news.bbc.co.uk - 26 days ago
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Newcastle United have renamed their ground the sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium for the immediate future. The Championship club said last week it was looking to sell the naming rights to St James' Park from next season. But it has now decided to use the ground to showcase the retail ...
guardian.co.uk - 26 days ago
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guardian.co.uk —
• New name will be used until the
end of this season • Club admit naming rights...
plan was handled badly Newcastle have confirmed that their stadium will be renamed "sportsdirect.com@StJames'ParkStadium" until the end of the season, according to BBC ...
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Magpies 'reveal new St James' Park name'
lets-kickoff.blogspot.com - 28 days ago
nust.org.uk - 27 days ago
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nust.org.uk —
Save St James' Park Sign the Petition against
renaming OUR ground to "Sxxxxs DxxxxT.cxx @ St James's...
Park" UPDATE: Derek Llambias has announced on 03/11/09 that the ground will be renamed to "Sxxxxs DxxxxT.cxx @ St James's Park". We strongly believe ...
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Newcastle’s PR people failed their PR classes
Unprofessional Foul —
... Earlier today, Newcastle United announced that St. James’ Park–their home since 1892–would be called “sportsdirect.com @ St James’ Park” for the rest of the season. Actually, that’s a lie. No one in England knows how to use a proper possessive anymore. ...
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The Beautiful Game —
... the next D.C. coach. [Goff] Clarence Seedorf Q&A. [Goal! NY Times] West Ham 2, Aston Villa 1. [SportBox] Sweden's new coach: Erik Hamren. [UEFA] Scotland's first immigrant player. [ESPN] Portsmouth chief a tax evader? [Guardian] Ronaldo's ankle is not improving. [Yahoo!] Newcastle stadium getting name change? [BBC] French team hit by swine flu. Again. [SkySports] Derby dude ...
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Shea Hey —
I beg you, please peep the video found in this article. This clip is about soccer, I know, but it is still a must-peep. First off for the insane Geordie/northeastern England accents, but more importantly, far more importantly, for the dude who appears at the 1:10 mark. Completely bizarre. Maybe he is a former pig who is the victim of a curse. Could star in a remake of Steve Martin's "Roxanne." ...
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