Fourth time’s a charm for arena October 5, 2008

First, it was the Core States Center.

Then, the FU Center (OK, the FIrst Union Center).

Finally, it settled on the Wachovica Center.

The latest news in the financial crisis that concerns me is not about the 90-year-old woman below. Rather, it’s about the possible (or looming) purchasing of Wachovia by Wells Fargo or Citigroup.

What does that mean? It means Philadelphia must now brace for the fourth name-changing in about 12 years of a South Philadelphia sports complex. (Would’ve been two had the idiots decided to keep the Spectrum).

It’s likely the Wachovia Center will be no more (in terms of its name, only). So this is my recommendation:

Give Wachovia to Citigroup. That way, we can have the CitiCenter. It’s actually a brand that could work for the area which will soon have the Philly Live! entertainment complex.

By the way, I’m copyrighting that name. If you want to call it CitiCenter (c), you better cut me a deal.

My prediction is Lincoln Financial Field is the next name to go.