Naming rights

[Mr T]

Like the BT Cellnet Riverside?

 

Everyone calls it The Riverside.

 

What about 'The Emirates'?

[RED Tezza]

who cares what the world calls it I'll still be calling it Anfield as thats where it will be.

[Agent Smith]

I'm against it but after watching that press conference two things seems certain.

 

1. We will sell the naming rights to the new stadium

2. We won't be sharing with everton

 

So 1 out of 2 is not bad I suppose.

 

They didn't say they will sell the naming rights, just that they will look at that option. They've only just got in the door and would be stupid to rule anything out without looking into it in depth.

[Agent Smith]

Like the BT Cellnet Riverside?

 

Everyone calls it The Riverside.

 

What about 'The Emirates'?

 

I think the difference between the two is that the riverside is still included with the sponsors so everyone just calls it the riverside, where as arsenal have just called it the emirates without linking ashburton grove to it.

[Scooby Dudek]

We now know we will be finally starting to build the new stadium and already have a moving in date, Aug 2009. After all the years of waiting/messing about the name of that stadium is the least of my concerns.

[bri]

The Emirates is only called emirates for 10 years until "that" financing deal has paid for the stadium. Arsenal will then have the option to either re-finance to emirates, someone else it or call it sumut else.

 

I'd have no real objection of the name of the stadium as long as we had The Kop & The statues and the gates moved over. You could even have a Shanks main stand, The Kop, Paisley End & The Park End

[Monkeywool]

It will still be Anfield to the fans though, thats what counts. As long as the stands are named appropriately and the gates, the memorial, and the statues are still retained I would be happy.

[Momo Is A Beast]

as long as it helps us win things in the stadium, i don't care what the sign outside the stadium is?

 

On another point, didn't see the point startin another thread, you reckon the NHL/NFL/NBA teams they're involved in will start selling merch in the Liverpool shops?

[Monkeywool]

as long as it helps us win things in the stadium, i don't care what the sign outside the stadium is?

 

On another point, didn't see the point startin another thread, you reckon the NHL/NFL/NBA teams they're involved in will start selling merch in the Liverpool shops?

 

Doubtful, but you never know. Would be nice to have some in our shops and some of our gear in theirs. I want a hockey jersey and the stars is a nice one.

[Monkeywool]

What was this my mate was telling me about "lucrative sponsor already on board"

 

was that mentioned in the conference, on forums or what? Or was it a dodgy dunk rumour?

[RED Tezza]

What was this my mate was telling me about "lucrative sponsor already on board"

 

was that mentioned in the conference, on forums or what? Or was it a dodgy dunk rumour?

 

Shankslegend from RAWK was saying that there are two lined up as shirt sponsors for next season big companies as well but i didn't hear them mention it at the PC

 

I wouldn't think it was a dunk rumour

[Monkeywool]

Shankslegend from RAWK was saying that there are two lined up as shirt sponsors for next season big companies as well but i didn't hear them mention it at the PC

 

I wouldn't think it was a dunk rumour

 

Ah right if its from Shanks I wont dismiss it entirely then

[Stu Monty]

I don't see why it isn't just called "Stanley Park", it's a decent enough name for a stadium.

 

"The Coca-Cola diet lime Stanley Park Stadium" would still just get called Stanley Park.

[declan]

Anfield. Kop, Paisley, Shankly and Dlaglish stands. No sponsorship bollocks. The way it must be.

[Sangria]

Ah right if its from Shanks I wont dismiss it entirely then

 

I got the text of my mate who told me he had heard that a big name sponsor was lined up. I phoned him and that is where it has come from, some fella Shankslegend. He said that this fella always gets it very close and has been spot on over the whole buyout palava.

[Stu Monty]

Anfield. Kop, Paisley, Shankly and Dlaglish stands. No sponsorship bollocks. The way it must be.

 

Why? We don't currently have that.

[Juniper]

Why? We don't currently have that.

 

 

Probably so it refers to Anfield in some form

 

A good idea me thinks

[Anubis]

On the plus side at least we won't be Tesco, Knowsley with a football pitch tacked on.

 

But fuck any plus side - I despised those fucking shitty McDonald's arches on the side of the Kop, so I'm very unhappy about naming it anything other than Anfield. No selling of the naming rights for me.

[Strontium]

410 years ago, Shakespeare wrote:

 

What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.

 

It's as true today as it ever was. What's it's called is irrelevant. What it is is all that matters. And if sacrificing the choice of what it is called enables what it is to become greater, then you'll hear no complaints from this correspondent.

[Stu Monty]

I quite like the idea of taking the money and then obtusely not referring to the sponsor.

 

That's right people, stick it to the man in the most insignificant ways possible.

[Carradona]

410 years ago, Shakespeare wrote:

 

What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.

 

It's as true today as it ever was. What's it's called is irrelevant. What it is is all that matters. And if sacrificing the choice of what it is called enables what it is to become greater, then you'll hear no complaints from this correspondent.

 

Shakespeare was a dick though.

[Stu Monty]

Shakespeare was a dick though.

 

What's the salary like as the major of Wrongsville?

[Carradona]

What's the salary like as the major of Wrongsville?

 

I'm too young to "appreciate" his work. I stand by my point.

[RedinSweden]

Well yeah, apart from that obviously. . .

 

And The whatever the fuck else St Marys for southampton. That is St Marys.

I like the idea of The Weetabix Bowl. Weetabix is fucking ace. What other cereal when left to dry out in a bowl forms the hardest substance known to man, harder than diamonds, titanium and brick.

[KopOut]

Adapt or die.

The movers and shakers make the decisions, and the sheep follow:

This is our brave new world

If it's the "Coca Cola Eleven" playing at the "Henny Penny Chicken Stadium", then such is life in our barve new world.

It's not such a bad place to live in, better than death ey??