ToffeeWeb - Season 2007-08

Kevin Fowkes
1 Posted 03/09/2007 at 15:37:00

Won?t it be called something like ?The Tesco Express?? We could even have above the main entrance the slogan ?Every little helps?

Marko Poutiainen
2 Posted 03/09/2007 at 15:45:07

The name will be sold to the highest bidder, as will the stand names. There is no way the club would turn down several million pounds of income.

Pete Moore
3 Posted 03/09/2007 at 15:43:06

KW has stated that naming rights will be sold to help fund the stadium (as with: Emirates Stadium, Friends Provident St Mary’s, Reebok etc.) He also confirmed Tesco will NOT be involved in this side of things and therefore there will be no ’Every little helps stadium’ or suchlike...Phew!

James Smith
4 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:22:42

I’ve never heard of actual stands being sold for naming rights, so I imagine they will be named appropriately to our liking.

Carl Wright
5 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:13:45

The Nintendo Stadium

Slogan "Now you’re playing with power..."

(realy slogan that!)

Gerard Madden
6 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:25:29

I’m glad that now the vote is over and done with the debate has moved on (for most of us) to things like this.

It is fairly certain that the club are going to sell naming rights but there’s no reason whatsoever why we can’t have an ’underlying’ permanent name because the naming rights will be up for renewel every 5-10 years or so and will probably change over time. I propose ’New Goodison’ as the name of our new ground and hope we get an appropiate sponsor - not McDonalds or Tesco or any other crap like that.

David Torley
7 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:30:27

The ’random sponsor’ Dixie Dean Stadium

Neil Styles
8 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:37:10

I dont think we have to worry too much about having our stadium raped by tesco in terms of name. Mr. Wynness has insisted on numerous occasions that we, Everton,maintain the naming rights. I suspect it’ll be called the New Goodison (which is nice) but I dont think it’d be a bad idea to go right back to our roots and call it something along the lines of The St. Domingos Stadium. Just a thought

Neil Styles
9 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:41:55

Just read David Torley’s suggestion for the stadium name Dixie Dean Stadium - really great idea!

Robin Byrne
10 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:42:30

Neil, I thought KW had been pretty clear on the fact that we’ll be selling the naming rights in order to fund our side of the agreement, so we wont be choosing a name ourselves. Get the romantic notions of New Goodison etc out of your head.

Mick Murphy
11 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:45:14

Maybe the ground will use a sponsor name but I would be Surprised if the stands and roads around the ground don?t have names after our legends. Or even the whole complex is not named after something connected to Everton Football club ?St Domingos?

Tommy Coleman
12 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:58:16

I hope ASDA get the naming rights.

Mike McIlroy
13 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:54:27

it?s always difficult to name after past heroes as this is one club that has so many.
I do think that Dixie should figure big time and to name the stadium after him would be superb. I also think that to name a stand after Rhys Jones would be a fitting memorial to an young but ardent Evertonian - we don?t need to sell them to business after all we are the people?s club

Peter Fearon
14 Posted 03/09/2007 at 16:54:52

It has been made very clear by Keith ’No Plan B’ Wyness that the Knowsley People’s Club’s stadium will be named for the corporate sponsor who comes closest to paying 25 million pounds. This is partly how we are paying our end of the costs. If this means we end up playing in a stadium called the Pukka Pies Arena, Wyness won’t think about that for more than a nanosecond. So put all the sweet dreams about ’Golden Vision Stadium’ etc etc., out of your minds. I also understand that Knowsley Council is going to insist that on the website, the programs, postal address and all official references will say ’Stadium Name,’ Knowsley. Not Liverpool. Believe me, this is all just the beginning of the humiliation.

Ed MacDonald
15 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:03:25

Naming rights are worth c.£30m and will go to the highest bidder

Maybe these guys will be interested

http://www.arcelikas.com.tr/Cultures/en-US/?Language=en-US

http://www.koc.com.tr/en-US/

Ed Casey
16 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:09:58

Yeah - not sure how the naming rights thing works exactly (and would be happy for someone to explain it to me)but I should imagine that it does what it says on the tin - allows the company who comes up with 25million quid the opportunity to name the stadium. So I am expecting to pay visits to the Tesco Stadium, Chang Park or the Umbro Ground. I dream for a beneficiary to come in and call it New Goodison Park or the Dean Ground or something that honours our illustrious history - but it ain’t gonna happen!

Tony Marsh
17 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:18:51

Its going to end up with some embarrasing sponsored name.Why not call it The Stadium of Shite ? because thats what it will be.

