Falmer not Amex etc...

[BuddyBoy]

Call me old fashioned but it does get to me how grounds are named by the sponsor nowadays. Our stadium is Falmer. Emirates should be called Drayton Park, Leicester and bloody Walkers etc etc.

Am I the only this gets to or do others have similar thoughts sometimes?

 

[dougdeep]

Shall we hand back the money then?

 

[Icy Gull]

I actually like the name Amex Stadium.

 

[brightn'ove]

Bit it has never been called falmer officially has it?

And hasn't it been called the 'Brighton community stadium' for the rugby World Cup?

 

[Everest]

I actually like the name Amex Stadium.

As long as commentators say stadium, not arena

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I refer to it as 'Falmer' because that's what we fought for. Where were American Express during the Withdean years?

 

[JOLovegrove]

I think it will always be known as the Amex to the fans, even if we change sponsors.

 

[Butch Willykins]

It's a hardly a British thing though. Look at USA for some corking examples!

 

[Icy Gull]

As long as commentators say stadium, not arena

and as long as its pronounced Am x not Aim x

 

[Easy 10]

Falmer sounds shit. Its a shit name.

The Amex is cooler than a lime Calippo.

 

[Stat Brother]

I think we got pretty lucky with AMEX.

As corporate tie-ins and brand awareness goes (oh sorry I've been channeling my inner Barber, a lot today) it could have been a whole lot worse.

Reebok will always have the edge.
But you can stick your Emirates, Etihad, MaCain up your arse.

I'm more than happy to go to The Amex every other Saturday.

 

[Butch Willykins]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Field

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Call me old fashioned but it does get to me how grounds are named by the sponsor nowadays. Our stadium is Falmer. Emirates should be called Drayton Park, Leicester and bloody Walkers etc etc.

Am I the only this gets to or do others have similar thoughts sometimes?

Well, we know its IS Falmer really don't we?. It wont be called the Amex forever after all.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Where were American Express during the Withdean years?

Edward Street

 

[BuddyBoy]

Bit it has never been called falmer officially has it?

And hasn't it been called the 'Brighton community stadium' for the rugby World Cup?

As far as I know, no, it's never officially been called Falmer.

 

[BuddyBoy]

Shall we hand back the money then?

I don't think that's a fair comment. Yes, sponsors generate a lot of revenue and that's the case across pretty much all top two division clubs. However, it's set a precedent, a bar if you like, where now all clubs rely on the sponsorship money, or else be left way behind. The point was not to attack the sponsor or the cash, but to give thought to the identity of English football stadiums.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Falmer sounds shit. Its a shit name.

The Amex is cooler than a lime Calippo.

Amex sounds shit. Its a shit name.

Falmer is cooler than a strawberry mivi.

 

[gjh1971]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicana_Field

this is my favourite:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataburger_Field

 

[catfish]

I always thought of it as Falmer until we started playing there but since then I've become quite used to calling it the Amex.

 

[willyfantastic]

this is my favourite:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataburger_Field

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick's_Sporting_Goods_Park