Subscriber Coma+ Posted May 30 Subscriber Share Posted May 30 They've been sniffing around English football for years and were rumored to be interested back in 2014 when the club were up for sale. Now set to be shirt sponsor for next season as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted May 30 Subscriber Share Posted May 30 Great that they won't be changing the name of the club too. There would be uproar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Palace Fan Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 I'm surprised they didn't buy a majority share in MK Dons. If there's one club with good potential to grow that you could get away with changing the badge and name to no uproar in England that would be it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Coma+ Posted May 30 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 30 31 minutes ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm surprised they didn't buy a majority share in MK Dons. If there's one club with good potential to grow that you could get away with changing the badge and name to no uproar in England that would be it. That's a good shout. They've already sold their soul so what's another rebrand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted May 30 Subscriber Share Posted May 30 @Lucas, your thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 4 hours ago, The Palace Fan said: I'm surprised they didn't buy a majority share in MK Dons. If there's one club with good potential to grow that you could get away with changing the badge and name to no uproar in England that would be it. Surprised they didn't consider us, considering we've partially done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rucksackfranzose Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 31 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: Surprised they didn't consider us, considering we've partially done that. Almost forgot it now do remember again. Thanks Red Dragon Hewitt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 1 hour ago, Rucksackfranzose said: Almost forgot it now do remember again. Thanks Red Dragon Hewitt. No worries Red Bull Ruck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 8 hours ago, CaaC (John) said: @Lucas, your thoughts on this? Cautiously optimistic. Major positives. There's no doubt financially it's great for us. £60m in the first season then £200m spread over three years. This will now allow us some wriggle room we perhaps might not have had with potentially keeping players we thought we may need to sell, the most notable one being Archie Gray. Very lucrative deal for a team in the Championship and will allow us a solid chance to get back where we belong next season. Commercially, the club will benefit massively if they manage to gain promotion next season also. This only shows our pulliblng power and proves we are still recognised as one of the countriy's bigger clubs despite not being in the top flight. It's so annoying we couldn't go up this season because all our ducks were in a row ready to kick on under the 49ers but these things happen. Major fears were that this could lead to us selling off our name, ground, moving away from a traditional all White kit etc, but this has all been quashed by Paraag Marathe, our chairman. Red Bull will have a minority stake in the club but hold no power in changing any of the above. They will however be oir shirt sponsor which will be a bit of an eye sore tbh but bearable. There will be no board representation from them either. It would be extremely naive to assume it's all sunshines and rainbows. I'm sure the long term plan could well be to increase their stake further and further till they get to the point of taking over the club but you cannot panic over something that might not even happen. I think given the disappointment of Sunday, they club have clearly timed this press release well to raise spirits and positivity ahead of next season and get the fans on board. It won't completely numb the feeling but it will soften the blow and negativity towards what the Summer initially looked like for the club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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