It doesn't bother me at all that you suggest the name be changed, I'm just making an argument for the hell of it that not everyone cares or feels the same way as you and others on here do about the name.
I mean correct me if I'm wrong but if so many people hated the name that much then why is there so much Red Bulls gear in the stands at every home game?
because by and large people will do as their told. I'll place a wager that if you interviewed everyone in the stadium this sunday, 90%+ would say that RedBulls is a silly name for a franchise. but they still came to the game, and they still are wearing a RedBulls hat and scarf. The experience of being a fan, of supporting a the team, of wearing the colors is still fun, even if the team name is a corporate silly name. But the 'fun' level went down juuuust a little bit when the team got re-named. No one is going to deny that. It just didn't go so far down that people are staying away in droves. So people will do as their told on this one... because the cut isn't SO deep that the fun is taken away. I'll give in to this, because its not SO bad...
its not SO bad......
its not SO bad...........
having a corporate logo as a team name isn't SO bad... because they, that name bought a great stadium!
having a player that we KNOW is only here for the money isn't SO bad... because he's a big name in world soccer!
having a team that plays with heart would be nice... but hey, its nice to just have a team to support!
...its called selling yourself short. I'll take this, because i don't think i can really have what would really make me happy. Give me the portland experience (playing on an fieldturf field in a baseball stadium with a team that is less talented than ours) any day of the week. There is something real and passionate about whats going on there. The only thing passionate and real about our team are the guys & gals in the end zone seats... and the para-glider that delivers the ball the opening game ever year. other than those two things, trust me, the experience is lacking. AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT. and there are ways to fix that... but boys & girls, you actually have to admit there's a problem and be willing to admit you can help find the solution first.