**OFFICIAL** American Express Community Stadium

[Cheeky Monkey]

How long are the naming rights for ?

Are they likely to be sold off again at some point ?

Lidl and Mr Byrite have first refusal as of 2013

 

[Superphil]

Are Amex a particularly ethical company? How have they been affected by the global recession? I don’t really know a lot about them as an organisation, fingers crossed they are respectable and will look after the Albion well.

 

[Box of Frogs]

TBH I usually say I am going to 'the football' rather than Withdean etc so nothing will change in that respect.

If I told my wife I was off to 'the Amex' it would kick start a long boring conversation that I could really do without!!

 

[desprateseagull]

i give it a month, before people call it the new goldstone...

 

[Box of Frogs]

Can we have an AMEX smiley please?!?!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

See my prediction from two years ago. Wish I could be clever with the horses

In Kerry Mayo we have a currentr player who played for The Albion at The Goldstone... - North Stand Chat

 

[sam86]

Pleased.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

The Argus article suggests there's going to be a shed load of branding everywhere but other then that yeah not too bad innit.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

I don't see why you feel you have to be so glib about it. Amex are a global firm with a national HQ based in Brighton, and £20m is a f***ing shedload of cash to hand over to the local underachieving football club. Quite frankly, I think we've lucked out and personally I'll happily call it The Amex. It doesn't sound bad at all.

Not saying your wrong, but where has it been confirmed as a £20m deal?

 

[hillbilly]

Great, spend my working week at Amex and now I have to go there Saturdays too!!

You and me both - and a few others as well!

To those outside the company we have a strong community focus, as obviously the club does. I met Gordon Taylor last month and he was full of admiration for the club's work in the community.

The link will have very little to do with football, as strange as it sounds to some!

 

[surrey jim]

You and me both - and a few others as well!

To those outside the company we have a strong community focus, as obviously the club does. I met Gordon Taylor last month and he was full of admiration for the club's work in the community.

The link will have very little to do with football, as strange as it sounds to some!

Just had an email from the company confirming this and saying Gus will be coming in the wedding cake soon for a Q&A session, .

 

[Simster]

Not saying your wrong, but where has it been confirmed as a £20m deal?

I read on here somewhere I think.

 

[seagull77]

excellente news!

 

[Questions]

I read on here somewhere I think.

dont believe everything you read on here...

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Just had an email from the company confirming this and saying Gus will be coming in the wedding cake soon.

Don't like the sound of that AT ALL.

 

[mikeyjh]

Just had an email from the company confirming this and saying Gus will be coming in the wedding cake soon for a Q&A session, .

But why is Gus not turning up to today's event? Read anything in to that?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

But why is Gus not turning up to today's event? Read anything in to that?

Because he's in Qatar?

 

[Gazwag]

See my prediction from two years ago. Wish I could be clever with the horses

In Kerry Mayo we have a currentr player who played for The Albion at The Goldstone... - North Stand Chat

I think you will find you were 5 years late

North Stand Chat - View Single Post - stadium name falmer ?

Get American Express to give Dick a shedload of dosh, then they can call it "The Amex Arena". We could then have..
1. The Mike Bamber stand
2. The Peter Ward stand
3. The Goldstone stand
4. The North Stand, (of course!)

As I've said b4, the first game could be Kerry Mayo's testimonial, against Palace, although Spurs with Bobby would be great as well.

(It's a dream Smudge, wake up....somewhere over a Rainbow.....)

 

[Paskman]

Here is the announcement to Amex staff:vuvueng:


Subject American Express Community Stadium Announcement




Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce that American Express has signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the new, state-of-the-art Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (BHAFC) stadium at Village Way, Brighton.

The venue will be known as the American Express Community Stadium when it opens in the summer 2011.

As well as being the long-awaited new home ground for the Albion, the 22,500 capacity venue has attracted huge interest from fans, the public and Brighton & Hove business community who eagerly anticipate the project’s completion next year.

In addition to offering outstanding sporting facilities, the new stadium will be used to promote community engagement in the local area, by enabling young people and adults to learn new skills and gain qualifications which will be of long-term benefit to the local community and economy. To this end, the stadium will run an on-going series of innovative learning initiatives and social inclusion programmes, many of which will be delivered via Brighton & Hove Albion’s much respected Albion in the Communitywork.

The American Express Community Stadium will undoubtedly be a landmark destination for Brighton & Hove and as the City’s largest private-sector employer, this partnership further underscores our long term commitment to the area and builds upon our thirty-year heritage of supporting local community initiatives.

To celebrate this exciting new partnership, Gus Poyet, Manager of Brighton & Hove Albion, will be visiting Amex House shortly for a Q & A session with local employees. This will be your opportunity to ask him about all things football related. More details to follow so watch this space.







American Express made the following annotations on Tue Jun 22 2010 01:39:19

 

[mikeyjh]

Because he's in Qatar?

Ha! I'm just an old cynic - What's he doing in Qatar?