Rajasthan reveal global team deal

[silentstriker]

You can't own the Hampshire, Victoria teams, they are not private entities as far as I know. Nor do I think ECB or ACB have put those domestic sides up for sale....

 

[Jarquis]

BBC Sport - Cricket - Hampshire agree marketing deal with Rajasthan Royals

 

[silentstriker]

Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton, whose Twenty20 team is already called the Royals, said he had no issue with Hampshire being given the same name.

"We have known about this for a while and we have no problem with Hampshire being Royals," Newton told BBC Sport.

What? Really? I hope they got a nice seven figure settlement.

 

[Jarquis]

Also mentions a little more about players being able to move between sides.

 

[silentstriker]

I'm not sure how that'll work though. IPL won't get rid of two overseas players per side....I don't think Victoria or Hampshire would like that either. And if they will say that if a Hampshire player wants to play in the IPL, they can only do so for the Royals, they might run into some restraint of trade I bet.

So I don't really see how that would work practically.

 

[aussie]

You can't own the Hampshire, Victoria teams, they are not private entities as far as I know. Nor do I think ECB or ACB have put those domestic sides up for sale....

Indeed. Haven't read anything about this specifically, but it would crimianl if ECB, ACB & WICB put their sides up for sale. I sort of doubt it though..

 

[marc71178]

Minor point people, but the ECB don't own any club and I rather suspect the ACB and WICB are similar.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Minor point people, but the ECB don't own any club and I rather suspect the ACB and WICB are similar.

Yeah, exactly, Hampshire are their own free entity, albeit heavily reliant on the ECB.

 

[aussie]

Well yes they probably dont "own" any of those clubs, but their influence over them is strong enough to prevent such a thing happening you would think.

Plus with WICB, the Trinidad team is like a national board in itself - rather than a club.

 

[pasag]

Would be interesting to see how CA react to this, given they've spent a lot of time focussing, marketing and controlling Twenty20 in the country over the past year. It's most likely a moot point anyways, with the club system possibly taking over here Victoria might not have much longer left in Twenty20s.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

But ownership of the clubs is separate to ownership of the brand. Owning the brand is owning the marketing (and possibly image) rights, surely. The club is still technically owned privately.

 

[aussie]

But ownership of the clubs is separate to ownership of the brand. Owning the brand is owning the marketing (and possibly image) rights, surely. The club is still technically owned privately.

Well if this it how it works out, this would be a fair setup.

 

[pasag]

But ownership of the clubs is separate to ownership of the brand. Owning the brand is owning the marketing (and possibly image) rights, surely. The club is still technically owned privately.

Depends how CA structure it really. With this coming up they might do it in such a way that prevents a deal like this in a new competition. They might not have any ownership rights but they do have a lot of power. But you never know, they may not mind at all (esp with Champions League dealings, they might let it slide).

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Depends how CA structure it really. With this coming up they might do it in such a way that prevents a deal like this in a new competition. They might not have any ownership rights but they do have a lot of power. But you never know, they may not mind at all (esp with Champions League dealings, they might let it slide).

Well yes, of course they've got a lot of power. But there must still be sufficient power remaining with the clubs to justify the move. Either that or there's sufficient money to be made to justify the move.

 

[silentstriker]

Not sure why CA might have a problem with it, unless they think it is interfering in development of cricket players or something. If it merely results in more exposure and more money, I'd think they'd be all for it as long as the club still remains independant.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah, exactly, Hampshire are their own free entity, albeit heavily reliant on the ECB.

Far less so than most counties, not really the point though I suppose.

I am now supposed to be a supporter of the 'Royals' around the globe. Kind of followed Rajasthan anyway because of Warney and Dimi but cannot see myself really cheering on the others, have alliegance to WA in Australia anyway. Makes sense from a marketing point of view I suppose, we might finally be decent at twenty20 this year, have been pretty poor up to now.

Be interesting to see what happens with the players all playing for the same side, as SS mentioned it could certainly not be imposed.

 

[Edged&Taken]

get warney on the line !

 

[vic_orthdox]

Wouldn't be surprised to see a Victorian "franchise" being called the Royals in the future.

 

[Flem274*]

This player sharing could get interesting for the CL.

Who gets such and such? Rajasthan (sic) or Hampshire? etc

 

[Sir Alex]

Another visionary mve