Let's rename the Gaddafi Stadium

[Musalman]

Name of one International figure replaced by another

Before this international figure is disrespected here , lets drop this name

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Before this international figure is disrespected here , let drop this name

And are the one planning to disrespect his name?

 

[Musalman]

And are the one planning to disrespect his name?

What do u expect sir, there are 15 years old Pakistanis too Add Gandhi's name in a Pakistani thread tantamount to his disrespect. What if in an Indian forum we ask you to call Dehli's cricket ground as Jinnah Ground, how will you react ? Frankly onus of disrespecting Jinnah will fall on the Pakistanis not the Indians. Here it will be your fault.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

What do u expect sir, there are 15 years old Pakistanis too Add Gandhi's name in a Pakistani thread tantamount to his disrespect. What if in an Indian forum we ask you to call Dehli's cricket ground as Jinnah Ground, how will you react ? Frankly onus of disrespecting Jinnah will fall on the Pakistanis not the Indians. Here it will be your fault.

The day a stadium is named Gandhi Stadium in Lahore and one is called Jinnah stadium in Delhi, will bring a very different kind of environment into the sub-continent. In fact I think a unilateral move by either side will kick off a very interesting process.

What do u expect sir, there are 15 years old Pakistanis too Add Gandhi's name in a Pakistani thread tantamount to his disrespect. What if in an Indian forum we ask you to call Dehli's cricket ground as Jinnah Ground, how will you react ? Frankly onus of disrespecting Jinnah will fall on the Pakistanis not the Indians. Here it will be your fault.

In fact the more I think of think of this, 'changing stadium name' could be a petition demand. What if Indian and Pak citizens placed a simultaneous demand that one stadium each be changed at each others' countries to the others' national leader names. Far more productive for the sub-continent.

 

[Musalman]

The day a stadium is named Gandhi Stadium in Lahore and one is called Jinnah stadium in Delhi, will bring a very different kind of environment into the sub-continent. In fact I think a unilateral move by either side will kick off a very interesting process.



In fact the more I think of think of this, 'changing stadium name' could be a petition demand. What if Indian and Pak citizens placed a simultaneous demand that one stadium each be changed at each others' countries to the others' national leader names. Far more productive for the sub-continent.

We wish !!!
Unfortunately reality is different. Suggesting these names will create trollism

 

[Asian.Century]

LCG - Lagore Cricket Ground - simple.

 

[SipahSalar]

The stadium was named after a friend of Pakistan. Gaddafi was by far the biggest sponsor of Pakistan's nuclear program.

 

[jamahir]

Mr Gaddafi has done good things for Pakistan-
The stadium's name should remain the same-

It should never be changed, Gadaffi is a hero

indeed a hero for humanity..

but that area must be turned into a useful place rather than a kirket stadium... kirket is a materialistic, frivolous activity that hinders use of people's efforts into more useful activities.

i wish for it to be converted into a garden with trees and a small lake... this would really earn the place the true worth of that great man.

OMG OMG OMG!!!!! Yes plzz renamee plz . Can we name it Shamain stadium. Omg omg!! Iwould love that.

sorry, shamain... two members have put my name forward.

but look at my above suggestion.

How about @jamahir stadium.

 

[Menace2Society]

Rename it Shahbaz Sharif cricket stadium.

 

[My-Analogous]

Wednesday, 7th September
There are many strange stories in our great game, but few are stranger than the Legend of the Pink Balls. Long ago, back in the mists of time, men first spoke of cricket balls that were unlike any other. They were spherical, that much is true. They had a stitchy bit around the middle. You could rub them on your trousers. And if you dropped one on your little toe, you hopped around making strange sweary noises for a couple of minutes, just like with normal cricket balls.

But these balls were different. They were pink. Pinker than a fuschia blancmange served in the back of the Pink Panther’s pink Cadillac. No one really knew why they were pink. But the legend was that one day, perhaps before the next ice age, they would be used in a Test match and that when that happened, the night sky would be lit up by floodlights and the people would come in their thousands to marvel. Will the legend ever come true? Or is just a fairy story for schoolchildren and journalists?

Thursday, 8th September
Life is full of surprises. Who’d have thought that naming a stadium after a brutal dictator would eventually turn out to be a bit of a PR problem? After all, no one complained when Lahore City Council unveiled the Genghis Khan Equestrian Centre or when they inaugurated the Emperor Nero Leisure Centre. But with the man himself currently hiding somewhere in North Africa, disguised as a cactus, it’s probably time to think about a new name for the Gaddafi Stadium.

The Imran Khan Stadium has a nice ring to it. Or perhaps a senior cricket administrator might be persuaded to retire in exchange for having a venue named after him: the Butt Bowl anyone? Still, I think we can do even better. I am starting a petition to persuade the PCB to rename the place after Pakistan’s greatest cricket export. No, not the doosra. I’m talking about the Jhang Justice himself, the unflappable arbiter with the immaculate coiffure and the steely gaze. Ladies and gentleman, I give you: the Aleem Dar Arena. Let’s make it happen.

Friday, 9th September
Lots of people don’t understand John Buchanan. They snigger when he gets out his Big Book Of Thinking or when he reads a Klingon haiku. It is often the fate of the genius to be mocked by his contemporaries. Lots of people criticised General Custer and his “charge headlong in this direction and see what happens” strategy. But 135 years on, guess what? No one remembers them and Custer is a household name.

In appointing 50% of New Zealand’s selection panel, Big J didn’t go just left field. He climbed up onto his imaginary unicorn and rode it right the way across to the other side of the left field, skipped through the magical forest where the leprechauns live and followed the yellow brick road over the hills and far away to pixie land. And what were the pixies doing when he got there? They were playing bowls.

High performance lawn bowls, to be exact. But in case you’re worried, New Zealand fans, be reassured. Kim Littlejohn may not be able to pick Brendon McCullum out of a line-up but he is skilled in “performance focussed management” and “cultural change”. And by picking a squad full of players capable of trundling the ball along the ground slowly, he can help the Black Caps to take sweet revenge. Remember Trevor Chappell? Remember 1981? Well, soon it will be payback time.

Source: The Long Handle | Cricket Blogs | ESPN Cricinfo

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So Gaddafi is gone and so has his 'good' reputation in the world. So how many of you agree that we should rename Gaddafi stadium? if yes, then what should be the new name of this stadium?

How about

SHARIF BHUTTO KHAN ZARDARI


In that case we will get funds from every Govt.

 

[I M Sikander]

Name of one International figure replaced by another

So in your opinion Gaddafi = gandhi

 

[Jaanbaz]

Al Sharif & Co Stadium.

 

[Hyde]

I think Gaddafi stadium should be renamed to one of the former Pakistani cricketer

Or one of the historical legend from the subcontinent.

 

[SHAMK9]

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto

 

[45'22']

@jamahir won't be happy.....