A Monster mistake.. but States can teach us lots.

Byline: OLIVER HOLT AWARD WINNING SPORTS COLUMNIST REPORTS FROM THE US

THERE'S an awful lot we could learn from America about the facilities at sports stadia.

The range of food, the range of memorabilia, the activities for kids and the prices of all of them at AT&T Park, for instance, put our arenas to shame. And one other thing to learn: don't go too far down the naming rights route if you want to keep your dignity. I drove past the San Francisco 49ers stadium on the way into the city on Monday, still cursing the fact its name had been changed to the awful 3Com Park. Turns out I'm three years out of date. It's now called Monster Park, in tribute to a company called Monster Cable.

Someone should tell the 49ers that sometimes money isn't everything. However much they're getting, it's not worth it.

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IT'S MUSTARD: USA stadia food is hot stuff