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@Howmanheymanis never gonna go for the stadium name change. 

 

Or is he....?

 

 

INTERIOR 3:13AM ST. JAMES PARK BOARD ROOM

 

CEO Darren Eales and Chief Commercial Officer Peter Silverstone sit at the Board table. Ties loosened, empty pizza boxes strewn across the table. They have clearly been working for hours on an unsolvable problem. 

 

EALES: It's no good Peter.  There's nothing we can come up with to solve the HMHM problem. The guy (gumph) is unmovable. 

 

SILVERSTONE: We can do it Darren, we just need to...

 

Silverstone leaps from his chair, grabbing a nearby flip chart. He pulls the cap off with his teeth, spitting it to the Boardroom floor and begins frantically writing. 

 

EALES: You're wasting your time, Peter!  We can't-

 

Silverstone, deep in concentration, brow furrowed, holds up his spare hand in a silencing gesture.  He stops writing, and steps back to survey his work. 

 

EALES: What is it?  Damn it Peter, don't keep me in suspense!

 

Silverstone spins the flip board round, revealing his perfect script: 

 

SILVERSTONE: The Newcastle United Yes That's Fucking Right There's More Than One United Has Been Forever Although You Wouldn't Know It Watching Football Coverage Since the 90s Speaking of Which Fuck Sky Sports Especially That Bitter Cunt Souness And Don't Even Get Me Started on the BT Sport Pundits Especially On a Night Liverpool Are Playing SAUDI ARAMCO ARENA @ ST JAMES PARK.

 

Eales rises from his seat, openly weeping and embraces Silverstone. 

 

EALES: Peter, you big glorious guy, you solved the HMHM puzzle. 

 

SILVERSTONE: That's nice Darren, but don't let him hear you call me guy. 

 

EALES: You're right, I forgot. 

 

END SCENE 

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5 hours ago, Gemmill said:

@Howmanheymanis never gonna go for the stadium name change. 

 

Or is he....?

 

 

INTERIOR 3:13AM ST. JAMES PARK BOARD ROOM

 

CEO Darren Eales and Chief Commercial Officer Peter Silverstone sit at the Board table. Ties loosened, empty pizza boxes strewn across the table. They have clearly been working for hours on an unsolvable problem. 

 

EALES: It's no good Peter.  There's nothing we can come up with to solve the HMHM problem. The guy (gumph) is unmovable. 

 

SILVERSTONE: We can do it Darren, we just need to...

 

Silverstone leaps from his chair, grabbing a nearby flip chart. He pulls the cap off with his teeth, spitting it to the Boardroom floor and begins frantically writing. 

 

EALES: You're wasting your time, Peter!  We can't-

 

Silverstone, deep in concentration, brow furrowed, holds up his spare hand in a silencing gesture.  He stops writing, and steps back to survey his work. 

 

EALES: What is it?  Damn it Peter, don't keep me in suspense!

 

Silverstone spins the flip board round, revealing his perfect script: 

 

SILVERSTONE: The Newcastle United Yes That's Fucking Right There's More Than One United Has Been Forever Although You Wouldn't Know It Watching Football Coverage Since the 90s Speaking of Which Fuck Sky Sports Especially That Bitter Cunt Souness And Don't Even Get Me Started on the BT Sport Pundits Especially On a Night Liverpool Are Playing SAUDI ARAMCO ARENA @ ST JAMES PARK.

 

Eales rises from his seat, openly weeping and embraces Silverstone. 

 

EALES: Peter, you big glorious guy, you solved the HMHM puzzle. 

 

SILVERSTONE: That's nice Darren, but don't let him hear you call me guy. 

 

EALES: You're right, I forgot. 

 

END SCENE 

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I missed the interview, I've downloaded it on BBC sounds and will give it a listen when I get the chance so having no knowledge of what he said I can only say that Gemmill is right, I wouldn't want to change it unless they've a way around it where it's basically SJP and the sponsor doesn't get mentioned. It's being penny wise, pound foolish in the long run, we'll get where we want to be sooner or later and SJP as a name will have far more attraction than the Aramco/whatever stadium. If we want to be a global giant we need to start acting like one and I can only imagine the howling and gnashing of teeth in the media, let alone the fans, if Anfield and Old Trafford changed to a sponsor. A new stadium is a get out of jail card and is probably fair game but you're damaging 'the brand' imo by doing it if we stay at SJP. We should be in a position with the money to come, the professionals being appointed to key positions, gradually improving the side and European football will get us there so doing this is an admission we're a bit two bob, we're not, we're Newcastle United and we play at St. James' Park. 👍 

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17 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

I missed the interview, I've downloaded it on BBC sounds and will give it a listen when I get the chance so having no knowledge of what he said I can only say that Gemmill is right, I wouldn't want to change it unless they've a way around it where it's basically SJP and the sponsor doesn't get mentioned. It's being penny wise, pound foolish in the long run, we'll get where we want to be sooner or later and SJP as a name will have far more attraction than the Aramco/whatever stadium. If we want to be a global giant we need to start acting like one and I can only imagine the howling and gnashing of teeth in the media, let alone the fans, if Anfield and Old Trafford changed to a sponsor. A new stadium is a get out of jail card and is probably fair game but you're damaging 'the brand' imo by doing it if we stay at SJP. We should be in a position with the money to come, the professionals being appointed to key positions, gradually improving the side and European football will get us there so doing this is an admission we're a bit two bob, we're not, we're Newcastle United and we play at St. James' Park. 👍 

 

I'd prefer it if they plastered aramco or saudi golf all over the stadium without changing the name, but i wouldn't be that arsed if they switched it to Aramco St James' Park or something to get around FFP.

 

man city get 67m a season from etihad. presumably that's fair market value and we could do similar. 

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1 hour ago, ewerk said:

The won't lose the SJP part of the name. It'll be SJP powered by Aramco or something similar.

 

If there's a way around it then great. 👍

 

1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said:

it would still be, and would always remain, SJP so it doesn't make that much difference to me if it generates the cash we need

 

The fear is long term you'd have brainwashed kids knowing no better calling it 'the Aramco' or whatever it's named as they'd hear the official version all the time. Think Man U and 'United', all and sundry under 35 from all over the UK wouldn't think twice of calling them anything else, in fact you have the odd DLC from our own fan base who'll occasionally say it. I even recall the odd glory hunter around 93 having everyone confused by talking about the 'exhibition' stand or the 'Sir John Hall' stand. (Been a fan long, lads?) :lol:

 

 

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