The Gilbert & Rose West Stand

[Whispering Bob]

This enterprise is already reaping it's rewards, the two dandies at G&R have had their most exposure ever, and the club I hear have already built a nice bar on the new patio behind the West.

 

[Fairport]

Gilbert and Rose are a reletivly new Estate Agent but their boards seem to be in plentiful supply throughout the town, sorry, City. Good to see a local business sponsoring the club but they need to get the wording in a different order.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I was thinking about left backs. I'll now sit down and think of Gilbert and George.

The point is. Did you know about Gilbert and Rose before all this. I didn't. Did you know what they did. I didn't. Do you know now. Yes. Have you looked at their website. I have. Do you think they are serial killers. No

Will at least be less embarrassing for their families if everyone thinks they are serial killers rather than estate agents.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I am expecting Rose West to sue the club for reputational damage.

 

[Whispering Bob]

So the Estate Agents are claiming they thought it would be called the G&R Stand () yet the club have brandished that full name on our season tickets.

 

[Yer Blues]

So the Estate Agents are claiming they thought it would be called the G&R Stand () yet the club have brandished that full name on our season tickets.

where has that been said?

 

[Napster]

where has that been said?

In the Mail article

 

[Sentinel]

I can't help thinking this furore is intentional and they knew what they were doing with this re-branding. Some of the best publicity they could ever have had.

 

[Yer Blues]

In the Mail article

Cheers. Can't bring myself to click on a link for the daily mail.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Cheers. Can't bring myself to click on a link for the daily mail.

Give it a try,it's a whole new World.

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Still hilarious

 

[Stodge]

This is on The Times web site now. Shame what we have to resort to, to get in national newspapers, but what free publicity for the club and the sponsors!

 

[geoffmundo]

I feel sorry for @Napster, poor guy having all this publicity focused on him, just because he happened to post something on Twitter.

 

[Napster]

I feel sorry for @Napster, poor guy having all this publicity focused on him, just because he happened to post something on Twitter.

Please don't. I'm using the publicity for good.

 

[CanveyCastle]

Names for the other Stands

It's Grim Up North Stand
The Mel B east Stand
and obviously The Beautiful South Stand

 

[Thundersley Blue]

Surely there is an extremely simple answer. Rename it The Gilbert and Rose Stand, thus removing the word West.

 

[SHRIMPERPETER]

The Suzie Fowler-Watt Look East stand

 

[Tommy2holes]

Hi All,

Just wanted to add my personal thoughts on this 'story'. It was myself who brought Gilbert & Rose into the club as main partners, on a two year deal. Alongside our other three Stand Partners it is A) The Brand Name and B) The Geographical Location of the Stand.

The local estate agents have taken over South Essex with their second-to-none customer experience and intense commitment to clients. They are the exact type of brand that we as a club want to work with; they're forward thinking, and more importantly a good honest team. I know people who work there and it is one of the best, if not the best, working cultures. We will be working with Gilbert & Rose on a number of community initiatives, with the first to be announced on Friday, to benefit the local community alongside their commitment to provide tickets to local schools. That, in my opinion, should be the real story behind this partnership not a complete non-story about an abhorrent serial killer who has zero links to Southend United, Essex or indeed Gilbert & Rose Estate Agents.

Here's to a good season.

I think anyone with half a brain recognises the above. But word play is still waord play at the end of the day

 

[Ozzer]

I feel sorry for @Napster, poor guy having all this publicity focused on him, just because he happened to post something on Twitter.

To the newspapers who published it

 

[Shrimper57]

Hi All,

Just wanted to add my personal thoughts on this 'story'. It was myself who brought Gilbert & Rose into the club as main partners, on a two year deal. Alongside our other three Stand Partners it is A) The Brand Name and B) The Geographical Location of the Stand.

The local estate agents have taken over South Essex with their second-to-none customer experience and intense commitment to clients. They are the exact type of brand that we as a club want to work with; they're forward thinking, and more importantly a good honest team. I know people who work there and it is one of the best, if not the best, working cultures. We will be working with Gilbert & Rose on a number of community initiatives, with the first to be announced on Friday, to benefit the local community alongside their commitment to provide tickets to local schools. That, in my opinion, should be the real story behind this partnership not a complete non-story about an abhorrent serial killer who has zero links to Southend United, Essex or indeed Gilbert & Rose Estate Agents.

Here's to a good season.

Thank you for bringing in such a good sponsor. However, surely any one of you could have seen how that would read. Even a blind man could work that out. Still, it had the desired effect and extra publicity.