Serious takeover talk

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HeatonMackem said:
Good move. The current badge with so much detail must be nightmare to print/embroider on merchandise which costs everyone more. I think someone posted on RTG all the American team badges - all very simple with one main image that makes it and the club instantly recognisable. So I'm guessing a big black cat's head (panther) on a red and white shield, probably similar to Hull City's.

For the stadium, I reckon either a long-term sponsorship deal with a memorable brand or named after where it is (roughly). Nissan, Wearside, St Peter's, Roker. All Stadium or Arena.
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Much though if they're putting the money in their entitled to do what they think is required I order to make us profitable and improve us (within reason) I would be pretty pissed off if we went down that route. Never been a fan of the whole black cat thing and for it to effectively become our image instead of the ships, the mines or anything else would be a bit of a bad start to their reign imo. There must be simple designs they could do that would be more in line with what has gone previously.

That being said I only really have two red lines if you will. The name of the club should always be Sunderland AFC and we should always have a red and white striped home shirt. Other than that they can do what they must imo, I'd still be very disappointed with a black cat badge though!
 
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Nads said:
<laugh>

It’s socially accepted to go meet random lads and lasses for sex on the internet, but talking about football, the single most important thing to the adult male population, is weird.

I’m a mackem that’s lived in Newcastle my entire adult life, bar a couple years abroad, this forum is a ****ing lifeline at times.

I’m not a ****ing computer nerd with no real pals, I’m a lad who lives and breathes my ****ty football team, ain’t we all?

Women are weird. She will think nowt of watching hours on end of plastic women famous for having a big arse but we are odd talking football? Naaah pet.
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Spot on mate! I treat message boards a bit like pubs for those of us who can't get to a pub! I used to be an exile, I'd travel for all the home games and some aways but instead of going for a few pints after I'd be traveling back, so I'd use a message board to be able to have all the same crack. Who played well, how do we think the seasons going, some off topic bollocks.

Met my missus after a match on one of the nights I was staying over. Few months later she was pregnant so I knew I was moving to Sunderland. Thing is, now I'm here I still can't go to pubs all that much cos I'm getting straight home from the match to watch the littleun since the missus works all weekend. So again these places were like my pub! It's why I can't understand people who come on with "personas", I just come on as me and have a bit of crack about SAFC, football and general stuff. I wouldn't go to a pub and pretend to be ultra negative or ultra positive. Anyway, back to the takeover, we must be nearly there now!!
 
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Guinness Guzzler said:
My missus genuinely thought I was having an affair because of this bloody takeover. It was the Friday when Donald was in Consett. I've been on my phone loads anyway looking for updates, but that evening she was trying to talk to me and I was constantly on my phone following the thread.

Eventually she came across, demanded my phone and said she wanted to check my texts because she thinks I'm texting a lass. She took my phone, saw no texts out of the ordinary so I came clean; the takeover I've been on about might be in doubt, there's rumours and counter rumours, Donald is giving a talk in as we speak but we can't watch it and I'm needing to follow for updates. I showed her the thread on the SMB and how often I'd been posting.

She said I'm a sad bastard (along with "all those internet people") and that she'd rather I'd been having an affair <doh>
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****ing hell mate.....You just can't win!:emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
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Nads said:
<laugh>

It’s socially accepted to go meet random lads and lasses for sex on the internet, but talking about football, the single most important thing to the adult male population, is weird.

I’m a mackem that’s lived in Newcastle my entire adult life, bar a couple years abroad, this forum is a ****ing lifeline at times.

I’m not a ****ing computer nerd with no real pals, I’m a lad who lives and breathes my ****ty football team, ain’t we all?

Women are weird. She will think nowt of watching hours on end of plastic women famous for having a big arse but we are odd talking football? Naaah pet.
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Not all of us :emoticon-0121-angry some of us do prefer talking about football :emoticon-0140-rofl:
 
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Guinness Guzzler said:
Much though if they're putting the money in their entitled to do what they think is required I order to make us profitable and improve us (within reason) I would be pretty pissed off if we went down that route. Never been a fan of the whole black cat thing and for it to effectively become our image instead of the ships, the mines or anything else would be a bit of a bad start to their reign imo. There must be simple designs they could do that would be more in line with what has gone previously.

That being said I only really have two red lines if you will. The name of the club should always be Sunderland AFC and we should always have a red and white striped home shirt. Other than that they can do what they must imo, I'd still be very disappointed with a black cat badge though!
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I think I'd prefer a ship too, but I'm just guessing they will want a logo that ties in with our nickname. I suppose they could change our nickname to The Shippers with our lack of clean sheets!
 
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Guinness Guzzler said:
My missus genuinely thought I was having an affair because of this bloody takeover. It was the Friday when Donald was in Consett. I've been on my phone loads anyway looking for updates, but that evening she was trying to talk to me and I was constantly on my phone following the thread.

Eventually she came across, demanded my phone and said she wanted to check my texts because she thinks I'm texting a lass. She took my phone, saw no texts out of the ordinary so I came clean; the takeover I've been on about might be in doubt, there's rumours and counter rumours, Donald is giving a talk in as we speak but we can't watch it and I'm needing to follow for updates. I showed her the thread on the SMB and how often I'd been posting.

She said I'm a sad bastard (along with "all those internet people") and that she'd rather I'd been having an affair <doh>
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Log off here mate, go and shag some bird and then see what she says. She's given you permission as I see it
 
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Are tickets still available for the SD talk-in? Been on safc.com and can't find any info on it at all.
 
If the badge was to be changed I could only see it being changed once we were in the Premier League personally to maximise exposure.
 
ned_werby said:
Are tickets still available for the SD talk-in? Been on safc.com and can't find any info on it at all.
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You need to go on the ticket sales page mate and they're in there along with the usual match tickets.
 
Smug in Boots said:
Ah sod it!

Since I posted that I've had messages from half a dozen other people who know the same thing.

One lad obviously knows a lot more than me and told me things that surprised me involving the rumours about extending the stadium, etc.

He doesn't want the hassle of posting anything and I don't blame him one bit, it's draining tbh.

But he, and other people, have confirmed what I've been told about the badge. So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't take this an any indication that the takeover is done/not done/undone or anything else but ....

.... yes, its the badge.

This is how it was put to me. The current badge looks like it was designed in Victoria times, has more symbols than the da Vinci code and a Latin motto that's basically meaningless.

They want something that makes an impact and says something.

That's it, no big deal in itself but, to us, it's a massive massive deal and they need to get it bang on. The stadium name is another area of discussion and the same thinking applies. It puts us back in Victoria times and, although people in the area appreciate the link with mining, it says nothing to the rest of the world or bring in any money.

I suppose these things are like a comfort blanket to us, taking us back to massive shipyards, full employment and the glory days when we won league titles and celebrated at Wembley.

This is going to be like a tsunami for the club and everything connected to it.

Disclaimer: All of the above is my opinion based on things repeated to me.
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well, once RP was demolished i think i learned to 'let go'... holding onto things just holds you back, i 'relive' it all in my memories and that is the place to keep all such things, was never a fan of the badge or the stadium name but accepted them as 'the way it will be'...almost a year to the day since i dropped down dead and needed two jump starts and all i am really bothered about now is having a bit more time yet so they can change wtf they want if i see my team in a better position.
 
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