Lighthouse Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/sponsored-spinnaker-tower-will-be-red-and-white-1-6783153 Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaasseeee!!
alehouseboys Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 With Arsenal being the biggest supported club on portsea island, the locals must be rejoicing.
Ohio Saint Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Red is the most appropriate colour for something that, from a certain angle looks like a giant vagina.
CWD Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 I worked at the Spinnaker Tower one summer, and I still work for the company that manages it. Needless to say the staff are not impressed
Plastic Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 That is the best thing I've seen in a long time. Can't wait
VectisSaint Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/sponsored-spinnaker-tower-will-be-red-and-white-1-6783153 I think it would be further enhanced by a strip of black just above the "legs". I don't know why just seems as though it would be an improvement.
Saint_Abroad Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Where have a seen this design before? Ah yes.....
bpsaint Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Our guildhall clock tower plays the Pompey chimes every hour, so this feels like sweet revenge to me!
LostBoys Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 hilarious - this is our own back for the Mandaric statue at St Marys
Mowgli Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Our guildhall clock tower plays the Pompey chimes every hour, so this feels like sweet revenge to me! Not to mention the blue lighting on the Itchen Bridge....
suewhistle Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Not to mention the blue lighting on the Itchen Bridge.... Was that you commenting? http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/05/portsmouth-fc-supporters-sponsorship-deal-spinnaker-tower
SNSUN Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 Red is the most appropriate colour for something that, from a certain angle looks like a giant vagina. This was my first thought when I saw it. Then I wondered whether Portsmouth lady gardens looked the same as normal ladies'...
Jez Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 I live in Portsmouth, so can't wait to have a little chat with all the skates I work with. Lovely. It's the best known thing in Portsmouth these days, and the most recognisable land fixture, so for it to be red & white is brilliant (from a football fans point of view) As someone alluded to above, I had to check the date...
Plastic Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 How much do you think we'd need to raise to get fratton painted in red & white? I'd happily sell Morgan to fund that.
Deano6 Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 This was my first thought when I saw it. Then I wondered whether Portsmouth lady gardens looked the same as normal ladies'... My first thought was it resembles the mouth of a skate fish...
SaintJackoInHurworth Posted 5 June, 2015 Posted 5 June, 2015 http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/portsmouth-city-council-leader-donna-jones-defends-red-and-white-spinnaker-tower-deal-1-6783325 Obviously the leader of the city council thinks Saints play in all red and doesn't realise we play in Red and White! LOL
dronskisaint Posted 6 June, 2015 Posted 6 June, 2015 I've just had to check the date. My first thought as well! Love that it's winding the unwashed up so much....
doddisalegend Posted 6 June, 2015 Posted 6 June, 2015 Spinnaker Tower branding: Petition against colour-change tops 5,000 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33034798
Bwanamakubwa Posted 6 June, 2015 Posted 6 June, 2015 Maybe those plucky 5000 could club together and claim to be the biggest fan owned tower in the UK?
Gemmel Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Our guildhall clock tower plays the Pompey chimes every hour, so this feels like sweet revenge to me! No it doesn't
VectisSaint Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 No it doesn't Westminster Chimes I assume. Same tune, just about every clock chimes the same thing.
krissyboy31 Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Doesn't it have one of those glass platforms where you can stand and stare at the abyss? Steve Lewis should sponsor this and call it the Veho Saints/Pompey "Mind the Gap" feature!!
ecuk268 Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 It did last time I heard it It plays "O God Our Help in Ages Past" written by Sir Isaac Watts one of the great Hymn writers, who was born in Southampton.
bpsaint Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Regardless of what it is called, it's still the anthem of the mutants down the road
krissyboy31 Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 It plays "O God Our Help in Ages Past" written by Sir Isaac Watts one of the great Hymn writers, who was born in Southampton. Yes, that's every 4 hours but the rest of the time it plays the 'chimes' followed by the hour markers.
