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Old 5th November 2009, 18:23   #30 (permalink)
ralphie88
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Originally Posted by Makki View Post
There's also a difference between naming a newly-built stadium (Emirates and Allianz) and re-naming a stadium that already has a name (Old Trafford).
That was my point.

You can't do the latter, however hard you try. In fact even when the original name was the result of the sale of naming rights, that tends to stick. I still refer to Huddersfield's ground as the McAlpine.
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