BensGrandad
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Through no fault of BHA. Let them change their name to AFCWhitehawk Brighton
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[Football] Whitehawk still want to change their name
- Thread starter Bozza
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Through no fault of BHA. Let them change their name to AFCWhitehawk Brighton
Return of the Rev
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What about hove fc a Sunday league side should they have to change their name
? Whitehawk have gone through a major change since county league days so a name change would not be that outrageous tbh and they are in Brighton.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,876
I'd like to officially add my name to the 'couldn't give a prancing **** what they call themselves' list.
BensGrandad
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I dont think that is similar enough to cause confusion.
Return of the Rev
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Is the correct answer!
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Brighton Whitehawk(s) works.
No need to claim Hove by using the City name.
No need to claim Hove by using the City name.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,025
or all of the London clubs, Aston Villa, the Glasgow and Edinburgh clubs, all seem to do OK with out the name of the town. it really doesnt make a jot of difference to the local fans and away fans will find their way. overseas? good luck to them having that issue, changing their name wont make that any more likely.
liam82
Onwards and Upwards
Each to their own but personally I'm against them using the name Brighton.
1 - Most other league clubs where town or city's share a place name have done so since the leagues inception so it's the norm
2 - BHA has battled hard to survive harder than most, why should another club pop along and suddenly be allowed to include Brighton it it's name?
3 -There has traditionally only ever been one pro club in Brighton and thats a big selling point to the Albion and something which has made the club fairly unique
4 - wheres their fan base? why would anyone start watching them even if they made it into the league that are not already following the Albion?
I can hardly believe some of the so called Albion fans on here are pointing out they are in the city and we are not, have they missed the last 20 years or something for F#$K sake!!!
Keep the name Whitehawk and build on your own tradition and history with your 250 fans. I'm all for football at every level but some of the swipes towards the Albion have been out of order. We have grown into a commercial club as thats what success ultimately leads to, especially if you want to progress. If Whitehawk have any ambition they to will have to follow this path.
BUT lets have a reality check, what at the very most can Whitehawk achieve with that name or any other?
1 - Most other league clubs where town or city's share a place name have done so since the leagues inception so it's the norm
2 - BHA has battled hard to survive harder than most, why should another club pop along and suddenly be allowed to include Brighton it it's name?
3 -There has traditionally only ever been one pro club in Brighton and thats a big selling point to the Albion and something which has made the club fairly unique
4 - wheres their fan base? why would anyone start watching them even if they made it into the league that are not already following the Albion?
I can hardly believe some of the so called Albion fans on here are pointing out they are in the city and we are not, have they missed the last 20 years or something for F#$K sake!!!
Keep the name Whitehawk and build on your own tradition and history with your 250 fans. I'm all for football at every level but some of the swipes towards the Albion have been out of order. We have grown into a commercial club as thats what success ultimately leads to, especially if you want to progress. If Whitehawk have any ambition they to will have to follow this path.
BUT lets have a reality check, what at the very most can Whitehawk achieve with that name or any other?
Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper
Rebels & Albion
Agreed. Fairly sure this was something that was brought up when their original name change request was turned down, so that's unlikely to have changed between now and then.
AZ Gull
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[MENTION=7142]Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper[/MENTION] is correct. It was an issue more than two years ago - Whitehawk FC
As posted in the linked thread back on August 21 2013:-
I don't know if this was a concern raised by the emergency services themselves, or by Albion?
It doesn't really matter, does it? It's a legitimate concern.
They're Whitehawk ffs. Just take pride in it! Forest Green Rovers tried changing their name. After a couple of seasons they recognised it as a disastrous move, and changed it back. Now they're knocking on the door of League 2. The only village team to ever aspire so high! Perhaps it would be good if a housing estate team joined them - but not if they p1ss about trying to rebrand themselves as something they are not.
LU7 RED
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Need better signage than Forest Green though...more than that brown 'FGRFC' sign and a football in Nailsworth high Street! (that was back in 2006 - presumably its a bit better now!)
withdean62
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- Aug 20, 2008
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total network solutions is actually Oswestry, in shropshire, believe it or not!!
Except they haven't been Total Network Solutions since 2006!
Are they still The New Saints?
Last I heard, yes!
They sold to BT 10 years ago ! I used to work with them. The CEO was a lovely bloke, used to give one of his sports cars to sales person of the month for a weekend
