Red Bull Coventry? (5 Viewers)

[Winny the Bish]

Swindon Town are being linked to a takeover from Red Bull. If Red Bull were to approach CCFC, and lay out a plan of naming the team 'Red Bull Coventry City', playing in the Red Bull Arena, potentially even with a red kit - would you take it?

We would be in the Prem within five years, and SISU would finally be gone. But is it too much to lose in the chase for success?

 

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[tisza]

didn't think English clubs could change their names ref: Hull CIty?

 

[Joy Division]

Swindon Town are being linked to a takeover from Red Bull. If Red Bull were to approach CCFC, and lay out a plan of naming the team 'Red Bull Coventry City', playing in the Red Bull Arena, potentially even with a red kit - would you take it?

We would be in the Prem within five years, and SISU would finally be gone. But is it too much to lose in the chase for success?

Nope

 

[Otis]

Swindon Town are being linked to a takeover from Red Bull. If Red Bull were to approach CCFC, and lay out a plan of naming the team 'Red Bull Coventry City', playing in the Red Bull Arena, potentially even with a red kit - would you take it?

We would be in the Prem within five years, and SISU would finally be gone. But is it too much to lose in the chase for success?

We would be Load of Old Bull and not Red Bull, trust me.

 

[shmmeee]

I played some Yankee team on FIFA that were called the Red Bulls the other day. I laughed, so no.

I'd accept sponsorship, especially from a large local business like JLR, but not renaming the club.

Otium til I die!

 

[Frankley]

Surely it wouldn't work out, just like it hasn't in Austria.

I can see it now, they'll be two groups of supporters 'the reds' (who support Red Bull Coventry City) and 'the sky blues' (who want the team to revert to it's traditional values).

Then there's the question of the stadium - Red Bull will want to own one, but Wasps won't sell and the council say there isn't a suitable site in the city.

 

[Otis]

I would be happy with a name change. Wouldn't stop me calling us the Sky Blues or Coventry City.

Say for instance we merged into one club with Leicester.

We could play in dark blue, so still blue and they could retain the Leicester part of their name and we could retain the City of ours.

Job done, everyone's happy.

 

[ccfcrob]

I would be happy with a name change. Wouldn't stop me calling us the Sky Blues or Coventry City.

Say for instance we merged into one club with Leicester.

We could play in dark blue, so still blue and they could retain the Leicester part of their name and we could retain the City of ours.

Job done, everyone's happy.

Erm......

 

[Liquid Gold]

Surely it wouldn't work out, just like it hasn't in Austria.

I can see it now, they'll be two groups of supporters 'the reds' (who support Red Bull Coventry City) and 'the sky blues' (who want the team to revert to it's traditional values).

Then there's the question of the stadium - Red Bull will want to own one, but Wasps won't sell and the council say there isn't a suitable site in the city.

It's working pretty well in Germany RB Leipzig are doing well in the bundesliga this season.

 

[We'll_live_and_die]

It would be RB Coventry City as they have done with RB Leipzig.


Yes I would like that to happen.

 

[Si80]

Surely it wouldn't work out, just like it hasn't in Austria.

I can see it now, they'll be two groups of supporters 'the reds' (who support Red Bull Coventry City) and 'the sky blues' (who want the team to revert to it's traditional values).

Then there's the question of the stadium - Red Bull will want to own one, but Wasps won't sell and the council say there isn't a suitable site in the city.

Red Bull Salzburg have done really well haven't they since Red Bull took over. And aren't Red Bull Leipzig pushing Bayern & Dortmund along in the Bundesliga at the moment?

It's fair to say that most things Red Bull have put money behind in sport has done well or is showing the fruits of their investment.

 

[Frankley]

It's working pretty well in Germany RB Leipzig are doing well in the bundesliga this season.

Errr... do you realise that RB Leipzig used to be SSV Markanstädt? Red Bull changed the name and relocated the team to Leipzig.

 

[Frankley]

Red Bull Salzburg have done really well haven't they since Red Bull took over. And aren't Red Bull Leipzig pushing Bayern & Dortmund along in the Bundesliga at the moment?

It's fair to say that most things Red Bull have put money behind in sport has done well or is showing the fruits of their investment.

But the Austrian fans are still divided. One group of fans refuse to attend games and say their club has been stolen - there was a feature about it on Football Focus a couple of years ago.

 

[Si80]

But the Austrian fans are still divided. One group of fans refuse to attend games and say their club has been stolen - there was a feature about it on Football Focus a couple of years ago.

