A Jihad on Speedblitz

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One thing that really grates my goat with the professionalism of modern sport is teams and grounds selling naming rights for cash.

The worst victom of this cash-grabbing phenomonan is the NSW 'Speedblitz' blues. This cringeworthy excuse for a moniker has made it much more difficult to support the team. Seriously, Speedblitz? It's a freaking anti-speeding campaign and has nothing to do with cricket or NSW. WTF is that meant to inspire? Has anyone approached Morgan Freeman to throw on the costume Driving Miss Daisy and dance around the boundary as a mascot?

I really try to support the NSW Blues, we've got a great team this year even when missing our 6 Baggy Green representatives.. but I just can't get past the obscene name. Enough is enough. Every media release seems baked in speedblitz references and I just can't take it anymore. A Jihad on Speedblitz!

So, by the lack of power vested in me by no-one at all I hereby declare from this moment forward the NSW Cricket Team will be known as 'The NSW Bluetongues'

When threatened, a Funnelweb rocks back on its hind legs and lets venom drip down its fangs. A dog raises its hackles, growls and bears its teeth. As for the Blue-Tongue, its defence is to show that it has a big blue tongue. To reinforce the threat, the lizard stands its ground, hissing and drawing as much attention to the tongue as possible. Confronted with such an odd sight, one can't help but think that there is something to fear about tongues afterall.

A cross-industry promotion with an icy pole company could get sporting fans walking around with a blue tongue, to ensure they share the lizard's novel trait.
Note: Credit for the name goes to Convict Creations.

If we must obtain a naming rights sponsor then one couldn't go past these these guys.

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Posted by Moses on Thu 22 Nov

4 comments

and where are the RTA getting the budget to be a naming rights sponsor from? Surely our tax dollars would be better spent fixing the Pacific Highway?

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Posted by Moses on 2007-11-22 13:26:27

I'm with you. It's even worse with the footy, they sponsor everything now.

"Ok, it's now Holden half-time, lets watch the Bundy big-plays!" Bleh.

There's not much left that isn't sponsored:

"Whoa! That spear-tackle was brought to you by Mcdonalds...loving it! And here's the KFC field ambulance, KFC...can't beat that taste!!"

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Posted by Timbo on 2007-11-22 14:43:18

Bit weird, the team that Brett Lee plays for campaigning against speed.

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Posted by JC on 2007-11-22 15:15:17

Best sponsored name I heard was a local soccer team Duisburg naming their staduim after their sponsors RWE (a local power company).

Sounds fair enough until you realise the team's biggest local rival is Rot Weiss Essen who bear the initials and are known locally as RWE.

Is this betting

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Posted by Dave on 2007-11-26 07:45:15

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