Old Trafford renamed

[usalion]

As part of a sponsorship deal, the famous Manchester cricket ground will be known as Emirates Old Trafford. the deal will last for ten years, and Lancashire will wear an emirates patch as part of their T20 kit.

Sadly, money continues to rule sport.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Older Trafford...?

 

[The Speaker]

I don't actually mind this too much. It's still Old Trafford.

 

[The Speaker]

That's just not cricket old bean.

What next? Vodafone Lords?

Doubt the MCC is struggling for funds. But I would think pretty much every other ground in England will go the same way at some point.

 

[The Speaker]

They already have the Brit Oval.

Can't see them ever selling the advertising rights to Lords though, there would be outrage.

Nah, it's the Kia Oval now.

 

[iluvparis]

Dissapointing, was looking forward to the next Go Daddy.com Lords test match.

 

[King Elvis]

At least it's still Old Trafford.

 

[TassieEagle]

Tassie have started the rot here as well, only regular test venue to have a sponsor, at least to my knowledge

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

At least it's still Old Trafford.

Yeah, its better than Bellerive becoming Boot Park; or many of the AFL's grounds, where the actual name has been completely obliterated on the corporate altar.

The names "Lords" and "MCG" are probably worth more to their respective managements than any sponsor would be. The names are icons in themselves.

 

[usalion]

Interesting- we have the bit here in the US with college football games have sponsors (The Nokia Sugar Bowl, the Chik fil'A Bowl etc. The equivalent in the bowl games to Lords is the Rose Bowl, held each year in Pasadena, CA. They held out the longest, but have now gone the sponsorship route- but their name comes first- it is "The rose Bowl prsented by Vizio." Might be a compromise the folks at lords might make- i mean, they did put up lights.

I hope it doesn't happen, though. The poster about the other English grounds is right , though- the counties will go that way, and many already have- the Kia Oval, Swalec Stadium, the Emirate Riverside- what's Hampshire's ground now? Used to eb the Rose Bowl....

 

[The_Reaper]

I'd probably cry if the WACA or Lords were renamed for sponsorship reasons.

 

[Selective Retention]

I reckon WA were the first state to jump to officially naming themselves after their sponsors e.g. Retravision Warriors. I'd say Adelaide Oval would be the next one at risk though with the AFL going there.

 

[The Speaker]

I reckon WA were the first state to jump to officially naming themselves after their sponsors e.g. Retravision Warriors. I'd say Adelaide Oval would be the next one at risk though with the AFL going there.

Although now we are the only state without a sponsor name.

 

[Kram]

They reckon that the new Perth Stadium won't have a sponsor's name but it will never happen.

 

[DardySingh360]

Arsenal gets one up over Man Utd I'm all for it

 

[Underarm]

They reckon that the new Perth Stadium won't have a sponsor's name but it will never happen.

I would think without a Sponsership it doesn't get made...

It depends on how tough Emirates wants to be on enforcing it, really. the fact of the matter is that its still Old trafford, and the way the name is set up is to keep the tradition, Allowing people to be lazy and still call it Old trafford.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Pepsi presents Emitrates Old Trafford

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

 

[jefffff34]

Collingwood gets one up over Man Utd I'm all for it

efa!

 

[big_e]

I would think without a Sponsership it doesn't get made...

Sponsorship is only going to be worth a couple of million a year, tops. Won't be the difference between it going ahead or not going ahead.