Both entitled to our own opinions, obviously. Whilst I don't think your club's nickname is as significant a problem as the others you mention, I do think it does harm your clubs awareness.

"The Original Red Devils" may require a certain amount of awareness from the people you're trying to attract, as they may not have a clue what you're on about. But once they do, it could be an attractive selling point. You've got to be careful not to go to war with Man Utd fans though, otherwise you're alienating a large part of your market. It would be like trying to get union fans to come watch league by saying "our rugby's better" sort of thing.

Most regular United fans know their stuff about the nickname. And I bet you would struggle to go into the Stretford End and get a United fan who uses the term "Red Devils" as a term of endearment. That was a marketing ploy in the 80s, which the JCLs attached themselves to. In fact, I reckon if you petitioned the Stretford End you would get fans wanting the devil off the badge and replaced with the traditional stripes.

We should go back to our first nickname then — ‘the good old Turkey’!

What's the story behind that? Isn't your fan site called "Scarlet Turkey"?

i think the giants as worked really well for us at huddersfield, i have watched them for 40 years and like both names fartown and the giants a lot of people i know who arent rugby fans all seem to know who the giants are, but not so fartown. it has certainly helped younger kids become interested in rugby league, i know of 5 boys 12 and under who have all been inspired to start playing by the giants coming to their schools with the giants mascot, for me i like it.

Huddersfield Barracudas at Arena 84 and the rest followed!

did you have to bring that up

The club’s first colours were red, amber and black — Dewsburyesque. In the 1880s they changed to a solid red jersey, white shorts and black socks. The hue of the jersey was turkey red, hence some early nicknames being the Scarlet Turkeys, the Royal Reds or just simply the Reds.

Salford were a decent side in certain periods of the 1890s and early Edwardian era. So that particular nickname was an affectionate moniker rather than one that took the mick for being sh[ii[/ite — which is what Salford were in 1998 when the fanzine of the same name surfaced.

i agree. its about tribalism

remember in the world club championship many years .superleague down under . hunter mariners.they were based in the hunter valley newcastle area. simmo called them the hunters there was talks of names for the merge of st.george dragons. illawarra steelers. the steel dragons

I think they're pretty lame to be honest. It's fine for the kiddies regarding the mascots and what-not, I think our Rufus the Robin is great in that respect, but I hate it when games are advertised as Rhinos vs Bulls, Wildcats vs Giants and all that b*llocks.

Yeah I'm not too fond if when they do that, either. Much prefer it when they say Leeds vs Bradford, etc. Think that's just a personal thing though and many have differing opinions. At a school I work in in Leeds, they always refer to them as the Rhinos.

I think Rochdale Hornets have it by some distance.

Take it to it's extreme and clubs could be know just by their nicknames and their city be secondary. That would make it a lot easier for franchises to be moved around the country like in American Football, eg. [sizeBirmingham[/size [sizeBulls[/size, [sizeDublin[/size [sizeDragons[/size, etc...

I can't see that ever happening, but you never know...