Heron Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I honestly couldn't care any less tbh You should, punk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCONA Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 When i saw this i s*** myself. At least it doesn't cover the 'Howay The Lads' bit. How longs that been there for? Longer than Mike Ashley. Its used a fair bit on TV prematch, Ashleys not daft.. well he is but you know what I mean.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I count it at 500 yards who cares ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 When i saw this i s*** myself. At least it doesn't cover the 'Howay The Lads' bit. How longs that been there for? Longer than Mike Ashley. Its used a fair bit on TV prematch, Ashleys not daft.. well he is but you know what I mean.. Well, actually he is. (Apart from pissing the fans off) If he had the intelligence to look up the definition of the word 'ARENA' he would have found out that it is the 'Playing surface' in the centre of a stadium. So in fact he should have named it the S...D.... Stadium. So he has got that part wrong too. (Unless he plans to put his God ugly logos on the pitch as well.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1910/stjamespark2.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's the same when people sing "...ganning along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races." It's "...gannin along Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon". Pet hates now announced. Surely "away we went alang Collingwood Street"..? I don't give a f*** personally, but thought it would be the time to point this out Aye. Good point lol. Still think it should be sung reet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 To be honest if he is going to take the piss in the manner he has and wrongly call it an arena...he might as well go all out. The Sports Direct Death Star or Casa Del Sports Direct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1910/stjamespark2.jpg Something like that is next isnt it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1910/stjamespark2.jpg Something like that is next isnt it? You could see it against QPR for the first few exchanges from the way the grass had been soaked from the SD banner over the centre circle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Oh the lads, you should have seen us gannin....something something..TO SEE THE BLAYDON RACES! That's about right isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 well thats unpleasant, though hardly the worst of whats been put up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Could they change the name of the club if they wanted to? Not suggesting they would, just wondering if that's possible via rules and regs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 no rule that I'm aware of the old Wimbledon were allowed to move and change their name after all but I doubt the FA/Premier league would make it easy to do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's the same when people sing "...ganning along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races." It's "...gannin along Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon". Pet hates now announced. It's actually "Away we went along Collingwood Street thats on the road to blaydon" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's the same when people sing "...ganning along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races." It's "...gannin along Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon". Pet hates now announced. It's actually "Away we went along Collingwood Street thats on the road to Giggs" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's the same when people sing "...ganning along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races." It's "...gannin along Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon". Pet hates now announced. Yes. Finally! I always try and sign it properly but i'm overpowered by all the toher voices. I miight sing it myself in the SE Corner and not let anyone join. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCONA Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 well thats unpleasant, though hardly the worst of whats been put up Yeah its not, but its just more of that filthy shit on our stadium, like any more is needed, and like we're getting any "more money" for it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's the same when people sing "...ganning along the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races." It's "...gannin along Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon". Pet hates now announced. Yes. Finally! I always try and sign it properly but i'm overpowered by all the toher voices. I miight sing it myself in the SE Corner and not let anyone join. I beg your pardon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Don't think changing the name of the club or the shirt colours is the next step up from changing the ground name. Reckon that would be changing the club crest, something that has been changed several times anyway, and incorporating Sports Direct into the new design. I mean, think how many times club crests are shown in graphics etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Seems a lot of effort to go too if he's really expecting another sponsor to come along...oh wait he's not. You never know you may spend 1 minute in the place and forget the fat fuck owns sport direct? In six months time every surface will be covered in the fucking signs, you'll only be allowed in the stadium if you are wearing a sports direct t-shirt and the tannoy will just be repeating sports direct endlessly on loop while we play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Can only laugh at this point. AIDS. Are there regulations against having it painted on the grass during matches? Could see him pushing for that tbh. You joke, but he had had corner flags made with the Sports Direct logo on. He would have got away with it too if it hadn't been for those pesky kids at the FA telling him he wasn't allowed. Club crest or nothing on corner flags. I honestly wasn't joking, I could see him trying to do it. Surely there are regulations against it though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Wouldn't be surprised to see something like those adverts they have in Spain, that are bits of tarpaulin made to resemble advertising hoardings when viewed on tele, besides the goals next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 The song is quoted from the author's manuscript in Allan's[1] as follows: Aw went to Blaydon Races, 'twas on the ninth of Joon, Eiteen hundred an' sixty-two, on a summer's efternoon; Aw tyuk the 'bus frae Balmbra's, an' she wis heavy laden, Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon. (chorus) Ah me lads, ye shud only seen us gannin', We pass'd the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin'; Thor wes lots o' lads an' lasses there, all wi' smiling faces, Gawn alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races. We flew past Airmstrang's factory, and up to the "Robin Adair", Just gannin' doon te the railway bridge, the 'bus wheel flew off there. The lasses lost their crinolines off, an' the veils that hide their faces, An' aw got two black eyes an' a broken nose in gan te Blaydon Races. (chorus) When we gat the wheel put on away we went agyen, But them that had their noses broke they cam back ower hyem; Sum went to the Dispensary an' uthers to Doctor Gibbs, An' sum sought out the Infirmary to mend their broken ribs. (chorus) Noo when we gat to Paradise thor wes bonny gam begun; Thor was fower-an-twenty on the 'bus, man, hoo they danced an' sung; They called on me to sing a sang, aw sung them "Paddy Fagan", Aw danced a jig an' swung my twig that day aw went to Blaydon. (chorus) We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon toon, The bellman he was callin' there, they call him Jackie Broon; Aw saw him talkin' to sum cheps, an' them he was pursuadin' To gan an' see Geordy Ridley's concert in the Mechanics' Hall at Blaydon. (chorus) The rain it poor'd aw the day an' myed the groons quite muddy, Coffy Johnny had a white hat on - they war shootin' "Whe stole the cuddy." There wes spice stalls an' munkey shows an' aud wives selling ciders, An' a chep wiv a hapenny roond aboot, shootin' "Noo, me lads, for riders." (chorus) The song is now usually sung with more modern language but retaining the Tyneside dialect. For example the chorus might be sung: Oh! me lads, ye shud a' seen us gannin, Passin' the folks upon the road just as they were stannin'. Thor wis lots o' lads and lasses there, all wi' smiling faces Gannin' alang the Scotswood Road to see the Blaydon Races. [edit] History Ridley sang the song at a concert in Balmbra's Music Hall on 5 June 1862. It is likely that on this occasion the song ended with the exhortation to see Ridley's show on the 9 June, and that the final verse was added for that later performance. Although the account of the trip to Blaydon is a fiction, the heavy rain and missing cuddy (horses) were reported in the local press. The song was adopted as its marching anthem by the fighting men of the Northumberland Fusiliers (a Royal regiment from 1935) of Fenham Barracks, Newcastle upon Tyne. [edit] Places mentioned "Airmstrang's factory" was a large engineering works at Elswick, which made large guns and other firearms. The "Robin Adair" was a pub on Scotswood Road which has since been demolished. Paradise is a suburb of Newcastle. [edit] 150th Anniversary Campaign Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Don't know if its been mentioned but the attendance today was a record in the rebuilt SJP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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