Colour Change?

[MACROBLUE]

Would you be happy with the Albion changing from blue and white to red and white with a £100,000,000 investment? a la Cardiff.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Shit I was literally just thinking of starting this thread! I don't have an answer yet

 

[Norman Potting]

Mmmmm - interesting "moral maze" type question. If the money was coming from an obscure foreign millionaire of dubious provenance I would say, "no".

What if Tony Bloom, for reasons known only to himself had imposed such a condition for supporting the construction of the Amex?

 

[seven stands]

for that money they could play in palace shirts

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

Only if I knew it was a "safe" investment, i.e. they could change to Red and then investor gets bored pulls his money out, club is wearing red and then goes down the pan, red faces, as well, all round!

 

[matt]

Wouldn't be fussed tbh. It's not as if the stripes have ALWAYS been our kit.

 

[Monkey Man]

£100m sounds like an awful lot of money but invested wrongly and it could mean disaster for a club like Cardiff or Brighton. No guarantee of success, inflated transfer prices for incoming players, massive wage demands, etc. And in the Premier League you're up against clubs like Man City who regard that kind of dosh as small change, and have the resources to keep pumping in money after the initial investment.

So on balance: no thanks.

 

[catfish]

No I would not.

 

[Frutos]

Its a 'no' from me.

 

[pasty]

Happy? No.

Would it stop me supporting/going to games? No.

 

[Napper]

If Bloom demanded it to save the Falmer build then of course it would be a yes

 

[supaseagull]

£100,000,000 to spend solely on players no holds barred? Yes - be stupid not to...We can always change it back in the future!

 

[Superphil]

We've had non striped shirts before, but always been blue and/or white since 1904, a change to red, well, that would be tough to get used to, but £100M, oh go on then.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Should be a tough question, but the answer's yes. I wouldn't mind going back to the old green and white stripes of Brighton United.
Getting the seats changed in the stadium would be a pain in the arse. We're so well branded across Sussex with AITC and the like that it would take quite a substantial amount of money to change to another colour.

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

you must be f ****** jokingno way

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Surely a £100m investment would been very little in regards to the fair play rules just imposed

 

[mune ni kamome]

It's getting tougher in this league though. 3 more teams on parachute payments, Cardiff may have cash to spend.

 

[Easy 10]

Getting the seats changed in the stadium would be a pain in the arse.

Not to mention the roofs.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Not to mention the roofs.

Back to the original grass plans

 

[Monkey Man]

I guess your answer depends on whether you value tradition and identity more or less than a relentless pursuit of Premier League glory. Or, to put it more accurately, mediocrity.

Yes, I know we've changed kits in the past, and sold our spiritual home, but adopt red and white stripes and you may as well relocate the whole club to Ashford and call it Southern Counties Soccer Club.