Comments on: The League’s Online Hegemony, Nationwide Nike 5-a-side tournament http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/ Manchester United Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:51:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JB http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-49340 JB Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:45:58 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=1288#comment-49340 @<a href="#comment-49331" rel="nofollow">Grognard</a>: To be fair to the club the majority of these clampdowns tend to be driven by the EPL itself. @Grognard: To be fair to the club the majority of these clampdowns tend to be driven by the EPL itself.

]]> By: Grognard http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-49331 Grognard Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:09:16 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=1288#comment-49331 The problem here is that the Leagues and the clubs are doing so well, despite a recession that they have lost touch with their fan base. Their greed and protectionism is so ridiculously misplaced that they will never realize that they are slapping the faces of millions of supporters who use these blogs to feel closer to their team. Instead United would prefer you ignore all these blogs and spend time at their completely useless and utterly plastic web site designed to squeeze every penny out of you for just looking at an image or a highlight reel. They disgust me and that is one aspect of the team that I despise. The corporate and marketing machine that works it's sleaze and tries to seduce us with rubbish. I love Red Rants and respect other blogs that try to open up dialog and discussion without trying to service the team or the League's merchandising ambitions. If it's up to merchandising and marketing, I say let them starve. Buy your shirt and leave it at that. Club web sites are nothing but an extension of the team's marketing wing and they never offer us any interesting information nor do they promote dialog that may go in directions they deem to be negative or counter productive to their bottom line........PROFIT. They can sit on their logos and rotate on them. The problem here is that the Leagues and the clubs are doing so well, despite a recession that they have lost touch with their fan base. Their greed and protectionism is so ridiculously misplaced that they will never realize that they are slapping the faces of millions of supporters who use these blogs to feel closer to their team. Instead United would prefer you ignore all these blogs and spend time at their completely useless and utterly plastic web site designed to squeeze every penny out of you for just looking at an image or a highlight reel. They disgust me and that is one aspect of the team that I despise. The corporate and marketing machine that works it’s sleaze and tries to seduce us with rubbish.

I love Red Rants and respect other blogs that try to open up dialog and discussion without trying to service the team or the League’s merchandising ambitions. If it’s up to merchandising and marketing, I say let them starve. Buy your shirt and leave it at that. Club web sites are nothing but an extension of the team’s marketing wing and they never offer us any interesting information nor do they promote dialog that may go in directions they deem to be negative or counter productive to their bottom line……..PROFIT. They can sit on their logos and rotate on them.

]]> By: johnsom33 http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-49330 johnsom33 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:53:40 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=1288#comment-49330 Has anyone actually seen Petrucci and Macheda play yet in the reserves? How do they look? Are they anywhere close to level of Wellbeck? Has anyone actually seen Petrucci and Macheda play yet in the reserves? How do they look? Are they anywhere close to level of Wellbeck?

]]> By: johnsom33 http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-49329 johnsom33 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:52:18 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=1288#comment-49329 I find it despicable and incredibly shortsided. I guess one could argue that you profit of the clubs name because of ads on your page. But at the same time you are promoting them without cost to them. Its free advertising. So I see it as an even tradeoff. you can use the crest they get free exposure. I find it despicable and incredibly shortsided. I guess one could argue that you profit of the clubs name because of ads on your page. But at the same time you are promoting them without cost to them. Its free advertising. So I see it as an even tradeoff. you can use the crest they get free exposure.

]]> By: Liam http://redrants.com/the-leagues-online-hegemony-nationwide-nike-5-a-side-tournament/comment-page-1/#comment-49320 Liam Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:52:01 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=1288#comment-49320 I don't get why the PL, in a time of recession are targetting things that will only bring more exposure and revenue to them. I mean if somebody reads up about a club/league on the internet theymay begin to support them and pay for jerseys or buy the tv package. What is the point? I don’t get why the PL, in a time of recession are targetting things that will only bring more exposure and revenue to them. I mean if somebody reads up about a club/league on the internet theymay begin to support them and pay for jerseys or buy the tv package. What is the point?

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