Newcastle reveal new stadium name

Newcastle United have announced their stadium will be known as the sportsdirect.com @ St James’ Park Stadium for the immediate future.

The news comes after an announcement from owner Mike Ashley that the stadium sponsorship rights were up for offer from prospective businesses.

Managing director Derek Llambias told BBC Newcastle: “We will showcase Sports Direct until the end of the season.

“I’m sure we’re going to get a sponsor in for next season.”

Ashley angered supporters of Newcastle United late last month when he announced the club’s plans to rename the stadium for commercial purposes, having taken them off the market.

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Posted by Bilal Sulehri on Nov 4 2009. Filed under Football, Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry