act smiley Posted 12 April 2007 Posted 12 April 2007 Or rather, "Premier". Now, I don't mind the sponsors being slapped all over everything, but when something has built itself a brand over the years, why just destroy it in an attempt to associate it with the latest sponsor?! The only way I can think of is that by calling it Blue Square Premier, they're trying to trick people into having to use their brand to differentiate it with the premiership. But even so, I'd have thought it would have made sense for them to keep it the same. This really, really irritates me. Possibly more than it should. But it does.
filbertway Posted 12 April 2007 Posted 12 April 2007 It's now being called the Blue Square Premier. And conf north and south are Blue Square North ... Blue Square South. Sounds fooking stupid to me, why can't it be called The conference still, but with Blue Square in the title, twats, it sounds so stupid now.
act smiley Posted 12 April 2007 Author Posted 12 April 2007 Also it sounds like some sort of drink. Anyone fancy a Blue Square Premier and Coke League Two? :\
Geo V Posted 12 April 2007 Posted 12 April 2007 To be honest, most people just call it like it is anyway. I cant remember who sponsors the FA Cup and the League Cup is always known as that to me and not whoever sponsors it at the time whose names I again forget. Its no biggy for me, just a sign of the times to get money in. I think its much worse when a stadium has little identity. The Walkers and The Emirates are far from Filbert Street and Highbury and I dont mean geographically! It loses something when the stadium is named after a sponsor.
Phube Posted 12 April 2007 Posted 12 April 2007 I still think of it as the 'GM Vauxhall Conference', in fact for years I didn't even realise it was sponsored by Vauxhall, I just thought that was it's name!!!
lildave3 Posted 12 April 2007 Posted 12 April 2007 I still think of it as the 'GM Vauxhall Conference', in fact for years I didn't even realise it was sponsored by Vauxhall, I just thought that was it's name!!! Me too
Asha Posted 13 April 2007 Posted 13 April 2007 It's now being called the Blue Square Premier.And conf north and south are Blue Square North ... Blue Square South. Sounds fooking stupid to me, why can't it be called The conference still, but with Blue Square in the title, twats, it sounds so stupid now. Aint they a betting company?
Flexx Posted 13 April 2007 Posted 13 April 2007 The FA cup is meant to be known as the FA cup sponsered by Eon why
Joe. Posted 13 April 2007 Posted 13 April 2007 The FA cup is meant to be known as the FA cup sponsered by Eon why Money, money, money
Geo V Posted 14 April 2007 Posted 14 April 2007 WTF or Who the fudge are Eon??!!!!! I still havent got a clue!
act smiley Posted 14 April 2007 Author Posted 14 April 2007 Some German power company that bought Powergen or someone.
21st Century Fox Posted 10 September 2012 Posted 10 September 2012 Figured I'd dig this up instead of start a new thread for this.... Wembley Stadium in talks with companies over sponsorship deal. Wembley Stadium is in advance talks with up to five companies over a possible naming rights deal.But BBC Sport understands that the iconic venue will keep the traditional Wembley name as part of any agreement. Those involved in the negotiations are said to be sensitive about the name's heritage and history. But a change to the naming structure could see a sponsor added to the venue's official name beside or after "Wembley Stadium". Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL), the venue operators and a subsidiary of the Football Association, declined to comment on the talks. A clue as to how any commercial partnership may look to the public may be seen with the naming arrangements at Wembley Arena. The Arena, which is not owned by WNSL, added "A Barclaycard Unwind Experience" to its name, signage and marketing materials in 2010. It is not known if Barclaycard are involved in the current talks for Wembley Stadium. Any potential deal to rebrand Wembley Stadium is likely to anger traditionalists. But with FA still repaying the debt that it took on to build the £757m stadium, arguments will be made that the deal makes commercial sense. WNSL and The FA are understood to have been keen to bring in a major commercial partner to the stadium for some time. Other stadiums to be rebranded in recent times include Newcastle United's stadium which became the "SportsDirect.com Arena @ St James' Park" and then, in November 2011, the "Sports Direct Arena". http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19551495
Ashley Posted 10 September 2012 Posted 10 September 2012 Figured I'd dig this up instead of start a new thread for this.... Wembley Stadium in talks with companies over sponsorship deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19551495 There we have it. Football ruined(not that we didn't know it already) due to money and sponsorship deals. Renaming Wembley. DO ONE.
