Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Club name change is a definite no. But changing our badge, colours or stadium name, maybe I'd give it a thought if it means challenging for the title and playing CL football again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Why is a name change a definite no then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I don't really know but for me it would be the straw that breaks the camel's back. But honestly would people really bother if we changed everything for a couple of seasons for investment and reverting back to the original when we're really successful? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I wouldn't really even want to buy success in the style of Man City TBH. Well, I would enjoy the games and I would enjoy the trophies, but it would feel wrong in quite a significant way. I guess that's the problem with football in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spark Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I don't know how anyone could advocate changing our colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Think I'd jack this place in like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Nicked from a wine page I read (was referring to brand wines and estate wines, read here: http://www.wineanorak.com/twocultures_7.htm ) , not sure if completely relevant... A generation back, most decent sized towns had their own football league club, and many larger cities had a couple or more. It was only under exceptional circumstances that you didn’t support one of your local sides. The football world was a more equal one back then. Yes, some clubs did consistently better than others – Liverpool started a long run of dominance of the English game in the late 1970s, for example – but things were much more equal. It was possible, for instance, for clubs like Nottingham Forest and Ipswich, to come from nowhere and enjoy a period of great success: the driving force behind these clubs was not a huge pot of cash, but instead exceptional management combined with a good crop of young players coming through. It was also possible for West Ham, a club then playing second-flight football, to win the FA cup. Today this would be hard to envisage. Football is very different now. Because of the increased flow of money into the game, primarily from global television deals, a winner-takes-all scenario has developed. Youngsters who support their local club and have local heroes are rare. Distressingly (for a Man City fan, at least), across the country youngsters are seen wearing Manchester United football shirts, and most commonly with the name ‘Beckham’ on the back. No more local heroes, just global ones. A recent report suggested that just half of the UK’s professional football clubs are likely to survive over the next few years. *Should we have to adapt to change? Is the red bull situation just the beginning of an inevitable change throughout the game? Personally I think the team colours would have to stay the same, I would also like to keep Newcastle United. I could accept our away and eauropean kits in Red-Bullish themed strips... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 if they gave HTT a column in the match programme (several pages naturally) that would be enough for me...............and I haven't bought a programme since the Man Utd FA cup final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Think I'd jack this place in like. Bulls On-Line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Red Bull Toon Army Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Didn't that German team they bought keep pretty much their name, badge, colors et al? They just added RB to make it RB Leipzig. EDIT: I was wrong. It wasn't even named Leipzig to begin with, plus: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/RB_Leipzig.png/200px-RB_Leipzig.png Aye read about them before, they apparently swallowed up a couple of clubs from that area and made the new one I think. "The investment in SSV Markranstädt by Red Bull is not the company's first attempt to enter the Leipzig football scene. In 2006, it tried to purchase FC Sachsen Leipzig, a club with a rich tradition, but also plagued by constant financial trouble. After months of fan protests which deteriorated into violence, the company abandoned the plan.[9]" Seems to be the way forward if they try anything.... Sad thing is they'll probably end up being the premier club in Leipzig. Lokomotive and Sachsen have been stuck in the doldrums for years and there's a huge market for a successful Bundesliga club there. In fact other than Hertha which was a unique situation there isn't any Bundesliga sides from the old East Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Red Bull Toon Army Newcastle Toon Bulls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Bullshit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Had to be done by someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Newcastle Bull City Rangers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 At the very most, I'd accept "Red Bull Arena at St. James' Park" or some crap like that. Or a second kit like this, with our patch: http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/au/austria-adidas-09-10-red-bull-salzburg-home.jpg Name, colours, and patch stay the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Name - NO WAY Stadium - YES (if this generates revenue) Badge - NO WAY Colours - NO WAY Sponsorship - Obviously. Red Bull would be class. They know how to do sport, simple as that. No way they would settle for a top 10 finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That sponsor is MASSIVE! I think they will pick up someone like West Ham or Crystal Palace, Palace already have the colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Eye patches for all! Ooh me heartys... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Not even a native but I'd pack it in if location, name, crest or colors changed, Red Bull or not. As others have said it would cease to be - whatever the cunts in charge at <<company>> would put in its place wouldn't be Newcastle United. I'd probably still watch premier league football though albeit with detached interest; Arsenal if they're on because I like they way they play, maybe derbys but I wouldn't really give a damn. I can't see switching to anyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Name - NO WAY Stadium - YES (if this generates revenue) Badge - NO WAY Colours - NO WAY Sponsorship - Obviously. Red Bull would be class. They know how to do sport, simple as that. No way they would settle for a top 10 finish. They would do all 5 of the things you've posted, so no they wouldn't. Oh and they may know how to do sport, but they've yet to prove they can do football. 8 years of failure in CL qualifying with Salzburg - the clubs stated aim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That sponsor is MASSIVE! I think they will pick up someone like West Ham or Crystal Palace, Palace already have the colours. Palace are ran, more or less, by their supporters. No chance. Money isn't everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That sponsor is MASSIVE! I think they will pick up someone like West Ham or Crystal Palace, Palace already have the colours. Palace are ran, more or less, by their supporters. No chance. Money isn't everything. Their fans can testify about broken promises etc from previous owners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 What are the rules regarding a name change like? The PL rejected Hull City's change and the last known instance I know of was MK Dons some time back. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2387625/Premier-League-refuse-endorse-Hull-City-Tigers-change.html Kit colours changes are obviously within the club's right seeing that Cardiff changed theirs. Fwiw changes to the club name, colours and crest are a no go for me. I wouldn't fancy a stadium change to Red Bull Arena as they have done for their other clubs but could take it as a compromise. Red Bull Newcastle, RB colours and RB Newcastle crest though, they can take their money elsewhere. The moment we allow that, we effectively compromise any remaining morsel of our club identity imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That sponsor is MASSIVE! I think they will pick up someone like West Ham or Crystal Palace, Palace already have the colours. Palace are ran, more or less, by their supporters. No chance. Money isn't everything. So which clubs are left, who would be sold: NUFC West Ham Sunderland Everton Villa West Brom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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