Marussia F1 link-up

[Compo's Hat]

Five pages and i can't believe nobody has said MaROFLussia yet.

They're about as useful a constructor as the Simtek Ford! Look forward to more rubbish spin from the club about how great their F1 team is

[reading_fan]

Good point well made.

MaROFLussia FoROFLmuLOLa One Team

[floyd__streete]

There's is of course a benefit with that. Unfortunately slightly negated by the fact the team we're associating ourselves with are absolute shite.

Tbf, Marussia themselves could say much the same thing.....

[RoyallyFcuked]

I follow F1 almost as closely as I follow football, and this deal struck me as a little pointless but I am happy about it all the same. Basically just because its quite cool to have our logo on an F1 car, but whether it is actually seen by many people is a different matter.

In 2010, 3 new teams joined F1, (Caterham, HRT and Marussia). Since then, none of those 3 teams has ever scored a point (finished 10th or higher), and HRT went bust in 2012. As the Marussia's are always running at the tail end of the field, they get very little TV time. The only way TV audiences will see our logo is when a Marussia is involved in a incident with another car, crashes, or breaks down. I'm not sure what either party is looking to gain out of this, but last season (2012 F1 season) I noticed that the Chelsea badge had been put on the Sauber cars, and is there again this season. So it looks as though Roman has given AZ some bad advice or something

I forgot to say its clearly something to do with MaRUSSIA, AZ is Russian etc.

[Mike Hunt]

I follow F1 almost as closely as I follow football, and this deal struck me as a little pointless but I am happy about it all the same. Basically just because its quite cool to have our logo on an F1 car, but whether it is actually seen by many people is a different matter.

In 2010, 3 new teams joined F1, (Caterham, HRT and Marussia). Since then, none of those 3 teams has ever scored a point (finished 10th or higher), and HRT went bust in 2012. As the Marussia's are always running at the tail end of the field, they get very little TV time. The only way TV audiences will see our logo is when a Marussia is involved in a incident with another car, crashes, or breaks down. I'm not sure what either party is looking to gain out of this, but last season (2012 F1 season) I noticed that the Chelsea badge had been put on the Sauber cars, and is there again this season. So it looks as though Roman has given AZ some bad advice or something

I forgot to say its clearly something to do with MaRUSSIA, AZ is Russian etc.

Not sure if srs

[One8Seven1]

Seriously, some fans will moan about everything just for the sake of moaning! This, even if just a little bit, helps give the club more exposure. We're fast moving away from the tag "little old Reading"; ironically though it's the fans themselves that don't seem to want to evolve with the club.

[sandman]

You couldn't be more wrong but well done for trying.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

I don't like people disagreeing where they have no logical argument.

I can't think of one reason why this is a bad idea.

If you had a logical argument, you'd have started by addressing all those who said it was a bad idea first, which is nobody.

[Compo's Hat]

Seriously, some fans will moan about everything just for the sake of moaning! This, even if just a little bit, helps give the club more exposure. We're fast moving away from the tag "little old Reading"; ironically though it's the fans themselves that don't seem to want to evolve with the club.

Linking up with a little F1 team gives your argument no substance.

[One8Seven1]

Will Buxton of Murussia is a Reading fan, I didn't know that.

[One8Seven1]

Seriously, some fans will moan about everything just for the sake of moaning! This, even if just a little bit, helps give the club more exposure. We're fast moving away from the tag "little old Reading"; ironically though it's the fans themselves that don't seem to want to evolve with the club.

Linking up with a little F1 team gives your argument no substance.

Explain how having our logo appear once or twice here and there to 500,000,000 viewers doesn't provide additional exposure for the club? Of course it does! It might not make a great amount of difference, but it does go some way to further promote our brand.

[multisync1830]

Will Buxton of Murussia is a Reading fan, I didn't know that.

He maybe a Reading fan but he is a journalist so doesn't actually work for the team...

[One8Seven1]

Will Buxton of Murussia is a Reading fan, I didn't know that.

He maybe a Reading fan but he is a journalist so doesn't actually work for the team...

Yep, my bad. With the photo and him saying he'll struggle to remain impartial I assumed wrongly he was with Marussia.

"F1 Pit Reporter for NBC / NBCSN. GP2 / GP3 Commentator. Motorsport journalist."

[multisync1830]

Yep, my bad. With the photo and him saying he'll struggle to remain impartial I assumed wrongly he was with Marussia.

"F1 Pit Reporter for NBC / NBCSN. GP2 / GP3 Commentator. Motorsport journalist."

Only a small point nothing major. IMHO it's a good thing to link up as it helps both teams to get into different markets.

Ironically Chelsea linked up with Sauber but the rumours are Sauber are in big financial trouble and may not be around much longer...

[AthleticoSpizz]

ooooh really? lets hope, Chelsea follow suit

[Compo's Hat]

Seriously, some fans will moan about everything just for the sake of moaning! This, even if just a little bit, helps give the club more exposure. We're fast moving away from the tag "little old Reading"; ironically though it's the fans themselves that don't seem to want to evolve with the club.

Linking up with a little F1 team gives your argument no substance.

Explain how having our logo appear once or twice here and there to 500,000,000 viewers doesn't provide additional exposure for the club? Of course it does! It might not make a great amount of difference, but it does go some way to further promote our brand.

I'll give you a fiver if someone starts supporting RFC on the back of the worst F1 team. Won't make any difference at all and vice versa!

[RoyalBlue]

Linking up with a little F1 team gives your argument no substance.

Explain how having our logo appear once or twice here and there to 500,000,000 viewers doesn't provide additional exposure for the club? Of course it does! It might not make a great amount of difference, but it does go some way to further promote our brand.

I'll give you a fiver if someone starts supporting RFC on the back of the worst F1 team. Won't make any difference at all and vice versa!

Too sweeping a statement IMO. I will now look out for Marussia and hope they do well - it helps that they also have a young British driver. Also quite apt that we as perennial underdogs are backing another underdog.

[One8Seven1]

Who said anything about gaining a supporter? It helps promote the brand, it will help with securing future sponsorships, it helps in changing people's perception of the football club and our status within the game.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Will Buxton of Murussia is a Reading fan, I didn't know that.

Hope Gareth Bale doesn't see that, or he'll take him for every penny he's got.

[Judge Drenthe]

Who said anything about gaining a supporter? It helps promote the brand, it will help with securing future sponsorships, it helps in changing people's perception of the football club and our status within the game.

I think Mr Compo is having a bit of a mare here and seems unable to see the bigger picture.