Ducky's Note: Ray A is a Football fan and enthusiast. Here he explores the
subject of name changes across stadiums to accommodate sponsor needs. Ray works with Wish.co.uk and
you can learn more about the football stadium tours they offer.
Anybody who thinks names aren't important should just ask themselves whether they've heard of
the following: Frances Gumm; Pansy O'Hara; Joseph Yule; Mary Cathleen Collins.
After the unwanted drama of the previous two years, the supporters of Newcastle United could
easily have been forgiven for wanting a season of peace and quiet last season and, to an extent,
that is exactly what they received a twelfth placed finish saw them safe and sound in the Premier
League for most of the season, after all, troubling neither the top nor the bottom of the table
unduly throughout the entire season.
After a manic January deadline day the fallout has begun on Tyneside following Andy Carroll's
record breaking move to Liverpool.
Carroll sealed his shock transfer to Anfield late last night after ‘handing in' a transfer
request earlier in the day, which resulted in Newcastle ‘reluctantly' accepting Liverpool's crazy
£35m bid.
