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FA forcing local Wembley team to drop Wembley from their name

SammyAftershave

By SammyAftershave,
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From another site. Some might want to sign the petition. The FA in shameless money-grabbing cunts shocker:

 

They were called Wembley back when Wembley was called the 'Empire Stadium'.

Here is a petition

https://www.change.org/p/football-association-stop-the-fa-forcing-local-wembley-football-club-dropping-wembley-from-their-name


Wembley FC are being told to drop Wembley from their title because it could cause confusion with Wembley Stadium.

Wembley FC have had their name for over 70 years and are in fact a Football Club in .... Wembley!

Wembley Stadium on the other hand was known as the Empire Stadium, this was changed to Wembley Stadium because .... yes it is also in Wembley!

The two have co-existed for years without any issues so why are the FA forcing this on a small local club now and ordering them to pay the cost which will cripple them and probably force them to not exist anymore.  Is this a ploy to get the land from them that they have?  It is ridiculous and just shows that big organisations and throwing their weight around yet again to crush the little guy !  Well my fellow Wemblians let’s see how the force of a towns residents over the 70 years feels about it! Stand up and be counted and support the name Wembley remaining on the local team!

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They're not forcing them to change their name, it's a trademark dispute over the badge Wembley FC adopted in 2012.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/42456152

 

The FA say it was "forced to find a way to prevent" Wembley FC's trademark "blocking" theirs abroad.

 

An FA statement said: "We have never objected to their use of this logo in the UK or elsewhere.

 

"This case is about Wembley FC registering their logo in several countries outside of the UK, such as Russia, China and the US, and then refusing to co-exist with us in those countries.

 

"We have not asked and will not ask Wembley FC to pay the costs to date."

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