Rangers 'have agreed Ibrox renaming deal with Sports Direct'

[simplythebest 0]

Rangers have agreed to sell their stadium naming rights to sports retailer Sports Direct, the clubâ??s chief executive has claimed.

 

Charles Green said the deal would be finalised in the coming weeks, with artistâ??s impressions of how Ibrox would look under the changes expected to be released on the club website.

 

Sports Direct majority shareholder Mike Ashley owns a stake in Rangers International Football Club plc, while his firm has entered into a joint venture as the clubâ??s official merchandising supplier.

 

On Monday, the clubâ??s results for the second half of 2012 were released to the London Stock Exchange where it was revealed that the company ran at a £7m loss during that period, while cash in the bank sat at £21.1m.

 

In an interview with STV, Mr Green stated that he expects the stadium naming deal to be finalised and announced soon, on the back of a one year shirt sponsorship agreement with Blackthorn Cider and a five-year kit deal with Puma that were revealed last week.

 

He said: "We have now decided that Sports Direct will be the partner (for stadium naming). We had representatives from Sports Direct up for a fansâ?? forum a couple of weeks ago. We also had Derek Llambias of Newcastle United sharing his experience of how that helped his club.

 

"We are now into the stage where we are doing some layouts, some pictorials of how it might look and weâ??ll stick those on the website shortly so the fans can see whatâ??s being proposed.

 

"We have had good engagement from the fans on this. I think it was always an issue for fans but I think the fans accept now that this is something that we have to do. Almost all of the big stadia have been named now."

 

He stated that he hoped the Ibrox naming rights deal would be concluded in the coming weeks and would be in place for the start of next season.

 

Mr Ashley previously came in for criticism from Newcastle United fans after he renamed the clubâ??s home ground of St James Park to the Sports Direct Arena. The board claimed the move could generate up to £10m a year and moneylender Wonga purchased them as part of a shirt sponsorship deal last October, before it promptly returned the ground to its original name.

http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/216305-rangers-have-agreed-ibrox-renaming-deal-with-sports-direct/

[gisabeer 409]

ibrox stadium sponsored by sports direct

[foggy dewhurst 0]

as long as it brings in plenty of money but we will allways call it ibrox

[54andcounting 0]

....sell sell sell, it's the 21st century ffs. Gay rights too.

 

Can just see a gay man and his likewise getting married in the Sports Direct Stadium in the future.

 

I'll just have to f**kin' follow on.

Edited March 5, 2013 by 54andcounting

[Gribz 743]

If it didnt work in Newcastle there is even less chance of it bedding in at Ibrox. Only new stadiums get new names.

 

Ibrox Direct is as close as it will get.

 

But this part is interesting, are they talking about sign on the roof like St James' had or is there expansion plans.

 

with artist’s impressions of how Ibrox would look

[simplythebest 0]

If it didnt work in Newcastle there is even less chance of it bedding in at Ibrox. Only new stadiums get new names.

 

Ibrox Direct is as close as it will get.

 

But this part is interesting, are they talking about sign on the roof like St James' had or is there expansion plans.

 

You can't even see the roof at Ibrox unless you own a helicopter.

[chilledbear 16]

You know what the media in Scotland will call it, don't expect to see Ibrox in the name.

 

It will be something else for us to moan about.