Stuart Dickson Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) The name change is fair enough, but it strikes me as a hell of a lot of money for a council to waste. Surely a proper community club would be willing to help it's local council and it's local people with any attempt to obtain inward investment that boosts the local community for free. This smacks of greed by the football club - a football club that has already benefited from council tax payers money through the establishment of the Academy at Ralston. Edited November 14, 2015 by Stuart Dickson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrie82 Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Nipper Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 Paisley International Soccer Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie-dee Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 The Stadium of Shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repairman Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 Good deal for both parties. Would be great if Paisley 2021 branding boxed in the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Nipper Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The Stadium of Shite. or , SOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The name change is fair enough, but it strikes me as a hell of a lot of money for a council to waste. Surely a proper community club would be willing to help it's local council and it's local people with any attempt to obtain inward investment that boosts the local community for free. This smacks of greed by the football club - a football club that has already benefited from council tax payers money through the establishment of the Academy at Ralston. The naming rights of the stadium have a commercial value. If they had given them away for free you would have been on here criticising the club for not realising the value of the rights. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. As for good use of council tax money, I imagine the sponsorship is all wrapped up in the budget for the 2021 bid. That includes £57m being spent on the museum of which only £30m is coming from grants so I don't think we should lose much sleep over a £66K spend on something that plays a huge part in the life of tens of thousands of the residents of Renfrewshire. Good on the council, who have really stepped up to the mark this year in making the town feel alive again. In the last few months we've had the Beer Festival, the Monte Carlo rally, the British Youth Cycling Championships, the Spree Festival, the Halloween Weekend, the Fireworks Weekend and the Xmas lights switch on and City of Culture bid launch should hopefully take place next weekend. We at last have some energy and enthusiasm driving thigns forward and bringing punters back into the town centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood buddie Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The naming rights of the stadium have a commercial value. If they had given them away for free you would have been on here criticising the club for not realising the value of the rights. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. As for good use of council tax money, I imagine the sponsorship is all wrapped up in the budget for the 2021 bid. That includes £57m being spent on the museum of which only £30m is coming from grants so I don't think we should lose much sleep over a £66K spend on something that plays a huge part in the life of tens of thousands of the residents of Renfrewshire. Good on the council, who have really stepped up to the mark this year in making the town feel alive again. In the last few months we've had the Beer Festival, the Monte Carlo rally, the British Youth Cycling Championships, the Spree Festival, the Halloween Weekend, the Fireworks Weekend and the Xmas lights switch on and City of Culture bid launch should hopefully take place next weekend. We at last have some energy and enthusiasm driving thigns forward and bringing punters back into the town centre. Div for Mayor!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 So, Paisley 2021 Stadium it is then. Money for old rope (or bland grey cladding....). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 at a club like ours every penny is a prisoner, Sure is , just a decent wee bit of re-investment in the playing side after coining it in after the League Cup win , and we would still be an SPL side ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 We at last have some energy and enthusiasm driving thigns forward and bringing punters back into the town centre. It ain't working for retail , believe me. Shopkeepers , particularly those who are well established , are saying that they have never known it as bad as it is now. This City of Culture thingy is one load of bollocks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 It ain't working for retail , believe me. Shopkeepers , particularly those who are well established , are saying that they have never known it as bad as it is now. This City of Culture thingy is one load of bollocks ! I have a lot of sympathy with the shopkeepers in the town. Braehead and Silverburn killed the town centre and I don't think the rates for high street locations reflects the difficulty businesses have operating in that environment. I'm not really sure what the answer is but there are still bright lights like Sapporito who have proven you can still be a success in Paisley if you provide a great product or service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Simpson Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Love Street for me and always will be. Money for old rope indeed re: renaming...only ever used in media/PR related discussion - not many of us will be using the Paisley 2021 Stadium in conversation other than saying cheers for the cash! I think the family stand should be renamed the Love Street stand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 I've already had one smartarse at work ask if it's being named after our average attendance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Nipper Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The Cocc name change is newsworthy http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34831026 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluto Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Has no one ever considered calling it Feegie Field, blocking in the corners, putting up Hof Boards? That would impress me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcc Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The