East Stand- Name

[FY5_Seasider]

So with the East Stand being the clubs next big project. Which former player would you name it after?

As the clubs all time leading goalscorer, it would have to be Jimmy Hampson for me.

Thoughts?

 

[Parky1953]

Billy Ayre East Stand - It had the curve appeal!

 

[Parky1953]

So with the East Stand being the clubs next big project. Which former player would you name it after?

As the clubs all time leading goalscorer, it would have to be Jimmy Hampson for me.

Thoughts?

Not too many will know who that is, me included, and I’m mid 40’s!

I like the thought of naming it though. We ought to name the North and West too.

Brett for the North for me. Unsure about the West. Maybe somebody long serving that is known by all!

Great topic though.

 

[FY5_Seasider]

Not too many will know who that is, me included, and I’m mid 40’s!

I like the thought of naming it though. We ought to name the North and West too.

Brett for the North for me. Unsure about the West. Maybe somebody long serving that is known by all!

Great topic though.

The West is already the Stanley Matthews West and the North is the Stan Mortenson North Stand

 

[BIG_BERTHA_3]

After this great man Billy

 

[FY5_Seasider]

After this great man Billy

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Of course. How could I forget. I'll add him to the poll. Poor from me.

 

[tangerinespud]

Billy Ayre East Stand

 

[FY5_Seasider]

Billy Ayre added

 

[fcblackpool]

How anyone could not contemplate naming it after a WC winner as a Blackpool player is beyond me.

 

[BIG_BERTHA_3]

How anyone could not contemplate naming it after a WC winner as a Blackpool player is beyond me.

Yes disgraceful from The Oystons

 

[Wizzerboy]

Alan Ball for me.

Then you could ask the knobbers if they could ever name 2 stands after world cup winners, one after a balon dor winner and the last after the only player to score a hat trick in a fa cup final at their ground.

My guess would be no

 

[SMB_BFC]

It'll end up a sponsored stand, for that extra revenue.

Iceland Stand?
B & Q Away Stand?

 

[Macseasider]

Bloody hell there isn't much there for anyone under 65.

It would have to be Brett if it were across the age ranges of the support.

 

[Poolfan2]

The Paul Dalglish stand as I still have nightmares of him running down that wing!

 

[Threepeaksphil]

You don't know who Jimmy Hampson is? Wow.

How about the John Shankley stand, he's the older brother of Bill.

Jimmy Hampton still pools record goalscorer with 252 goals tragically died much too young in a boating accident off Fleetwood.

 

[Tony singleton]

Bloody hell there isn't much there for anyone under 65.

It would have to be Brett if it were across the age ranges of the support.

Harry Johnston

 

[Threepeaksphil]

How about Ian Holloway stand ( best trip we have ever been on )

 

[Raging_Bull]

Easy one this, the Sir Marcus Smith Stand names after the judge who got rid of the hated Oyston family, without his shrewd judgement I very much doubt we'd even have a football club nowadays.

Does anybody seriously think the Oyston's would have carried the club through the Covid crisis when owners had to carry on paying all the staff with zero income?

 

[Born tangerine]

There are only 11 world Cup winners in our football history and we have one of them
Great player for England and a great player for us .
Step forward the Alan Ball stand

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Alan Ball. I didn't see him play for us (first time) but you can't ignore a World Cup winner who was on Blackpool's books at the time!

Then we need a new statue (in the Armfield style) at each of the other three corners: Matthews, Morty and Ball.

Edit: then we should have each of the concourse bars named after other players or managers: eg. Hampson, Johnston, Green, Ormerod, Joe Smith and Billy Ayre. Each bar would be hung with their photos and a summary of their career.

 

[TangerinePeel]

Joe Smith or Alan Ball

Our greatest ever manager and a Blackpool player who won the world cup. Got to be one of them.

 

[Ormergod]

Has to be Jimmy Hampson East stand

We can call the new east supporters bar Brett’s

 

[cside]

My heart says Ian Holloway stand.

 

[fcblackpool]

Bloody hell there isn't much there for anyone under 65.

It would have to be Brett if it were across the age ranges of the support.

And then 30 years down the line, kids will be asking ';Daddy who the fuck is Brett Omerod'?

 

[poolseasider]

Nathan Delfonso Stand.
Will still be here when we've all long gone.

 

[poolfc]

The Saer Sene Scratching Sheds in association with Terry's Carpets and the Armenian on Harrowside

 

[Macseasider]

The A Trialist Memorial Stand

 

[Far north tangerine]

For me it has to be king Billy ,
He encapsulated all the passion we as fans feel
Not many like him around anymore in football unfortunately

 

[AllezBlackpool]

The Armenian East Stand has a nice ring to it.

