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Talks over Madejski Stadium name change, says owner | Talks over Madejski Stadium name change, says owner |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Reading Football Club's Madejski Stadium plans to have its name changed, its owner has confirmed. | Reading Football Club's Madejski Stadium plans to have its name changed, its owner has confirmed. |
Lady Sasima Srivikorn told BBC Radio Berkshire she is in talks with several different companies to bring more sponsorship money to the club. | Lady Sasima Srivikorn told BBC Radio Berkshire she is in talks with several different companies to bring more sponsorship money to the club. |
It has been called the Madejski Stadium, named after co-chairman Sir John Madejski, since it opened in 1998. | It has been called the Madejski Stadium, named after co-chairman Sir John Madejski, since it opened in 1998. |
Lady Sasima said selling the name was an easy way to raise income, especially as the club was "moving up". | Lady Sasima said selling the name was an easy way to raise income, especially as the club was "moving up". |
Reading are currently 13th in the Championship but have had several recent spells in the Premier League. | Reading are currently 13th in the Championship but have had several recent spells in the Premier League. |
"I know to have the naming right on the stadium can fetch quite a lot of money," she said. | "I know to have the naming right on the stadium can fetch quite a lot of money," she said. |
'New Elm Park?' | |
"There are many companies that would like to have that naming right, so that is one way of making the money come in." | "There are many companies that would like to have that naming right, so that is one way of making the money come in." |
The news provoked mixed reactions from fans. | |
Peter Metalli tweeted: "Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Some of us weren't happy that it wasn't called New Elm Park!" | |
Another Twitter user joked the new name could be: "The plastic soulless tin pot stadium?" | |
But Jonathan Sawyer tweeted: "whatever the official name, it will always be the Mad Stad." |
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