Pub Bigot 8:49 Thu Jan 7
Billy Bonds Stand
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https://www.change.org/p/david-gold-karren-brady-david-sullivan-billy-bonds-stand-at-the-olympic-stadium?recruiter=288162697&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=fb_send_dialog
Link for those who want to sign it. I think it's a good idea and he more than deserves the honour.
It'll probably go down like a sinking ship on here, but you can only try.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
On The Ball
8:50 Thu Jan 7
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I doubt there's anyone on here that wouldn't love it. The problem is that we can only name two stands at the OS (I think!). So who do we dishonour - Bobby Moore or Sir Trev?
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Gavros
8:51 Thu Jan 7
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Isn't going to happen. West Ham have the right to name the ends in the contract and we know why they are. They have no ability to rename anything else.
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Pub Bigot
8:56 Thu Jan 7
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I'd have Billy over Bob... *tin hat*
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Buster
8:57 Thu Jan 7
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I'd have had Billy before Sir Trev personally, but I'm sure they'll name an ICONIC floodlight after him or something.
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Ricky Bobby
8:58 Thu Jan 7
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If we only have naming rights to 2 of 4 stands then Bobby or Sir Trevor may be in trouble when the Qatari Royal Family stump up and buy us...
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cartis
9:02 Thu Jan 7
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I'd have Bonzo before anyone.
There Will never ever be another like him.
Having a stand named after him is the least the club should do.
It's a disgrace it hasn't been done already
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whufcroe
9:12 Thu Jan 7
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As Gavvy & OTB said, we can't name the East and West Stands as they will named for commercial purposes.
So sadly this is a non-starter, however I'm sure something will be named after him.
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pdbis
4:47 Fri Jan 8
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No one comes anywhere near this true West Ham icon.
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Johnson
4:53 Fri Jan 8
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As has been said, not our call, petition the stadium owners, no point expecting the club to do anything as we have no say.
We won't benefit massively from the commercial revenue either.
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TCHammer444
4:59 Fri Jan 8
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Never forget 91 FA Cup Semi at Villa Park.
Superb fans that days and always, despite the result and that cu*t Hackett!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVcr-NghMGY
True legend!
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Mike Oxsaw
4:59 Fri Jan 8
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Hold up.
WE can name the stand. Fuck the official stance.
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whufcroe
5:02 Fri Jan 8
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"We won't benefit massively from the commercial revenue either."
So what percentage do we get from any commercial deal to name the ground/stand and how does that compare to what we make from the sponsorship of the West Stand?
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Johnson
5:41 Fri Jan 8
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We've given up virtually all of it according to Sullivan.
So if a deal is £100m over ten years, £10m a year, if you say virtually all is £8m, that's £2m a year.
Not much is it?
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Eggbert Nobacon
5:50 Fri Jan 8
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makes you wonder why all these other teams are kicking up such a fuss
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dicksie3
5:57 Fri Jan 8
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According to you, DRUID JOHNSON MY LOVE, it seems that we won't be making much revenue at all from this move... So, I ask you:
a) Why are we bothering with this move then if we'll hardly make any more money than we do now?
b) As you clearly seem to think that we're surrendering pretty much all of the revenue income streams; how have you come to this conclusion?
PS - we'll make into the tens of millions of pounds worth of revenue increase from what we make currently which is precisley why we're making the move as there'd practically be no point in doing so otherwise.
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Johnson
10:32 Fri Jan 8
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A) I don't know dicksie.
B) Why do you think this is something I've made up in my head? Read direct quotes from our chairman Sullivan, read the contract, read the estimates that we'll jump all of two places in the revenue stakes.
And to clarify, I've said I don't think we'll be making much more than now, not much at all.
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Johnson
10:35 Fri Jan 8
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Oh and who's kicking up a fuss EggBERK.
The Ys just wanted it for themselves, heard nowt from Chelsea, Arsenal or any other Permierleague club.
Other than fans crying it is state aid, the merits of which are there to argue, only CHARLTON ATHLETIC who seem to be on their last legs anyway are formally doing something.
You can always correct me with C&P of formal complaints from all the other clubs.
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dicksie3
10:40 Fri Jan 8
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We'll be making into the tens of millions of pounds more in revenue, DRUID JOHNSON SON, as various Economists/sources have specified... I don't know why you find this hard to fathom?!... Do you really think that we'd bother moving ground to just make a couple of million more per year, if that?!... You're brighter than this, DRUID JOHNSON SON...
I think that jumping two places up the revenue table to 7th spot is a big deal, DRUID JOHNSON SON, considering the team's above us in the list are far more established/successful...
We'll move further up the list if we become successful and win trophies as well - and play in Europe every year...
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