Championship - Hughton cool over renaming

PA Sport - Thu, 05 Nov 16:58:00 2009

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton is convinced St James' Park will always be St James' Park as the club prepares for yet another fans' backlash.

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Owner Mike Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias caused outrage last week when they revealed the naming rights for the stadium were up for grabs as they attempt to bring new revenue into the club.

They did little to abate that fury when they confirmed earlier this week that the 52,000-capacity venue will now be known as the sportsdirect.com@St James' Park Stadium as the search for a long-term sponsor gets under way.

However, Hughton believes the name change will make little difference in practice.

He said: "I sympathise with the supporters because they are a massive, massive part of this club. But I am quite sure that in a year's time, two years' time, 10 years' time, people will still refer to the stadium as St James'.

"It's not like a club that has actually moved its stadium. I can understand where the supporters are coming from, but in everybody's eyes, it will still be St James'."

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  1. Ashley to Houghton, "Well said Christopher, now­ there's a good dog. Now roll over and Uncle Mike­ will tickle your tummy as promised".

    BTW did­ anyone see Lambastard on Sky Sports the other day­ talking about investing in 15, 16 and 17 year olds? He­ said the youth are the furure of the club when in fact­ he means in January we'll see a couple of kids that­ we aquire for feck all, pay them peanuts and sell them­ for profit once they are the finished product.

    Come on­ Chris grow some balls and stand up the fat controller­ for some things at least.

    From neil, on Fri 6 Nov 12:52PM

  2. shaun sounds kinda tastey - tried it?

    From CARL, on Fri 6 Nov 10:43AM

  3. Ting Tong and Nezter. W @ nkers of the highest­ order.

    Comment 2. Marnio - you sad man! Poverty Park­ eh? Here's something that might interest Marnio­ from Peru. Plenty of poverty there.

    Peruvian Fried­ Guinea Pig (Ayacucho-style)
    CUY CHAQTADO

    1 guinea pig,­ de-haired, gutted, and cleaned
    1/2 c. flour
    1/4 - 1/2­ t. ground cumin
    salt and black pepper to taste
    1/2 c.­ oil
    Pat dry the skin of the guinea pig and rub in the­ cumin, salt, and pepper. Preheat oil. Dust the carcass­ with the flour and place it on its back in the oil,­ turning to cook both sides. Alternately, the guinea pig­ can be cut and fried in quarters.
    Serve with boiled­ potato or boiled manioc root, and a salad of cut­ tomatoes and slivered onions bathed in lime juice and a­ bit of salt.

    From SHAUN, on Fri 6 Nov 10:10AM

  4. i don't beleeeeeeeeeive it!!!!
    feck me even chelski­ now want to copy us!!!
    bet fatshley is smiling into his­ lard sarnies this mornin!!!

    From CARL, on Fri 6 Nov 9:18AM

  5. Of course Hughton is cool over it. His just been given­ a permanent job and hasn't got the balls to say­ anything negative about the board. He's scared of­ Ashley.
    I can't believe they've messed with­ the name, how much of an insult is that to the heritage­ of the club.

    From Rich_82, on Fri 6 Nov 7:41AM

  6. Well Hughtons mad then coz he trys to care about the­ fans is changing the name caring about the fans not­ likely

    From benjamin, on Fri 6 Nov 7:10AM

  7. oh look i have no life so i know, i'll go spam­ abuse about other football clubs. sad really, maybe you­ should concentrate on your own clubs and let the­ newcastle fans deal with these stories.

    fact is even­ with all the @#$% going on, the club still has more­ genuin fans that care than other 95% of the­ country's football clubs

    From pologt03, on Fri 6 Nov 5:52AM
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    WHAT! !

    I thought i was renamed the OXO arena,

    Home­ of the laughing stock

    From scott, on Fri 6 Nov 2:14AM

  9. marnio from peru... love ye!

    From ting tong, on Thu 5 Nov 11:55PM
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    Ha ha ha ha.
    Good to see the geordies are having the­ backside torn out of them by a cokney­ geeeeeeeeeeeeeeezer.
    Keep it up Ashley, mate. Great­ job.

    From Netzer, on Thu 5 Nov 11:44PM
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    Newcastle­ FC........LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From Netzer, on Thu 5 Nov 11:42PM
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    Look it is not all bad for Newcastle........erm....well­ ........maybe it is actually!!!

    From Netzer, on Thu 5 Nov 11:39PM

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    didn't even read you, saw your name­ attached and merely gave you the thumbs down as i am­ sure your comment will be as unfunny as all your other­ comments - you tool.

    From cameron w, on Thu 5 Nov 10:47PM
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    hello my georgie friends, it marnio here from the­­ peru.
    my friends what has happened to your football­­ team? it has become the joke. whenever my family hear­­ news reports about the newcastle they laugh like the­­ ticklish hyena that have the feather stuck in its­­ bottom.
    the georgies were at one time the famous for­­ the eating the most meat and pastry pies in the whole­­ world, drinking the vast quantities of beer and having­­ the proud football team. now the football team is­­ finished.
    mr ashbie has renamed the ground to help­­ raise money to feed his players and their families.­­ many people in newcastle are starving, fighting­ against­ the cold and falling behind the rest of the­­ civilisation. most of the georgies are still in the­ 70s­ both in fashion sense, hair cuts and mentality.
    it­ good­ mr ashbie rename the ground. st james park held­ too­ many bad memories for the fans. maybe under this­ new­ name the newcastle maybe better team and actually­ win a­ trophy.
    i think the mr ashbie should rename the­ team to­ something more suitable to the location like­ "­ poverty united " or "fatty­ talentless­ athletic" or "bitterly cold­ northern sheet­ hole f c"
    then the georgies would­ be much more at­ the home with their surroundings.
    keep­ up the good the­ work mr ashbie, you deserve the medal­ for trying to­ work up there with the mentally­ disadvantaged in the­ community.

    From marnio from peru, on Thu 5 Nov 9:12PM

  15. Renaming a stadium is always going to be an issue with­ fans. This is more so at Newcastle because of who we­ have in charge. Its obvious that, again, he has thought­ of a course of action and not consulted anyone in or­ outside the boardroom. But to me, it'll always be­ St James Park. Always has been, always is and always­ will be. Regardless of any name. The only way it'll­ ever be considered different is if it is moved and a­ new ground re-built elsewhere. Thats when you've­ got to literally kick off.

    From Neil, on Thu 5 Nov 5:20PM
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