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So, all arguments and pettiness aside, in case anyone needs reminding today is Armistice Day, 2 minutes silent remembrance for all who have fallen since WW1, if you are able to. Chances are everyone on here has a relative who died in one of the two World Wars, whether you are aware of it or not. Would be nice if no one posted for 2 minutes either, but that's up to you lovely boys and girls

I can tell you exactly which company erected the exterior signs. Local too, Tyne Valley based. PM, mate?. Me fatha works down the Valley and I live in Lobley Hill. Not in any of that business, just curious S Holliday Sign Erecting, I believe. No such thing as bad publicity eh?

ST wouldn't be a problem as I no longer have one

Cheers for the advice Manc It's something I've been mulling over, but not sure if I could afford getting a record for it. And there'd be no chance of a quick getaway, too much gear involved. Back to the drawing board. Trophyshy might be onto something mind. But with shit instead of paint.

Aye, it's fucking breathtaking in it's crassness. So if I covered it with a banner, long enough to be filmed etc, then took it back down, I'd only be looking at a civil offence?

go back to cleaning your windows man Will do Sweetcheeks

Benton? Bit posh for me mate I reckon it wouldn't be too hard to get to the exterior signs. The Gallowgate end would be easier than the Milburn ones. And it would need to be done from the middle of a crowd, to give enough time to get out of reach. But do-able. Be interested to know what the OB could charge me with? So long as no damage was done, i.e. cover the signs with a banner as opposed to vandalise them, would a crime have been committed? Any of the Legal boys able to advise?

I've never committed criminal damage in my life, well once when I was young and daft but no one ever found out, but I'm telling you now. The sign on the wall beside the stairs on Barrack Road, St James' Park, if they put Sports Direct Arena there I will go down and pull it down and I will. See, this is where they've been a bit canny- the exterior signs are too high to be defaced. My guess is that the big sign earmarked for the Gallowgate will have the words " Arena" , "Direct" and " Sports" prominently placed. Again, too high to be vandalised, impossible to miss. Utter, utter cunts. This is where you have the chance to make a name for yourself though. Nothing is to high for you, coupluh ropes nee bovva at aal. I could get to them, getting off the ground would have to be done sharpish like. Problem is that entire ground is covered by CCTV. You going to stand my bail ?

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I've never committed criminal damage in my life, well once when I was young and daft but no one ever found out, but I'm telling you now. The sign on the wall beside the stairs on Barrack Road, St James' Park, if they put Sports Direct Arena there I will go down and pull it down and I will. See, this is where they've been a bit canny- the exterior signs are too high to be defaced. My guess is that the big sign earmarked for the Gallowgate will have the words " Arena" , "Direct" and " Sports" prominently placed. Again, too high to be vandalised, impossible to miss. Utter, utter cunts.

Stops just before it takes his hand off in one bite.

I can tell you exactly which company erected the exterior signs. Local too, Tyne Valley based.

You got £200 million spare like Salty? That's the only thing that will shift Fatboy.

Piss poor attempt that Sniffer, must do better.

Constortium isn't the answer man, we need to be owned by a sovvie ring state.

Don't forget that tosser, Cuthbert. You're thinking of Aidan None as good as James

I can tell you right now, this guy isn't going to stand for it. Those trainers look good as new, mind

I know this board is all liberal tree huggy and shit , but if now isn't the time to dish some of these out.... ....I don't know when is? Not bans btw, just the badge

That is mint. Look more like Hazel to me. Definately a branch line.

Good lad Henri. Can we expect a statement from Ms. Phillipson MP

You are right I did and I stand by that although not the statement "everything in their power", some things are not for sale, at least not at a price that wont really make any significant difference. Put it this way, if we did manage to sell it, its less than a 3rd of how much we got for Carroll, is AC 3 times more important to NUFC fans than SJP? The thing is you and I know fine well that we will never sell the name of the ground to any other company because they all know its toxic to be associated with and even if not, its hugely over priced. By adding the shirt sponsorship into the deal then hes effectively cut off our chances of any other advertiser. This means SD gets both for free and appears to be doing us a favour by taking it. I bet you now that if you were to ring the club and ask to buy a dozen advertising boards in the Gallowgate you'd be told that there werent any available yet all of those SD ones should be up for sale to anyone that wants them. We all know that they arent paying the going rate for that advertising (if at all). Anyone who believes they are would be foolish after all why buy 200 advertising boards in one ground and have them appear on tv 4 times a year when you could buy 20 each at 10 clubs and get them seen 40 times by even more people? No doubt people will make the argument that hes not gaining anything by not paying but I honestly believe he is. Additional advertising raises the profile of SD and in turn the profits. As major shareholder he gains from those both in "paper wealth" and actual dividends. NUFC however is different, the more profit it makes then the more the fans expect to see investing in the team etc and him taking money out will not be seen well. So he gives away the advertising and the club end up 2,3,4 or more millions down however all that does is reduce the amount we can spend on players so hes not out of pocket at all. SD however reaps the benefits of world wide exposure, not only in the amount of ads in and around the ground but other things as mentioned on here by others. Everytime the ground is mentioned on tv, in media etc. Maps, every map of the city will at some stage be renewed and instead of saying "St James' Park" will hold the name of his company. as said before, google searches, Sports Direct will now have an absolutely massive increase in the number of webpages its mentioned on. Wikipedia, every football site that details clubs etc etc etc, it will even start appearing on SDs competitors websites! Wigan will not have to carry the words Sports Direct in their write ups of the match etc. Club merchandise, we'll no doubt start seeing numerous merchandising of the ground appearing "buy models of the Sports Direct stadium" etc, it may not make SD any actual money but again its further putting the name Sports Direct into homes. Theres probably a thousand more things, some of them massive, some insignificant but each and every one of them is seen by somebody somewhere and all of those are free. Stevie also hit the nail on the head when he points out that there are going to be kids growing up who know no other name than "Sports Direct Arena", 20 year down the line and someone comes in to reclaim our club, this place will erupt again when the new people dare to change the name to St James' Park. I cant put forward strongly enough how bad I think this is, the name of our stadium, thats changed and grown over time but has always been known as SJP is erased overnight by some fat bloke looking to increase his already massive gut. I'll be slated for this but I dont care, I would prefer we went down than this, as proven already you can recover from a relegation, this is history, this is tradition and this is way more significant than a league placing. I will follow this club whether it is in the Champions League or the Northern Alliance, what I wont do is ever accept that changing one of our most important and iconic symbols is anything other than bad. Excellent post that like Pud :clapping: Is he now going to change the name of St James Holdings Ltd too?

Let me know when and I'll be there to 'carry your lights'

Proof positive that they're taking the piss. Wankers.

time to re-post this.... http://www.punchinthefacebook.com/node/255 btw, in the comments