Any Ideas from the Rugby World

Cockatrice · Post by **Cockatrice** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:48 pm

Shortly, a new website to help communicate the NTTM cause will be launched. A logo has been designed for our masthead but some ideas for a tagline are required.

These should not be too based in football as all groups need to come together. Some ideas so far:

'Opposing the White Elephant Agenda'
'A Stadium for Sport, Not for Politics'
'A Stadium for the Future, Not because of the Past'
â€˜in support of a fit-for-purpose, modern, sustainable and profitable national stadium for Northern Irelandâ€™
'For a city stadium - promoting civic pride

any ideas will be forwarded

Red Hand Supporter · Post by **Red Hand Supporter** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:00 pm

Was going to say, "In the words of Big Ian, NEVER!!!", but that would go down like a lead balloon. I'll get back to ye

mikerob · Post by **mikerob** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:46 pm

My 2p - there is such range of opinions why people don't want a stadium in the Maze that it is very easy to come across as a bunch of people shouting "down with that sort of thing" or the usual "Ulster says no" type of intransigents.

So is this intended just to stop things - or would it be more constructive to campaign FOR something?

What would you call success?

Is it simply stopping the Maze stadium, so if it isn't built, even if there is no other large stadium built elsewhere, you have been successful?

Or is it getting a stadium built somewhere in Belfast - even if something of some shape or form may still go ahead in the Maze?

So do you want to be "No To The Maze" (NTTM) or "Stadium For Belfast" (SFB)? Because you would approach these objectives quite differently.

And if it is SFB, then you need to ask questions under what terms you'd want such a development.

So would you still support a SFB EVEN IF, it meant that the business case wasn't that brilliant and it also needed taxpayers money?

Or would you still support a SFB EVEN IF, it meant that to make it viable Ulster Rugby needed to play all their games in it rather than Ravenhill?

Personally, I'd think you'd find it much easier to get support with a SFB campaign rather than a NTTM.

I'm sure the Belfast city council would love to have a fans group lending their support to the proposals they've just requested from interested parties.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:20 pm

I'm with you on ths one Mike, pushing for something will sound better but at the same time give proper reasons why not the Maze.

jamesie · Post by **jamesie** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:50 pm

agree... definately needs a 'pro-belfast' strapline in there somewhere

Red Hand Supporter · Post by **Red Hand Supporter** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:13 pm

Belfast, heart of the province, heart of our sport

jamesie · Post by **jamesie** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:17 pm

not a bad effort RHS!!!

not sure if belfast is the heart of the province though... geographically speaking. it's more like a bake

Red Hand Supporter · Post by **Red Hand Supporter** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:21 pm

very true, more of a metaphoric thing. But hopefully those people making the decision will twig on 2 what i mean!

aarons · Post by **aarons** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:21 am

can we have a campaign that says

'stadium in belfast (but to be honest, the Maze will do if that's all there is)' ?

browner · Post by **browner** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:27 am

We don't need the Maze, and we already have a stadium in Belfast.

banditt · Post by **banditt** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:17 pm

AARON . are you a paid up member of the GAA?.

pwrmoore · Post by **pwrmoore** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:07 pm

banditt wrote:AARON . are you a paid up member of the GAA?.

If he were, what would it matter???

ding dong2u · Post by **ding dong2u** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:14 pm

Bloody well shouldn't

Cap'n Grumpy · Post by **Cap'n Grumpy** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:21 pm

banditt wrote:AARON . are you a paid up member of the GAA?.

Irrelevant!

Cockatrice · Post by **Cockatrice** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:37 pm

Focus any ideas welcome