| Renaming Portman Road 11:14 - Jul 27 with 6529 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 12:21 - Jul 27 with 1601 views | Mookamoo |
| Renaming Portman Road on 12:08 - Jul 27 by 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. |
Doesn't the wee ginger cherub have a reduced shelf life though? Not sure he'll have quite the reach in a couple of years time when the touring stops and he needs to take time away.
Or is he the new Elton and has National Treasure potential? | | | |
| Upper and lower North for me innit on 12:21 - Jul 27 with 1600 views | NthQldITFC |
| Upper and lower North for me innit on 12:03 - Jul 27 by Keno |
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
TWTDs |
surges and wet trouser legs. |  |
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| Upper and lower North for me innit on 12:24 - Jul 27 with 1584 views | Keno |
| Upper and lower North for me innit on 12:21 - Jul 27 by NthQldITFC |
surges and wet trouser legs. |
These young fans with their fancy seats dont know what they are missing!! |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 12:26 - Jul 27 with 1576 views | nodge_blue |
As long as its to someone called Portman Road Im all for it. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 12:30 - Jul 27 with 1560 views | Ryorry |
NO.
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never. |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 13:29 - Jul 27 with 1496 views | ronnyd |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:36 - Jul 27 by 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. |
Perhaps they'll rename it The Rhode Island Red Bowl but i'm not counting my chickens. |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 13:32 - Jul 27 with 1495 views | Churchman |
| Renaming Portman Road on 12:17 - Jul 27 by BasingstokeBlue |
Pioneer, Portman Stand, North Stand and Churchmans. |
Johnny come latelys with their new fangled names. It’s Churchmans, North Stand, West Stand and Chicken Run.
Sorted. |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 13:35 - Jul 27 with 1480 views | Keno |
| Renaming Portman Road on 13:32 - Jul 27 by Churchman |
Johnny come latelys with their new fangled names. It’s Churchmans, North Stand, West Stand and Chicken Run.
Sorted. |
Perhaps they'll rename it The Rhode Island Red Bowl but i'm not counting my chickens.
(with apologies to Ronny but it seemed appropriate to add that here) | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 13:39 - Jul 27 with 1473 views | ronnyd |
| Renaming Portman Road on 13:35 - Jul 27 by Keno |
Perhaps they'll rename it The Rhode Island Red Bowl but i'm not counting my chickens.
(with apologies to Ronny but it seemed appropriate to add that here) |
You've infringed my copyright.  | | | |
| "A disgrace" on 13:47 - Jul 27 with 1467 views | Mullet |
| "A disgrace" on 11:46 - Jul 27 by Dyland |
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.
Thanks for reading :) |
Shut up Jezza. Commie twonk x |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 13:48 - Jul 27 with 1465 views | HighgateBlue |
| 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. |
Presumably the Pioneer stand is named after Cyril Pioneer, the great Ipswich Town inside forward from the 1930s?
Or is it the Japanese multinational corporation?
If the latter, it's worth reflecting on whether this is a debate about whether it's evil to sell the club's soul, or whether it's just that some of us don't really like change that much :) (me included...) |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 15:09 - Jul 27 with 1415 views | blueasfook |
| Renaming Portman Road on 11:48 - Jul 27 by PhilTWTD |
It would have been the TXU Energi Arena or similar 20 years ago if they hadn't have gone bust. |
With an ITV Digital Stand as well? |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 15:20 - Jul 27 with 1404 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Maybe the owners could rename it. It’s one of the few council houses left inter all | |
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| uyysfc on 16:24 - Jul 27 with 1375 views | Dyland |
| "A disgrace" on 13:47 - Jul 27 by Mullet |
Shut up Jezza. Commie twonk x |
nfft |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 16:26 - Jul 27 with 1368 views | Keno |
| Renaming Portman Road on 13:39 - Jul 27 by ronnyd |
You've infringed my copyright. |
I saw it more as a glowing testimonial | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 16:37 - Jul 27 with 1356 views | blueasfook |
| Renaming Portman Road on 15:20 - Jul 27 by ElephantintheRoom |
Maybe the owners could rename it. It’s one of the few council houses left inter all |
they should have called it the NerdyKnowAll Stadium during the Marcus Evans era. A place of doom and gloom and little hope. | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 16:52 - Jul 27 with 1352 views | Vic |
| 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. |
Good on ya Glassers. My head wont get past North, South East and West. I do just about get to Churchmans & Pioneer sometimes, but I can't hand on heart tell you which is which of the stands with the new fangled names are either end of the ground! (Sorry Sirs Bobby and Alf!) |  |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 17:05 - Jul 27 with 1340 views | Keno |
| Renaming Portman Road on 16:37 - Jul 27 by blueasfook |
they should have called it the NerdyKnowAll Stadium during the Marcus Evans era. A place of doom and gloom and little hope. |
some of our younger posters may not get that reference so just to help them here's the Urban Dictionary Definition
NerdyKnowAll
A proper irritating c***. Someone who thinks they they are clever/funny/charming but are actually very sad people with no friends and usually posesses a small penis. Hence, the need to mask this by being totally obnoxious.
That guy he's talking sh**. He's a real NerdyKnowAll.
Why's he slagging off Burley? He must be a NerdyKnowAll.
by Gav TWTD September 27, 2005 | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 17:19 - Jul 27 with 1323 views | Blue_In_Boston |
Wouldn't care less. Everyone would still call it Portman Road, take the cash! Newcastle is the perfect example, apart from on Soccer Saturday everyone still called it St. James's rather than Sports Direct Arena or whatever it was. | | | |
| uyysfc on 17:56 - Jul 27 with 1286 views | Mullet |
| uyysfc on 16:24 - Jul 27 by Dyland |
nfft |
Kiss your mother with that mouth do we son? | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 18:17 - Jul 27 with 1276 views | cressi |
Could be called The Town & Ed"s ground Place just for the publicity lol | | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 18:50 - Jul 27 with 1248 views | Ryorry |
| Renaming Portman Road on 16:52 - Jul 27 by Vic |
Good on ya Glassers. My head wont get past North, South East and West. I do just about get to Churchmans & Pioneer sometimes, but I can't hand on heart tell you which is which of the stands with the new fangled names are either end of the ground! (Sorry Sirs Bobby and Alf!) |
Thank god it’s not just me! | |
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| Renaming Portman Road on 19:39 - Jul 27 with 1204 views | ellaandred |
| 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. |
West Stand, North Stand, Cobbold and Churchmans. |  | | |
| Renaming Portman Road on 20:20 - Jul 27 with 1185 views | brogansnose |
| 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. |
When the TV or radio announces that there's been a goal at ' The Mediterranean Shipping Company Stadium' will be a very, very special moment. |  | | |
| Surely "Portman Road" is simply..... on 20:23 - Jul 27 with 1186 views | glasso |
| Surely "Portman Road" is simply..... on 11:50 - Jul 27 by 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.
"This is the modern world that I've learnt about" |
Yeah it's like Upton Park. Don't think Ive ever heard anyone call it the Boleyn Ground but it's near Upton Park station so that's good enough | | | |
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