Please...anything but "Amex Arena"

[Hunting 784561]

Its gonna be just 'The Amex'

...simples

 

[Knotty]

Whatever we each individually say now, I guess the most commonly used name will evolve with time.

What will Jeff Stelling say on Soccer Saturday when he goes to "Tony Millard at ...." to report a goal for the Albion?

It's more likely to be 'The Amex Stadium' than 'Falmer'!

 

[Mr Smggles]

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It`ll be just plain old lovely Falmer when I go.

No stadium, no Arena.

well said mate

 

[Gritt23]

It need not have just on universal name. Just ask a West ham fan what their ground is called and you seem to get a history / geography lesson with the answer rather than a simple "Upton Park".

For me, it may depend on how long the association lasts with Amex. If we switch to "The Lloyds TSB Community Stadium" in 2016, I would probably revert back from calling it "The Amex" and just settle for dear old "Falmer."

 

[napier's kit man]

I'll carry on "going up the Albion".

 

[withdeanwombat]

Astrodome,then.

 

[Gwylan]

Because it's neither a) covered in sand, for which the word "arena" is Latin;

[Pedant alert]

Sand is actually 'harena' in Latin - not quite sure when the 'h' got dropped

 

[Caveman]

The "Amex" will do.

But like someone else stated, its Up The Albion.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

It'll all change when we're in UEFA tournaments, anyway...

Due to UEFA regulations on stadium sponsors, during UEFA Champions League matches the stadium is not officially referred to as Emirates Stadium, as Emirates are not an official sponsor of the Champions League competition; other stadia, such as the Allianz Arena in Munich, have fallen foul of this rule before. UEFA refer to the stadium as Arsenal Stadium, which was the official name of the stadium at Highbury.

 

[Was not Was]

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It`ll be just plain old lovely Falmer when I go.

No stadium, no Arena.

Agreed.

And if you have to add something, I always feel that a puppy dies when we call a football ground a stadium. That's why Simon Inglis's classic book is called 'Football Grounds of Great Britain', not stadia/stadiums. Surely we were only calling Falmer a stadium cos it sounded better with 'community ...'.

 

[folkestonesgull]

I'm going to call it the AMEX Arena, because it sounds BIGTIME

 

[Man of Harveys]

[Pedant alert]

Sand is actually 'harena' in Latin - not quite sure when the 'h' got dropped

It must have been by a Cockney

 

[JJ McClure]

I think that the Amex Arena sounds great and it'll fit perfectly for the rock concerts and monster truck rallies that it'll hold over the summer months.

 

[Skint Gull]

I think that the Amex Arena sounds great and it'll fit perfectly for the rock concerts and monster truck rallies that it'll hold over the summer months.

Ha ha, quality!

 

[The Large One]

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It`ll be just plain old lovely Falmer when I go.

No stadium, no Arena.

Yup.

The Amex Arena sounds happy-clappy AWFUL. It's only once-removed from Leicester City's 'Bowl'...

 

[Chicken Run]

Maybe because erm, as an ARENA, the Ajax one is indoors? utstonguebetweenlowerlipandteethandmakesspaznoise:

Retractable roof?