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The English FA Cup to be renamed The Emirates FA Cup

paulie8290
paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
edited April 2015 in Other Football and Sports
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3059608/FA-Cup-set-renamed-Emirates-FA-Cup-three-year-30m-sponsorship-deal.html

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    Why's that unbelievable??
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    Wasn't it the E.ON FA Cup before? What's the difference?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    Littlewoods, Axa, E-on.....
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Budweiser
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    because they were The FA Cup sponsored by...... E.ON, Littlewoods or AXA

    putting another names country on The English FA Cup just does not sit right with me
    I am sorry but it just does not
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    Those were all "in association with". This is actual name branding, so inevitably the kids will start calling it the Emirates Cup rather than the FA Cup (a bit like no-one calls the League Cup that any more).

    I can see why purists will get upset, but seeing as we're in an age where even Charlton has about twenty sponsors plastered over our kits I think that horse bolted long ago.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,741
    The FA cup means bugger all to people now since the Semis went to Wembley and they changed the kick off time.
    The FA destroyed the latter stages of this competition years ago.
    Who gives a monkeys if they change the name?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,316
    I always called it the English FA Cup before :'(
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    That's it. I've had enough and I'm voting UKIP!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    LeaburnForEngland said:

    Those were all "in association with". This is actual name branding, so inevitably the kids will start calling it the Emirates Cup rather than the FA Cup (a bit like no-one calls the League Cup that any more).

    I can see why purists will get upset, but seeing as we're in an age where even Charlton has about twenty sponsors plastered over our kits I think that horse bolted long ago.

    Personally I think it will still be called the FA Cup amongst the fans.
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  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    It was definitely called "the FA Cup with Budweiser" for a while, which I thought was clever.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,448
    It's the Emirates FA Cup not the Emirates Cup.

    It'll still be the FA Cup to everyone, just like the Premier League didn't become the Barclays League.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Semi Final to be played at The Emirates?
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Leuth said:

    I always called it the English FA Cup before :'(

    How about all the welsh teams who play in it ?
  • sm
    sm Posts: 2,958
    Not by me it isn't!
  • sm
    sm Posts: 2,958
    And as far as I'm concerned we are in the 2nd Division and Millwall are in the 3rd.
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    The FA selling out again... Shock horror.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    Don't really care. The only people who will use that name are the tv companies who will be contractually obliged to do so.
  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    Will we be competing beyond round 3 whatever it's called? No, probably not so why worry?
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    The Emirates Cup is a pre-season one up the Arse, so the FA Cup will always stay the FA Cup in my eyes...
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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,149
    I'm not even sure who currently sponsors th League Cup
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    Capital One.

    The COCUP ....
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    The Cup hasn't been the same since 1947. Move on.
  • CAFC1304
    CAFC1304 Posts: 232
    I wonder which team won't start at the third round next year :smiley:
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    I always refer to it as the FA cup (for it is THE FA cup, not the English FA cup), and also the League Cup. I do call the Football League Trophy the JP Trophy though?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    Algarve talks much sense.

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