Funkii Munkii

It appears Arsenal's new ground will be known as the Emirates Stadium

How do Gooners feel about this, along with places like the Reebook, the JJB, the McAlpine, you sort of lose a little bit of your identity by selling out, I can understand the commercial reasons, but for me it doesnt feel right.

So how long is the stadium going to be know as Emirates Stadium what happens when say Emirates are no longer a sucessful airline or have no interest in a then declining Arsenal side and cant/dont want to stump up the £3m a season Arsenal have a chat with Coke Cola or whoever and they take over, does the stadium get renamed The Coke Cola Stadium

Maybe its one of these commercial deals where to the supporters the ground is known as Ashburton Grove and for commercial and media reasons its known as Emirates Stadium until their sponsor contract runs out.

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richiewong

That's rubbish
Fair play if they name a stand after a major sponsor to it does my nut in, the like's of Reebok, Walkers etc.

jasey

Let's just hope that the **** don't get Tenor Lady as their next main sponsor - "The fanny's pad" .

richiewong

Or is that they are a bunch of *****,

jasey

We're talking about Arsenal - Not Newcastle

AsianGunner

iTrader: (7)

hi mate,

i'm a massive gunners fan an i think that the genral feeling at arsenal is that it will still be call Ashburton grove which is ok, nike were pretty close to gettin the naming rights but because they already do our kits they couldn't put up as much money.

it'll be called the Emarite stadium for 8 years offically, but then arsenal have the potion to sell the name on again(i.e making more money) or just name it our selves.

the good thing is that at least we only have to sell things like naming right for our stadium rather than sell our best layers.

at the end of the day its all about money.

i'm in line to get a season ticket at the stadium so i don't care what its called as long as i get a seat.lol

pauld37

some of us dont need sponsors (chelsea fan).

Charlie WRXSTI

How about some strikers that can score though????

AsianGunner

iTrader: (7)

hahahahaha...........true that matey.

it feels so good as a arsenal fan that we have the best team in england and we didn't jus go out there and buy one..like the Manc's and chelski.

and we've got the worlds best striker, defensive mid and centre back!!!

pauld37

how about some strikers that can score against us

pauld37

all french

angrynorth

Sounds like Emirates got the good side of this deal 15 years ground name, plus shirt sponsorship = around £6M per year.

Don't think you will be running out and buying all Chelski's players with that.

Bit better than the library though.

jasey

Arsenal (and Man Utd) understand that Football is a team game - One day the others will realise this too which will be good for the Premiership (and bad for Man Utd )

AsianGunner

iTrader: (7)

"all french" centre back???

any way what wrong with having french players?

P1Fanatic

I still see Fly Emirates on your shirts?

Simon.

P1Fanatic

So henry, reyes, vieira, cole, ljungberg, pires, campbell, edu, lauren and toure all came up through the youth team ranks did they? I think not. True you havent spent that much but you will need to to stay at the top. With the amount your stadium is costing I dont think you can afford current player prices anyhow

Simon.

pauld37

almost forgot, oh yes of course english centre back, bought from spurs, right? big spurs fan aswell as loving the french, eh?

pauld37

what a couple of million here and there, simon?

Mäkinen®

The Bottom Line I guess is that Arsenal get some money in their pockets for the new stadium from Emirates to move the club oward and that was the most imporatnt factor I guess.

Funkii Munkii

Cheers Si

You saved me the time correcting these pups, how fookin blinkered are some people!!

Ted Maul

Cole was homegrown. Also, I think asiangunners point was that the we buy unknowns cheaply and turn them into the world class rather than buying them at the transfer value peak. the players listed cost Arsenal about £35M. grogba for £24M..having a larf

pauld37

cole? is that it? now that is a larf

Ted Maul

it's hard to get into the best team in the world.
how many homegrowns do the other title challengers have that would get into the first 11 at the ****?

errm...

and don't say gerrard - I said title challengers...

pauld37

What, in place of Lauren, Toure, Cygan, Edu, Lehmann? Now thats a real tough one........ not

jasey

Ahh - the Chelski Fan - Still not understanding that Football is all about the team and playing for each other. Roman can keep buying the "Best" and </Insert Whoever the manager is that month/> can keep turning them into even bigger egos and worse players.

Arsene will continue to buy low and sell high (Hell you can probably have Viera next year - That should pay for the Stadium).

A Russian and his money are easily parted it would seem .

Ted Maul

pauld37 - first 11 I said, so thats Lauren, Toure and Lehmann. Now who from manure or the bluescum that is homegrown would replace them?

John Terry is the close one, but personally I prefer Toure as I feel that he's only been playing top football as a centre back for 1 year and didn't really play full time until he was 20 years old, so a lot of potential.

ps - 49 years, 49 years...

pauld37

Why home grown? Lauren Toure and Lehmann north london lads then?
Whats 49 years 49 years?

Ted Maul

it's a chant we sing when chelsea visit..

pauld37

its 50 years 50 years, i'm affraid

Ted Maul

49 years to the henry tune. maybe when you visit this year we'll change it to 50.