The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[stokeriño]

I have to envy Stoke. The Britannia Stadium is about as good as sponsored names get.

[Gazz]

That's because 'Britannia Stadium' actually sounds like a legit stadium name.

Sports Direct Arena is one step above 'Preparation H Arena'.

[Colly]

I have to envy Stoke. The Britannia Stadium is about as good as sponsored names get.

The Allianz Arena sounds (and looks) cool as fuck.

[Dont Fear The Reaper]

I think you are all forgetting the best stadium name ever

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Hut_Park

[Plubby]

I have to envy Stoke.

I see what you did just there.

[stokeriño]

I have to envy Stoke.

I see what you did just there.

I didn't. Not until you pointed it out.

[Colly]

I have to envy Stoke.

I see what you did just there.

I didn't. Not until you pointed it out.

I still don't know what you're doing.

[Plubby]

Stok(e) is jealous of himself!

[stokeriño]

This is why it's useful being a Stoker, not a Stoke.

[Quom]

Sports Direct Arena is one step above 'Preparation H Arena'.

I don't know, the Ponstan Pavilion really lent it an air of class.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

For Newcastle I'm hoping for Poundland Pavilion or Primark Bowl.

[Guest jocky]

The primark bowl would actually be awesome. I'd laugh if whoever bought it just called it st James park and became heroes again. Stick a logo in the stadium like Ashley has and your away

[stokeriño]

I'd laugh too, though the guy who spends £10m per year to do that would be fired within a week.

[Colly]

I'm not convinced to be honest, as long as the sponsorship is visible all you'd miss out on is the little infobar pre-game on tv. The main reason we've lost out on sponsorship over the last few years is through references to Mike Ashley as a toxic brand (Adidas ceased our decade+ deal for that very reason), given that if that continues the fee will be a lot lower than the 8-10 million Llambias wants the goodwill from the city plus the prominent sponsoring might be worth it. o2 is the current rumour, lots of potential customers in the NE.

Best suggestion I've seen so far is the Steak Bake Stadium. If I could buy a Greggs chicken bake at half time it would be the greatest necessary evil of all time.

Oh, and Jeff Stelling has already said he's still saying St James Park. I love Jeff.

Edited November 11, 2011 by Colly

[Summers]

But he wont for long.

[Colly]

He's got precedent with Whickham.

[Summers]

Fair enough then. I assumed he'd quickly break to the pressure to call it it's new name. Even the club would want it called that, as that's the point of sponsorship really.

[stokeriño]

FA statement:

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has been charged with improper conduct by The FA, following media comments he made about the match official after his side's match at Queens Park Rangers on 23 October 2011.

Villas-Boas has until 4pm on 15 November 2011 to respond to the charge.

Inevitable.

[Colly]

Without doubt. He's getting wingey which is a pity.

[TCO]

I wouldn't wan 02 mainly because there's so many places called that already. I'm already confused when they say the O2 Arena with the ones in Dublin and London, I don't need another.