What is in a Name?
Sometimes I forget how truly delightful the English are. Even their soccer holligans have some taste.
On this side of the pond, about 10 years ago we really started screwing up how we name sports stadiums, and we're getting worse.
Sports are supposed to be fun, but corporate America has taken hold. There are a few counter examples left, like Fenway Park, but a cool 5-10 million bucks for "naming rights" means we end up with more Miller Parks and Federal Express Fields. Bah. Almost worse is when fans protest losing a classic name like Mile High Stadium and we end up with crap like Invesco Field at Mile High.
So here is to the Brits, and some of my favourite names from the Premier League.
Highbury - Home of (the) Arsenal
St. Andrews - Home of Birmingham City FC
Ewood Park - Home of Blackburn Rovers
The Valley - Home of Charlton Athletic
Stamford Bridge - Home of Chelsea
Craven Cottage - Home of Fulham FC
Anfield - Home of Liverpool FC
Old Trafford - Home of Manchester United
Carrow Road - Home of Norwich City FC
And my favorite
The Hawthorns - Home of West Bromwich Albion
(We won't mention Reebok Stadium.)
On this side of the pond, about 10 years ago we really started screwing up how we name sports stadiums, and we're getting worse.
Sports are supposed to be fun, but corporate America has taken hold. There are a few counter examples left, like Fenway Park, but a cool 5-10 million bucks for "naming rights" means we end up with more Miller Parks and Federal Express Fields. Bah. Almost worse is when fans protest losing a classic name like Mile High Stadium and we end up with crap like Invesco Field at Mile High.
So here is to the Brits, and some of my favourite names from the Premier League.
Highbury - Home of (the) Arsenal
St. Andrews - Home of Birmingham City FC
Ewood Park - Home of Blackburn Rovers
The Valley - Home of Charlton Athletic
Stamford Bridge - Home of Chelsea
Craven Cottage - Home of Fulham FC
Anfield - Home of Liverpool FC
Old Trafford - Home of Manchester United
Carrow Road - Home of Norwich City FC
And my favorite
The Hawthorns - Home of West Bromwich Albion
(We won't mention Reebok Stadium.)
posted by Tom at 11:02 PM
6 Comments:
No worries, because soon Man. U. will be the Manchester Buccaneers and all the Englishmen will protest but one foreign fan will stand strong, Pakes, cause he loves a good pirate-like name.
Well, he's already got the shirt to support the new side!
And what's wrong with White Hart Lane?
Ug, it was on the list...when I wrote them I tried to put them in some order and lost White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham Hotspur FC!
Apologies!
Count, I can only apologize. I just don't think they can turn down the cash.
Have you have the potentially worse syndrome of grounds being renamed on an almost yearly basis?
Such as the Edward Jones Dome, nee the Dome at America's Center (ack!), nee TransWorld Dome.
Candlestick Park started this whole mess, and I have no idea what it is even called any more it has changed so often.
Some aren't altered by the name change....Hoosier Dome...RCA Dome...potato...potato (loses something in print, that last bit). It's the loss of names like Mile High that bites.
Maybe soon they'll all be Chapter 11 Park?
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