www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/city-moves-forward-with-mayors-mls-stadium-proposal-rejecting-eleven-park
I want Indy Eleven branding to exist in MLS... but also think their current 11 owner is not exactly the type of guy they want within the MLS ownership inner circle...
I do hope they can work out something with Indy Motor Speedway... Racing Indy with a green kit and black and white checks accented could be dope... something in the style of Nigeria 1994
https://www.fcretro.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Nigeria1994WorldCupAway.jpg?v=1713784971&width=990
I know "Racing" is a traditional European soccer name and there's the Indy 500, but it seems like a marketing disaster. Similar to Chicago Fire and a lesser extent SJ Earthquakes. The first 30 Google search results for Racing Indianapolis will all be auto racing and it'll be hard to explain to casuals why there's a soccer team called Racing.
All of us diehards in an MLS thread on a Tuesday will know the difference, but that's a big hurdle to overcome
Different times with the Chicago Fire and the NBC show. MLS was in a much different place then as far as popularity. I wouldn't get hung up over that. I doubt it's going to confuse new fans when they Google Racing Indy Soccer team or Indianapolis new soccer team.
The hype and buzz from the new team will fix that it's not 2011 MLS anymore; when a new NBC show by the same name created a issue. In fact the league the size and might not of MLS would slap a trademark/copy rights infringement now a days. NBC was sly and used their contracted league deal as a means to spin a show using the same name. They paid MLS $10m and fretted when MLS asked for more after 3yrs which in hindsight was ridiculous considering the money they've made the 12 seasons that show has run using the name "Chicago Fire" blatantly stolen from MLS.
Which all gets me back to my original point few people now confuse or get confused with the Chicago Fire and the NBC show Chicago Fire.
the name "Chicago Fire" blatantly stolen from MLS.
I'm dying. I just can't even fathom 🤣
🤷🏽♂️I mean I remember during this time on Big Soccer we all thought how funny it was that NBC was creating this show after they got MLS rights.
They "suddenly" came up with the idea let's create a show called Chicago Fire. I distinctly remember someone joked yeah total coincidence at least it's not the Chicago ZooKeepers🤣😂
Picturing NBC getting these upcoming NBA rights and they go we're gonna create a new Crime fighting show starring David Caruso we're gonna call it Miami Heat
NBA: No😆
The Chicago Fire is a real thing that happened. The MLS team wasn’t the first people to ever put the words Chicago and Fire together.
Obviously(started by I cow I believe lol)but in this instance it certainly was a outright steal on the Chicago Fire team name with at the time the Fire had the old school Fire Department style badge.
NBC ripped the idea for a show about a Fire fighter drama based in Chicago straight from the Chicago Fire team name 🤣 its so OBVIOUSLY blatant. They were only able to get away with it at the time likely because they slid it in the contract of the deal at the time ir just did it because it wasn't likely MLS was going to gripe on it being they were all too happy to sign that deal which at the time was seen as much needed money lol going from the $5-7m Fox Soccer Channel paid to $10m and getting on Broadcast NBC.
How far MLS has come, no other league would have allowed that outright rip of a license branded team name. There's a reason at the end of every game every Major League does that license and consent branding thing of the league.
The cow thing is just a myth by the way.
But I don't think it's stolen. The idea of a firefighter show based in Chicago, the city that got wiped out by a fire and has a lot of history in firefighting, makes sense. Like you don't need a soccer team called the Chicago Fire to exist in order to come up with that. It's not that crazy of an idea.
I doubt it's going to confuse new fans when they Google Racing Indy Soccer team or Indianapolis new soccer team.
Yeah but why pay 30 million to have potential confusion? It's simply a poor business move either way.
No I'm not arguing to pay $30m. People were saying if they changed to a new name like what's been mentioned Racing Indy it could cause confusion I was arguing against that. They'd only pay $30m if they kept the Indy 11 branding.
Oh duh. That's what I get for quickly scanning this thread.
Lol it's ok.