| Renaming Portman Road 11:14 - Jul 27 with 6527 views | Mookamoo |
How do people feel about selling the naming rights to Portman Road?
Dearest Edward has been a great sponsor, but I can see us signing up for a new bigger, longer term deal next year. I'm going for the Mediterranean Shipping Company Arena.
Cobbold stand is rebuilt over the top of Portman Road in 2027 and what is left is eventually renamed Mick Mills Way in 2049 to celebrate his 100th birthday. |  | | |  |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:16 - Jul 27 with 4153 views | Wallingford_Boy |
It'll happen eventually, whatever Gamechanger/Ashton says! |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:16 - Jul 27 with 4156 views | J2BLUE |
Nope. Never. |  |
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| It will always be called Portman Road on 11:19 - Jul 27 with 4129 views | Dyland |
Whatever the club decide to call it re sponsorship. The only time it won't be called Portman Road is if we, well, move somewhere else. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:19 - Jul 27 with 4115 views | SlippinJimmyJuan |
I don't see it to be honest. If a new stadium was built in a different location, then yeah, but it will always be a disaster to try to rename an existing location. I imagine they will just add sponsorships to the Sir Alf and the Cobbold at some point. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:20 - Jul 27 with 4100 views | MattinLondon |
Off-topic but does anyone know whether there was any strong objection to the club naming a newly constructed stand the ‘Pioneer Stand’? At the time I’m guessing that there wasn’t that many stands named after sponsors. |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:23 - Jul 27 with 4069 views | Mookamoo |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:20 - Jul 27 by MattinLondon |
Off-topic but does anyone know whether there was any strong objection to the club naming a newly constructed stand the ‘Pioneer Stand’? At the time I’m guessing that there wasn’t that many stands named after sponsors. |
I remember people being pleased a global brand was our sponsor
Then it all went Radio Orwell. | | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:27 - Jul 27 with 4035 views | aardvaark |
I hope never |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:30 - Jul 27 with 4005 views | ghostofescobar |
Only if it can be sponsored by Natalie Portman or The Portman Group. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:36 - Jul 27 with 3950 views | emergencylime |
Would rather not, but appreciate we will be an easy target When we get to the Premier League.
It may be aligned with Rhode Island FC/Phoenix Rising sponsorship.
However, i’m with you on the new stand…a single tier, deep raked stand built over Portman road (the road) making it into a tunnel/pedestrian area. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:37 - Jul 27 with 3939 views | Wickets |
Already been re named Fortress Portman Road ! |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:39 - Jul 27 with 3901 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:16 - Jul 27 by J2BLUE |
Nope. Never. |
If they rename the ground, it will always be Portman Road to me.
I still use the names Pioneer, Cobbold, North Stand and Churchamans. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:39 - Jul 27 with 3900 views | Naylorsrightboot |
Never in a million years would l accept changing from Portman Road. Would be a disgrace. |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:44 - Jul 27 with 3858 views | Keno |
I'm hoping its gets called the Tina Arena |  |
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| "A disgrace" on 11:46 - Jul 27 with 3864 views | Dyland |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:39 - Jul 27 by Naylorsrightboot |
Never in a million years would l accept changing from Portman Road. Would be a disgrace. |
Not really.
Child poverty is a disgrace, e.g.
Renaming sports stadiums is one of the more tedious symptoms of capitalism and our obsession with profit, tis all.
See also, "an issue". Again, child poverty is an issue, for example. Renaming sports stands is neither an issue nor a disgrace.
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:47 - Jul 27 with 3845 views | HungryLikeTheWoolf |
I noticed on the ticketing website that the Sir Bobby Robson stand is now called 'The Sir Bobby Robson North Stand Sponsored by The KBB Centre'. Bit of a mouthful! |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:48 - Jul 27 with 3838 views | PhilTWTD |
It would have been the TXU Energi Arena or similar 20 years ago if they hadn't have gone bust. |  | | |
| Surely "Portman Road" is simply..... on 11:50 - Jul 27 with 3822 views | Bloots |
....the name of the road that the Ipswich Town Football Club stadium is on?
The stadium itself doesn't actually have a name, it's just known as "Portman Road".
So it isn't really as case of it being "renamed", merely "named".
I'd suggest it would continue to be known as Portman Road and any sponsor name would really only be superficial marketing.
I'm surprised it hasn't already happened to be honest, and I don't really think it's worth anyone getting their knickers in a twist about.
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| Renaming Portman Road on 11:54 - Jul 27 with 3779 views | Churchman |
How about the Heinz Sandwich Spread Bowl?
‘Food of the gods, team of the gods, amphitheatre of the gods’. It’s sort of American, modern and would earn the club £millions and a lunchtime snack.
What’s not to like? |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:54 - Jul 27 with 3778 views | Keno |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:47 - Jul 27 by HungryLikeTheWoolf |
I noticed on the ticketing website that the Sir Bobby Robson stand is now called 'The Sir Bobby Robson North Stand Sponsored by The KBB Centre'. Bit of a mouthful! |
I still call it the North Stand | |
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| Upper and lower North for me innit on 11:55 - Jul 27 with 3754 views | Dyland |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:54 - Jul 27 by Keno |
I still call it the North Stand |
Since its rebuilding, obvers. | |
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| Upper and lower North for me innit on 12:03 - Jul 27 with 3695 views | Keno |
| Upper and lower North for me innit on 11:55 - Jul 27 by Dyland |
Since its rebuilding, obvers. |
I do miss the old single tier north stand
a place full of joyful celebration, the hopeful expectation of another glorious Town win and the aroma of stale urine dripping down from the back steps
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| Renaming Portman Road on 12:08 - Jul 27 with 3671 views | nrb1985 |
I said a while ago on here that I do wonder whether the intangible value the club get from
Ed being sponsor is worth more than any additional revenue from a new sponsor.
I don’t think we’d sell 50k kits with MSC or Magnus on the front for example.
To get the kind of brand exposure and association we have with Ed would literally cost 10s of millions. Worth keeping him as sponsor even if it’s for below the market rate. | | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 12:17 - Jul 27 with 3612 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:39 - Jul 27 by GlasgowBlue |
If they rename the ground, it will always be Portman Road to me.
I still use the names Pioneer, Cobbold, North Stand and Churchamans. |
Pioneer, Portman Stand, North Stand and Churchmans. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 12:17 - Jul 27 with 3607 views | gosblue |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:30 - Jul 27 by ghostofescobar |
Only if it can be sponsored by Natalie Portman or The Portman Group. |
Or Portman Dental Care ( a bit of a mouthful I Know) | | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 12:20 - Jul 27 with 3590 views | NthQldITFC |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:54 - Jul 27 by Keno |
I still call it the North Stand |
Or just, colloquially, "The North". |  |
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