Now the Yanks would have no problem with calling you the Guillotines or the Hallers (short for Thrum Hallers) and would work with each of those. Just have a look at some of the names in the NBA and MBL. Both would pick up some opposition, but imagine the mascot you could have if you picked the latter.

Well I DID suggest "Pink Panties" earlier...

When the suffixes were brought in, there were strong marketing reasons (and not entirely unrelated to the Superleague wars in Oz...) for it - not least trying to present the impression to the non-RL world that this was almost a new, bit-like-american-football game.

The strongest of the "brands" (Bulls, Whinos etc) have stuck, and the weakest have either disappeared (BlueSox, Sharks..) or are suffering a lingering death (Warriors...) whereas the likes of Stains and HKR never felt the need to adopt one and their judgment has proved sound.

As things stand now, I'd say that if there is no pressing need to adopt a suffix, and if the club already has a strong historic name (like Halifax) then why do it?

Adeybull wrote:As things stand now, I'd say that if there is no pressing need to adopt a suffix, and if the club already has a strong historic name (like Halifax) then why do it? Exhibit A Exhibit B

Adeybull wrote:As things stand now, I'd say that if there is no pressing need to adopt a suffix, and if the club already has a strong historic name (like Halifax) then why do it? Exhibit A Exhibit B

I applaud your vision. Should we use real blood?

af wrote:Exhibit A Exhibit B ?? Adding a fancy suffix by itself is not going to improve the Google PageRank.

af wrote:Exhibit A Exhibit B ?? Adding a fancy suffix by itself is not going to improve the Google PageRank.

Adeybull wrote:?? Adding a fancy suffix by itself is not going to improve the Google PageRank. No but when you searched for Blue Sox you only got one result. I just think that having an identity greater than the name of the town you play in is beneficial. Every Super League club has one even if it's not a suffix. It helps to distinguish who you are from other sports sides in the same town, and also allows for people who don;t care for your town to identify with your club. Off on a tangent, all names used by major sports teams in the USA ever and some to avoid...

Adeybull wrote:?? Adding a fancy suffix by itself is not going to improve the Google PageRank. No but when you searched for Blue Sox you only got one result. I just think that having an identity greater than the name of the town you play in is beneficial. Every Super League club has one even if it's not a suffix. It helps to distinguish who you are from other sports sides in the same town, and also allows for people who don;t care for your town to identify with your club. Off on a tangent, all names used by major sports teams in the USA ever and some to avoid...

af wrote:No but when you searched for Blue Sox you only got one result. I just think that having an identity greater than the name of the town you play in is beneficial. Every Super League club has one even if it's not a suffix. It helps to distinguish who you are from other sports sides in the same town, and also allows for people who don;t care for your town to identify with your club. Off on a tangent, all names used by major sports teams in the USA ever and some to avoid... That would be the RLFC bit at the end of Halifax then.

af wrote:No but when you searched for Blue Sox you only got one result. I just think that having an identity greater than the name of the town you play in is beneficial. Every Super League club has one even if it's not a suffix. It helps to distinguish who you are from other sports sides in the same town, and also allows for people who don;t care for your town to identify with your club. Off on a tangent, all names used by major sports teams in the USA ever and some to avoid... That would be the RLFC bit at the end of Halifax then.

Gets used in the vernacular about as frequently as 'Leeds Rhinoceroses'.

People think this is some recent, American-imported thing but they forget that suffixes have been in the game for a long time. Look at Bradford - the RL club picked up Northern and the soccer club Park Avenue because they were needed to distinguish the two clubs from each other and Bradford City.

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