News Simonds Stadium to be renamed GMHBA Stadium

[SJ]

GEELONG’S new-look stadium next year will get a new name, with GMHBA to take over as naming rights sponsor.



The Cats will unveil stage four of the Kardinia Park stadium redevelopment early next season, with a new stand replacing the former Brownlow and Jennings stands.

The stadium will also have its fifth different naming rights sponsor later in the year, with the local health insurance company to replace Simonds Homes, which has held the name since late 2011.

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...m/news-story/9019ba3dd19066586b4fca8ec5435563

 

[Chief]

Should we open the bidding for "commonly referred to as..."? You know it is going to end up being called "goomba" or the like.

 

[catempire]

IIRC someone on this board last year saw a sponsorship sign or something that suggested this was going to happen...

 

[cats_09]

I’m pretty happy with the name change, and mainly because this is a Geelong based company coming on board – so good to see local connections working together, and building stronger ties to Geelong. We know that Ford is closing in Geelong, so to see another Geelong company linked in with the club is a strong move.

I was curious how NIB & GMHBA would work together in sponsorship of the same team, but the article answered that question in that there would be no crossover, and hoping that Simonds stays on for another year.

I think this is good news for the club, and now to wait on the name of the new stand,

 

[cats_09]

IIRC someone on this board last year saw a sponsorship sign or something that suggested this was going to happen...

Was that on the plans/images/sketches of finished stadium redevelopment as released by the club? Might still be something in the stage 4 redevelopment thread.

 

[SJ]

IIRC someone on this board last year saw a sponsorship sign or something that suggested this was going to happen...

This was it:

Not sure if anyone has noticed but in pic 5 on top of the hickey stand the Simmonds stadium sign is gone and replaced with gmhba stadium. A new stadium sponsor perhaps?

 

[Pivo]

I’m pretty happy with the name change, and mainly because this is a Geelong based company coming on board – so good to see local connections working together, and building stronger ties to Geelong. We know that Ford is closing in Geelong, so to see another Geelong company linked in with the club is a strong move.

I was curious how NIB & GMHBA would work together in sponsorship of the same team, but the article answered that question in that there would be no crossover, and hoping that Simonds stays on for another year.

I think this is good news for the club, and now to wait on the name of the new stand,

I'm happy because it'll put paid to me continually saying "Skilled Stadium" instead of "Simonds Stadium".

Now I have no alliteration excuse to use.

 

[JD Tomahawk]

It's a shocker

 

[you pick one]

Should we open the bidding for "commonly referred to as..."? You know it is going to end up being called "goomba" or the like.

It will just be shortened to GMH Stadium which will piss Ford off no end.

 

[James1970]

It will just be shortened to GMH Stadium which will piss Ford off no end.

Years ago I always thought Ford would eventually want naming rights - "Ford Stadium" just seemed a natural.

GMHBA is too much of a mouthful for 99% of the commentators.

 

[JUBJUB]

IIRC someone on this board last year saw a sponsorship sign or something that suggested this was going to happen...

It was shown in the plans for the new stand

 

[JUBJUB]

Thunder Road posted it

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...-4-redevelopment.982196/page-22#post-40896057

 

[ChookNorris]

I'm just saddened the new naming rights ends a great run of illiteration.

 

[you pick one]

Thunder Road posted it

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...-4-redevelopment.982196/page-22#post-40896057

Nice legs

 

[STP18]

Despite this it's still going to be called 'Skilled' Stadium by 90% of people.

 

[Boxhead_31]

I'm just saddened the new naming rights ends a great run of illiteration.

Didn't Baytec jump in for a bit after Shell?

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Skilled Stadium
Simmonds Stadium
GMHBA Stadium

Worst name by a mile.

 

[JD Tomahawk]

Yeh it needs to be something starting with S. Guaranteed GMHBA will end the sponsorship in 2-3 years. I'm surprised they can even afford it to be frank

Ahh yes the baytec era. Where the fixture for that year 2002? Had as playing at baytec stadium.

 

[ChookNorris]

Didn't Baytec jump in for a bit after Shell?

Haha yes, I forgot, seems I had repressed it.

 

[you pick one]

Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Skilled Stadium
Simmonds Stadium
GMHBA Stadium

Worst name by a mile.

Don't care about names just $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

 

[Copernicus]

This is what it sounds like to me:

 

[catempire]

Ten Stadium Names Worse Than Ours

 

[Lester Burnham]

Ten Stadium Names Worse Than Ours

The Wankdorf trumps all those

 

[S for September]

Kardinia Park is all you need to know.

 

[catters05]

Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Skilled Stadium
Simmonds Stadium
GMHBA Stadium

Worst name by a mile.

What would be great is if GMHBA would just say to the Cats, put our logo everywhere and we would like you to call it Kardinia Park or the Cattery.