Topic: The Future is bright. Is the future Orange?

[philmcevatt]

Liverpool have signed a deal, according to the LFC mag, with Orange for on line mobile phone services. I am an Orange user so i am made up. Gives me more to look at when i am away from a proper PC.  I think it is a good move by both parties.

What i am thinking is (and feel free to shoot me down if this isnt true) but with Carlsberg's contract up soon, is this the first step towards our new shirt sponsor. United with Voda, Arsenal with O2, could we be going down the same route.

Just thinking it wouldnt be a bad move. The Orange logo would look a bit odd though. But much better than someone like Coca Cola.

[Rushian]

It's a possibility - certainly there's a big deal to be made between now and the start of next season regarding sponsorship. Think we've had tie ups with Siemen and then 3G in the past on the mobile phone front.

[Roger]

The Coca Cola logo would look superb on our shade of shirt. Cant believe they are not throwing shed loads of money at us to buy the next deal.

[Rushian]

Coca Cola don't really go in for individual team sponsorship in Europe unfortunately as it would be the pefrect match up - we could even have diet Coke on the white away shirts. It's all too perfect a tie up.

Certainly it's been rumoured/wished for by many over the last 10 years. The number of times I've heard a Coca Cola sponsorship was imminent is frightening - would have paid for a European trip or two at a quid a time.

[philmcevatt]

Thats a good idea about the away shirts, but we'd have to go to a silver away shirt

I meant more for the pure americana that we'd have to suffer if we were another toy for them.  As others have said as well, they dont go for individual teams, and with their sponsorship of the  Championship i cant see them doing a prem team as well.

Plsu they are like MdDonalds, more suited to the scum than a club with principles and standards.

[ratcatcher]

Liverpool have signed a deal, according to the LFC mag, with Orange for on line mobile phone services. I am an Orange user so i am made up. Gives me more to look at when i am away from a proper PC.  I think it is a good move by both parties.

What i am thinking is (and feel free to shoot me down if this isnt true) but with Carlsberg's contract up soon, is this the first step towards our new shirt sponsor. United with Voda, Arsenal with O2, could we be going down the same route.

Just thinking it wouldnt be a bad move. The Orange logo would look a bit odd though. But much better than someone like Coca Cola.

It could be that the club has just signed up to an on line deal but not shirt sponsorship. These rumours about Carlsberg wanting out crop up from time to time but it never happens (although one day it will I suppose!).

to be honest I find Orange service to be worse thanour TO so wont be jumping through any hoops if they become our new shirt sponsors.

[Roger]

Coca Cola don't really go in for individual team sponsorship in Europe unfortunately as it would be the pefrect match up.

Yeah. But the logo would be very much more aesthetic than the non negotiable orange square. Not too bothered about the global dominance coca cola has. Surely any sponsor is just out to increase their profits off the back of some high profile tv/media shots. With some Club related charitable offers/efforts thrown in of course.

[Tosh]

It's a possibility - certainly there's a big deal to be made between now and the start of next season regarding sponsorship. Think we've had tie ups with Siemen and then 3G in the past on the mobile phone front.

Siemen = no, please no. My 14 year old brain just wouldn't be able to handle it.

Semen on clothing = best left to Ms. Lewinsky.

[campioni1984]

orange have signed deals to be mobile service providers to several clubs,including liverpool and chelsea.So i don`t think it means anything significant in sponsorship terms,most clubs have mobile deals apparently and Utd and Arsenal were obviously sorted,so orange have gone for us and Chelsea.

[hoonin]

Would Orange be able to compete at the same level as O2 and Voafone, in terms of sponsorship? As mentioned, might just be them opening up comercial avenues into football in general?

Next sponsor has to be Stella Artois if the club has any prentions of making it to the top again

[Gus 1855]

Coca Cola

- Home Shirt - Red - Regular
- Away Shirt - White - Diet
- Away Shirt 2 - Gold - Caffeine Free

What's next Anfield becoming Anfizz!

No thanks!

[4SamiSami4]

thought carlsberg had fairly recently done "another 5 years" ...no..??  I like carlsberg (possibly too much).

did you the program sellers had to block carlsberg & reebok off of Stevie's shirt on the kiosks the other night - not seen that one before (but pretty unobservant so probably happens at all the uefa home games). 

still buy HITACHI when possible too!

[hisdumbwaiter]

Not particularly relevent, but Orange have previously sponsored Lens (not sure if they still do)...



Looks alright.

[mr_mad_master]

looks alright there but on red 

[Throxenby]

Next sponsor has to be Stella Artois if the club has any prentions of making it to the top again

most of their stuff looks quality.

