Selling Naming Rights: O2, Aviva, Bord Gáis Energy

Rabidlamb · 22-03-2012 04:59PM #1

Where do you stand on this ?.
It'll always be Landsdowne to me, same The Point & The Grand Canal.
At least Thomand Park didn't piss all over it's heritage for the fast buck.

Why not take this idiocy to the nth degree & sell the name of the country, any suggestions ?

kieranfitz · 22-03-2012 05:02PM

Here, here.

Unavailable for Comment · 22-03-2012 05:03PM

Economists are always saying we need good press about the economy for "the markets" so what about change it to China?

Rabidlamb · 22-03-2012 05:10PM

Unavailable for Comment wrote: »

Economists are always saying we need good press about the economy for "the markets" so what about change it to China?

How about iRELAND to cash in on all that Apple money.

super_furry · 22-03-2012 05:12PM

I honestly don't think I could give less of a fu*k.

Chuck Stone · 22-03-2012 05:13PM

Irelandland™

brought to you by Disney

MrStuffins · 22-03-2012 05:15PM

People getting their knickers in a twist over things like this is silly!

There is MAJOR money to be made by selling the naming rights. And if it's "Always gonna be Landsdowne to me" then where's the big deal? Keep calling it Landsdowne (as I do and a lot of other people do) and let the big companies pay their money.

It's like when your local pub gets renamed. Everyone continues to call it whetever it was before!

hardCopy · 22-03-2012 05:17PM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Where do you stand on this ?.
It'll always be Landsdowne to me, same The Point & The Grand Canal.
At least Thomand Park didn't piss all over it's heritage for the fast buck.

Why not take this idiocy to the nth degree & sell the name of the country, any suggestions ?

IIRC it very nearly became Toyota Park, or Toyota Park Thomond or something.

Dravokivich · 22-03-2012 05:18PM

Going to the O2 does not make me want to change phone companies, going to the Aviva does not make me feel inclined to get health insurance from them.

I already use Bord Gais for gas as I'm sure many others do, so it changes nothing.

Sindri · 22-03-2012 05:20PM

Lets just call it the East Caribbean and cash in on the tourism.

CardBordWindow · 22-03-2012 05:22PM

It's basically free money for venues.
If someone was throwing serious money at you to change your name, you probably would.

cournioni · 22-03-2012 05:24PM

This country, sadly, has sold its soul.

RobbingBandit · 22-03-2012 05:25PM

kieranfitz wrote: »

Here, here.

Well spotted good sir, it is indeed happening here.

I Heart Internet · 22-03-2012 05:30PM

It's great to have decent venues in this country. They cost a fair bit. If some company wants to sponsor it for their name above the door then great.

OP's nostalgia for e.g. calling a stadium on Landsdown Road - Landsdon Road is misplaced.

Anyway, only the media are obliged to call it Aviva Stadium (or they don;t get invited to press things there). Everyone else can call it whatever the hell they want.

I Heart Internet · 22-03-2012 05:31PM

cournioni wrote: »

This country sadly has sold its soul.

What does that even mean??

Andy!! · 22-03-2012 05:35PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

What does that even mean??

Preeeeetty simple statement, no?

I Heart Internet · 22-03-2012 05:38PM

Andy!! wrote: »

Preeeeetty simple statement, no?

No.

What is a country's soul?
How can a country sell it?
To who?
For how much?

To be honest, it just read like a cliche with no particular meaning but reinforcing a general feeling that we're all ****ed.

Getting sponsorship for sport and entertainment venues isn't the end of the world. Surely it's quite a good thing.

humanji · 22-03-2012 05:39PM

Landsdown Road and The Point were knocked down. There's two new buildings in their place.

Rabidlamb · 22-03-2012 05:40PM

humanji wrote: »

Landsdown Road and The Point were knocked down. There's two new buildings in their place.

So were Croker & Thomond.

cournioni · 22-03-2012 05:43PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

What does that even mean??

