Club nicknames

Quote: Wellsy13 "You're being overly defensive which is why you are suggesting ridiculous alternatives instead of rationale ones in trying to put your point across. You are still clearly missing my point, but I will discuss yours in relation to my point to see if it helps.

To be fair, changing your name to Salford Meerkats and playing in pink and green would probably get you a fair bit of awareness! Probably more so than Salford Reds, playing in red in a football mad area where two of the world's biggest sports teams play in red (one being called the Reds and the other being the Red Devils).

However, I can see the point you are trying to make, but it still doesn't go against the point I'm trying to make. Everyone is aware of the BNP, but would you want to join them? You've got to make people aware, but you've also got to make sure you offer them something attractive that they want to be part of (the other parts of the model I discussed). Would Salford Meerkats playing in pink and green appeal to people and make them want to be a part of it? I'd guess you think not. Ridiclous kits didn't do too bad for Stade Francais though, did it!
I see what you're trying to say, but our club's nickname and colours are still not part of the problem. The fact that RL is not fashionable in these parts, we play in a very old stadium and the team is far from successful - coupled with the fact that we've got, currently, the best football team in the world just over the border - are the problems we face.

We had a free ticket scheme that was run at various games last season - we got over 6,000 in for the derby against Swinton. If we can pull something like that off again a few times this year, coupled with improvement on and off the pitch, then the appeal of the club will grow. Changing the club's name and colours and practically forgetting the club's history will not.

In fact, in my opinion if marketed properly "the original Red Devils" could be a superb selling point. If more and more people became aware of where the name came from and that United took it from Salford, then it'd raise our profile more than any other name could.