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All those 'theatre of dreams', 'school of science' type names give me flashbacks to Stuart Hall doing his 5 live radio summaries.
Even if he didn't coin the nicknames, that sort of association probably isn't what the clubs are hoping for if they encourage or perpetuate their use.
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One clear trend in the UK (albeit over generations) is the reduction of Streets, Roads, etc. Half a dozen or so have been lost to the 92 since the Premier League began, and when a new ground opens it is obviously less likely to be in terrace-town and in any case the marketing people will insist that it's a Stadium (cool), not a Street (cold).
Apart from Ashburton Grove (which I imagine few people call it) when was the last time a club of any size moved into somewhere with a name on a road map?Last edited by tee rex; 08-01-2019, 12:54.
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Originally posted by Pietro Paolo Virdis View PostBefore you start with 1p5wich, Whorewhich and the likes.
Pun threads on OTF generating 5 pages about something like "Food and Football players" with tweaks to the max to fit in such as "Ian Rushushi" or whatever, is only one baby step away from "1p5wich" or "Whorewhich"
There, I've said it.
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostOne clear trend in the UK (albeit over generations) is the reduction of Streets, Roads, etc. Half a dozen or so have been lost to the 92 since the Premier League began, and when a new ground opens it is obviously less likely to be in terrace-town and in any case the marketing people will insist that it's a Stadium (cool), not a Street (cold).
Apart from Ashburton Grove (which I imagine few people call it) when was the last time a club of any size moved into somewhere with a name on a road map?
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Talking of nicknames, I saw someone on twitter yesterday refer (without irony, it seemed) to the top flight as "the Barclays".
I thought it impossible to come up with a worse term than "the Prem" but this manages it, is it in common use? Its awfulness is exacerbated by it's inaccuracy, as the bank don't seem to sponsor the PL anymore.
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostApart from Ashburton Grove (which I imagine few people call it) when was the last time a club of any size moved into somewhere with a name on a road map?
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View PostTalking of nicknames, I saw someone on twitter yesterday refer (without irony, it seemed) to the top flight as "the Barclays".
I thought it impossible to come up with a worse term than "the Prem" but this manages it, is it in common use? Its awfulness is exacerbated by it's inaccuracy, as the bank don't seem to sponsor the PL anymore.
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Towards the end of our tenure at our previous stadium, many fans coined it 'Fer Ark' purely because most of the lights on the North Stand sign had stopped working, and this was what was spelt out.
As WFD pointed out up thread, our current home is generally termed The Circle, as that was the name of the cricket ground that sat on the site previously. Interestingly enough, the original ground that City played on up til the outbreak of WWII was literally next door, and was known as both Anlaby Road and The Circle.
As for other grounds, Scarborough's now defunct McCain Stadium had the nicknames Estadio Chip Pan and also Stadium Of Chips.
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Originally posted by Kevin S View PostThe Wikipedia page (I know) for the Abbey Stadium says it was the only Football League ground called "Blah Stadium" for decades.
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostOne clear trend in the UK (albeit over generations) is the reduction of Streets, Roads, etc. Half a dozen or so have been lost to the 92 since the Premier League began, and when a new ground opens it is obviously less likely to be in terrace-town and in any case the marketing people will insist that it's a Stadium (cool), not a Street (cold).
Apart from Ashburton Grove (which I imagine few people call it) when was the last time a club of any size moved into somewhere with a name on a road map?
And then probably something like The <insert name of betting company> Hive.
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Originally posted by Capybara View PostGillingham's ground was always the Priestfield Stadium in my recollection as confirmed by this 1955 OS map.
What really is annoying is that nowadays most reporters insist on calling it "The Priestfield", as if it were one of these new-fangled sponsored abominations.
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Originally posted by Alderman Barnes View Post
What really is annoying is that nowadays most reporters insist on calling it "The Priestfield", as if it were one of these new-fangled sponsored abominations.
No one would say that about "The Smithsonian", or "The Globe" (not the paper, the one where the playwrite did his thing)
Why shouldn't a ground be held in as much esteem?
"The" in front of it, it makes me think that no matter how many sponsor names for the stadium come along over the decades, it will always be known as "The..." locally.
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Originally posted by tee rex View Postwhen a new ground opens it is obviously less likely to be in terrace-town and in any case the marketing people will insist that it's a Stadium (cool), not a Street (cold).
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