naming of the ground

[Stirchley Villain]

Villa Park is Villa Park, and will always be so.

[SoccerHQ]

I'd rather these things don't happen (a better idea would be someone sponsoring the Witton) but it's a sad part of modern football. Surprised Lerner never looked at doing it tbh.

In any case aside from press the ground will still be often referred by its historic name. Everyone still calls it St James Park and I reckon plenty will still be saying the Britannia stadium next season even though it's the Bet365 arena now.

[aj2k77]

Well Randy wasn't the most savy of businessmen and apart from the middle of the Trinity barely pushed the commercial side of the club. If it is renamed and using one of the Dr's companies as the sponsor it's a sure fire way of beating the leagues FFP rules.

[Lastfootstamper]

I'd rather these things don't happen (a better idea would be someone sponsoring the Witton) but it's a sad part of modern football. Surprised Lerner never looked at doing it tbh.

In any case aside from press the ground will still be often referred by its historic name. Everyone still calls it St James Park and I reckon plenty will still be saying the Britannia stadium next season even though it's the Bet365 arena now.

So one sponsored name's stuck, then.

[Pat McMahon]

You are right if course about new generations having new names for things but it is all cyclical.  I have always used the word "wireless" not "radio", language moves on and now "wireless" is hipsterspeak.  My Dad called a violin a fiddle, now Nigel Kennedy calls his instrument a fiddle.  Orchestras are now called bands.  My mother never used the word "street" it was always the "horse road".  When my grandchildren come to VP and I tell them not to run in the horse road, they think I am cool.  Things always come back to their point of origin.  It is written.

As Tony Xia will tell you, the Chinese use the words " horse road " for street so you were very prescient

[Steve67]

So, Lotus Villa Park then?

[The Man With A Stick]

I'd rather these things don't happen (a better idea would be someone sponsoring the Witton) but it's a sad part of modern football. Surprised Lerner never looked at doing it tbh.

In any case aside from press the ground will still be often referred by its historic name. Everyone still calls it St James Park and I reckon plenty will still be saying the Britannia stadium next season even though it's the Bet365 arena now.

So one sponsored name's stuck, then.

It's always been called the Britannia stadium though, it's never been known as anything else.

Look, they can rename Villa Park the Mr Egg's Arse Biscuits Arena for all I care (especially if there's a few quid in it for us), I'll still call it Villa Park as would most other people.

[kippaxvilla2]

At least it's still got Villa Park in it I don't mind it so much.

[SoccerHQ]

I'd rather these things don't happen (a better idea would be someone sponsoring the Witton) but it's a sad part of modern football. Surprised Lerner never looked at doing it tbh.

In any case aside from press the ground will still be often referred by its historic name. Everyone still calls it St James Park and I reckon plenty will still be saying the Britannia stadium next season even though it's the Bet365 arena now.

So one sponsored name's stuck, then.

They had had it for near enough 20 years so longevity at least. It's a bit like Pride Park at Derby, I still call it that even though it's the Ipro now. Probably a good point it only really works with new stadiums where there's no sense of history.

[ozzjim]

Exactly. Arsenal will always be the Emerites etc.


Lotus Villa Park is just a name. If it helps, carry on. We might win more in it.

[Villafirst]

I've no problem with Lotus Villa Park. If it helps with more revenue streams so be it. This is a battle of money these days which, although unfortunate, is a fact of life. I really don't mind if we become a Man City or Chelsea. I want to see us competing at the top again instead of the last 6 dire years.

[pooligan]

Given a choice i would prefer it to always be known as Villa Park. However if changing it to Lotus Villa Park  brings in lots more revenue then it is fine with me .Maybe the new owner may change the Doug Ellis Stand to the Lotus stand ,that would sound fine to me

[PaulWinch again]

Don't really mind as long as Villa Park remains in the name.

[Walmley_Villa]

In the modern game we can't have it both ways, money to spend without a way to get around FFP. This is one of the obvious ways, I think Arsenal have a deal of £200m for Emirates to sponsor their stadium...

[Clampy]

I think it will happen at some point. I can't see it for a few years yet though.