Talk:New York Red Bulls/Archive 1

message: DO NOT ADD BELOW. Merge discussion at Talk:MetroStars
I would support merging the MetroStars article here.  youngamerican (talk) 19:07, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I now oppose a merge, per comments on Talk:MetroStars.  youngamerican (talk) 13:46, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

text: That is an example of history re-writing at its finest. Against, all talk at Talk:MetroStars. DR31 (talk) 15:53, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: This statement stood out to me: "The purchase by Red Bull marks the first time in American sport history when a club purchased by a corporation is re-branded in that corporation's image." Shouldn't the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (owned by Disney) have a share of this dubious honor? Wild Goose 12:37, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would still doubt its truth.  I would be willing to bet this has happened before, perhaps in the early years of the National Basketball League, one of the two progenitors of the NBA (most of the NBL was corporately named, and I doubt that was true from the inception of the team in every single case).  Besides, there's no citation, and WikiPedia forbids original research.  Deleted.  Stancollins 21:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Branding

message: This is just a nip-in-the-bud note/gripe.  I've already seen an edit changing a link from Red Bull New York to New York Red Bulls.  Both names are correct.  My feeling is that it doesn't matter which is used, regardless of context.  But, if anyone wants to edit the form used, please don't point a link to a redirect.  Please point it to Red Bull New York. --Elliskev 15:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly, both are correct. The club name is RBNY, but the official nickname is NYRBs. It's confusing. DR31 (talk) 15:44, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

text: It's a confusing situation; the official site says "Official site of Red Bull New York", but its about section has "About the New York Red Bulls". Both names are correct. "Red Bull New York" is a lot like "Real Salt Lake"... I think it's fine for now. Unless "New York Red Bulls" becomes exclusive. DR31 (talk) 00:29, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New York Red Bulls=Red Bull New York

message: Evil bastards.  This isn't the first time this company has done this. --Executive.koala 10:47, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Boycott Red Bull

message: This club was founded as the New York/New Jersey Metrostars.  The "NY/NJ" was not dropped until after the 1997 season. KitHutch 17:33, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Original Name

message: here is the new template!!!!! 
TrackMonkey 21:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: template

message: 1.) It's not the official name of the team, and never really was
2.) It's one of the most commonly used names for the team by fans and haters alike
3.) It is possibly used as often, in fan speech, as the actual name of the team
4.) It's as much of a "nickname" as many of the others listed for MLS teams
5.) The information is important to any reader of the article, as it lists the single most common unofficial name for the team, one which is used frequently and without explanation
6.) While the text of the article mentions the former name, it doesn't explain that many fans srill use "Metro" casually
As an 11-year fan of the team, I'd say there's no doubt that this is a real and major nickname that needs to be included. Bill Oaf 21:48, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Metro" as nickname 

message: Should Bruce Arena be listed in the GM list?
Yes, he should.  He is sporting director, which is head coach/general manager. KitHutch 13:53, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Arena as GM