madsent Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 No worse than sponsoring the league I would imagine (Coca Cola Championship etc), or allowing a team to move 50 miles from its roots and adopting an American style name (MK Dons) Red Bull Southampton sounds good and the name is just semantics like the Friends Provident St Marys Stadium, which was always St Marys to the fans, the team will always be Southampton FC (but with a new a badge, sponsor and no stripes I would imagine - still Red and White though) To this day, I never understood why we the fans refused to accept the new stadium being called "The Friends Provident Stadium". I've never heard Bolton, Huddersfield, Leicester, Coventry or Arsenal fans complain about the names of their stadia. By refusing total naming rights to the stadium, we drastically reduced our annual sponsorship money.
Matthew Le God Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 In the past the fans of the 4 other football clubs(and others they tried to buy) under the the Red Bull name have put up a fight. If this rumour is true Saints fans may just be happy of any takeover and accept it. Names can always be changed back once Red Bull leave us.
eelpie Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 Don't think anyone would care that much about names right now. To be associated with Red Bull would be fab in my book, better than old Red Face anyway! Classic!
Big Bad Bob Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 To this day, I never understood why we the fans refused to accept the new stadium being called "The Friends Provident Stadium". I've never heard Bolton, Huddersfield, Leicester, Coventry or Arsenal fans complain about the names of their stadia. By refusing total naming rights to the stadium, we drastically reduced our annual sponsorship money. Umm, I think you'll find that Flybe didn't want to pay for naming rights to the stadium not that they weren't being sold. Of course it was spun such that it looked the board had caved to fan pressure.......
eelpie Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 everybody sto[ clutching at straws we are in it up to our neck.no one is going to buy us in the state we are in Unless we are annexed by the state of Austria - or Switzerland
Spudders Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 To this day, I never understood why we the fans refused to accept the new stadium being called "The Friends Provident Stadium". I've never heard Bolton, Huddersfield, Leicester, Coventry or Arsenal fans complain about the names of their stadia. By refusing total naming rights to the stadium, we drastically reduced our annual sponsorship money. My mate has a season ticket for Arsenal. Since their move, he refuses to call their ground the Emirates.
graymalkin33 Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 To this day, I never understood why we the fans refused to accept the new stadium being called "The Friends Provident Stadium". I've never heard Bolton, Huddersfield, Leicester, Coventry or Arsenal fans complain about the names of their stadia. By refusing total naming rights to the stadium, we drastically reduced our annual sponsorship money. The reebok the ricoh the emirates well they sound ok to me The friends provident.... well come on! Sounds like like men in suits! Thats why the objection. The RedBull arena... i can live with that.
wireframebox Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 Just out of interest, has Fry ever stated that one of the interest parties were from Switzerland?
hugh Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 Just out of interest, has Fry ever stated that one of the interest parties were from Switzerland? Are we still getting our Austria's and Switzerland's mixed up (Red Bull=Austrian), or is this a general question?
wireframebox Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 Are we still getting our Austria's and Switzerland's mixed up (Red Bull=Austrian), or is this a general question? That was my point really. Could it have been a case of reverse-numptyism in the intial reports that have just stuck? Straws very much clutched at! On a lighter note a did write to Red Bull uk a few days ago in "Jim'll-fix-it" style highlighting our plight and a need for a generous saviour. I got the following reply. Hi Dan, Well... I can certainly pass this on to the Sports team... but I'm not sure if they're in the market for a football club!!! We can but see! All the best, Brian Saccente Red Bull Company Ltd. The Courtyard 12 Sutton Row London W1D 4AD Lolz
trousers Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 That was my point really. Could it have been a case of reverse-numptyism in the intial reports that have just stuck? Straws very much clutched at! On a lighter note a did write to Red Bull uk a few days ago in "Jim'll-fix-it" style highlighting our plight and a need for a generous saviour. I got the following reply. Hi Dan, Well... I can certainly pass this on to the Sports team... but I'm not sure if they're in the market for a football club!!! We can but see! All the best, Brian Saccente Red Bull Company Ltd. The Courtyard 12 Sutton Row London W1D 4AD Lolz Well, that wasn't a "no" in my book!
Matthew Le God Posted 2 July, 2009 Posted 2 July, 2009 Well, that wasn't a "no" in my book! It's more an "I don't know what that part of this multinational company is up to".
saint_stevo Posted 2 July, 2009 Author Posted 2 July, 2009 MODS - Please lock and delete this garbage thread. Mods, Please give Block5 his rose tinted glasses back. Thanks
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