Rose West

The National League club's Gilbert & Rose West Stand has found itself the target of both concern and mockery.

One Southend fan, Paul Napper, posted on Twitter: “Only Southend United could have a sponsor for the West Stand called Gilbert & Rose, inevitably leading to the Gilbert & Rose West Stand.” However, Telegraph Sport has been told Southend are now looking to formally change the stand’s name to the likes of the ‘Gilbert & Rose Stand’, ‘G&R West Stand’ or the ‘West Stand sponsored by Gilbert & Rose’. Southend United are scrambling to change the name of one of their stands after a new sponsorship deal saw it rebranded to feature the identity of one of Britain’s worst serial killers.

Southend United may want to rethink their new name for the West Stand at Roots Hall. Southend have sold the naming rights for their West Stand ahead of the new ...

Southend will welcome fans to the Gilbert & Rose West Stand on the opening day of the new season when they host Boreham Wood on Saturday. After selling the rights to the estate agents, the West Stand at Roots Hall is now inexplicably called the Gilbert & Rose West Stand. Southend have sold the naming rights for their West Stand ahead of the new season.

Southend United will hold discussions with its local sponsors over the Gilbert and Rose West Stand, after fans pointed out links with the serial killer.

A Southend United spokesman said the National League club was "grateful for Gilbert and Rose's sponsorship" of the stand. Rose West is one of the most infamous serial killers in British history, having played a part in the torture and murder of nine women between 1973 and 1987 along with her husband Fred West, and the 1971 murder of her step-daughter. Southend United's agreement with local estate agents Gilbert and Rose means that one side of their ground is now known as the Gilbert and Rose West Stand.

The National League club have unveiled details of a newly-named stand at their Roots Hall ground, but the sponsors and supporters are unlikely to be happy ...

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A football club has made an embarrassing blunder after it accidentally named one of its stands the same name as serial killer Rose West.

\u201cSouthend United have sold the naming rights for their West Stand to the local estate agents Gilbert & Rose. \n\nI don't think they thought this one through...\n\n(Thanks to @prnapper for the spot)\u201d Macintosh tweeted: “Southend United have sold the naming rights for their West Stand to the local estate agents Gilbert & Rose. Southend United, who plays in the Vanarama National League, made the awkward error after it gave the naming rights of the West stand at the Roots Hall Football Stadium to a local estate agent.

Southend United renamed its West stand the "Gilbert & Rose West Stand." Rose West is a serial killer who murdered at least nine women.

But the juxtaposition of "Gilbert & Rose" with "West Stand" meant the words "Rose" and "West" appear next to each other in the new name – "The Gilbert & Rose West Stand." The Telegraph reports the name could be changed to either the "Gilbert & Rose Stand" or the "G&R West Stand. - The club renamed the stand the "Gilbert & Rose West Stand."

Southend United sold naming rights for the West Stand at their Roots Hall ground to estate agents Gilbert & Rose. Now when fans want to buy a ticket, the ...

Southend United have sold the naming rights for their West Stand to the local estate agents Gilbert & Rose.— Iain Macintosh (@iain_games) The football club said it was talking to the sponsor about a "different arrangement of words". A football club is to reconsider plans to rename a stand after a sponsor, after fans pointed out it would include the name of a serial killer.

SOUTHEND United plan to hold discussions with one of their sponsors after a deal meant their stadium now has a “Gilbert & Rose West Stand”.

A spokesman for the club revealed they were likely to hold talks with Gilbert & Rose to “come up with different arrangement of words”. They said: “They are a fantastic local estate agent, and we look forward to working with them during this partnership, which will include a number of community projects.” SOUTHEND United plan to hold discussions with one of their sponsors after a deal meant their stadium now has a “Gilbert & Rose West Stand”.

New sponsors Gilbert & Rose estate agents have given their name to the West stand at Roots Hall stadium. It is common for naming rights for stadium stands to be ...

She is currently serving a whole life term after being arrested in 1994. Rose West collaborated with her husband Fred West in the torture and murder of at least nine young women in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as murdering her eight-year-old stepdaughter in 1971. Rose West collaborated with her husband Fred West in the torture and murder of at least nine young women in the 1970s and 1980s.

A football club is to change the name of one of its stands after a new sponsorship deal saw it rebranded “the Gilbert & Rose West Stand”, triggering mockery on ...

Rose West, 68, is serving a whole-life term after being convicted in 1995. The juxtaposition of “Gilbert & Rose” with “West Stand” inadvertently saw Rose and West appear next to each other on season ticket cards and the club’s website. A football club is to change the name of one of its stands after a new sponsorship deal saw it rebranded “the Gilbert & Rose West Stand”, triggering reaction on social media over the association with one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers.

A football club is to change the name of one of its stands after a new sponsorship deal was mocked on social media for an accidental name check of serial ...

The matter sparked a flurry of activity on social media and, having been alerted to the unintentional reference to West, a spokesman for the club revealed they were likely to hold talks with Gilbert & Rose to “come up with different arrangement of words”. A football club is to change the name of one of its stands after a new sponsorship deal was mocked on social media for an accidental name check of serial killer Rose West. The West Stand at Roots Hall has been sponsored by local estate agent Gilbert & Rose, but an unfortunate juxtaposition means its name now unwittingly includes a reference to one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers.

A football club has come under fire after a sponsorship blunder meant their stadium now has a 'Gilbert & Rose West Stand'.

A local estate agent by the name of Gilbert and Rose have successfully won the naming rights of the West Stand. Paul Napper tweeted: "Only Southend United could have a sponsor for the West Stand called Gilbert & Rose, inevitably leading to the Gilbert & Rose West Stand." Rose West was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 1995 for the murders of 10 young women and girls. So Southend will now be welcoming fans to the Gilbert and Rose West Stand...... pic.twitter.com/chM3BjuBoR August 3, 2022 Gilbert and Rose said they thought the stand would be named the G & R West Stand but insisted the name was up to the club. The club has since said that it is considering a u-turn, with a spokesman for the club saying they were likely to hold talks with Gilbert & Rose to "come up with different arrangement of words".

Southend have confirmed they will hold discussions with one of their sponsors after inadvertently naming one of their stands after a serial killer.

Southend are due to launch their fifth-tier campaign at home to Boreham Wood on Saturday, with tickets for the National League clash currently on sale to home fans in the West Stand on the club’s website. A spokesman for the club revealed they were likely to hold talks with Gilbert & Rose to “come up with different arrangement of words”. The matter sparked a flurry of activity on social media, with fans quickly pointing out the problematic nature of the ‘Gilbert and Rose West Stand’.

A football club has inadvertently rebranded a stand using the name of Rose West, the serial killer. After Southend United secured sponsorship from Gilbert ...

A diver was winched onto the ship’s hull to seek signs of life and the man inside responded to his banging on the hull by knocking from inside. A football club has inadvertently rebranded a stand using the name of Rose West, the serial killer. A 62-year-old man survived for 16 hours in an air bubble inside his capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean before being rescued by Spanish coast guard divers.

The West Stand at Roots Hall has been sponsored by local estate agent Gilbert & Rose, but an unfortunate juxtaposition means its name now unwittingly includes ...

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A football club has found itself in a very awkward position after inadvertantly naming a stand after one of Britain's worst serial killers.

‘It’s a name and nothing more. ‘It was the only stand available. ‘We’ve got Gilbert and Rose right across the top and it is the west stand, but they could call it the Gilbert and Rose Stand, they don’t have to call it the West Stand.