ScouseFox Posted 10 September 2012 Posted 10 September 2012 Like it makes even the slightest bit of difference. Do people still really give a shit about stupid stuff like this?
Voll Blau Posted 10 September 2012 Posted 10 September 2012 Go ahead. Not like anyone's going to stand up to it are they? Oh no wait, maybe we could start a facebook petition to stop them... lol What a sad state of affairs.
Captain... Posted 10 September 2012 Posted 10 September 2012 Figured I'd dig this up instead of start a new thread for this.... Wembley Stadium in talks with companies over sponsorship deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19551495 ...and with the ring of the cash register another little bit of football dies.
ozleicester Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 Not sure what the specific story about Wembley is on this occasion, but lets be honest, when they knocked it and the towers down*... wembley was dead, they should have sold it out then and there. *How did that happen - England, a country made up of people who fight for whats right, just let one of the greatest sporting stadiums in the world get bulldozed, im amazed that there werent people chained to the towers, the new wembley is an amazing stadium.. but, its not Wembley
Finnegan Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 Not sure what the specific story about Wembley is on this occasion, but lets be honest, when they knocked it and the towers down*... wembley was dead, they should have sold it out then and there. *How did that happen - England, a country made up of people who fight for whats right, just let one of the greatest sporting stadiums in the world get bulldozed, im amazed that there werent people chained to the towers, the new wembley is an amazing stadium.. but, its not Wembley I hate attitudes like this. Did you ever even go to Wembley? It was a dump and you were miles from the pitch. Tradition and history are fine but don't let them stand in the way of progress. I'm not overly keen on the new ground because it's not quite steep enough and the acoustics could be better but it's a spectacular piece of architecture and a massive improvement on the wreck that came before it. Sentiment is nice n'all but when you need to grow you need to grow. Even most Scousers I know how, for example, accept Anfield needs to be replaced. You can't stay in the same ground forever.
accessory Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 The old Wembley was a slum and was no longer fit for purpose. There was no alternative to tearing it down. But the FA messed up the rebuilding work, going way over budget and taking several years longer than it should have done. The debts they ran up are probably the reason why they've been forced into a sponsorship deal. Not that it will make much difference. Most folk will still call the venue Wembley anyway.
ozleicester Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 I hate attitudes like this. Did you ever even go to Wembley? It was a dump and you were miles from the pitch. Tradition and history are fine but don't let them stand in the way of progress. I'm not overly keen on the new ground because it's not quite steep enough and the acoustics could be better but it's a spectacular piece of architecture and a massive improvement on the wreck that came before it. Sentiment is nice n'all but when you need to grow you need to grow. Even most Scousers I know how, for example, accept Anfield needs to be replaced. You can't stay in the same ground forever. Why thank you for your interest in my football ground attendence, as a matter of fact Yes, i have been there. The new stadium is excellent ( yes, ive also been there). and it offers a wonderful viewing opportunity and yes if you like a souless corporate stadium then im sure youll be right at home. But the original Wembley was where my country won the world cup, where my team won cups... not to mention olympics and countless Cup Finals...it was a fantastic original stadium. Progress is nice, but you need to maintain a sense of history, as my post suggests, someone could have worked to save the towers, to maintain some history and link with its amazing tradition. Im willing acccept a little lack of comfort to maintain tradition and avoid becoming a human less business, like american football, where your perfect padded seat affords you a wonderful view of your local franchise.
Finnegan Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 What's soulless about the new Wembley that wasn't about the old one? And I'm talking strictly architecturally, not your sentimental refusal to let go. Your country still won the world cup, that the building they did it in has been replaced doesn't kill the memory of that match. The Cardiff Arms Park has been long flattened but Gareth Edwards' great mudslide into the corner still happened, Arsenal occupy a brand new super stadium but the Invincibles still went a season unbeaten and the Gooners haven't forgotten purely because the stands have moved. There are new stadiums that are generic, cheap templates that are tacky and are dull; the KP is one of them - Wembley isn't. It may not have it's own history yet but neither did the old one at some point. This is the stadium of a new generation and older fans need to wind their necks in and let tomorrow's supporters embrace what is an absolutely stunning piece of architecture and make it their home.
Kitchandro Posted 11 September 2012 Posted 11 September 2012 The atmosphere seems so dead at the new Wembley, even for a lot of cup/play-off finals.
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