Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by nyc94
Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: nyc94 (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: March 10, 2006 12:22AM
Yes, that Red Bull. And they're renaming the team.
[www.mlsnet.com]
I had to check that it wasn't April 1.
[www.mlsnet.com]
I had to check that it wasn't April 1.
Re: Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: Hillel Hoffmann (---.usb.temple.edu)
Date: March 10, 2006 09:43AM
Wow. I can live with ads on MLS kits because it has been a club convention almost everywhere else in the world for so many years now. I'm used to it. But there's something icky about a club's name and heraldry having a brand name. I'm sure there may be isolated examples of this internationally, but it still feels ... wrong.
Re: Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: atb9 (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: March 10, 2006 04:23PM
nyc94
Yes, that Red Bull. And they're renaming the team.
[www.mlsnet.com]
I had to check that it wasn't April 1.
It's a very disappointing gimmick to raise money for the league. Rightfully so, the billionaires that bankroll the MLS are ready to pass off their investment after 10 years but it is a sad sign that they couldn't find an American that is passionate enough about soccer to purchase the team without having a secondary business motive.
I love the MLS and it has done wonders for American soccer but this deal is embarrassing.
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Re: Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: jtwcornell91 (---.loyno.edu)
Date: March 10, 2006 05:46PM
Hillel Hoffmann
But there's something icky about a club's name and heraldry having a brand name. I'm sure there may be isolated examples of this internationally
One comes to mind...
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Re: Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: nyc94 (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: March 10, 2006 06:37PM
I suppose Japanese baseball has survived teams being named for their corporate owners: Yomiuri (media conglomerate) Giants, Seibu (department stores) Lions, Yakult (beverages) Swallows, etc. The Swallows have a bird as their logo but I don't know if that is supposed to be a play on words or just a quirk of the Japanese to English translation.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2006 06:42PM by nyc94.
Re: Red Bull buys MetroStars
Posted by: Hillel Hoffmann (---.chesnh01.pa.comcast.net)
Date: March 10, 2006 09:24PM
jtwcornell91
One comes to mind: [coat of arms]
Awesome. I totally forgot about B04L.
I was telling a friend about this Red Bull mess, and he said:
"Hey, what about Chivas?"
Dumbass baseball fan.
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