bjblyth Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I've noticed recently that all official press releases no longer refer to the 'Walkers Stadium' but instead use 'Filbert Way'... Does this mean we have a new name? Did I miss something!?!?
Jimmy Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I've noticed recently that all official press releases no longer refer to the 'Walkers Stadium' but instead use 'Filbert Way'... Does this mean we have a new name? Did I miss something!?!? the owners want to rename it the King Power Stadium so they are probably negotiating a buy out of the contract with Walkers
bjblyth Posted 30 June 2011 Author Posted 30 June 2011 I'd rather it just stayed as Filbert Way than keep changing name every few years due to sponsorship. Can't believe we're on that bandwagon.
Haydos Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I'd rather it just stayed as Filbert Way than keep changing name every few years due to sponsorship. Can't believe we're on that bandwagon. That big income shaped bandwagon? Jeez. New stadiums will be sponsored, get used to it.
Jace Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 having a sponsor doesnt mean you cant still refer to the ground filbert way, filbert st was officially called city stadium but everybody still called it filbert st, if the owners want to call it king power stadium and pump millions of pounds into the club at a time where other clubs are financially unstable to promote their name thats fine by me
Saxondale Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 The original naming rights were only ever for 10 years. A snip at £500k too, apparently. PS. King Power Stadium would sound ridiculous. Like the sort of place an ancient monarch would have fed peasants to lions or something for his own entertainment.
Yojoe36 Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 the owners want to rename it the King Power Stadium so they are probably negotiating a buy out of the contract with Walkers I heard that King Power want to keep it called the walkers, cause they know how the supporters feel But thats what Ian Stringer said so............
John Matrix Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 500K FOR 10 years wow...who negotiated that terrible deal and did they mentor hoos
Spudulike Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 They can call it what they like but It will always be FREEMEN'S WHARF to me
Saxondale Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 500K FOR 10 years wow...how negotiated that terrible deal and did they mentor hoos Haha! Lee "We won't pay £50k to have Tom Cleverley for a season" Hoos.
Jimmy Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I heard that King Power want to keep it called the walkers, cause they know how the supporters feel But thats what Ian Stringer said so............ supporters really care if its called The Walkers Stadium or not? I don't and don't know anyone else that does either
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 Our ground should have one everlasting name, and not changed by sponsorship. Could you imagine our beloved Filbert Street, suffering in the same way?
Webbo Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 Haha! Lee "We won't pay £50k to have Tom Cleverley for a season" Hoos. Hoos wasn't at the club when the naming rights were negotiated. Mandaric also renegotiated when he first took over the club, also before Hoos.
John Matrix Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 Hoos wasn't at the club when the naming rights were negotiated. Mandaric also renegotiated when he first took over the club, also before Hoos. erm that's why i said. did the person who made the deal..then mentor hoos. couldn't have been clearer really.
Webbo Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 erm that's why i said. did the person who made the deal..then mentor hoos. couldn't have been clearer really. Erm I wasn't quoting you.
Yojoe36 Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 supporters really care if its called The Walkers Stadium or not? I don't and don't know anyone else that does either Stringers words, not mine
Foxblogger Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 500K FOR 10 years wow...who negotiated that terrible deal and did they mentor hoos At the time the club were in dire financial strengths. Walkers had a strong negotiating platform and little reason for sentimentality having lost the shirt sponsorship to LG, they exploited that position ruthlessly.
Larry_LCFC Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I dont think the KP stadium sounds too bad. King Power Stadium does sound a tad tacky.
blueredswed Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I don´t care what the name is as long I can find it from my GPS and therefore give mee an answer! It´s not Walker it is? Come on give my GPS right coordinations
Foxblogger Posted 30 June 2011 Posted 30 June 2011 I dont think the KP stadium sounds too bad. I think it sounds nuts.
Alf Bentley Posted 1 July 2011 Posted 1 July 2011 I dont think the KP stadium sounds too bad. I think it sounds nuts. Crisps, nuts... I like it. We have some continuity there - and continuity becomes tradition. We also need to combine a reference to the traditions of the game with a little nod to our current financiers. How about "The Theatre of Crisps (Thai Red Curry Flavour)". The bit in brackets would allow some room for manoeuvre, so for example if the club was bought out by Paulo Sousa, "Thai Red Curry" could become "Piri Piri". I think it's important that we don't stray too far from the traditions that the game is all about.
thybluefox Posted 2 July 2011 Posted 2 July 2011 Hearing that Walkers got it for 10 years for £500k makes me even less bothered about the name changing now.
accessory Posted 2 July 2011 Posted 2 July 2011 At the time the club were in dire financial strengths. Walkers had a strong negotiating platform and little reason for sentimentality having lost the shirt sponsorship to LG, they exploited that position ruthlessly. Still a shocking deal by our then board. Compare and contrast to the deal Arsenal did for the Emirates. It bugs me that Walkers have the sponsorship rights until 2017, but I'd rather see the current owners spend money on strengthening the side than on buying the contract to change the stadium name.
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