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[arbboy]

Why would Newcastle fans be ok with changing the name of the clubs ground when the club received nothing from the name change since Ashley pays the whole sum of 0 for advertising Sports Direct.

The same way as Stoke fans would be ok with the brit being renamed the bet365arena for the whole sum of 0 because the owners have that right by the fact they own the club.  You, as a Newcastle fan, have no more right to stop the owner changing the name of the ground as you do telling me what to name my house.  Why do football fans think they have any control over a building that they own 0% of?  More importantly, why does it matter what the ground is called?

[tikay]

Why would Newcastle fans be ok with changing the name of the clubs ground when the club received nothing from the name change since Ashley pays the whole sum of 0 for advertising Sports Direct.

Why would they not?

Lord Ashley owns the club, he has every right to do what he wants, imo.

[mondatoo]

Why would Newcastle fans be ok with changing the name of the clubs ground when the club received nothing from the name change since Ashley pays the whole sum of 0 for advertising Sports Direct.

Why would they not?

Lord Ashley owns the club, he has every right to do what he wants, imo.

Not really sure why I made the original post other than to show others they otherside of Arbboy's FACTS.

Not being funny with you tikay but I'm over discussing Newcastle on here, won't be getting involved in pointless discussions about them on here again.

[pleno1]

If we have a chairman who owns a club with no ambition to make it anything but break even so he can push his own agendas via very expensive advertising space including re-naming one of the most famous stadiums in the country without paying a penny then surely we can feel a little aggrieved?

We are constantly told we can't compete financially with other clubs, if we started by getting a better revenue stream in terms of advertising then that would be a start.

If we are told that we will 100% not care about winning cups, 100% accept being a mid table team then at least let us keep the identity of the club? Why should we even keep going back if there is no ambition in the club?

[Longy]

I remember when Norwich had a kit that consisted of yellow shorts not green. Cue leaflets outside the ground every game, the local newspaper having a campaign, culminating in a vote at home game where you were given a piece of paper to hold up one side yellow, one side green. We now always have green shorts.

[icles test]

Ashley said that stadium rights would be in interests of club then stuck his tramps brand on it for nothing. He had already ripped to heart out of the club then changed the pride and joy of the club. If he builds an 80K seater stadium he can call it what he wants, but putting his tacky branding on the pride of the toon was typical of a billionaire who wears jeans with dress shoes and a toon top. You dont buy a merc and put a lada badge on it lads.

I suppose you could say the same for hull but it seems to me the bloke is the only reason they are where they are and has spent more then they deserve. Its not like he wants to change hull to tigers. I wouldnt give a monkeys if ashley was spending money and backing us in the market and wanted to call us Newcastle fatradgietrampsbrand

[Doobs]

If we have a chairman who owns a club with no ambition to make it anything but break even so he can push his own agendas via very expensive advertising space including re-naming one of the most famous stadiums in the country without paying a penny then surely we can feel a little aggrieved?

We are constantly told we can't compete financially with other clubs, if we started by getting a better revenue stream in terms of advertising then that would be a start.

If we are told that we will 100% not care about winning cups, 100% accept being a mid table team then at least let us keep the identity of the club? Why should we even keep going back if there is no ambition in the club?

Ashley owns 100% of Newcastle United.  He owns 58% of Sports Direct.  To say he benefits from Sports Direct not paying for the naming rights of St James Park can't really be true can it?  Before tax he appears to be £4m better off from each £10m Sports Direct pays to Newcastle.  

So you genuinely have nothing to be aggrieved about here. 

[The Camel]

The big jumps race at Sandown at the end of the season has been sponsored by about 10 different companies since Whitbread.

But everyone I know still calls it the Whitbread.

If Newcastle fans call the ground St James's Park, that's its name, no matter what Mr Ashley wants.

It's all a fuss about nothing. I hope Leftus Road gets renamed the Durex Arena. If it means QPR get £5 mill per year and the fans gets a free sample of the sponsors product.

After all there is usually a lot of cocks supporting QPR. So I'm told.

[George2Loose]

Lets face it- football fans are not happy unless they have something to moan about.

[redarmi]

Lets face it- football fans are not happy unless they have something to moan about.

This is such a tap in......