St James Park renamed, Is Football Losing Its Identity Due to Financial Dominance?
So another swing into the world of financial dominance over football has taken place, with one of
the oldest stadiums in Britain undergoing a name change.
This may not seem...
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St James Park renamed, Is Football Losing Its Identity Due to Financial Dominance?
So another swing into the world of financial dominance over football has taken place, with one of
the oldest stadiums in Britain undergoing a name change.
This may not seem like too drastic of a
measure, certainly nothing much to set ripples of consternation flowing throughout the North East
of England, but worrying precedents are being set.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has jumped
into bed with a big bag of cash, and has left the proud heritage of Newcastle United sitting on the
curb and wondering what just happened.
Fans will now be turning up at the Sports Direct Arena,
which in no way has the same homeliness of the proud St James Park name which has graced the
Geordie club for so long.
Opponents aren’t going to overwhelmed by intimidation when heading
north to play at what sounds like a shopping mall.
Worse still, other major British clubs are heading
the same way, with Chelsea, Liverpool a
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