The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand

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Erm, ok Rafa.

It doesn't matter what is on the seats, officially it's the West Stand, and after renaming the North it proves there is actually no point to naming them North, East, etc.
No point? Are you playing stupid?

Why do 90% of stadia call their stands after their compass heading? There is obviously a point.
 

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I watched the video about 20 times, i get that shiver down the back and a bit of emotion watching it. Funny how SAF chewing rate decreased as Gill fumbled his way through the speech, can picture fergie thinking "what's this daft bastard on about now..." :D

Great tribute to a true legend of a man. I've never know a single day without Fergie in charge as I'm 25 on Wednesday. Also save the argument about the Stretty for another thread lads please ;)
 

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No point? Are you playing stupid?

Why do 90% of stadia call their stands after their compass heading? There is obviously a point.
You've not exactly made a compelling argument for it, and yet you hurl the insults around?

The fact that they renamed the stand means that it isn't particularly important, and yet you accuse others of nitpicking?

It seems you're bored and have chosen the only thread in the main forum that's active to troll.
 

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It seems your bored and have chosen the only thread in the main forum that's active to troll.
What are you on about? I made a valid point that you called "talking arse", and rather than accept the point you are continuing with the trolling, not me.

A huge percentage of stadia call their stands after the compass headings because it helps people to find the locations of the stands. If I'm a tourist or a delivery guy or a businessman about to have a meeting at a stadium, I may well have a map in hand if it's my first time there, using the map and the names of the stands it's as easy and as simple as can be to find where I'm going.... and well, that's the point here.

I couldn't give a shit if it states WEST stand officially because it's simpler that way, because the club recognize that it's the fecking Stretford End in the great way possible, it's doesn't say WEST STAND on those seats does it.



To demand it "officially" is just nitpicking, pure and simple.
 

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What are you on about? I made a valid point that you called "talking arse", and rather than accept the point you are continuing with the trolling, not me.

A huge percentage of stadia call their stands after the compass headings because it helps people to find the locations of the stands. If I'm a tourist or a delivery guy or a businessman about to have a meeting at a stadium, I may well have a map in hand if it's my first time there, using the map and the names of the stands it's as easy and as simple as can be to find where I'm going.... and well, that's the point here.
Nice try.

I can't recall going to many aways where the stands are named after directions, home and away. It basically doesn't matter what they are called, as long as they are called something. You find the stands normally by the roads surrounding :confused:

Why can't you just admit there is no point in keeping the Stretty as the West if they think it's ok to rename the North? I don't really understand why you are going so long on something that's pretty clear for everyone else?

Btw nice edit to include a pretty picture and some swearing.
 

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Nice try.

I can't recall going to may aways where the stands are named after directions, home and away. It basically doesn't matter what they are called, as long as they are called something. You find the stands normally by the roads surrounding :confused:
Can't have been to many aways then, nearly every stadium has at least 2 compass headings as the stand names, for the very reason I gave you, plenty have all 4.

Road names are useful too as you mentioned, but stands aren't always located on roads, and when they aren't, compass headings are used. Anyway, non of this changes anything, I think you're pretty damn aware that North, East, South, West or as you mention yourself, road names, are used to help people find their way around stadiums. So no, I wasn't talking "arse".

Could they change the Stretty "officially", yes, does it really fecking matter? no. I'd understand your point more if they club ignored the true name of the stand, but well, they really don't do they.
 

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If one stand at the end is called the Stretford End and the other is called, say, the Busby End then what difference does that make to it being East or West? If you get to one, and need to get to the other it's pretty clear, unless you are an imbecile, that you need to get to the other end.

I really don't think you have any real argument here, and not really sure why you're continuing this, but carry on if you want.
 

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On a side note, can we get Anders Lindegaard a plaque on a chair for his high quality joke?

Someone bound to write it on one in marker, let's make it official.

[Edit: Do teams ever put players names on seats? Might be interesting, and fun for some, if all the ex-United players had a seat somewhere in the stadium, you can sit on Charley Roberts or Dick Duckworth, might spread some appreciation of the older players, surely we haven't had 70,000 of them yet.]
 

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On a side note, can we get Anders Lindegaard a plaque on a chair for his high quality joke?

Someone bound to write it on one in marker, let's make it official.

[Edit: Do teams ever put players names on seats? Might be interesting, and fun for some, if all the ex-United players had a seat somewhere in the stadium, surely we haven't had 70,000 of them yet.]
If my ST seat got Djemba-Djemba, I'd cry......
 

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Bad luck mate... maybe they'll name the South Stand after him if you ask. What was he called?

Ha, yeah I'm not sure that the 'Felix stand' has the right ring to it but nice thought.
I like the idea of developing of the south stand and naming it after Sir Matt.
Also where's the statue gonna go. It should be stood next to Sir Matt but to get symetry they'd have to move Sir Matt's to one side a bit...but surely they'll be side by side.
 

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Ha, yeah I'm not sure that the 'Felix stand' has the right ring to it but nice thought.
I like the idea of developing of the south stand and naming it after Sir Matt.
Also where's the statue gonna go. It should be stood next to Sir Matt but to get symetry they'd have to move Sir Matt's to one side a bit...but surely they'll be side by side.
I'd put them at either side of the section Sir Matt is standing in between.
 

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Jaap

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Quick question: anyone have a picture of the Sir holding up the frame he received before the match with a close-up of the actual photo inside?
 

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If one stand at the end is called the Stretford End and the other is called, say, the Busby End then what difference does that make to it being East or West? If you get to one, and need to get to the other it's pretty clear, unless you are an imbecile, that you need to get to the other end
Erm, how would that be clear if you don't have a diagram/map of the stadium?

If one end is called "Stretford" and the other "Busby" but you don't have a layout of the stadium.... how the feck would you know where one is just by arriving at another? :lol:

If you have no layout of the stadium but arrive at East Stand, it's pretty fecking obvious that West Stand will be opposite. Your failure to understand this is bizarre to say the least, it's like your flogging a dead donkey.
 

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Don' tell datura this, there can be NO REAL reason for naming them after their compass headings. :wenger:
There was no real reason apart from Health and Safety back when they did, you could only access Old Trafford via cars from the one side, and foot access wasn't much easier if I recall just one bridge behind the ground to the Stretford End. Everyone knew you drove up Warwick Road and went via the tunnel or United Road to the Stetford End, no need for compass headings.

However, I'm sure little things like signs might help the day trippers and emergency services to let them know where they are. To rename a stand now, defies the logic of renaming them all years ago, though to be fair the names were those given by fans, and never by the club. I've never used anything other than "tunnel" side for "South Stand", as that's how I have always refered to it. So now we have named one stand lets do the rest, lets get rid of the silly compass headings.
 

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Was just thinking how fecking intimidating it is going to be for the next United manager to have the words "Sir Alex Ferguson Stand" staring down on him at every home game...

A constant reminder of the size void he will be attempting to fill at the club.
 

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Very well deserved.

Just a small thing bothering me. I liked it when it was 'old trafford, manchester'. Kinda bit nostalgic for me. Now they should put it up back somewhere else that is clearly visible at least to the centre pitch tv camera.
 

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Very well deserved.

Just a small thing bothering me. I liked it when it was 'old trafford, manchester'. Kinda bit nostalgic for me. Now they should put it up back somewhere else that is clearly visible at least to the centre pitch tv camera.
Same...They should put it over the stretford end or even in the west stand.