RB Leipzig have come from being an amateur club 7 years ago to promotion to the Bundesliga playing to a packed Stadium - 42000 -in this promotion year.
They don't own the stadium, but have a 10 year lease til 2020 and Red Bull own the stadium naming rights til 2040. It is a form of franchising as Red Bull control the Club .
Is something like this our only hope? If so, Wasps must play ball until an alternative Stadium is built - Minimum realistically 10 years.
We will never make the premier on ST sales alone.
RB Leipzig have come from being an amateur club 7 years ago to promotion to the Bundesliga playing to a packed Stadium - 42000 -in this promotion year.
They don't own the stadium, but have a 10 year lease til 2020 and Red Bull own the stadium naming rights til 2040. It is a form of franchising as Red Bull control the Club .
Is something like this our only hope? If so, Wasps must play ball until an alternative Stadium is built - Minimum realistically 10 years.
We will never make the premier on ST sales alone.
Sounds horrendous, and all the worse for being in Germany, where their football governance is held up as a better model.
They are the German equivalent of MK Dons. Red Bull bought a 5th division team and pumped money into it. Red Bull also ave a team in Austria.
Sounds horrendous, and all the worse for being in Germany, where their football governance is held up as a better model.
I am in Leipzig at the moment. The RB Fans are well happy. The 'Franchising' criticism is Seen as anti East jealousy and they point the Finger at Bayer Lev Schalke Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim. I would take Red Bull any day as they need to be associated with success as part of their image and are not soley interested in a financial return.Now, would I want this for Coventry City.....
Personally, I have no issue. It's something that could bring success. It's maybe even something that Jimmy Hill would have considered. It would have to be done sympathetically though. I could handle being called Red Bull Coventry City (let's face it, even if that was the official name we wouldn't use it). We'd have to keep sky blue and incorporate the Red Bull logo into it somehow. Sugarfree Red Bull is a light blue can I believe so could work for RB in their marketing too - particularly with new sugar tax. Away kit could do whatever they want to.
In terms of not owning stadium, it's not really an issue for them. The clubs they own are a marketing tool. I imagine they'd look to keep us at the Ricoh and buy the naming rights when they come up next (is it 2 years?).
It would be an adjustment but it is in keeping with some of the radical things JH did. The biggest issue at the moment is I'm not sure that Sisu are in a position where they want to sell.
I am in Leipzig at the moment. The RB Fans are well happy. The 'Franchising' criticism is Seen as anti East jealousy and they point the Finger at Bayer Lev Schalke Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim. I would take Red Bull any day as they need to be associated with success as part of their image and are not soley interested in a financial return.
When they took over Salzburg they changed logo, changed colours and even tried to list their founding date as 2005. Their fans weren't quite so happy.
What position did Red Bull Salzburg reach this year?
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