naming of the ground

[Bad English]

*Unwraps Marathon bar and observes*

[The Edge]

If they call it Lotus Villa Park or Recon Villa Park I could probably learn to live with that if it brings in the dosh to get us back amongst the elite. Fans of all clubs including our own will always refer to it as plain Villa Park anyway.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I am fine with it.

[Steve67]

I am fine with it.

Me too.  I'm sure that we will have shirt sponsorship with one of Dr Xia's company's on it too at some point.  Lotus Villa Park sounds quite cool.

[dave.woodhall]

I wonder how many people who now attend Villa Park realise that the stand on Witton Lane has ever had another name? Times change and in the same way, I'm still convinced that at some time in the future the biggest argument about ground sponsorship will be that ours doesn't bring us in as much as it should.

[AVH87]

For me you have to earn the right to change the name of the ground. Make the right appointments off the pitch, spend money getting a team on the pitch Villa fans can be proud of THEN you can think about doing it if it's the right deal for the club.

[Toronto Villa]

Surely earning the right is spending £75m or whatever it is and buying the club?

[Ad@m]

Surely earning the right is spending £75m or whatever it is and buying the club?

There's a difference between 'earning' and 'buying'.

[aj2k77]

He'll earn the right in my eyes if I don't have to watch Guzan, Bacuna, Hutton, Clark, Baker, Westwood, Lescott, Agbonlahor or Richards next season.

[Toronto Villa]

Wyness has stated categorically that Villa Park will remain Villa Park and not be renamed

[tomd2103]

Wyness has stated categorically that Villa Park will remain Villa Park and not be renamed

Reassuring.  Saying that, I went to watch Wales v Slovakia in Bordeaux last weekend and being in the impressive new stadium there got me thinking about our ground.  Although matters on the field are far more pressing in the short term, some sort of redevelopment (particularly of the North Stand) will hopefully be on the cards in the not too distant future. 

I've always been opposed to the merest idea of a new stadium (no current need I know), but if it were to be done as well as the one in Bordeaux, was in the city centre and would benefit the club significantly, I found myself thinking I could just about stomach it. 

[robbo1874]

Wyness has stated categorically that Villa Park will remain Villa Park and not be renamed

Reassuring.  Saying that, I went to watch Wales v Slovakia in Bordeaux last weekend and being in the impressive new stadium there got me thinking about our ground.  Although matters on the field are far more pressing in the short term, some sort of redevelopment (particularly of the North Stand) will hopefully be on the cards in the not too distant future. 

I've always been opposed to the merest idea of a new stadium (no current need I know), but if it were to be done as well as the one in Bordeaux, was in the city centre and would benefit the club significantly, I found myself thinking I could just about stomach it. 

thought the whole point of re-naming it was to get around the FFP rules? ReCon Villa Park would be ok - especially if it meant that Dr X could pour $100m a year in return for the naming rights, like arsenal do with Emirates and Man City with Etihad, reportedly.

[cumbriavilla]

I've always found it weird on the official site, mainly on ticketing pages, sometimes it says Villa Park Stadium - it always slightly grates with me - just Villa Park please.

[peter w]

I like Lotus Park. Sounds like the alter ego of a superhero. Or his female sidekick in the office.

Lotus Arena is shite
Lotus Valley sounds pretty
Lotus Stadium is boring
Lotus Parade is too twee
Lotus Camp erm, no
Lotus Villa Park - nah

Lotus Eaters? Lotus lyceum? Ooooh yeah. "And straight to the Lotus Lyceum where the Villa Lions are giving Roma are right mauling"

[in exile]

Good grief