Marc Roberts
18 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:20:02

I reckon that after not being able to find a sponsor interested it will be called the ?Free Season Ticket With Each Tin of Tesco Value Beans Stadium?.
Anything to fill those thousands of empty seats, maybe they will also go for the ?Aisle 8? main stand where the kids can park their arses while mums search for the Heinz 57.

Pete Sullivan
19 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:23:10

Leeds sold the naming rights for that huge stand where they put all the Tottenham fans in the 1995 semi...the gloriously named Lurpak Stand. Let?s hope we don?t follow that example: I also hate where stands have first and second names, so much better to have the Dean Stand, the Southall Stand, the Lawton End, the Latchford End....Have we ever had someone called Bell play for us?.Might need to be a bit careful there.

Darren Dempsey
20 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:46:22

Ah Tony your back! PHEW! Just to let you know, that in your absence an imposter calling himself Tony Marsh had an article published and he was saying nice things about Everton. We all knew it couldn?t have been you though. Welcome back!
How about The Tony Marsh Stadium, in honour of the man himself? or Les Miserable Ground, for the same reason?

Si Coe
21 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:52:48

Appropriate Road nanes around the stadium could be ( with apologies to the artists )

Road to Nowhere

Heartache Avenue both approached by the Tesco Expressway

Steve Sweeney
22 Posted 03/09/2007 at 17:50:02

The Theatre of Nightmares.
If we really do move to Knowsley it will kill this club.
Tesco have another site in Liverpool BUT, they do not need to have Everton as a partner to build it.
they really have fooled everyone,
35000 eligable voters, 10000 abstained 60% of 25k means about 15,000 fans voted Yes.
The peoples club what a joke.

Mark Simpson
23 Posted 03/09/2007 at 18:29:08

I thought this thread was for suggesting Ground names, not digging up the same old shite from a few weeks ago.

I presume the ground will have an underlying name it will revert back to after the initial naming rights deal runs out, a la Ashburton Grove.

New Goodison sounds good to me.

Raoul Duke
24 Posted 03/09/2007 at 18:37:46

"I reckon that after not being able to find a sponsor interested it will be called the ?Free Season Ticket With Each Tin of Tesco Value Beans Stadium?.
Anything to fill those thousands of empty seats, maybe they will also go for the ?Aisle 8? main stand where the kids can park their arses while mums search for the Heinz 57."

It makes me laugh when people talk of the stick we will get from the RS... when our own come out with shite like this!

Mark Perry
25 Posted 03/09/2007 at 18:18:48

Steve Sweeney for Fucks Sake let it go. We voted to move as we thought it was the best for the club. Democracy means that you have the right not to vote as well as to vote. Enough fans voted for the move and I was one of them.

Personaly as long as the new stadium looks good has an atmosphere like Goodison, and generates money for the club I dont care what they call it.

Now lets get on with the season and get behined the team for Fucks Sake

Peter Singer
26 Posted 03/09/2007 at 18:56:00

The Hoofball Field or It’s-Almost-In-The-City-Honestly Park, or am I too sarcastic?

Dave Roberts
27 Posted 03/09/2007 at 18:46:21

Whoever buys the naming rights WE will call the new Stadium what we like and it will stick! As for the name of any new road...Goodison Road...all sorted. And while we are at it,all along that road we can have statues on pedestals of all the legends, Dixie, Tommy Lawton, Roy Vernon, The Golden vision, Alan Ball, Bob Latchford, Duncan McKenzie, Brian Labone, Tommy Gravesen (???)et al.

Ok,so the Club got its way in the vote and if there is going to be a new stadium in Kirkby then let us put the pressure on the club to make it a memorable place. Tony Marsh thinks it is going to be a cowshed. Let us make Everton realize that we will not accept that. Oh, and by the way, dismantling the Winslow brick by brick and rebuilding it opposite the front door might be a good start!

James Smart
28 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:01:44

The Merseyside Stadium? Or - how about this - (does Dixons still exist?) they could call it the Dixons Dean Stadium. (dons tin hat)

Allan Hobbs
29 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:14:47

The Tesco Value Stadium

Jeremy Brindle
30 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:16:10

It's going to be sponsored and named by whoever pays enough.

"New Goodison" ho ho. Wake up guys, really, it's no wonder we are still in the dark ages!

Mark Vaughn
31 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:20:01

Did you just think that one up, Allan? Just now? All by yourself?

My word, that?s good!

Allan Hobbs
32 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:23:28

I know, I’m a talented guy eh Mark? Maybe I could get into marketing with skills like these; perhaps Everton might want to employ me to raise the profile of the club further?

Dave Roberts
33 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:30:00

I recommend closing down this thread. It is beginning to cover very, very old ground.

Damien McKay
34 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:45:38

"The Stadium of Science"

Dan Colter
35 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:49:03

I heard it is to be named "Burger King Arena" from a good source, my cousin friend grooms Keith Wyness wifes dog.

