MLSR - Philly name?

[Mojo]

I guess I'll start the thread the way all MLSR threads should be started:

I know its only MLSR, but maybe this could be true?

Its some pretty decent sleuthing, but until its confirmed by MLS themselves, we cant really be sure.

MLSR is reporting that the team name will be AC Philadelphia. If thats true, I think its a pretty good name, classic yet still original in MLS terms Hopefully they'll actually put the A in AC to the test and branch out into other sports like an athletic club is supposed to.

http://www.mls-rumors.net/2009/03/ex...phia-most.html

[nascarguy]

good name

[Brooker]

why not a proper MLS name?

like Philidelphia Tornadoes?

:P

[kodiakTFC]

why not a proper MLS name?

like Philidelphia Tornadoes?

:P

Oooo this has a nice ring to it. AC Philly is good, I'd have preferred Union but its their fans choice I guess.

[dclaro]

one of the comments on MLSR, the AC/DC derby, sounds cool

[T_Mizz]

Alternating Current Philidelphia? I guess that makes sense if the league is willing to accept the ridiculous name of Direct Current United

[RealG-TFC]

What does AC stand for?

[Chevy]

Associazione Calcio? Not in Philly...

[koryo]

Not bad, though AFC Philadelphia might be slightly more appropriate.

Alternating current...nice

[Mojo]

AC = Athletic Club.

My personal favourite way back when was Independence FC, AC Philly was a close second.

[RealG-TFC]

AC = Athletic Club.

My personal favourite way back when was Independence FC, AC Philly was a close second.

But...they aren't an athletic club...

[dantdot]

Liked Union but as long as they're not named after fictional magic people or natural disasters, it's a success.

[rocker]

soccer is pretty athletic... and they are a club (just like we have Toronto Football Club)

[Cashcleaner]

No, AC Philadelphia is NOT a good name.

Athletic Club Philadephia? C'mon guys, we all know its another attempt at riding the coattails of another world-renown club. Don't give me this bullshit of Athletic Club when you really know your copying "Associazione Calcio" because its an already established identity.

Listen, in Philadelphia they predominatly speak English. And when you speak English, you have to use English grammer.

Athletic Club Philadephia makes no sense. It just doesn't. Sure, we know what they're trying to say, but it doesn't work. Now if you call the team Philadelphia Athletic Club or Philadelphia Association Football Club that would make sense. And on top of that, its ORIGINAL.

[twistedchinaman]

Listen, in Philadelphia they predominatly speak English. .

But with a heavy Italian population, second largest besides New York.

[Plenty of Trout]

But with a heavy Italian population, second largest besides New York.

I didn't know that.

I would have thought Chicago was 2nd after NY.

[james]

I didn't know that.

I would have thought Chicago was 2nd after NY.

well i know Chicago has the highest population in the world of Polish people outside of Warsaw. They also have a huge Irish/American population, Irish gangs use to run that city back in the 20's and dirty 30's.

i dont know about cities...but i saw a chart with states with the highest Italian population and they were:

New York - 3.2 mil
New Jersey - 1.5 mil
Pennsylvania - 1.5 mil
california - 1.1 mil
florida - 1.1 mil

Illinois was 8th on the list with like 700,000 area.

[Keystone FC]

No, AC Philadelphia is NOT a good name.

Athletic Club Philadephia? C'mon guys, we all know its another attempt at riding the coattails of another world-renown club. Don't give me this bullshit of Athletic Club when you really know your copying "Associazione Calcio" because its an already established identity.

Listen, in Philadelphia they predominatly speak English. And when you speak English, you have to use English grammer.

Athletic Club Philadephia makes no sense. It just doesn't. Sure, we know what they're trying to say, but it doesn't work. Now if you call the team Philadelphia Athletic Club or Philadelphia Association Football Club that would make sense. And on top of that, its ORIGINAL.

It could have been worse:

Sporting Club Philadelphia
Racing Club Philadelphia
Philly DeDe
Phiddle Sticks
Philler Up
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Story

[Wagner]

It could have been worse:

Sporting Club Philadelphia
Racing Club Philadelphia
Philly DeDe
Phiddle Sticks
Philler Up
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Story

have you seen the episode with the Euro Roommate??
or the one about the small budget Play?
Goddamn that show is funny.

[TFC_Chris]

It could have been worse:

Sporting Club Philadelphia
Racing Club Philadelphia
Philly DeDe
Phiddle Sticks
Philler Up
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Story

You forgot Philadelphia Freedom...

[Cashcleaner]

It could have been worse:

Sporting Club Philadelphia
Racing Club Philadelphia
Philly DeDe
Phiddle Sticks
Philler Up
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Story

Stop it! All you're doing is giving them ideas.

[Keystone FC]

Stop it! All you're doing is giving them ideas.

As a Chris Creamer member you know you love this stuff as much as I do.

[Cashcleaner]

As a Chris Creamer member you know you love this stuff as much as I do.

Ah man, I haven't been to his site in years now. Feel bad about it, I was gonna drop some major money down as a donation but got caught up moving and just never made it back to the forums.

[james]

No, AC Philadelphia is NOT a good name.

Athletic Club Philadephia? C'mon guys, we all know its another attempt at riding the coattails of another world-renown club. Don't give me this bullshit of Athletic Club when you really know your copying "Associazione Calcio" because its an already established identity.

Listen, in Philadelphia they predominatly speak English. And when you speak English, you have to use English grammer.

Athletic Club Philadephia makes no sense. It just doesn't. Sure, we know what they're trying to say, but it doesn't work. Now if you call the team Philadelphia Athletic Club or Philadelphia Association Football Club that would make sense. And on top of that, its ORIGINAL.

i agree that philadelphia Athletic club would sound much better then Athletic club Philadelphia, its kind of like Real Salt Lake. Just seems like they trying to hard to be like other Euro clubs. But with that said anythin is still better then the usual North American sport team names that have a natural disaster or a made up character like the freakin wizards.

[noochie]

I agree with you Cash, I think it is silly... AC also implies (at least to me) that there is some history of development before fielding a pro team which does not apply in this case. I was kinda hoping for Quaker City FC... because then we could have a nice TIFO of the dude from the Oatmeal box.

[twistedchinaman]

I think at one time one of the proposed names WAS Philadelphia Athletic. I think the issue was that the Oakland Athletics owned that name. I think -- so that knocked it out.

AC Philly is close to the same idea, and yes it does ride on Milan's name...but well, Independence FC is just lame.

[Brooker]

cash, the name has Philidelphia in it to begin with.

no matter what they call it, it's still gonna be garbage. AC or not.

[drewski]

It may be riding the coattails of Italian clubs but at least the name "Athletic Club" Philly makes some sense, far more then "Real" Salt Lake

[ensco]

It may be riding the coattails of Italian clubs but at least the name "Athletic Club" Philly makes some sense, far more then "Real" Salt Lake

Or Real de Banjul!

How about the Atoms FC?

http://www.jamiepeck.com/atoms/index.htm

[devioustrevor]

Or Real de Banjul!

The Gambia was a Portuguese Colony for a long time. Is it possible that Real means the same thing in Portuguese as it does in Spanish. Banjul was set up by the British to be fortress to control the surrounding area to try and end the slave trade.