Sounds familiar

But the fact still remains, RB backed teams have done well.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Errr... do you realise that RB Leipzig used to be SSV Markanstädt? Red Bull changed the name and relocated the team to Leipzig.

Yes, I don't get what relevance that has to my post.

 

[Frankley]

Sounds familiar

But the fact still remains, RB backed teams have done well.

Oh, I agree the teams have done well... but at what cost?

Also, I wonder what will happen if two RB teams meet in European competition... might be awkward

 

[Nick]

Could we get both Wright Phillips on loan?

 

[IrishSkyBlue]

It would be RB Coventry City as they have done with RB Leipzig.


Yes I would like that to happen.

i wouldnt mind this and the club plus finances would be run right, somebody fire them a email there ask them take us over quickly lol

 

[Frankley]

Yes, I don't get what relevance that has to my post.

Ah... just making sure you realised it wasn't VfB Leipzig that RB had backed.

Also, it's interesting you don't seem to have a problem with teams being related to different towns. Each to their own.

 

[chiefdave]

Swindon Town are being linked to a takeover from Red Bull. If Red Bull were to approach CCFC, and lay out a plan of naming the team 'Red Bull Coventry City', playing in the Red Bull Arena, potentially even with a red kit - would you take it?

A name change wouldn't happen so we'd still be Coventry City but sponsored by Red Bull playing in the Red Bull stadium. Don't think we'd be playing red either just a darker shade of blue. Given that we're virtually in white this year and have had darker kits in the past I could live with something like this

 

[duffer]

I would be happy with a name change. Wouldn't stop me calling us the Sky Blues or Coventry City.

Say for instance we merged into one club with Leicester.

We could play in dark blue, so still blue and they could retain the Leicester part of their name and we could retain the City of ours.

Job done, everyone's happy.

Otis, I sense some dry humour here...

Anyway, I for one would welcome our new insect overlords, and I’d like to remind them that as a trusted member of SkyBluesTalk I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Ah... just making sure you realised it wasn't VfB Leipzig that RB had backed.

Also, it's interesting you don't seem to have a problem with teams being related to different towns. Each to their own.

When did I say I didn't mind teams moving?

 

[fernandopartridge]

NOPE

 

[ajsccfc]

We'll be taken over by Sainsbury's own rival and be rechristened the Sky Blue Bolts.

 

[Frankley]

When did I say I didn't mind teams moving?

Well, you did say "It's working pretty well in Germany RB Leipzig are doing well in the bundesliga this season" (suggesting some degree of approval of RB's running of the club) and RB Leipzig is a team that's been relocated (from Markanstädt).

 

[Liquid Gold]

Well, you did say "It's working pretty well in Germany RB Leipzig are doing well in the bundesliga this season" (suggesting some degree of approval of RB's running of the club) and RB Leipzig is a team that's been relocated (from Markanstädt).

It is working well for them isn't it? I at no point suggested I approved of their actions in anyway. You need to stop spoiling for a row

 

[hill83]

It is working well for them isn't it? I at no point suggested I approved of their actions in anyway. You need to stop spoiling for a row

You should have said it's going really shit for them to avoid any confusion. Even though it isn't.

 

[fernandopartridge]

It is working well for them isn't it? I at no point suggested I approved of their actions in anyway. You need to stop spoiling for a row

It does depend on your measure of 'well' really doesn't it?

 

[ajsccfc]

Well, you did say "It's working pretty well in Germany RB Leipzig are doing well in the bundesliga this season" (suggesting some degree of approval of RB's running of the club) and RB Leipzig is a team that's been relocated (from Markanstädt).

Unless they're from another Markrandstadt they've relocated about as far as I do for work each day

 

[chiefdave]

Unless they're from another Markrandstadt they've relocated about as far as I do for work each day

What scale is that? Looks like moving from the Ricoh to the Butts!

 

[Liquid Gold]

What scale is that? Looks like moving from the Ricoh to the Butts!

We've already been told the butts is too small. Will red bull learn nothing

 

[chiefdave]

We've already been told the butts is too small. Will red bull learn nothing

Red Bull gives you wings, we can have a stadium hovering above the city.

 

[lifeskyblue]

To be honest as long as we are Coventry city and playing in cov I don't really mind what we play in or if we have a couple letters before or after our name


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[ajsccfc]

What scale is that? Looks like moving from the Ricoh to the Butts!

13km between the two apparently

 

[chiefdave]

13km between the two apparently

Which google maps tell me is roughly from the Ricoh to Balsall Common.