You heard it here first...

Brian Waring
36 Posted 03/09/2007 at 19:53:42

Won’t the naming of the roads be down to Knowsley council?

Roy Coyne
37 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:14:43

How about the mushroom stadium as we are all ways kept in the dark or Kenwrights theatre of lies

Danny Mullally
38 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:29:37

Maybe KEIOC should start saving up and go for sponsorship for the "SorrykidsforsettlingforthirdrategrounditwasWynessand60percentofthevote" stadium. Bit of a mouthful but one that would soften the blow of losing our future generations of support and make me sleep easier at night.

scott sinclair
39 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:22:12

what about the peoples stadium and by the way i voted yes to move so stop moanin now and get behind the club we all love

Cash
40 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:34:36

Name it after a famous floyd song

"And if the cloudburst thunders in your ear"

"You shout but no-one seems to hear"

"If the band your in starts playing a different tune"

"I’ll see you on the THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON"

Mike Oates
41 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:41:47

How about " Liverpool City Arena" , just to pull us all together !!!!!!!!!

Matt Sheff
42 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:35:01

I always think the best name for a stadium is a one-word name, especially if you can put ’The’ in front of it. i cant recall any in britain but there are loads in europe and around the world; for example

"The Riazor" - Deportivo
"The Mestalla" - Valencia
Ive also thought "Ibrox" to be quite an intimidating name also.

Cash
43 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:44:59

Alright what about the Cilla dome

"Liverpool ?"
" I didnt come from Liverpool"
"wheres that ?"

Dave Lynch
44 Posted 03/09/2007 at 20:45:29

How about.
Field of broken dreams.

stu
45 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:10:24

call it the moaning bastards arena like some of you lot

Kieran kinsella
46 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:19:47

We could name opposite ends of the ground after previous managers. We could have Howards end (Like the book get it ?) and we could name the opposite side after Mike Walker. It would be the Walker "is an" end.

Kevin Mitchell
47 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:00:30

I can’t believe some of you romantics suggesting stadium names as if it’s going to be somekind of theatre with atmosphere. It’s name should just be "the Kirkby stadium" because that’s where it would be, in the middle of nowhere just as you voted for.

Dave C
48 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:21:17

Gerrard Madden

Not McDonalds or Tesco or crap like that ?

seen some of your posts so I know your not dim, but we’re going to a retail park mate
Only crap will be on offer

Matt Willey
49 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:11:20

I like the name idea... I think it should be called the "Per Kroldrup stadium", just to remind us that things that look good on paper can often turn to shit in reality! I just hope it doesn’t.

Matt Willey
50 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:36:37

"Tony Marsh thinks it is going to be a cowshed. Let us make Everton realize that we will not accept that."

Dave Roberts... And JUST HOW do we do that... please explain in detail? You’ve had your vote mate; the board now have carte-blanche to do whatever they like...no more votes on design or the type of concrete used - sorry... if the club want (can only afford) a cowshed that is what we are getting.

Mick Mac
51 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:32:24

Well seems to be a lot of bitter people on this MB, why dont all the bitter fans who are so twisted about the vote to leave goodison pk (which will become a slum in 10 years time) do a Wimbeldon and stay at goodison and start your own club up, its been voted on now move on and stop living in the past. The thread was about name for the new ground / stands/etc not about bitter and twisted people who cant accept a democratic vote, move on.

Ed MacDonald
52 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:39:06

How about Retail Park?

Ed MacDonald
53 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:45:24

Mick Mac, the supporters are split on this one and a lot of people are passionate about it.

I can tell you this - the opposition will not go away. Ever.

Matt Willey
54 Posted 03/09/2007 at 21:58:28

Seriously we are not getting a choice on stadium name...highest bidder (as it should be in fairness)... if we don’t take best deal then more of the clubs money will have to be spent on the stadium... or alternatively...you get a worse stadium... Wyness has said as much.

robert carney
55 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:04:40

How about Kirkby Town or Knowsley EFC,or maybe even Out Of Liverpool FC. Who fucking cares. We will get what we deserve.

Matt Dawson
56 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:06:02

The School of Science Stadium, or Everton Park

Dave Roberts
57 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:07:31

Matt Willey,

How do we do that? Easy. Any concerted effort to insist on a certain standard for a new stadium would get more support than KEIOC...probably even a majority! All you have to do is stop living in the past and look to the future.

