guardian.co.uk - 30 days ago
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• New name will be used until the end of this season • Club admit naming rights plan was handled badly Newcastle have confirmed that their stadium will be renamed "sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium" until the end of the season, according to BBC Newcastle. The temporary rebranding follows a controversial announcement from under-pressure owner Mike Ashley that the ground's naming rights would be offered to businesses in an attempt to raise funds. Managing director Derek Llambias told the ...
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feedproxy.google.com 29 days ago — Dot com revolution
After announcing controversial plans to offer the naming rights to Newcastle’s historic St James’ Park to raise cash for the club, Mike Ashley has found a firm with just the financial clout he was looking for… his own company.
The stadium will be given the ...
Newcastle boss relaxed over stadium name change —
The Soccer Blog
As the club prepares for yet another fans’ backlash, Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is convinced St James’ Park will always be St James’ Park.
Owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias caused outrage last week when they revealed the naming rights for the stadium ...
Shit name, no fans —
Black & White & Read All Over
Apparently, despite a petition and an Early Day Motion to the contrary, and a protest planned before Saturday's home match to Peterborough, St James' Park has been renamed with immediate effect. We now officially play our home games at the sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium.Seriously, ...
St. James’ Park – Presented by TESCO —
The Newcastle United Blog
Derek Llambias moved to allay fear and anger with Newcastle fans on Mike Ashley’s pronouncement to sell naming rights to St James’ Park.
St. James’ Park - the Cathedral on the Hill
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Ashley announced his plans last week after also confirming he would not be selling the ...
Newcastle fans are launching a campaign to buy-out the club —
The Spoiler
Supporters take matters into their own hands…
The recent furore over St. James Park’s naming rights was clearly the last of many straws - a group of Newcastle United fans have started appeals to banks and local businesses, asking for help in raising enough funds to launch a ...
How Stadium Naming Rights Are Getting Out Of Control —
EPL Talk
Traditional terrace tipplers still mouthing up their marmite at the news that Newcastle’s St. James’ Park will henceforth be known as sportsdirect.com @St. James’ Park Stadium will be further aghast to learn that Chelsea would consider cashing in on Stamford Bridge . We ...
Mike Ashley – You have no shame —
Dexy's Den - The UK's #1 Football Blog
Sport companies and clubs have, in living memory certainly, always gone hand in hand with advertising. Formula 1 has given much wide- spread criticised publicity to cigarette companies on the sides to their big red engines, cricket players are sponsored by airlines and football teams are ...
sportsdirect.com@StJames'Park —
SoccerBlog.com
I weep for the Newcastle fans who have to put up with this execrable name . How about MikeAshleydumbass@StJames'Park while we are at it?
I remember living in Miami when they renamed Joe Robbie stadium, home of Miami Dolphins as Pro Player Stadium which I thought was soulless but ...
Ashley Enrages Newcastle Fans - 30.10.09 —
The Political Economy of Football
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has deepened his bond with Newcastle fans by proposing to rebrand St.James's Park. They were enraged at his intention to welcome offers for the naming rights of the ground. Former Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd admitted that the club rejected on principle a ...
Mike Ashley Must Really Hate Newcastle United —
Twohundredpercent
When the story first broke that Newcastle United’s Mike Ashley had decided to sell the naming rights to St James Park, it seemed unlikely that he was doing it with the best interests of the supporters of the club at heart. However, the confirmation made this week that for the rest of ...
Newcastle United reveal new stadium name —
RedCafe.net
Newcastle United have announced their stadium will be known as the sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium for the immediate future.
The news comes after an announcement from owner Mike Ashley that the stadium sponsorship rights were up for offer from prospective businesses.
His company ...