The_Rev Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yep, in the week that the FA celebrate their 150th anniversary they have also decided to announce that they have sold the naming rights to Wembley Stadium. (link: Torygraph) I cant be alone in being slightly annoyed by this, can I? I've not got a huge problem with the national stadium being in Wembley, but all of the emotional arguments that the FA used to build it there instead of somewhere more suitable geographically ("but it's the home of football!") kinda fall flat now they have sold the name of the place. The bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 That is annoying. Funnily enough I wouldn't mind it quite so much from a club perspective. Although I'd prefer to keep Villa Park, "Villa Park in association with Something Somewhere" at least leaves the fans alone to some extent. It'd still be Villa Park. Something really ticks me off about it as an England fan though. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 With club football you can forgive it a bit more because more money = better players = better team. The FA don't have to pay huge transfer fees for England players. They dont need to pay the players they do have £5m+ a year either. It just strikes me as cynical, especially the timing of the announcement being during a week where they are supposed to be celebrating the tradition of the oldest football association in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Eugh. Opportunistic capitalism at it's worst: making money for the sake of making money. It would be okay if that money was going to be pumped into grassroots schemes but it's clearly not. What on earth do the FA need to do this for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Meh it's football, nothing surprises me any more, the game is one giant circus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) WemblEE stadium? EDIT Infact I am going to © this now.... and charge £10k per use should they want it for advertising. Edited January 18, 2013 by Eames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm sure we will see that terrible pun in adverts before much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Eugh. Opportunistic capitalism at it's worst: making money for the sake of making money. It would be okay if that money was going to be pumped into grassroots schemes but it's clearly not. What on earth do the FA need to do this for? Same reason they're devaluing the last two rounds of the FA Cup: Wembley cost them a fortune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 "Wembley Stadium in Association with EE". Or, as it'll be known by everyone, everywhere.. 'Wembley Stadium'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm no fan of this but I'm surprised every club hasn't gone down this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Same reason they're devaluing the last two rounds of the FA Cup: Wembley cost them a fortune. We were quite good, as a nation, at cocking up massive building projects at that point weren't we? I mean, Wales managed to build their impressive Millenium Stadium on time and on budget. And it's more impressive. Meanwhile, England were struggling with this and the less said about Scotland's Parliament building the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 18, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2013 EE Stadium at Wembley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Will it mean no more FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 iirc, the f.a. are still paying off the stupid £800million outlay on the stadium. cus building one in birmingham for half that was a stupid idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Will it mean no more FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley? The Budweiser FA Cup semi-finals will still be played at the EE Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 the FA in ££££££££££££££££££££££££ shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Not too bothered tbh. Its what football is all about these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 it's quite disgusting really , it was bad enough that they had to go cap in hand to Ticketmaster / Club Wembley in order to get Wembley finished resulting in empty seats at every match with people on Corporate jolly ups with zero interest in the event itself another nail in the coffin of football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wales managed to build their impressive Millenium Stadium on time and on budget thats a myth the company that built the stadium was laing, one of the country's biggest and oldest construction companies at the time, by the end of the project they were in so much debt that they were bought by o'roukes for £1, it was built on budget largely because they took a £40m hit on it! it wasnt designed very well and they royally **** the tender up, not only in price but in agreeing that all of the risks were theirs rather than the designers, pretty much the opposite of wembley where the designers took on the risk iirc it was the stadium on the side that casued the problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) It's not like it's the real Wembley Stadium. In my mind, there is only one Wembley, and they tore it down 12 years ago. It's like Boston Garden. There was only one, and it's long gone now. Edited January 18, 2013 by maqroll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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