The original post was an attempt to look toward the future but most of the responses have been opportunistic attempts to reignite an old (lost!) argument. As somebody else said, ’the opposition will not go far away’. I fear not. I fear not.How tiresome.How fucking tiresome!

ian bushell
58 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:12:13

How about
Knowsley
Everton
Kirby
Stadium

yes, KEKS!
you know it works on so many levels

Mick Mac
59 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:08:30

Listen Ed I know the fans are split, but like you said the opposition will not go away-never, then what once Goodison as been flatend still oppose it, keep posting messages, I don’t want to move in my heart but I know we have no finacial options, if there was one that matched this we would at least take a look. And I am not going to get bitter and twisted over a move 4 miles away from Goodison Park.

Mike W
60 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:06:07

Knowsley is in Liverpool you K**BS. Just because some state derived bollocks says its not, doesn’t mean it isn’t. Liverpool is growing, within 20 years Ormskirk will be the boundary!

I don’t give a monkeys chuff what the RS say, do or think. As has been said before its the Merseyside Derby not the Liverpool.

Mike W
61 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:21:33

Oh yeh,

Stadium name:-
’Knowsley School of Science’

Tony Marsh
62 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:47:04

How about the Sold Down The Riverside Stadium or the Cheap n Cheerfull Plastic Scouserdome.
Betrayal Park is another goodun

billy sea
63 Posted 03/09/2007 at 22:58:45

If we can stay in the top four and get above the shite, i dont care what they call the stadium.... thats whats important.

Ed MacDonald
64 Posted 04/09/2007 at 00:05:13

Mick Mac, I guess the difference is I don’t believe for a minute that this is our only option.

Instead this is all BK can afford/deliver. This is the guy who inherited the real ’Deal of the Century’ at King’s Dock, mucked it up and is moving us to Kirkby. How we’ve trusted him on aother stadium project, god only knows.

Gary Sedgwick
65 Posted 04/09/2007 at 00:17:46

Maybe they can follow TV. Name it the "Whatever name" Stadium sponsored by "Sponsor Name". That way we get a stadium name and the sponsor gets their credit

Louis Huglin
66 Posted 04/09/2007 at 00:24:21

This is descending into immature jibes and ill thought out rants - stop. Some of us support the Kirkby plan, and the rest of us (me included) don’t. The name of the stadium is irrelevant as long as it brings in enough money for the club anyway.

Personally, I feel that calling it New Goodison would be an insult to the grand old lady, who has grown, changed and evolved with the club through the years. How can the Goodison name be applied to a quick-fix kit-stadium? If the architectural design changes radically - from the bland and boring current computer mock-ups to something unique and representative of the heritage of the club - then maybe the Goodison name could be used. I mean, obviously, that we would call it New Goodison, its real name will end up being some corporate sponsor, and there is nothing wrong with that if it brings 25 million in!

PS - To those who think democracy was fair and representative in this process, please consider the many diehard fans who should have voted and were not allowed to by the constrictions. I am a student - can I afford to buy a season ticket and thus the right to have my say in the matter? Course not!

(I understand why some of you have voted yes - this club does indeed need to move on, improve its financial situation and its status before it is left behind by the "bigger" (ie richer) clubs. My only plea is that we do not grab at the first mediocre offer - we are a club of proud history, legends and records, and we deserve the best: Nil Satis Nisi Optimum).

Gerard Madden
67 Posted 04/09/2007 at 01:37:18

Louis - you have this nasty habit of saying ’some of you voted yes’, I think you’ll find that out of all those eligable to vote only a quarter of (or ’some’) evertonians bothered to vote ’no’.

Steve Sweeney
68 Posted 04/09/2007 at 01:27:46

Mark Perry- I believe that the move to Kirkby is wrong, I have chosen my corner, I recall a democratically elected government introducing poll tax- the people didn’t like it and that government was soon ousted.
Just because a majority of those who voted said yes does not mean it is the right move. As has been said this issue will divide our fan base for years to come.
When Kenwright takes his 30 pieces of silver and his Platinum Tesco club card and you are watching the blues in a stadium with thousands of empty seats and your grandson wants to support his local team don’t come crying.
And I promise I will try not to post again on this issue but I really do feel strongly that it is the wrong direction for the club to go, and yes I do know that we need a new stadium but not in Kirkby.

Paul Daly
69 Posted 04/09/2007 at 02:48:20

..........ah good job Mick Mckenna.......ignite round two of the Great Toffeeweb Civil War....after moving to Kirby......???? Naming rights...???? Smell the blood.....

Dave C
70 Posted 04/09/2007 at 04:39:46

Is right Paul

this is all Micks fault, coming on here asking inocent questions

n merrill
71 Posted 04/09/2007 at 12:42:24

I might as well throw my name in

for the new stadium.

" Boulevard of broken dreams"

Brendan McLaughlin
72 Posted 04/09/2007 at 23:59:53

THE PEOPLES STADIUM ?