Offramp wrote:
There was a thread some time ago about London stations that have a
commercial connection. (Can someone please provide a link to that
thread as I cannot find it?)
The rumour now is that Oval station is to be renamed Kia Oval so as to
be consonant with the cricket ground. That sounds like a good idea to
me.


As long as the sponsoring company contributes the same amount of money
each year to Transport for London as it contributes in sponsorship to
the cricket authorities, that might be acceptable.

But any sponsorship of the Oval cricket ground will be time-limited.
The current agreement with Kia (Korean car manufacturer) will end on
31 December 2015. What will happen when a new sponsor comes in, or if
no new sponsor can be found?

For example, if The Oval became the Durex Oval, would TfL rename the
station after a condom?

On 2011-06-24 10:51:16 +0100, Bruce said:

Offramp wrote:
There was a thread some time ago about London stations that have a
commercial connection. (Can someone please provide a link to that
thread as I cannot find it?)
The rumour now is that Oval station is to be renamed Kia Oval so as to
be consonant with the cricket ground. That sounds like a good idea to
me.


As long as the sponsoring company contributes the same amount of money
each year to Transport for London as it contributes in sponsorship to
the cricket authorities, that might be acceptable.

But any sponsorship of the Oval cricket ground will be time-limited.
The current agreement with Kia (Korean car manufacturer) will end on
31 December 2015. What will happen when a new sponsor comes in, or if
no new sponsor can be found?

For example, if The Oval became the Durex Oval, would TfL rename the
station after a condom?

And it's Broad bowling from the Bell End...