Aviva Stadium

**TheBoss** · 12/02/2009, 1:15 PM

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/1279/

The new name for Landsdowne Road by looks of it.

**Drumcondra 69er** · 12/02/2009, 1:23 PM

In other news.

Sorry mate, couldn't resist!

**Closed Account** · 12/02/2009, 1:27 PM

**irishultra** · 12/02/2009, 1:29 PM

galaxy formed.

**Philly** · 12/02/2009, 1:47 PM

http://avivastadium.ie/index.html

**Lionel Ritchie** · 12/02/2009, 2:36 PM

I'm not calling it the Aviva Stadium.

They can call it whatever gets them the most dosh but I'm not calling it anything other than Lansdowne Road.

I'm not playing ball ...unless they ask me to play ball in there in which case I probably would but couldn't promise -but that's down to recurrent tendonitis...

**elroy** · 12/02/2009, 2:58 PM

Originally Posted by TheBoss

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/1279/

The new name for Landsdowne Road by looks of it.

As revealed on foot.ie how long ago?!? Still will be LR to most fans. Easy money for the IRFU/FAI.

**Newryrep** · 12/02/2009, 3:21 PM

Thought I hear on the radio this morning that Argentina are lined up as the first match ?

**eirebhoy** · 12/02/2009, 4:51 PM

Originally Posted by Newryrep

Thought I hear on the radio this morning that Argentina are lined up as the first match ?

According to this anyway;

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=106843

**seanfhear** · 12/02/2009, 5:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

I'm not calling it the Aviva Stadium.

They can call it whatever gets them the most dosh but I'm not calling it anything other than Lansdowne Road.

I'm not playing ball ...unless they ask me to play ball in there in which case I probably would but couldn't promise -but that's down to recurrent tendonitis...

How about Vulva

**Newryrep** · 12/02/2009, 6:35 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

According to this anyway;

http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=106843

I meant as is confirmed/announced not as in speculation

**Pike B** · 13/02/2009, 7:39 AM

Will never ever call it by that silly name..
FAI... Make me wanna wretch..

**gspain** · 13/02/2009, 8:02 AM

€40 million off the stadium bill in a credit crunch. This is money that the FAI would have to find elsewhere. This is not a stadium that was called after Jimmy Dunne or Johnny Carey. It was called after a road in Dublin 4.

Happy to call it the Aviva stadium and glad they invested in Irish football (and rugby). I'll certainly be feeling very positive towards the company.

Great deal all round - they get name recognition as they try to establish the brand in the market and we get the cash to fund the development.

I really can't believe anybody would seriously consider turning this cash down for a stadium we used once before 1971.

**jbyrne** · 13/02/2009, 8:08 AM

Originally Posted by Pike B

Will never ever call it by that silly name..
FAI... Make me wanna wretch..

if they turned down the €40m you'd be giving out. all that matters is the results in the stadium not its name

**elroy** · 13/02/2009, 8:57 AM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

if they turned down the €40m you'd be giving out. all that matters is the results in the stadium not its name

Agreed, great bit of business for the FAI/IRFU.

**Pike B** · 13/02/2009, 9:15 AM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

if they turned down the €40m you'd be giving out. all that matters is the results in the stadium not its name

Wembley, Stadio Olympico, Bernebeau, Stade De France, The Maracana, The Azteca,

The Aviva...

Sounds like a dodgy Italian car..

Fiat Aviva, the drive of your life...

**mypost** · 13/02/2009, 9:59 AM

I'll treat it the same as when I referred to "Home Farm", i.e. it's Lansdowne Road only.

**eirebhoy** · 13/02/2009, 9:59 AM

Originally Posted by Pike B

Wembley, Stadio Olympico, Bernebeau, Stade De France, The Maracana, The Azteca,

The Aviva...

Sounds like a dodgy Italian car..

Fiat Aviva, the drive of your life...

To be honest Aviva sounds no worse to me than Wembley, Bernebeau, Maracana and Azteca. I bet if the insurance company was called Azteca you'd be still giving out.

**Pike B** · 13/02/2009, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

To be honest Aviva sounds no worse to me than Wembley, Bernebeau, Maracana and Azteca. I bet if the insurance company was called Azteca you'd be still giving out.

It would be one cool insurance company though!!!