|
Other Sports Discuss the Caps, Nats, Wizards, and everything else not related to the NFL here! |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
03-09-2006, 01:52 PM | #1 |
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ellicott City, MD
Age: 42
Posts: 8,029
|
Hail to Washington Walmart
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...361136&cc=5901
So when the P.C. police finally get to Danny Boy and force him to change the team name, does anyone think that he'll go this route and just sell the team name to the highest bidder? A co-worker and I think that in a few years we could be signing "Hail to the Walmart!" on Sundays. Some other idea: Washington Fightin' Goldenpalacecasino.com Exxon Mobil Drillers of Washington Washington Haliburton Shotguns Washington Ronald McDonald's presented by Coca-Cola The Pepsi Generation NeXt of Washington The Ragin' Trump Real Estates of Washington ok, I need to get back to work before I get fired, but any other suggestions?
__________________
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude |
Advertisements |
03-09-2006, 01:59 PM | #2 |
Special Teams
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bethesda, MD
Age: 54
Posts: 323
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
This may get me flamed, but I love soccer. However, this is the lamest thing I have ever seen. It just shows how hurting MLS is for cash.
How about The Washington UAE Port Authority... Long Live DC United! Go Arsenal! |
03-09-2006, 02:00 PM | #3 |
Living Legend
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: chesapeake, va
Age: 60
Posts: 15,817
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Thats a soccer team which struggle in the US. Danny is making to much money to sell off any of the team.
|
03-09-2006, 02:05 PM | #4 |
Impact Rookie
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brazil, IN
Age: 54
Posts: 883
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Nah Danny will just keep raising ticket prices before that happens.
|
03-09-2006, 02:14 PM | #5 |
Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ellicott City, MD
Age: 42
Posts: 8,029
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
What if he's forced to change the team name, you don't think he'd sell it jsut to make a few extra bucks? I think that the Washington Orbit.com's has a nice ring to it.
(ps, this was sort of a joke idea because my job is boring)
__________________
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude |
03-09-2006, 02:14 PM | #6 |
Living Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: VA
Age: 42
Posts: 17,553
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
imagine how much money you could get for renaming the team... tens of millions a year at least.
|
03-09-2006, 02:39 PM | #7 |
The Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: 36.28 x 76.22
Age: 73
Posts: 1,812
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
At first I thought this was a move to be PC, but now I think I see what you are saying.
__________________
'37, '42, '83, '88, '92. Championship! |
03-09-2006, 03:03 PM | #8 | |
Playmaker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: all up in your business
Posts: 2,693
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Quote:
__________________
Stop reading my signature. |
|
03-09-2006, 03:04 PM | #9 |
Playmaker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: all up in your business
Posts: 2,693
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Correction - $7.6 million per year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Field
__________________
Stop reading my signature. |
03-09-2006, 03:09 PM | #10 |
Living Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: VA
Age: 42
Posts: 17,553
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
the team gets mentioned soo much more often than the stadium (daily on nfl network and espn during the season), so you'd figure you might get 30+mill a year from that... some crazy number.
|
03-09-2006, 03:13 PM | #11 |
Playmaker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: all up in your business
Posts: 2,693
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Yeah, I think it's going to be a silly-high number if it ever happens. I'm sure the league would demand a huge cut of that, though!
__________________
Stop reading my signature. |
03-09-2006, 05:29 PM | #12 |
Special Teams
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Burke, VA
Age: 47
Posts: 287
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Hi ya'll, long-time lurker, first-time poster.
Not that this is a real serious thread, but I have major doubts that the revenue from team naming rights would equilibrate to, or exceed, the revenue from trademarked team merchandise sales. The whole point of the recent lawsuit against the "Redskins" trademark, was to usurp the copyright protection on the name. Doing so would effectively force the Danny to drop the name since he would no longer be raking in the millions in merchandising revenue associated with the Redskins name. As I seem to recall, the Skins are in the top 3 of team merchandise sales along with Pittsburg and Dallas. Danny won't sell the naming rights to the team under any circumstances, it just doesn't make fiscal sense. Even if eventually the name is un-copyrighted, he'll pick something different and copyright that. Mc2guy |
03-09-2006, 05:35 PM | #13 |
Playmaker
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: all up in your business
Posts: 2,693
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Welcome!
What you say makes sense, unless he can recoup in licensing fees from a "name brand" what he would lose in licensing fees by owning the name. I don't know what the numbers are, so I can't say if that's a likely scenario or not.
__________________
Stop reading my signature. |
03-09-2006, 07:20 PM | #14 | |
Living Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: VA
Age: 42
Posts: 17,553
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
Quote:
|
|
03-09-2006, 09:52 PM | #15 |
The Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ZOMGZZZ!!111
Age: 32
Posts: 1,160
|
Re: Hail to Washington Walmart
definitely. i mean regardless of "love" for a team, changing the name would instantly cause people to lose the connection they have with the team. not necessarily making them worse fans, but if the skins had to change their name it would be horrible. its got a LOT of tradition behind it.
__________________
143 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|