Harchester United for real?

[kiszcat]

This would have been the perfect story for April 1st, but this is no joke! All weekend Speculation has been rife regarding Mansfield Town FC being renamed to Harchester United. A man bidding to buy Mansfield Town is planning to rename the club Harchester United after the former Sky series Dream Team. John Batchelor, former owner of York City, submitted a bid to majority shareholder Keith Haslam on Wednesday. Producers of Dream Team confirmed Mr Batchelor had made an approach to use the name. However a Football League spokesman told BBC Radio Nottingham they would have to approve any change in name.

Source :Harchester.net

[chazz2k8]

This would be amusing if it actually happened. It would be wierd seeing Harchester on SSN though...

But i also read somewhere that this cant happen if Mansfield stay in League 2, something about the Football league own the rights of the name or something like that. But if they got relegated into BSQP then this could actually happen. Well theres more chance it could because the BSQP have no right to stop the name change.
But it would be great if it did happen! =]

[kiszcat]

Do you know, I'm not sure about this one.

I reckon it would spoil DT as a TV programme.

Kinda hard to explain.

Plus being the silly superstitious person that i am, I wouldn't want any HU luck passed on to a real team!

[chazz2k8]

well yeah there is the fact that Harchester is the team of death or something.

I think it would be good for the football league, but i have to agree it would ruin the object of DT. It wouldn't be about a fake footie team 'cause they would be real.
Besides, the Stags' fans aren't exactly happy about it are they?

Imo, if there IS going to be a real Harchester then they should be a brand new team, with no history or anything if you know what i mean???

[kiszcat]

I just dont think its a good idea.

If he is going to buy the team he should concentrate on making THAT team with THAT name better not worry about changing the name.

[chazz2k8]

true, but no offence to anyone or anything... but the guy trying to take it over is an absolute idiot. Well if you look at what he did at york he is....

[kiszcat]

I havent a clue about real football.

[Night Owl Amber]

Ditto

[chazz2k8]

This has more chance of happening now, because Mansfield have been relegated into the BSQP. The football league held something over the name "mansfield town" but the BSQP doesn't... unlucky Stags' fans =]

[kiszcat]

Hmmmmm, I still hope it doesn't.