[Filler.]

The Coca Cola logo would look superb on our shade of shirt. Cant believe they are not throwing shed loads of money at us to buy the next deal.

 

Fuck Coca Cola.. Jesus Wept!

[Hightown Phil]

Orange are sponsoring Chelsea from next season.

I also doubt they still sponsor Lens, as I'm pretty sure that Orange sponsor the whole League. Ie, they're the French Barclays.

[B9]

if their sponsorship matched the size of the company then Coca Cola would be the ideal sponsor for both parties. We fit the profile they'd be looking for perfectly, their logo would suit the shirt and they'd conceivably sign one of the biggest sponsor deals in football history.

[Byrnee]

Really don't want an Orange Square. REALLY REALLY DON'T.

Hopefully, and I think I'm right in saying this, the club will not allow the sponsor colour to be dictated on home shirts  - its white. Simple as. On the away, they get free reign - look how a green Carlsberg ruined our last two away kits, and even the all green kits were Carlsberg-inspired or so I've heard. I hate Green on kits.

Anyone else know if the club would be willing to have a multi-coloured sponsor on the famous red? I'm thinking ntl, Carling (white on black strip), T-Mobile  - pink(!) box, pizza hut, etc etc. They all look shit. I love our red and it'd be ruined if we let some fucking sponsor put their corporate colours on it.

[Mottman]

Orange - Hmmmmmmm might make the players a bit more mobile.

 

[Al Bol]

if their sponsorship matched the size of the company then Coca Cola would be the ideal sponsor for both parties. We fit the profile they'd be looking for perfectly, their logo would suit the shirt and they'd conceivably sign one of the biggest sponsor deals in football history.

Be interesting to see the "diet" away kit then. 

And if that comments already been made, sorry.

[Jamie_H]

Well Orange are defo the shirt sponsor for Chelsea next season so it wont be us.  Call me superstitious but ditch Carlsberg and we win the league 

[Filler.]

classy.



Joking aside.... I've been thinking about our shirt colour for about 3 months now. I think we need a change. Sacriligeous as it may sound, I really think we do.

The red is too weak nowadays, its strength has diminished. I wont go down 40 odd years of semiotic history but I think we need an ox-blood red. A darker, more bullish red.

A bit like this:

[Ian-TN]

The red is too weak nowadays, its strength has diminished. I wont go down 40 odd years of semiotic history but I think we need an ox-blood red. A darker, more bullish red.

A bit like this:

Got one of the 60's shirts the club sell and the red of that is a darker red than me home shirt is. Certainly wouldn't be against that sorta red especially if it came with that style of kit and badge. No chance I know but would be quality.

[Filler.]

Got one of the 60's shirts the club sell and the red of that is a darker red than me home shirt is. Certainly wouldn't be against that sorta red especially if it came with that style of kit and badge. No chance I know but would be quality.

I've got an 'old skool'  replica top (I don't buy anything with a logo on - sorry but I should be paid walking about with some other company on my chest with such a fabulous arse and face like I have)... but it's a very light red now after only a few washes... I digress, but ox blood red is where its at, especially now because of the Spanish contingent.

The sort of red we saw on Emlyn Hughes's back on a rainy night... deep, dark and menacing.

[Ian-TN]

I've got an 'old skool'  replica top (I don't buy anything with a logo on - sorry but I should be paid walking about with some other company on my chest with such a fabulous arse and face like I have)... but it's a very light red now after only a few washes... I digress, but ox blood red is where its at, especially now because of the Spanish contingent.

The sort of red we saw on Emlyn Hughes's back on a rainy night... deep, dark and menacing.

That yer did 

But yeah that red would look great I reckon.

[Tiger Tony]

I heard that, and I recently committed a judas act and signed with vodafone!

[MadErik]

In the words of Bill Hicks, if you're involved in marketing, kill yourselves.

Perrhaps it's worth noting that during the glory days the liver bird was orange.

[Mighty_Red]

In the words of Bill Hicks, if you're involved in marketing, kill yourselves.

Perrhaps it's worth noting that during the glory days the liver bird was orange.

Very true, but then the logo was small and suited the overall look, not sure and big orange logo splashed across the chest is quite so good

[Alf]

If Orange are sponsoring Chelsea I wouldn't want them sponsoring us as well. Coca Cola would be a good sponsor but I doubt with them being the worlds biggest brand that they will sponsor us. I think our new sponsor will be a Thai music firm.

[stjohn65]

Perrhaps it's worth noting that during the glory days the liver bird was orange.

gold....the colour was gold.

[Filler.]

gold....the colour was gold.

ah, but you must have had a washing machine.