▁naming ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁against ▁Ajax . ▁Spe aking ▁at ▁the ▁naming ▁event , ▁Bob ▁Murray ▁explained ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁stad ium ' s ▁Mon k we arm outh ▁Col li ery ▁site :" For ▁many ▁years , ▁min ers ▁at ▁W ear mouth ▁Col li ery ▁carried ▁with ▁them ▁a ▁Dav y ▁lamp ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁working ▁lives . ▁Ref lect ing ▁this ▁tradition , ▁the ▁name ▁allows ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁this ▁light ▁to ▁sh ine ▁forever ." ▁ ▁To ▁emphas ise ▁the ▁fact , ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁min er ' s ▁Dav y ▁lamp ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ' s ▁ticket ▁office , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁stad ium . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁initially ▁drew ▁mixed ▁re actions ▁from ▁S under land ▁fans ▁many ▁unh appy ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁already ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁home ▁ground ▁of ▁S . L . ▁Ben fica . ▁ ▁A ▁film ▁crew ▁for ▁the ▁Premier ▁Pass ions ▁document ary ▁series , ▁recorded ▁the ▁moment ▁that ▁Bob ▁Murray ▁faced ▁S under land ▁fans ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁naming ▁with ▁many ▁express ing ▁their ▁disappoint ment . ▁The ▁similarity ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ben fica ' s ▁home , ▁Est ád io ▁da ▁Lu z , ▁often ▁ang lic ised ▁to ▁The ▁Stadium ▁of ▁Light , ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁some ▁visit ing