestly thats a bit over paranoid imho, I really don't think Ashley gives half a fuck one way or another what we think of him Whether any sponsor comes in or not, damned if I know but my guy instinct is someone will take a punt on it simply because of the amount of extra publicity which it will gather and easy way of getting SSN when they initially cover it if/when it happens and their brand name getting thrown around And why exactly wouldn't they already know this? These huge companies that can afford to give £10m a year to a football club. Why do they need to see it on Sky Sports News to understand?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The naming rights have been available for ages man, no one is interested it's simply a ruse to get more Sports Direct advertising. Wouldn't be surprised if its used as a tax dodge on advertising costs too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Discovered this on twitter. great summary of recent events: http://eyesonashley.wordpress.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I think he was beingedantic as you'll have Heard it called the Sports Direct Arena not stadium wtf? To quote a well known website Damn You Apple Autocorrect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Sky are already well on board, when they were showing the interviews from fans in town earlier they cut off at least one person before he went on to be negative about it all. The kid saying it was nowt to him got the most airtime of the lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do the council not own the ground, or at least the land on which it stands? If so, do they not have the power to do something about this? yes-they are landlords of the stadium. also the fact that any landmark over 100 years old has special planning criteria- im sure thay could get involved.or they could just stick loads of signs up round the stadium. So what right do the tenants, in this case the club, have to completely rename it? The council have already spoke out about the change too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 The way they run the club is beginning to remind me of the plot of The Producers. Seems like they're desperate to knack things up when it dawns on them things are going well. Everything they've done so far regarding this has been to do with ripping the p*ss out of the fans IMO. f*** all else. Just look at the stuff they've put on the official site, Facebook, pictures they've used (and now changed), the timing and so on. I'll be f***ing amazed if any sponsor comes in, and sad as it is I'm resigned to hoping they do. Honestly thats a bit over paranoid imho, I really don't think Ashley gives half a f*** one way or another what we think of him Whether any sponsor comes in or not, damned if I know but my guy instinct is someone will take a punt on it simply because of the amount of extra publicity which it will gather and easy way of getting SSN when they initially cover it if/when it happens and their brand name getting thrown around And why exactly wouldn't they already know this? These huge companies that can afford to give £10m a year to a football club. Why do they need to see it on Sky Sports News?! They don't man! It's clear as day they're using it as an excuse. I'm supposing that any fans who see a positive side are just hoping we'll see some sort of benefit from this, nothing more. I personally hope this doesn't turn into a disaster on the pitch, as that's all I care about at this moment in time when we're in mid-season, and looking better on the pitch than we have since SBR. I desperately want us to have a good season, so we can restore some pride, or whatever's left of it, and possibly keep our best players for the medium term. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do the council not own the ground, or at least the land on which it stands? If so, do they not have the power to do something about this? yes-they are landlords of the stadium. also the fact that any landmark over 100 years old has special planning criteria- im sure thay could get involved.or they could just stick loads of signs up round the stadium. So what right do the tenants, in this case the club, have to completely rename it? The council have already spoke out about the change too. now I'm open to correction here but isn't it the case that the council own the land the stadiums on and lease it to the club but the stadium itself belongs to the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Oh good, the mongs of the city centre are out in force again. Pathetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Do the council not own the ground, or at least the land on which it stands? If so, do they not have the power to do something about this? yes-they are landlords of the stadium. also the fact that any landmark over 100 years old has special planning criteria- im sure thay could get involved.or they could just stick loads of signs up round the stadium. So what right do the tenants, in this case the club, have to completely rename it? The council have already spoke out about the change too. im not sure tbh. its not a tenancy, I think the club are lease holders of the stadium- ie they own the stadium but not the land it stands on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Remember not to call Mike a nasty pasty though otherwise he'll not buy us any players, remember? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 At what point does David Craig get lynched btw? His sycophantic grovelling on SSN this morning made me feel fucking sick. He's an absolute twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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