Serious takeover talk

[West Winger]

I think I've found my new Avatar

You wot?

 

[Smug in Boots]

Just a tip off for anyone new, the @RTB match thread will be in prep and appearing soon ...

... check it out as its bloody good.

If you want a cheap laugh take a look at the equivalent thread over of the Mag board

 

[Skanter]

Something along the lines of this? Similar concept the the Man City badge.

yes I like that design, well done

 

[Barker Woofingham]

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Class - think it deserves a share on FBook

 

[E.T. Fairfax]

You wot?

My lawyers will contact you in due course.

 

[Stubbs ftm]

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We have a winner! Get this sent to Mr Dell and the lads

 

[West Winger]

My lawyers will contact you in due course.

Im innocent of any and all charges.

 

[Zak's Dad]

We have a winner! Get this sent to Mr Dell and the lads

It is indeed mate.

Anyone who hasn't already downloaded this masterpiece is a philistine who doesn't appreciate fine art an' that!

 

[Zidane]

Has it been announced the badge is changing or something?

 

[Ginnanson]

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.

 

[MackemX]

Something along the lines of this? Similar concept the the Man City badge.

I thought similar but the name needs to be clearer, here's my revised version just for a laugh

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[E.T. Fairfax]

I thought similar but the name needs to be clearer, here's my revised version just for a laugh

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Pfft!

 

[Sam Handwich]

"Let's celebrate the past by winning things in the future."

TBH mate, most of the current fans only have dismal recollections about the past as far as onfield events go. There has been very little to celebrate apart from a few promotions(always tempered by a co-inciding relegation i might add) and more recently the six in a row. The good memories for most have been off the pitch. Time spent with mates, home and especially away.
Maybe it's this past that's at the centre of our low expectations. Always knowing that we will ultimately fail. I'm all for leaving the past and taking a leap of faith. After all is said and done, we are (quite rightly) only seen as a top six League One club. Got nothing to lose.

 

[Smug in Boots]

TBH mate, most of the current fans only have dismal recollections about the past as far as onfield events go. There has been very little to celebrate apart from a few promotions(always tempered by a co-inciding relegation i might add) and more recently the six in a row. The good memories for most have been off the pitch. Time spent with mates, home and especially away.
Maybe it's this past that's at the centre of our low expectations. Always knowing that we will ultimately fail. I'm all for leaving the past and taking a leap of faith. After all is said and done, we are (quite rightly) only seen as a top six League One club. Got nothing to lose.

Totally agree with that mate.

Having a Latin inscription smacks of pompous council members from the 30's.

 

[one gary owers]

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

Think she is right

 

[Barker Woofingham]

Totally agree with that mate.

Having a Latin inscription smacks of pompous council members from the 30's.

ooof... many a serviceman (or ex) may disagree with you there like

Actually thinking of it Id rather ours was the same as my cousins regiment

Celer et Audax

Although it doesnt really fit with the team at the minute

 

[D-K]

Something along the lines of this? Similar concept the the Man City badge.

Nice effort that but I preferred the 'blue' original badge so maybe that instead of black and change the gold to black... Not fussy though and look forward to your updated offering

 

[Smug in Boots]

ooof... many a serviceman (or ex) may disagree with you there like

I wondered how long it would be

My Dad, when I asked what his DLI badge meant, would always say 'Don't like India'.

 

[one gary owers]

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!!

Bloody hell mate took me over a year to get that far with our lass

 

[clockstander]

I was persuaded to go into The Jungle on North Shields quayside by a monster Sunderland head case in the 1980's.

FFS man, it was absolutely evil and full of Mag fishermen and dockers.

Derek, my jolly Sunderland chum, was shot in the shoulder with a crossbow bolt the week after.

That's no bullshit mate, he brought his X-ray into my office to show me ...

... really proud he was

Ever try The Strawberry in Newcastle.