holfresh wrote:DrAlphaeus wrote:Holfresh cares because at the end of the day, aren't we just rooting for the laundry? I think it would be wack, but I'd probably just get used to it. English Premier League is the precedent. Knicks already slap the Chase name and logo on everything else.
When I went to the UK, I couldn't bring myself to buy the club uni's for my kids..I bought the country's World Cup uni's which of course doesn't have ads..
I know what you mean. You'd think they would sell gear that just featured the club shield for the traditionalists. I won't say I'm all Naomi Klein No Logo in my life — in my closet I have a Polo logo here, a Adidas logo there — but I hate feeling like a billboard for something I don't necessarily want to promote. I agree, it just seems so greedy, because it's not like it's a Little League team sponsored by a the local pizzeria, they get millions of dollars in tax breaks.
Hey, sometimes it's a good match:
West Ham & Doc Martens

Brighton & Skint Records (Brighton Sound music label)

But all roads lead to the eventual financial company sell-out:

