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Thread: The Steveo and Taksin Borefest Show

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    Quote Originally Posted by miller0863 View Post
    Hahahahaha I doubt there will be a better post on this thread Justin.
    Not if Steveo and Taksin have anything to do with it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by justincredible View Post
    Not if Steveo and Taksin have anything to do with it!
    Boom boom - watch out - he's on form today lads..


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    Hopefully not too much of a borefest this one..

    But just maybe the "back on our perch" comments and glowing endorsements about the club having the bestest owners in the world was a way to get in first before this ridiculous escapade in commercialism was exposed for the fraud that it always was..


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    Reads like they were trying to crack down on knockoff products by trademarking the word Liverpool in a footballing context. The court said it's unnecessary, they moved on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Balinkay View Post
    Reads like they were trying to crack down on knockoff products by trademarking the word Liverpool in a footballing context. The court said it's unnecessary, they moved on.
    Yes to a degree - but there is far more to it than that - it was a crazy and ill-thought-out idea to begin with as Spirit of Shankly stated back in July.. see below..

    http://www.spiritofshankly.com/news/...r-trademarking

    Thursday 25 July 2019 at 20:19
    Spirit of Shankly have been alarmed to learn of club owners FSG’s plans to attempt to copyright the name ‘Liverpool’.

    As is the case with such proposals, the devil is in the detail. But due to a lack of transparency and consultation from FSG, their vague statement leaves the case open to huge assumptions. For example, can we now assume that anyone who uses the name Liverpool could face legal action?

    Will local football teams be at risk, simply for having ‘Liverpool’ in their name?

    For decades, local traders outside of Anfield have sold scarfs, hats, T-shirts etc and for many it’s their sole source of income. Scores of those T-shirts have been, and still are, happily worn by players, past and present. These traders provide a vibrant alternative to the club’s official merchandise and are bought by thousands of fans every matchday. What happens to them? The list goes on.

    After a magnificent summer of optimism and celebration for LFC, it is hard to contemplate such a controversial, ill-thought out move by FSG. It is one that will alienate the entire fan base. We, along with all fans, cherish our independent traders. They add so much to our fan culture and atmosphere – and therefore the club’s success.

    SOS strongly oppose the blatant monetisation of our football heritage. But this is about more than LFC. This is about Liverpool. The name is not FSG’s to own, it is the name of our city, it is owned by its people.

    This must be stopped.

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    That then reads like they tried to generate more revenue without really communicating to the fanbase what their idea is. Which naturally made fans scared that the club would (perhaps inadvertently, but let's face it, probably not) kill some local business in the name of larger profits.

    It reflects poorly on their ability to communicate with the fans, just like the ticket price debacle of a few years ago. I'm sure that if this had got more attention and the fans had been more stirred up, they'd have backed down as they did with ticket prices back then.

    I can't honestly blame them for trying to generate more money using the club's name, that's ultimately how you win things. I can blame them for doing it about as gracefully as a bull in a china shop though.
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    They actually tried to trademark the name of the city of Liverpool ( at least in a footballing sense ) not just the club. It was a crazy idea and proof that not everything going on behind the scenes is as AMAZING as some would have you believe. I thought the timing of Moore's silly statement yesterday preceding this was interesting..

    Doesn't have much bearing on what happens on the field of play but I thought it might add something to the"borefest"..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steveo View Post
    They actually tried to trademark the name of the city of Liverpool ( at least in a footballing sense ) not just the club. It was a crazy idea and proof that not everything going on behind the scenes is as AMAZING as some would have you believe. I thought the timing of Moore's silly statement yesterday preceding this was interesting..

    Doesn't have much bearing on what happens on the field of play but I thought it might add something to the"borefest"..
    It adds a huge amount, especially for those of us who thought everything going on behind the scenes was AMAZING
    Sir what is going on.. things is not going according to plan. u promiss early signing. noting happen. Man u 3 player now

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    @steveo

    They tried to trademark the name of the football club they own and run. They're not doing it to profit off the global clout of Liverpool the city. It just so happens the founders of the club weren't hugely creative when it came to naming the new club.

    Monetising your international brand is in no way a crazy idea.

    As I said, the only poor taste this leaves in my mouth is the failure to properly communicate with fans. If anything, it suggests the club is being run even better than some of us think, as apparently even such unorthodox revenue streams are being explored. Dog eat dog world and all that…
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    If it stops people selling half-half scarves then I'm on the clubs side (saying that, they probably sell them in the club shop).

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