Stadium Name

[SWP's back]

How ironic... a wanker can't spell masturbation properly ;)

I'm suitably disgusted with myself.

 

[Forzacitizens]

For ages I wanted them to re-name it Maine Road

I just call the Etihad now - got no problem with it actually think it sounds good

 

[squirtyflower]

Hello all, we are a research team at Manchester University looking at fans’ views on the naming of football grounds.

We’re really interested in getting any City fans’ views on the naming and renaming of the club’s ground over the years.

Would love to know how anyone feels about all those name changes (Maine Road, City of Manchester Stadium, Etihad Stadium), and what those names mean (or don’t mean) to you.

We have the moderator’s permission to start this thread, so look forward to reading some posts on this…

Are you serious?
You are attempting to do an academic study before establishing the facts?
I'm ashamed to think you are linking the university I attended with such poor research. Perhaps you need to consult with a Mancunian colleague or student before posting such uniformed lie.

Probably a rag from a private school who moved 'up north' to be near his beloved losers

 

[Wilf Wild 1937]

I agree with the sentiments expressed above. Maine Road was iconic to all Blues as Old Trafford, Anfield and Highbury are/were to their fans.

City of Manchester Stadium was a shit name: too long, a bit pretentious and yet at the same time strangely parochial. Frankly it sounded like a dog track. I used to refer to the stadium as Eastlands but even that was a shit name. Where was Eastlands? It wasn't a district. At the time we moved I'd have preferred The Commonwealth Stadium. I like The Etihad, it's short, catchy and as others have said it emphases our Abu Dhabi links.The only issue will be when we change sponsor like Bolton and Huddersfield have done.

 

[Shaelumstash]

I never heard any city fan actually call the ground "The City of Manchester Stadium" it was a lousy name, too much of a mouthful. It was actually a positive that it was renamed the Etihad because it made it easier when talking with fans of other clubs. Usually when talking with City fans you'd just say "at home" as opposed to "at the Etihad".

I think it's also a positive that Etihad as a sponsor is now so inextricably linked with the club, and the owners. Perhaps no other company in our history has been so closely linked to the club. If it was called "The Vodafone Stadium" or "The Carling Stadium" or whatever, it would feel crass and commercialised. But The Etihad just kind of fits, it's in keeping with the branding and the values of the club.

Personally, I have only positive thoughts about Etihad as a company. It's a brand that I associate with the City takeover and our recent resurgence as one of the most successful clubs in England. The company increasing their sponsorship to include the stadium and campus, only further emphasises my positive view of the brand.

To echo what others have said, I would have been passionately opposed to Maine Rd being rebranded. It had a history and an identity that is extremely important to fans. A re branding just would not have worked, much like it didn't as St James's park, for the same reasons. I'm sure fans of United, Liverpool, Everton, Spurs etc would feel the same. You simply cannot re-brand a stadium which has had a name for 100 years, people are too attached to it.

I don't know anyone that had any attachment whatsoever to the City of Manchester Stadium name, so there was no risk involved in re-naming it. Firstly, because it was only 10 years old, and there wasn't the same attachment there yet, and secondly because the name was such a mouthful, no one ever called it that anyway.

 

[Tueart1976]

Hello all, we are a research team at Manchester University looking at fans’ views on the naming of football grounds.

We’re really interested in getting any City fans’ views on the naming and renaming of the club’s ground over the years.

Would love to know how anyone feels about all those name changes (Maine Road, City of Manchester Stadium, Etihad Stadium), and what those names mean (or don’t mean) to you.

We have the moderator’s permission to start this thread, so look forward to reading some posts on this…

Hmmm...are you really from Manchester University?

I'm a bit suspicious! Manchester University ceased to exist when we merged with UMIST in 2004. We are now known as The University of Manchester, and our research teams would never refer to us as Manchester University. What's the name of your faculty and research team?

 

[SWP's back]

Are you serious?
You are attempting to do an academic study before establishing the facts?
I'm ashamed to think you are linking the university I attended with such poor research. Perhaps you need to consult with a Mancunian colleague or student before posting such uniformed lie.

Probably a rag from a private school who moved 'up north' to be near his beloved losers

I'm glad I not the only one that noticed.

 

[urban genie]

Always called it Eastland and still do mainly, though Etihad has started to be used in sentances when talking about the ground, As for city of manchesters statdium always used COMS as an alternative sometimes

 

[ccr]

Gods Green Acre.

 

[dickie davies]

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The ****!