Barclays Hampden

[wanderer]

SFA have sold the naming rights to Hampden to Barclays as part of a multi-million pound deal that will see them invest in Scottish football and sponsor the mens and ladies Scottish Cup from next season.

Edited December 1 by wanderer

[StirlingEgg]

20 minutes ago, wanderer said:

SFA have sold the naming rights to Hampden to Barclays as part of a multi-million pound deal that will see them invest in Scottish football and sponsor the mens and ladies Scottish Cup from next season.

Maybe there will be a Jes Staley suite 🤔

[Toepoke]

The cash will be handy but it sounds horrendous.

The EPL will always be The Barclays IMO.

 

[saintsparky]

Maybe they could use all these millions to subsidise some of the world cup tickets...especially if we get drawn in an opening game...🤞🤞

[er yir macaroon]

One nasty company.

[Ally Bongo]

One nasty English company 

[Barney Rubble]

One nasty pro-Israeli English company.

The SFA - once again taking money-grabbing insensitivity to new bounds.

[Toepoke]

6 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

One nasty pro-Israeli English company.

The SFA - once again taking money-grabbing insensitivity to new bounds.

The Green Brigade will be preparing the cup final protest now...

[Scots_Wha_Hae]

Who cares? Take the money and we will all call the stadium Hampden anyway. To be honest the worst thing about this is that it didn't happen years ago, how many millions per year have we missed out on since stadium naming became common-place?

[er yir macaroon]

46 minutes ago, Scots_Wha_Hae said:

Who cares? Take the money and we will all call the stadium Hampden anyway. To be honest the worst thing about this is that it didn't happen years ago, how many millions per year have we missed out on since stadium naming became common-place?

They should be hunted. 

[vanderark14]

1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said:

One nasty pro-Israeli English company.

The SFA - once again taking money-grabbing insensitivity to new bounds.

what makes them pro Israel?

[RDFH64]

2 hours ago, er yir macaroon said:

One nasty company.

Which one Barclays or the SFA 😜

[Texas Pete]

Anyone who is offended/outraged by this needs to get out more. 

[Orraloon]

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/barclays-attracts-fresh-anti-israel-protests-agm-2025-05-07/

[Barney Rubble]

2 hours ago, vanderark14 said:

what makes them pro Israel?

They are a primary dealer in Israeli Government Bonds which financially prop up Israeli actions in Gaza.

[vanderark14]

13 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

They are a primary dealer in Israeli Government Bonds which financially prop up Israeli actions in Gaza.

I am sure they back other countries too. Not sure why their politics matters in this situation

[Barney Rubble]

6 minutes ago, vanderark14 said:

I am sure they back other countries too. Not sure why their politics matters in this situation

So you are comfortable for the National Stadium to be sponsored by an organisation that is facilitating the financing of a regime committing genocide in Gaza? Fair enough if that's your opinion.

I'm unlikely to be alone in thinking that this sponsorship does not sit well at all.

 

[vanderark14]

1 minute ago, Barney Rubble said:

So you are comfortable for the National Stadium to be sponsored by an organisation that is facilitating the financing of a regime committing genocide in Gaza? Fair enough if that's your opinion.

I'm unlikely to be alone in thinking that this sponsorship does not sit well at all.

 

There will be many israel supporters who are happy with it, thats not me. I am on neither side because a its far too complicated to pick sides IMO.

I take you will not be going to hampden and will give up your SSC membership if you have one?

[Andy of Lochcarron]

4 hours ago, Toepoke said:

The Green Brigade will be preparing the cup final protest now...

😂

[0Neils40yarder]

Take the money and please use it wisely

[Clyde1998]

Apparently it's worth around £1m per year, which seems a bit low.

Seems to be roughly the same as the Millennium Stadium's deal in Wales; although that deal was signed nearly ten years ago and must be up for renewal.

I think the Aviva Stadium is sponsored for roughly £4.5m per year, although that stadium holds both football and rugby.

[DoonTheSlope]

Great. That’s all we need. More ambulance chasing cunts with Palestine flags protesting because it’s FuNdInG jEnOsIdE

[exile]

Pity there aren't really any Scottish banks left? Or Scottish businesses who'd care enough to sponsor the national stadium.

The Clydesdale stadium would have a ring to it. Not sure about the Virgin Hamden, mind.

[AAAfather]

6 hours ago, Scots_Wha_Hae said:

Who cares? Take the money and we will all call the stadium Hampden anyway. To be honest the worst thing about this is that it didn't happen years ago, how many millions per year have we missed out on since stadium naming became common-place?

Agree.  Take the money, invest in better youth development programmes.  

[fringo]

2 hours ago, exile said:

Pity there aren't really any Scottish banks left? Or Scottish businesses who'd care enough to sponsor the national stadium.

The Clydesdale stadium would have a ring to it. Not sure about the Virgin Hamden, mind.

Virgins Hampden might be an oxymoron. 😁