Why renaming St James’ Park won’t work (except for Sports Direct)

To say there's been some opposition to Mike Ashley's rehash of his previously botched plan to sell the St James' Park naming rights would be an understatement. However as more details have emerged it's become ever more obvious that this 2.0 version is scarcely better than the previous one, and it seems more than likely [.

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