Talk:bet365 Stadium

'Citation needed' tags

In my opinion, it verges on the vandalistic to add so many 'citation needed' tags unless there is doubt about the veracity of the statements. Why go around doing things like this? Of course it's preferable to have citations, but at least some contributors have had a try at writing some useful content – there would be precious little on the page without their uncited material – and their work shouldn't be adulterated in this unhelpful way, which only serves to make the article into an unpleasant read. Russ London (talk) 09:48, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Segregation?

Mention is given to a reduction of capacity due to segregation. This must have a different meaning in the UK than here in the US. Perhaps someone could explain, since I doubt this refers to separating different races.Wschart (talk) 00:12, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

It means separating home and away fans! The word segregation doesn't have the same resonance in the UK because we never had big racial issues. —Half Price 20:49, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

OK, so how does that effect seating capacity? We do the same thing over here in some cases (particularly in high school sports where travel distances are typically small), and there's no effect on capacity. Do they leave a buffer zone of un-occupied seats between the fans in one stand?Wschart (talk) 13:57, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, it's exactly that. The organisers will sometimes leave a strip of about 10 to 15 seats empty, with security people situated between the two groups. How many seats are left empty depends on the risk assessment of the match concerned and the stadium design. There is a picture on the Old Firm article showing Rangers and Celtic fans being "segregated' during a game at Celtic Park. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 12:32, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 2 June 2016

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Britannia Stadium → Bet365 Stadium – The club has changed the sponsorship of the stadium from the Britannia Building Society to Bet365. Officially took effect on 1 June 2016. Add92 (talk) 14:28, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

• Oppose – We usually avoid sponsor names where there is an alternative unless they are WP:COMMONNAME (like for example Emirates Stadium instead of Ashburton Grove). For example we have
  • Dean Court – not Vitality Stadium (current sponsorname) or Fitness First Stadium, Seward Stadium or Goldsands Stadium (earlier stadium sponsornames)
  • City of Manchester Stadium – not Etihad Stadium (current sponsorname)
  • Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux – not Matmut Atlantique (current sponsorname)

The commonname is still Britannia Stadium which is the original name for the stadium. Qed237 (talk) 15:24, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. Qed237 (talk) 15:27, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

• Comment - This move is more relevant to what has happened with Walkers Stadium moving to King Power Stadium or JJB Stadium to DW Stadium.
  • other examples: Alfred McAlpine Stadium/Galpharm Stadium to John Smith's Stadium, Citrus Bowl Stadium to Camping World Stadium and Reebok Stadium to Macron Stadium.--Add92 (talk) 15:39, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

• Support, as it's just one sponsor replacing another. There isn't a common unsponsored name (as with COMS or Dean Court) that I am aware of. The most relevant example of this is Bolton, which is quite similar to Stoke in terms of the dates used for each sponsor name. It had been known as the Reebok Stadium from opening in 1997 until 2014, when it was renamed (and is now titled here) as the Macron Stadium. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 15:59, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

• Comment - Please note Talk:City of Manchester Stadium#Requested move 18 February 2015 which was not moved and we should be consistent. Qed237 (talk) 19:36, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
  • But City of Manchester Stadium is an unsponsored name, Stoke have not got a unsponsored name for their stadium.--Add92 (talk) 19:50, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support @Qed237: Britannia Stadium is also a sponsored name (paid for by Britannia), so there is no problem in moving this to another sponsored name (see the Bolton example above). As far as I am aware, there is no commonly known unsponsored name for this ground. Number 57 20:32, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support Britannia Stadium was a sponsored name, Bet365 Stadium is also a sponsored name. The stadium has never had a non-sponsored name. It would be unreasonable for the article to remain named after a previous sponsor. TheBigJagielka (talk) 21:39, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support In the absence of a non-sponsored common name, I don't see what else we should call it. --Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 21:47, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support - Hate the proposed name however if the previous was a sponsored name then I don't really have a leg to stand on .... It's stupid ... I dislike it ... but I'm supporting anyway , –Davey2010^Talk 03:01, 3 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support Both Britannia and Bet365 are sponsor names, so I'd prefer neither used. However, this Stadium doesn't have a non-sponsor name, therefore makes sense to move it, per King Power Stadium. Joseph2302 (talk) 06:24, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support - As above, since this stadium has never had an unsponsored name, we should definitely update the article title with the name of the new sponsor. – PeeJay 09:58, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support no-brainer really. The Rambling Man (talk) 11:29, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support The previous common name is also a sponsor name, so it seems doubtful that it will be called the Britannia in common parlance in the future.--EchetusXe 16:01, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support, as said, I dislike sponsor names aswell but Britannia is one also and I wouldn't see why that name is better than the current sponsor name. // Psemmler (talk) 21:43, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support, sponsor names go in the titles of stadiums which never had another name, like the Reebok/Macron. This doesn't include grounds like the City of Manchester Stadium which have a base name for when sponsorship ends. '''tAD''' (talk) 20:24, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
• Support - while we do not usually use sponsored names for football clubs/stadiums/competitions, as N57 points out there is no unsponsored name, so we'll have to move it to this. AMF. GiantSnowman 14:16, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

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Name capitalisation

The name of this article should not, per Wikipedia policy (MOS:TMRULES, be written in all lowercase. The policy has been repeatedly cited by several editors in correcting this, but this is being reverted without discussion. Mauls (talk) 20:03, 21 January 2021 (UTC)