The Launa Windows Stadium

DJ Gull · Post by **DJ Gull** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:03

Not sure if this has been mentioned on another thread yet but I think it's worthy of its own.
Plainmoor Stadium is no longer.

http://www.torquayunited.com/news/artic ... 16338.aspx

Thoughts? Unless the £ Figure is right i'm going to struggle to accept this.

GazTheGull · Post by **GazTheGull** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:06

Nope. Still Plainmoor for me.

divingbboy · Post by **divingbboy** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:06

Makes no difference whatsoever. No one other than the sponsor itself and the club will be referring to it as anything other than 'Plainmoor'.

njgull · Post by **njgull** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:11

They can call the stadium whatever they want. And you can call the stadium whatever you want. Pretty much every old stadium and arena in every sport over here in America has had some corporate name slapped on it. And everyone ignores those corporate names and calls the stadiums by their old, proper names. I just read the article stating what Plainmoor's new name is...and I've already forgotten the new name. It's Plainmoor.

Also, @InsideWhateverTheNewNameIs is going to be way too long and awkward a Twitter handle for the club. Someone should have thought about that.

Post by **Dave** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:13

Agreed, the name of the stadium is pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things, if Launa windows want to put a few quid this is most welcome.

Post by **Scott Brehaut** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:22

Yep - they can call the stadium whatever they want. As long as it brings in some much needed cash. Everybody will still call it Plainmoor anyway.

Just been speaking to an Arsenal fan here at work who was laughing that some lowly team (us) had sold out - and was pleased that his team hadn't....he really believed that "The Emirates" was the name of the stadium, and had nothing to do with the sponsorship by the company.

Deluded Premiership tw@

Richinns · Post by **Richinns** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:45

Could not give two sh1ts. We need the income and it will always be Plainmoor regardless of what a 'sign' says.

Good for the club to get extra (much needed) revenue into the budget.

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:51

So why not the Mike Bateson Stadium..??

brooker · Post by **brooker** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:10

Yeah I echo what everyone else has said. Will always be Plainmoor to me, but it all adds to the coffers, and is a good move by the club all in all.

Post by **Louis** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:18

Thought Launa were in administration?

Banging_Them_In · Post by **Banging_Them_In** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:29

About how much money will the club get for this do you reckon ?

torq2u · Post by **torq2u** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:30

Thought Launa were in administration?

Perhaps our stadium sponsors should have a word with our shirt sponsors

taxilady · Post by **taxilady** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:31

Google says that was April '12; by May '12......
click

CP Gull · Post by **CP Gull** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:33

Louis wrote:Thought Launa were in administration?

That was the original company and happened over 2 years ago now. They were bought out by another home improvement company and understandably the new company decided to keep the trading name and the majority of staff got their "old" jobs back.

Louis, you might have to change the title of this board now .... to "All things Launa Windows Stadium" ...... nah, I didn't think so.

Good news, in that the club has got more sponsorship money in from a well established Westcountry company, albeit all fans will still refer to it as plain old Plainmoor, in the same way that very other fan of every other club seems to... although some, such as The Emirates I would suggest, seem to have been more accepted than others.

Post by **Eirik** » 15 Sep 2014, 17:33

I will continue to ask the taxi to drive me to Plainmoor

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