Takeover rumours

[Legion]

As said, I could probably learn to live that as the very extreme.

I couldn't. AVFC, not AVRBFC.

[TonyD]

My guess would be IF the takeover happened that lots of promises would be made not to change names etc  but over time the promises would be gradually broken. 

[Duncan Shaw]

What if they tried to name us Birmingham Red Bulls?

[danlanza]

What if they tried to name us Birmingham Red Bulls?

No bloody chance.

[cdbearsfan]

They have a couple of teams where no mention of the city or region is made in the name... Red Bull Ghana and Red Bull Brasil.

So Red Bull UK or Red Bull GB is as likely as Birmingham Red Bulls.

[Mister E]

What if they tried to name us Birmingham Red Bulls?

dirty splitters - just let them try.

[Legion]

What if they tried to name us Birmingham Red Bulls?

Never.

[TonyD]

As Legion said Aston Villa sponsored by Red Bulls wouldn't be that bad as it raises the profile for both parties.  But I don't see that would be enough for the investment they would put in.

[London Villan]

How about Red Bull adopt our historic, world famous colours.

[newtonsballs]

If Lerner, in the form a Faulkner, was to allow Red Bull (or any other organisation) sully the name of Aston Villa with their name I would ram my season ticket card up his fundamental orifice so far he would be chewing my client reference number.

[Louzie0]

Birmingham and Bull enjoy alliterative cachet.
I can see the attraction of renaming.

They can still go forth and multiply, though.

[Legion]

I can't.

[Louzie0]

I meant the attraction to the Red Bull franchise, not me!

[danlanza]

Thinking about all the glory hunting twats who would join is, I think I would rather be in Division Four.

Maybe that's why Yanited fans try and act the twat so much away from home? Its the only place they can enjoy their success free of the smear of all the hangers-on.

The other thing that they have is a ballot system for away tickets. That would finish me going if I couldn't guarantee a ticket after all these years. Maybe go for the day out and deaf the match.

Interesting on the money side of things don't Man City have the cheapest Season tickets in the PL? Also, they still don't sell out all their away games e.g. they took 1000 to Swansea over the Xmas break. I don't see us having thousands of gloryhunters at all - leave that with Liverpool, Yanited and Chelsea.

We'd get plent of day trippers at home (with half and half scarves) but Villa's away support is pretty good anyway isn't it?  So it probably would become a bit more like Manure's.

Just like to say, i think Villa's away support is easily in the top 3 in the prem. Just my view, but we do travel with good numbers of fans at every away game. I remember going to Nnewcastle on a freezing winters night, Monday night if i am not wrong, 5-6 years ago, and we took 2000 fans. We were loud and proud, as usual. Villa's away support is the envy of most clubs in the prem, fact.
Oh, Red Bull can buy us if they want and give us shite loads of cash, so we can compete with the other top clubs. Just try and rename our stadium or our club and you will wish that caffeine drinks had been invented by some fu..er else, and lodge that up your corporate arse.

[olaftab]

OK not that any of it is palatable but what about if they kept the name as it is but changed the kit colours to RB corporate colours?