As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Red Snapper wrote:Seems like a good deal. I don't care what the stadium is officially called, it only matters what we call it. How many people called the old place by it's official name?
Not really the same thing though, mate. Even the media called it Highbury (although probably more through ignorance of the proper name rather than buying into the Arsenal culture).
I know a name is only a name but I fucking hate the name Emirates Stadium...
Red Snapper wrote:Seems like a good deal. I don't care what the stadium is officially called, it only matters what we call it. How many people called the old place by it's official name?
Not really the same thing though, mate. Even the media called it Highbury (although probably more through ignorance of the proper name rather than buying into the Arsenal culture).
I know a name is only a name but I fucking hate the name Emirates Stadium...
Red Snapper wrote:BTW, does this mean we're stuck with Nike?
I doubt it. Thought it was a bit weird that we were announcing a new kit deal today when the current one doesnt expire for another 2 years. Expect to hear something early 2014.
Red Snapper wrote:BTW, does this mean we're stuck with Nike?
I doubt it. Thought it was a bit weird that we were announcing a new kit deal today when the current one doesnt expire for another 2 years. Expect to hear something early 2014.
Bradywasking wrote:It's an extension of the Emirates deal. £150m over five years...music to Ivan and Stan's ears.
The Utter F*cking *word censored*...I should have known better than to get my hopes up of getting shot of the Nikecunts and having a Proper Name for our 'Home of football' I bet they're all wanking themselves with cheque books and PH-woodcunt is lighting a big fat one with £50 notes as I speak the *word censored*.
TheCook wrote:£30m per season for five seasons sounds pretty good to me, no?
Plus the stadium naming rights for the next 16 years.
Looks like just an extension on the naming rights, I think it was locked in til 2021 anyway.
Even if the extension was only for say 5 years, surely that would still change the context of whether this is a good deal or not though? I'm no expert at all on these things but if the kit sponsorship is supposedly worth £30m a season for 5 years then surely the stadium naming rights for the same length of time would have to be worth a similar amount, if not more. Even if the naming rights were worth the same £30m a season as the kit deal that alone would halve the value of this deal wouldn't it? £15m a season doesn't sound so great.
And that's working on the premise the extension was only for 5 years - when in fact it seems to be at least 7 if you're right about it originally being until 2021. Plus, the mancs have just bought out their existing £40m (over 4 years I think) training kit sponsorship deal cos they think they can get a significantly better one so being conservative let's say ours would potentially be worth around £25/30m or so of that £150m.
I wont call it a shit deal cos as I say I don't know the going rates etc but there definitely needs to be some clarification over the naming rights aspect of the deal cos at the moment it all feels a bit like typical Gazidis spin. As someone else pointed out, "possibly" with an eye on the upcoming march.
Bradywasking wrote:It's an extension of the Emirates deal. £150m over five years...music to Ivan and Stan's ears.
The Utter F*cking *word censored*...I should have known better than to get my hopes up of getting shot of the Nikecunts and having a Proper Name for our 'Home of football' I bet they're all wanking themselves with cheque books and PH-woodcunt is lighting a big fat one with £50 notes as I speak the *word censored*.
I feckin' HATE them.
Steady on mate did you really think they would name the stadium something non commercial? It was never on the cards. Although i dislike the E******* its far better than say the JD Sports stadium, StadiumO2 or Apple Mac Arena or any other hideous possibilites
Bradywasking wrote:It's an extension of the Emirates deal. £150m over five years...music to Ivan and Stan's ears.
The Utter F*cking *word censored*...I should have known better than to get my hopes up of getting shot of the Nikecunts and having a Proper Name for our 'Home of football' I bet they're all wanking themselves with cheque books and PH-woodcunt is lighting a big fat one with £50 notes as I speak the *word censored*.
I feckin' HATE them.
Steady on mate did you really think they would name the stadium something non commercial? It was never on the cards. Although i dislike the E******* its far better than say the JD Sports stadium or Apple Mac Arena or any other hideous possibilites
But the thing is e******s sounds like a fecking airport! or a cream for piles or aomething just as dodgy...may as well call it pizzahut
Bradywasking wrote:It's an extension of the Emirates deal. £150m over five years...music to Ivan and Stan's ears.
The Utter F*cking *word censored*...I should have known better than to get my hopes up of getting shot of the Nikecunts and having a Proper Name for our 'Home of football' I bet they're all wanking themselves with cheque books and PH-woodcunt is lighting a big fat one with £50 notes as I speak the *word censored*.
I feckin' HATE them.
Steady on mate did you really think they would name the stadium something non commercial? It was never on the cards. Although i dislike the E******* its far better than say the JD Sports stadium, StadiumO2 or Apple Mac Arena or any other hideous possibilites
Red Snapper wrote:BTW, does this mean we're stuck with Nike?
I doubt it. Thought it was a bit weird that we were announcing a new kit deal today when the current one doesnt expire for another 2 years. Expect to hear something early 2014.
Agree with this - announcing a new deal that isnt due to kick in for 2 more years is suspicious especially, as reg pointed out, the BSM march is next week
Bradywasking wrote:It's an extension of the Emirates deal. £150m over five years...music to Ivan and Stan's ears.
The Utter F*cking *word censored*...I should have known better than to get my hopes up of getting shot of the Nikecunts and having a Proper Name for our 'Home of football' I bet they're all wanking themselves with cheque books and PH-woodcunt is lighting a big fat one with £50 notes as I speak the *word censored*.
I feckin' HATE them.
Steady on mate did you really think they would name the stadium something non commercial? It was never on the cards. Although i dislike the E******* its far better than say the JD Sports stadium or Apple Mac Arena or any other hideous possibilites
But the thing is e******s sounds like a fecking airport! or a cream for piles or aomething just as dodgy...may as well call it pizzahut
Really? Pizza Hut? To be fair E******* is a major brand blue chip company can you imagine we'd be (even more of) a laughing stock if we played at the Pizza Hut arena
sure 150m sounds a nice big figure, BUT, united on 45 million a year just for their palying kit, we get 30m a season that covers both shirt, training, leisure kit, and stadium naming rights. something a bit wrong there.
i appreciate we are a million miles from the level of united, but still that sounds like another shit deal to me. if it was 30 m for all kits fine, but surely the naming rights are worth a load in their own right.
if this deal is looked into, even in the miniscule bit of time i have spent looking at it (simply reading the bbc), it seems like we have been shafted again...so much for our expensive commecial team....
I'm no expert at all on these things but if the kit sponsorship is supposedly worth £30m a season for 5 years then surely the stadium naming rights for the same length of time would have to be worth a similar amount, if not more. Even if the naming rights were worth the same £30m a season as the kit deal that alone would halve the value of this deal wouldn't it? £15m a season doesn't sound so great. 
with an eye on the upcoming march.
