Albion blog: Rename stands?

As I sat in the Smethwick End last weekend a question crossed my mind, why am I sitting in the Smethwick???

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I am not questioning my own preferred choice of viewing but the name itself, currently we have four stands with names that mean nothing to the majority of fans.

Why has our current and past chairmen chosen not to re-name the four stands to honour some of our past heroes, Peace clearly holds no fear of change, we witnessed that when he changed the club crest.

The standard excuse used previously has been the intention of sponsored stands as a way of advertising and thus generating extra revenue, fine, so why haven't we gone ahead and done it?

Personally I would prefer to sit in a stadium with, Astle's Brummie Road, The Bomber Brown Stand, The Ronnie Allen Stand, and The Super Bobby Taylor End.

Peace could turn it into a wonderful PR exercise, we could vote on names, have days and games designated to the naming of the stand, special guests and so on, (let's face it; it would be more entertaining than the current half-time entertainment).

Granted, I have picked my own personal favourites, and fans will have differing ideas on who they would choose to honour (although I think two of them are a given).

Let's face it, it's not a new idea, other clubs have honoured their past heroes in the same way, just imagine sitting their explaining to your kids who Bob Taylor was and why we still love him enough to name the stand after him.

"Yes little Johnny he scored the goal that got us promoted instead of the Wolves back in!!!".

You never know, it may even inspire our current crop of stars, knowing one day the Hawthorns Stands may even carry their names.

So who would you honour, and why?

Baggies fans, what do you think? Have your say below the post.