Dellman Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 It plays "O God Our Help in Ages Past" written by Sir Isaac Watts one of the great Hymn writers, who was born in Southampton. and educated at King Edward's School
saint lard Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 It was never going to happen......unfortunately.... http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/news/business/local-business/new-design-for-spinnaker-tower-after-backlash-over-red-and-white-paint-job-1-6784726 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The9 Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Ridiculous how everyone got taken in by a stunt so obviously designed to prevent a backlash against Emirates sponsoring the thing in the first place.
SNSUN Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Anyone fancy getting a few tins of red paint, a paintbrush and a ladder? :-D
JxgrSaint Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Emirates are only paying £3m to sponsor it for 5 years, which doesn't really seem like a lot to me...
CB Fry Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Emirates are only paying £3m to sponsor it for 5 years, which doesn't really seem like a lot to me... It looks like the going rate, if somethinglike this has one. You could spend £5m of your advertising pot in a more effective way than this. But this isn't really about advertising basics: Emirates are on a mission to completely normalise/ingratiate themselves into British society, especially the upper end of it. So their investment in this and involvement in world sailing all part of that. So a good deal all round.
JRM Posted 7 June, 2015 Posted 7 June, 2015 Makes you laugh, they should be glad a global brand are willing to invest millions into local coucil through sponsorship therefore helping to provide more local services to the deprived residents , but instead they campaign against it! Guarantee first sign of cuts they'll be ip in arms!
Lighthouse Posted 7 June, 2015 Author Posted 7 June, 2015 I didn't realise a prank like this could be so cheap TBH. Supposing 30,000 Saints fans were to put up £100 each. A lot you say but for a 5 year deal that's only £20 each annually. Wish we'd known this sooner, we could have had all sorts on it.
ericofarabia Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Emirates are only paying £3m to sponsor it for 5 years, which doesn't really seem like a lot to me... Peanuts compared to the 30 million a year revenue the football club generates for the city
sussexsaint Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Barry Gale is a genius, clearly been working with portsmouth town council as well
angelman Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Do Pompey not do Christmas because Santa Claus is in red and white? And I presume they all shun Coca Cola for Pepsi.
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 I think it would be further enhanced by a strip of black just above the "legs". I don't know why just seems as though it would be an improvement. As a gynaecologist I think the black bit should be the top ........... Is this piece of porn-inspired kitsch appropriate for an ISIS-funding micro-state, given that certain elements of Islam like to cover women completely in black, even to the extent of a mesh veil over the eye slot? ... Now that's an idea.... Huge black piece of sheeting, anyone? Is this what goes down as a legitimate part of the sales effort, or as (very) conspicuous corporate consumption of surplus profit?
Wes Tender Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Brilliant marketing by Emirates. Hats off to them for all the free publicity they have gained both locally and nationally by this ploy of suggesting that the Spinnaker Tower will be painted in the colours of the Skate's rival football team. A very well conceived idea, well executed. Not only did it elicit the participation of the local community, but also that of the neighbouring areas and the local MPs as well. Having stirred the pot, they have played a blinder by their munificence in listening to local opinion and back-tracking on something they probably never intended to do in the first place.
cadesupfront Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 ALLTOGETHER- THE SPINNAKER TOWER IS FALLIN DOWN FALLIN DOWN POOR OLD POMPEY! BUILD IT UP WITH RED AND WHITE................
darren2 Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 I'm unfortunate enough to work in Havant and have started calling it the Southampton Tower. They get grumpy with that!
dubai_phil Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Just like to point out that this is not just UK news http://7days.ae/emirates-spinnaker-tower-plan-ruled-out-after-fans-see-red/64152 (Just a historical perspective note, Emirates is the UK's finest airline. It was founded by 3 guys who worked for BA, had an idea, took it to the Board who said don't be stupid, that is a ridiculous idea. They came out here and got The Man's attention. The rest as they say is history. They have been looking for areas to invest sponsorship budget since (wisely) ditching their agreement (something like $280mil I think) with FIFA last November)
mack rill Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Don't worry my pony fiddling friends, The tory bint at the civic has been shown the error of her ways, it's back to the old drawing board
Dark Munster Posted 8 June, 2015 Posted 8 June, 2015 Don't worry my pony fiddling friends, The tory bint at the civic has been shown the error of her ways, it's back to the old drawing board Just like your club then, mack.
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