It means that we whore ourselves out to the highest bidders, rip people off with extortionate prices at the expense of identity and taste. As Chuck Stone said "Irelandland™ brought to you by Disney".

humanji · 22-03-2012 05:43PM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

So were Croker & Thomond.

And the new buildings were named after the old. In the case of The O2 and Aviva, they weren't.

upandcumming · 22-03-2012 05:44PM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Where do you stand on this ?.
It'll always be Landsdowne to me, same The Point & The Grand Canal.
At least Thomand Park didn't piss all over it's heritage for the fast buck.

Why not take this idiocy to the nth degree & sell the name of the country, any suggestions ?

It won't be Landsdowne, The Point & the Grand Canal to me. It'll be the Aviva, the O2 and the Bord Gais Theatre. Because those are their names.

El Weirdo · 22-03-2012 05:44PM

Rabidlamb wrote: »

...It'll always be Landsdowne to me...

Really? It'll always be Lansdowne Road to me.

MrStuffins · 22-03-2012 05:46PM

cournioni wrote: »

It means that we whore ourselves out to the highest bidders, rip people off with extortionate prices at the expense of identity and taste. As Chuck Stone said "Irelandland™ brought to you by Disney".

So hold on, it's ok to go to a footbal/rugbyl game and have ads on your tickets, then massive ads outside the stadium, massive ads inside the stadium, hoardings around the pitch with ads on them, ads on the big screen (should there be one), ads on the shirts the guys are wearing (in some cases more than one), massive ads ON the pitch......... but sponsoring the actual stadium itself.........

WE'VE SOLD OUR SOUL!!!

Get a grip!

I Heart Internet · 22-03-2012 05:46PM

cournioni wrote: »

It means that we whore ourselves out to the highest bidders,

Still not sure what you mean. Is inward investment not a good thing? When you say whore - you mean do stuff, yeah? Like provide services, give sites for multinationals to build on, etc, etc.

cournioni wrote: »

rip people off with extortionate prices at the expense of identity and taste. As Chuck Stone said "Irelandland™ brought to you by Disney".

I agree - we (and our tourists coming here) are ripped off. Especially in the area of food and drink.

cournioni · 22-03-2012 05:48PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

So hold on, it's ok to go to a footbal/rugbyl game and have ads on your tickets, then massive ads outside the stadium, massive ads inside the stadium, hoardings around the pitch with ads on them, ads on the big screen (should there be one), ads on the shirts the guys are wearing (in some cases more than one), massive ads ON the pitch......... but sponsoring the actual stadium itself.........

WE'VE SOLD OUR SOUL!!!

Get a grip!

OK MrStuffins sponsored by Tampax.

pickarooney · 22-03-2012 05:49PM

At least most people can spell Aviva.

MrStuffins · 22-03-2012 05:51PM

cournioni wrote: »

OK MrStuffins sponsored by Tampax.

If Tampax offered me money to change my name on here to Tampax i'd snap their hand off!

Just like if I had €100k but wanted to build a house for €200k and Tampax offered me the rest of the money to call my house "Tampax Mansions", i'd be stupid not to take it!

humanji · 22-03-2012 05:52PM

pickarooney wrote: »

At least most people can spell Aviva.

That's the best part. I can never remember if it's Landsdown or Landsdowne or some other variation. Aviva rolls off the tongue like a Mexican hooker.

cournioni · 22-03-2012 05:53PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Still not sure what you mean. Is inward investment not a good thing? When you say whore - you mean do stuff, yeah? Like provide services, give sites for multinationals to build on, etc, etc.

I agree - we (and our tourists coming here) are ripped off. Especially in the area of food and drink.

Inward investment is a good thing, however, being a giant billboard for a multinational company isn't in my opinion. Especially when it is our national arena, or national soccer or rugby ground.

St.Spodo · 22-03-2012 05:53PM

Newcastle United's ground -St. James' Park'- is now called the Sports Direct Arena. Manchester City's is now the Etihad Stadium. Renaming venues isn't an Irish phenomenon, although I hate Landsdowne being called ''the Aviva''.

Selling Naming Rights: O2, Aviva, Bord Gáis Energy

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