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Pedants to protest over City Ground renaming
With Nottingham Forest reported to be on the verge of announcing a major sponsorship deal with the Kuwaiti government, a small group is planning a protest over the renaming of the club's historic City Ground home.
“We don’t mind the club selling the naming rights,” says Arty Culation of pressure group Pedants Preferring Perfection. “In the modern age, stadium-sponsorship is nothing new and all clubs must move with the times.
“What really bothers us about re-branding the City Ground as ‘Kuwait City Ground Stadium’ is the appalling tautology [...]
“We don’t mind the club selling the naming rights,” says Arty Culation of pressure group Pedants Preferring Perfection. “In the modern age, stadium-sponsorship is nothing new and all clubs must move with the times.
“What really bothers us about re-branding the City Ground as ‘Kuwait City Ground Stadium’ is the appalling tautology [...]
