The Globe Arena

[Stewie]

http://www.morecambefc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10866~1959898,00.html

[P/T Indie]

Well it doesn't sound as bad as it could have done eg Sainsburys stadium, asda stadium etc

However with them been the construction firm are we actually getting cash upfront or is it just been knocked off the bill at the end.

[Blackpool Shrimp]

Great name for new stadium and also the new crest looks fantastic ... well done to all concerned

[Stewie]

[heysham_mfc]

like both and it's a lot better name that something like The Sainsburys Stadium noticed the deal was for 5 yers does this mean that after 5 yers is up the stadium can be re-named

[paulshrimp]

Great new crest. Would Globe Stadium have sounded better?

[Blackpool Shrimp]

It sounds good and is easy to say bit like ricoh arena at coventry

[4G63]

what on earth is that travesty?

[Old Man Kensey]

Well that has a nice ring to it. Great news!

[marky No.1]

As the Globe Boss said this morning, at least you all know the stadium will be finished on time!!

http://www.globearena.co.uk/

globearena.JPG

[fletch_al]

Great new crest. Would Globe Stadium have sounded better?

yeah i would have preferred globe stadium. but i suppose that would refer only to the ground itself not all the facilities that we have with it

[marky No.1]

Great new crest. Would Globe Stadium have sounded better?

yeah i would have preferred globe stadium. but i suppose that would refer only to the ground itself not all the facilities that we have with it

Yeah I guess an "Arena" suggests closed in and ours won't be that.

It will also save building the hotel as there is already one in Overton!

Globe_Hotel_.jpg

[John L]

Yeah, the potential chaos caused by a beer delivery going to our Globe won't be as bad as if we were sponsored by Sainsburys and got one of their deliveries by mistake!

[Curly]

Yeah, the potential chaos caused by a beer delivery going to our Globe won't be as bad as if we were sponsored by Sainsburys and got one of their deliveries by mistake!

Yeah! imagine that, 200 slabs of Stella delivered to the Home end that no one had any idea
what to do with

[Wednesdayite]

could have been worse...thank god the sponsorship deal wasnt immodium

[Trevor]

i understand this lot applied but were turned down

http://www.tina.com/English/tina/

[Sammy h]

It was inevitable that this would happen. The construction firm that are building the stadium sponsor it. So in other words, the club get 250k knocked off the bill. Which means globe construction add it on in hidden costs as we all know these firms do. Which means all the club get out of it is a terrible stadium name.

[steve mfc]

could have been worse...thank god the sponsorship deal wasnt immodium

Not sure how that would have went down.

[Mighty Red]

Instead of "Man of the Match" we could have "Golden Globe Awards".

Just so long as the players don't (arti)choke out on the pitch!

[George Dawes]

seeing the builders are sponsoring the new ground it would be nice if they'd do the decent thing and sort us a very good deal out for the new roof

[marky]

Personally I think the name has a certain ring to it. Could have been an awful lot worse anyway!

[wijit]

Short of being the Ann Summers Arena, I can't see how much worse it could be!
We have a name which would be more suited to a ground6 or 7 times the capacity we will have and a badge which looks like it belongs on an under 12's team shirt.
One reason for the badge design change was that it is easier to control it for copyright purposes. Well, I never saw Lancaster Road flooded with people selling fake club stuff.
I know some of you will try to give me hell for this, but frankly, this has cheapened the club in my opinion. The badge is just a copy of the Arsenal badge, and not a good one at that.
Did we actually get any money for the ground name? I doubt that, most clubs are pleased to say they got X amount for selling their soul, I mean ground name. No, we will have got a discount. Who benefits from this discount, us or sainsbury's, as they paid for the build didn't they?

[Heysham_Shrimp]

It was inevitable that this would happen. The construction firm that are building the stadium sponsor it. So in other words, the club get 250k knocked off the bill. Which means globe construction add it on in hidden costs as we all know these firms do. Which means all the club get out of it is a terrible stadium name.

I very much doubt if that happened. The contract price would have been agreed with Globe a long time before the ground naming rights were sold.
They will be paying it in 5 instalments every year rather than upfront which is normal business practice.

[Heysham_Shrimp]

Short of being the Ann Summers Arena, I can't see how much worse it could be!
We have a name which would be more suited to a ground6 or 7 times the capacity we will have and a badge which looks like it belongs on an under 12's team shirt.
One reason for the badge design change was that it is easier to control it for copyright purposes. Well, I never saw Lancaster Road flooded with people selling fake club stuff.
I know some of you will try to give me hell for this, but frankly, this has cheapened the club in my opinion. The badge is just a copy of the Arsenal badge, and not a good one at that.
Did we actually get any money for the ground name? I doubt that, most clubs are pleased to say they got X amount for selling their soul, I mean ground name. No, we will have got a discount. Who benefits from this discount, us or sainsbury's, as they paid for the build didn't they?

its nothing like Arsenals badge. Do they have a Shrimp or a prawn on theirs !

[wijit]

Well pointed out, Mr heysham. My mistake I take it all back!
except the bit where it's crap!