name change is fair enough, but it strikes me as a hell of a lot of money for a council to waste. Surely a proper community club would be willing to help it's local council and it's local people with any attempt to obtain inward investment that boosts the local community for free. This smacks of greed by the football club - a football club that has already benefited from council tax payers money through the establishment of the Academy at Ralston. Don't worry! You are not a local ratepayer unless you have moved your domicile in the past few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santaponsasaint Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Div for Mayor!!!!!! You live in a dream world Div, Council has no money to repair houses, Repair damp in OAPS houses, Roads covered In pot holes, But has money for all this rubbish, Got money for fireworks, £15,000 for some snotty nosed wee Herbert from x factor to mime a few songs, Time to get the priorities right, PS, Sorry quoted the wrong post, Edited November 16, 2015 by santaponsasaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 It ain't working for retail , believe me. Shopkeepers , particularly those who are well established , are saying that they have never known it as bad as it is now. This City of Culture thingy is one load of bollocks ! To be fair, it isn't working anywhere for retail in towns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-34826174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganSMFC Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Apart from the stadium and all things St Mirren. Maybe this means good things for the town regeneration. I cant see the town winning it with only Hairdressers, Takeaways, Poundstores and Kebab shops to offer. interesting thread. Thanks OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganSMFC Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The Stadium of Culture We could be the Culture Club.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Brian Caldwell coming on Superscoreboard shortly to talk about Stadium name change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 You live in a dream world Div, Council has no money to repair houses, Repair damp in OAPS houses, Roads covered In pot holes, But has money for all this rubbish, Got money for fireworks, £15,000 for some snotty nosed wee Herbert from x factor to mime a few songs, Time to get the priorities right, PS, Sorry quoted the wrong post, Surely you must be a lonely sad man/woman to belittle the great work done to promote the town, fill it with people spending money and helping local businesses? The fireworks/lights bring in tens of thousands of pounds and people. Someone once said every penny is a prisoner..! Eh Santa..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Dickson Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 You live in a dream world Div, Council has no money to repair houses, Repair damp in OAPS houses, Roads covered In pot holes, But has money for all this rubbish, Got money for fireworks, £15,000 for some snotty nosed wee Herbert from x factor to mime a few songs, Time to get the priorities right, PS, Sorry quoted the wrong post, Well exactly. Look it's true. I don't live in Paisley and I don't pay my Council Taxes there and perhaps it is none of my business but the club and it's fans love to revel in this bollocks that St Mirren is somehow a Community Club. Yet here we see, yet again, that when the Community is trying to put something in place to revitalise the town, instead of playing it's part Brian Caldwell and presumably Campbell Kennedy have rubbed their hands together and took the opportunity to rip off the public purse to the tune of £60,000 for naming rights that they haven't been able to shift in seven years - no matter how desperately they've tried to get it done. Div claims that in the grand scale of things it's only £60,000 out of £57m. Div's argument seems to me to be not that it's good value for the local tax payer, rather that they won't miss it if it goes missing so where's the harm in it. That to me isn't moral, it's not community spirited and it seems incredibly short sighted given the damage that stories like this so clearly does to the clubs reputation amongst people living in the town. St Mirren could have been the good guys, shining in a positive light offering to change the stadium name to help the build for free. Brian Caldwell, or Stewart Gilmour could have faced up to the press to take the plaudits for being so Community Spirited. Even better they could have gone to press saying the Council were willing to pay £60,000 for the naming rights but the club took the decision not to take the money and to instead insist that the local council use the money to fund some other worthwhile project in the town. Instead though you've got St Mirren getting their grubby wee hand back into the public purse grasping money like it's somehow entitled to it. No wonder so many buses head out of the town on a match day. What exactly does the club do to connect to people in the local community? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintargyll Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 The naming rights of the stadium have a commercial value. If they had given them away for free you would have been on here criticising the club for not realising the value of the rights. Damned if they do, damned if they don't. As for good use of council tax money, I imagine the sponsorship is all wrapped up in the budget for the 2021 bid. That includes £57m being spent on the museum of which only £30m is coming from grants so I don't think we should lose much sleep over a £66K spend on something that plays a huge part in the life of tens of thousands of the residents of Renfrewshire. Good on the council, who have really stepped up to the mark this year in making the town feel alive again. In the last few months we've had the Beer Festival, the Monte Carlo rally, the British Youth Cycling Championships, the Spree Festival, the Halloween Weekend, the Fireworks Weekend and the Xmas lights switch on and City of Culture bid launch should hopefully take place next weekend. We at last have some energy and enthusiasm driving thigns forward and bringing punters back into the town centre. It's got to be LOVESTREET .....that name is as famous as the club nameThey go hand in hand.....terrible mistake by the ?BOD not to carry our proud name forward....GET IT SORTED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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