 

[Alfie Conn]

It'll end up a sponsored stand, for that extra revenue.

Iceland Stand?
B & Q Away Stand?

Seen as we can't source sponsorship for the existing stands it's doubtful.

 

[AngelBFC]

Billy used to sit in a makeshift dug out in the East didnt he ?

However if the club can get it sponsored and get some revenue in to use to buy players im all for that

 

[Sven]

The Jimmy stand, Hampson when it’s full and Husband when it’s empty.

 

[Pauls_Boutique]

Whoever it is named after we need to make sure that is how it is addressed as and not just the East stand.

The 3 stands we have are named after some legends of the game (as mentioned above a World Cup winner, BallonD’or winner and FA Cup Final hat trick scorer) and yet they are still identified by points on a compass.

 

[rememberlesshannon]

Glyn James stand, one club man, like Jimmy Armfield.

 

[Hertsseasider]

The Wooly Mammoth stand

 

[Mcewans Mullet]

Alan Ball for me.

Then you could ask the knobbers if they could ever name 2 stands after world cup winners, one after a balon dor winner and the last after the only player to score a hat trick in a fa cup final at their ground.

My guess would be no

 

[WIZARD OF TANGERINE]

Danny Shittu

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

Hopefully it just gets referred to as the East… Just like the North, South and West.

 

[TheLuker]

Easy one this, the Sir Marcus Smith Stand names after the judge who got rid of the hated Oyston family, without his shrewd judgement I very much doubt we'd even have a football club nowadays.

Does anybody seriously think the Oyston's would have carried the club through the Covid crisis when owners had to carry on paying all the staff with zero income?

Following that logic the stand could also be named after the man who kept us going during Covid and who will likely be the man who funds the new stand.

 

[Tangerine Manc]

Of course. How could I forget. I'll add him to the poll. Poor from me.

Yes very poor , but you have added him now
he stood at the east stand in his shorts , walked across the pitch fist pumping , loved the man I did
why isn’t there a statue of King Billy

 

[JJpool]

The West is already the Stanley Matthews West and the North is the Stan Mortenson North Stand

True, however no one calls it that.

Maybe we could get proper lettering above each stand, that lit up at night...

 

[Wizzerboy]

Yes very poor , but you have added him now
he stood at the east stand in his shorts , walked across the pitch fist pumping , loved the man I did
why isn’t there a statue of King Billy

I get it, Billy Ayre was a fans favourite, however he won one promotion in his tenure here
Should we erect a statue to Les Shannon, Sam Ellis, Ian Holloway and Neil Critchley who have all achieved the same?

The question is why isn't there a statue to the other world cup winner Blackpool provided in 1966?

 

[fcblackpool]

I get it, Billy Ayre was a fans favourite, however he won one promotion in his tenure here
Should we erect a statue to Les Shannon, Sam Ellis, Ian Holloway and Neil Critchley who have all achieved the same?

The question is why isn't there a statue to the other world cup winner Blackpool provided in 1966?

Billy Ayre, as much as I love him, will go down with BO in the 'who are they' category when fans look back in 30 years. You had to be there to appreciate them.

World Cup winner, first European Footballer of the Year, former England captain who was voted best RB in the '62 WC and the only player to score and FA Cup final HT and who played for England quite a few times (can't remember, 40ish?) are embedded in BFC history and all 4 are household names across the country.

The Alan Ball Stand would complete the set.

 

[FLATBACKFOR]

Yes Glyn James Stand, One Club Man, Captain and Welsh International. Just like Jimmy.
If not then it has to be Alan Ball a 'World Cup Winner' how many clubs have one of those !
Besides which we should take advantage of our history.

 

[AlternativeSeaside]

Can we have Ismail tea and The Green painted in the roof?

 

[Hazi]

Tony Green all day long, superstar and still supports the club every game.

 

[Hazi]

Feck Alan Ball great player for us awful manager who left us skint.

 

[mad-link]

The Nigel Hawkins East Stand

 

[SeasideMac]

Danny Shittu

Its the Danny SHITtu stand at the moment.....

 

[Wizzerboy]

Billy Ayre, as much as I love him, will go down with BO in the 'who are they' category when fans look back in 30 years. You had to be there to appreciate them.

World Cup winner, first European Footballer of the Year, former England captain who was voted best RB in the '62 WC and the only player to score and FA Cup final HT and who played for England quite a few times (can't remember, 40ish?) are embedded in BFC history and all 4 are household names across the country.

The Alan Ball Stand would complete the set.

Morty scored 23 goals in 25 matches for England