You have it right Ghost.From a quick look at the wikipedia pages of RB Salzburg and RB Leipzig, Adelaide United would all but cease to exist. They would do everything they could to make it seem like they were creating a new club to take the place of Adelaide United in the A-league. It would make the change from Melbourne Heart to Melbourne City look like no change at all if they could do what they would seemingly would intend. Perhaps the reason they seem to have gone from taking over a club to starting a new club is that would not be able to replace an existing club in the way they desire.I hated the idea of a red bull team in australia and the tought of adelaide red bulls made me sick.
But taking a a look at RB Salzburg, RB Leipzig and New York red bulls i have to say from the outside looking in that these are very much functioning football clubs with football culture.
All 3 get some of the highest attendances in their respective leagues despite being previously small clubs or in NYs case non exsistant.
I think its possible RB may have an ability to engage with fans and create a genuine not so plastic feel to their clubs.
Maybe sevengoals coukd give a better insight into rb salzburg.
Adelaide United as we know it would cease to exist.
The RB Adelaide club, as Shin points out, would have the best quality material to work with, eg. players, trainers and management but the club would exist purely as a marketing vehicle for Red Bull energy drink.
Taking over Austria Salzburg and turning it into RB Salzburg split the supporters but has won them 7 League Championships since their inception in the 2005/06 season.
Nevertheless they have failed every season to make the Champions League Group stage which has in turn lead to a trainer carousel.
They have had 9 trainers in the same period.
Taking over SSV Markranstädt, turning it into RB Leipzig and storming up though the German Football leagues has turned the East German club into the pariahs of German football.
They are truly hated among the hard core supporters groups throughout Germany.