Warrington tried to go full Wolves, from 1996 at the commencement of SL, but some fans just weren't having it, but it's only been in the last 5 or so years that the club has started to re-recognise and brand the traditional Wires/The Wire name again too.

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/ne ... and-brand/

Warrington tried to go full Wolves, from 1996 at the commencement of SL, but some fans just weren't having it, but it's only been in the last 5 or so years that the club has started to re-recognise and brand the traditional Wires/The Wire name again too.

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/ne ... and-brand/

The animal names seemed to have worked best in cities/towns where the RL club competes with the Football club for attention. For example you can now say 'I'm off to watch the Rhinos' rather than just Leeds which (and someone from Leeds please correct me if I'm wrong) could have meant United or Rugby before.

In Hull saying you were off to see Hull always meant FC historically, and Hull City were in the doldrums for years probably helped with that. Our Sharks name was never popular, though they did try and implement it when we were bottom of SL and bankrupt which didn't help matters.

At the end of the day a new logo only goes so far, its the performances on the field that matter most. In normal times I bet Salford would have seen good crowds this year on the back of the increased attention from their finals. HullFC's crowds were boosted by our 2005 Cup win, those kids in the stands celebrating that day could now be parents bringing their own kids along to games.

The animal names seemed to have worked best in cities/towns where the RL club competes with the Football club for attention. For example you can now say 'I'm off to watch the Rhinos' rather than just Leeds which (and someone from Leeds please correct me if I'm wrong) could have meant United or Rugby before.

In Hull saying you were off to see Hull always meant FC historically, and Hull City were in the doldrums for years probably helped with that. Our Sharks name was never popular, though they did try and implement it when we were bottom of SL and bankrupt which didn't help matters.

At the end of the day a new logo only goes so far, its the performances on the field that matter most. In normal times I bet Salford would have seen good crowds this year on the back of the increased attention from their finals. HullFC's crowds were boosted by our 2005 Cup win, those kids in the stands celebrating that day could now be parents bringing their own kids along to games.