A single tier stand isn't a shelf
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A single tier stand isn't a shelf
Not if we don't allow it.Just refuse to call it anything other than the Lane.
"We've not got a shelf side, no shelf side, we've not got a shelf"
Whilst Chelsea get the "Packard Bell End"
South = Park Lane
East = Shelf
North = Paxton
Leave them alone like that. No need to mess about.
West has never had a name but the Bill Nicholson stand would work perfectly there.
East = Shelf
North = Paxton
Leave them alone like that. No need to mess about.
West has never had a name but the Bill Nicholson stand would work perfectly there.
Only problem I can see with that is The Shelf will never be sung due to almost all of the East (and West) being handed over to corporate seats. If it's not being sung it will disappear.
I reckon there'll be a lot of current Shelfers who head for the southernmost blocks of the new East stand. There'll still be plenty of seats there that aren't corporate/premium.
My impression is that the amount of GA or "normal" ST's being offered in West or East depends on how many Corp/Exec seats are sold. So, could end up with no GA or normal ST in either stand. Or, if there are some available to buy then there could be no more than a 1,000 (guessing) which is hardly going to bouncing and I wouldn't want to be there because of that.
If I 've got this wrong and there are going to be loads then I might still have a decision to make about where I sit in new stadium.
Would surprise me each stand would be sold off to advertisers/sponsors e.g The Budwieser Stand.
Its a possibility but club may want to consolidate naming and shirt rights with one partner and avoid crass over-commercialisation. Sponsorship on individual stands is a bit much imo. Fans deserve to have their/our home end untouched and named as we decide.
The Tim Sherwood stand..
Got a ring to it
Got a ring to it
We're the cunt side, we're the cunt side, we're the cunt side Tot-ten-ham!
I like it.
Agree, but think the aim would be to ring the neck out of every commercial inch.
We know that, but it would be good to keep the shelf name alive. I suppose it could be claimed by the top tier of the east stand.
The main thing for me is to avoid calling the south stand a kop.
Agree they'll want to maximise, might get a better deal keeping the stadium clean for combined/mega-deal Naming Rights partner rather than selling piecemeal. There's not much precedent for individual stands being sold in new stadiums. Club need to keep the balance between authenticity and commercial engagement.
Agreed.The first team i think to use that name were Woolwich. When they actually still lived at home
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