cricket 2025 (5 Viewers)

[SkyBlueSoul]

Its all one big piss up isn't it

 

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[chiefdave]

Can't help thinking it's a bit irrelevant. Imagine it's the Hundred teams with IPL ownership that are going to thrive financially as they've got access to big name Indian players - who in turn will bring in supporters from the indian community in decent numbers.

Think Warwickshire have fucked up partnering with the Birmingham City owners rather than an IPL franchise. As much as I'm against handing the domestic game to the IPL franchise owners I'm not sure a bunch of yanks is the better option.

Surely with the demographic make up of Birmingham something like Birmingham Super Kings would have got people through the door.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Think Warwickshire have fucked up partnering with the Birmingham City owners rather than an IPL franchise. As much as I'm against handing the domestic game to the IPL franchise owners I'm not sure a bunch of yanks is the better option.

Surely with the demographic make up of Birmingham something like Birmingham Super Kings would have got people through the door.

I’m not sure they are that bothered about cricket anymore, property development and a test ground is what matters. They haven’t made much effort to bring the needed players in.

 

[MusicDating]

Telegraph's take on the Ashes...

https://archive.ph/yxeBS

 

[tisza]

Telegraph's take on the Ashes...

https://archive.ph/yxeBS

summary. They live in a self-indulgent bubble (deaf to criticism/advice - constructive or other forms) where there's little accountability for performances on or off the field.

 

[DT-R]

summary. They live in a self-indulgent bubble (deaf to criticism/advice - constructive or other forms) where there's little accountability for performances on or off the field.

Spot on then

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[DT-R]

Imagine what him and Broad would've done to that Aussie line-up. We certainly wouldn't be sat here after a 4-1 defeat thats for certain.

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[chiefdave]

General consensus around the Hundred has been that the branding is terrible. From team names, to team colours & logos is looks like something knocked up quickly for a GCSE art project.

With the teams now being sold off many clubs are embracing the opportunity to rebrand, some going all out and ditching everything, others more subtle.

So we come to Birmingham, the horribly named Phoenix. As far as I can tell neither the name, logo or colours have any relation to the city, they seemed to be more based around the fact they matched the colours of the sponsor. So lots of room for improvement with a rebrand.

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struggling to contain my excitement at this radical rebrand.

So Northern Superchargers become Sunrisers Leeds and will play in orange just like Birmingham. Another well though through plan.