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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17996534

Owners considering changing their colour from blue to red as well as other things.

Cant say I'd be happy about it at all if someone came in and tried to change the colour of our kit.

I bet their forums are going doolally.

Wrong on so many levels.

The ole slippery slope. Wont be long till we have sponsors in the team name like that god-awful bastard of a club in Austria.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17996534 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17996534)

How would you feel if we had the opportunity to have millions more invested in to the club infrastucture and squad, but we had to change from red to blue and change our nickname to something new?

Personally the nickname change wouldn't bother me as we share it with a few other teams. I would prefer to have something unique anyway. The colour change would be more of an issue, but if we were to see investment that could put us back in the premiership again I think I would be willing to sacrafise the colour change. Interested to see what others think. Im guessing most would rather keep the red after the uproar at Wembley two years ago?

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Just realised you have started this too. Surely a chance to play in the premiership again is worth it. I would rather get to see us in the premiership again but in a different colour than never see us play in the premiership.

Sell the soul and history of a football club down the river for the Premiership, with no guarantees you would stay there.

I cant say im that keen on the idea.

I'd be a bit pissed off to be honest. I'm not sure Swindon's Asian fanbase exists much past BR and CR, and frankly BR can fuck off!

Seriously, its the reason for doing it in that report that seems a little weak. It doesn't really suggest a reason other than the owner seeing red as being "more dynamic". Oh and Wrexham are the Dragons.

That's an obese red squirrel, not a groundhog. Same face.

Madness.

Swindon should wear red. End of.

Google isn't my friend. Unless you've got something against the groundhog community?

Our kit has changed in colour over the years. I wouldn't change the name of Swindon, but im not really that fussed what colour we play in. But I know others are very protective. Im just saying I would choose premiership football over wearing red. But then I would change my surname to Oxford if I could marry Pixie Lott.

'While the shirts and club badge could change colour, Cardiff City sources categorically deny that the club - whose nickname is "the Bluebirds" - will become known as "the 'Red Dragons''.'

Note to the Malaysian investors: nicknames just happen.  You don't get to choose them.  Idiots. 

Reminds me of the time Paul Ince moved to Liverpool from Inter and suggested his new team mates all call him 'The Guv'nor'.

Timing also could have been a little better.  Talk about kicking a set of fans when they're down.  I almost feel sorry for them.

Id change my first name to Oxford if i could marry Pixie Lott.

However, I wouldnt change our kit to play in the PL. In my opinion, we should always wear red and that should never change

I'd call myself Oxford Oxford just for a hand job from Pixie Lott

I'd still be a town fan though

Not a popular one though

Who needs popularity when one has the memories of a hand job from Pixie Lott?

This.

Although for "Oxford Oxford" you'd at least want lips on it.

You're an idiot.

I've met Pixie Lott.

Ive met her too.  And Katy Perry.

I found them both to be insufferable moping teenage bores.  The only reason you would want to fuck em is to shut em up.  Though admittedly they were quite attractive.

Maybe (just maybe) they didnt fancy me.  Highly unlikely.  Or maybe they did fancy me and thats why they went all quiet and surly.  Thats it.  Yes definitely that one. 

Like Crime in multi-storey car parks

But did you get a hand-job?

I forgot to ask.  Sure if Id offered them some sweeties they would have been forthcoming.  And so would I.

Forthcoming? I could barely manage two.

Katy Perry is about 28 mate


Anyway back on topic, Wrexham changed their nicknames from the one they stole from us to the Red Dragons to try and get more support from the rest of Wales....seemed to work out well for them :-/

You're such a bloke, nay, lads lad.

;)

Oh yes.  Thats me.  You've met me and know that couldn't be further from the truth.

But we haven't always wore red? We originally wore white?

I would be concerned if investment would only come following a change of club colours.

Think we are rather lucky that we have the owners we do

Although even they made the cock up to play in white at Wembley.

Rebranding to appeal to the Asian fanbase? What about the local fanbase? Oh yes, they don't matter anymore.

If ever there was proof needed that money is the lord and master of Football, here it is. I guess they're lucky that the whole club isn't moving to Asia, a la Franchise.

A hell of a lot of the local potential fanbase is Asian.

They'll be wanting every player to have the number 8 on their backs too.

I'm not convinced that's what he meant when he said it. I'm convinced that he's trying to follow Man U and Chelski, etc

That could well be a groundhog. I have no idea what they look like, it sounds like a mythical beast not a real animal.

We've wore red from 1904/05, surely that's enough?

To me all that matters is we are Swindon and I want to see us at the highest level. I wouldn't want all the baggage that comes with foreign owners etc and I wouldnt swap our board. I guess my point was that the standard we play at, the teams we play and the grounds we go to matter more to me than the colour of our shirt. But i know most people dont share that opinion and i fully understand why.

...... And what about the changing of the club badge several times?

I beg to differ

I understand why. My preference differs. Premiership football is more important to me than the colour of the shirt. But I can appreciate most care more about the colour and history and that's fine. I shall take my difference of opinion and be gone.

I think I might buy Oxford and make them play in some horrendous Lilac and Pink number.

 ???

It's worth getting rich just to do that.

No need to waste your money, they're doing a mighty fine job all on their own - and they're genuinely trying.

I saw Princess Anne on the train earlier. It looks a bit like she did with her fur coat on.

Shouldn't this be a sheep?  ;)

Apparently you'd need at least £33m just to clear their debts.

That was pre making the play off failure ..... Now it is probably closer to £34m or £35m!

Isn't the yellow number they've been forced to wear since they were born in the 1950s/1960s (?) horrible enough?   ;D

Last I heard it was £40m