According to the NY Cosmos doc the name is actually stolen from MLB's NY Mets:Originally Posted by Parkdale
NY Metropolitans = NY Cosmopolitans
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According to the NY Cosmos doc the name is actually stolen from MLB's NY Mets:
NY Metropolitans = NY Cosmopolitans
A crew is a bunch of workers. Mainly sailors
I went with the Kansas City Wizards, sounds like a lame Micheal Jackson show:
THE WIZ
HAHA. I know what a crew is. What does that have to do with columbus?A crew is a bunch of workers. Mainly sailors
At least the other teams have some sort of a connection to the team like a rapid in colorado a revolution in new england but a crew has no uniqueness to columbus.
It's those three guys in the logo. You know, the one that represents how many people are in their supporters group.
Maybe this crew landed there.
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This.
It's like calling a team from Toronto the "Yankees".
A better example...
It's like calling a team from Toronto the "Winners".
Carts...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
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No. "Real" isn't traditional in the slightest.There's a very large majority of Toronto residents that see the sport as "Soccer" and soccer only...
They hear 'Football' and they think American Football...
The league is called Major League "Soccer"...
Does that make Toronto FC, or 'Toronto Football Club' (which I know is not the official name) stupid...?
FC Dallas - stupid...? Vancouver WhiteCaps FC - stupid...?
'Real' is a traditional name in the sport - so is 'FC' at the end of the city...
But if 'Real' is stupid b/c Salt Lake is not Royal, then wouldn't 'Football Club' be stupid for a team that plays in Major League Soccer...?
Just asking...
Carts....
It works for Madrid because there is a very specific and significant reason for including the title in the club's name. Not only is there nothing "royal" about Salt Lake. For that matter, there's nothing Spanish about it either.
Real Salt Lake was named that because someone at the organization felt it would have been a good marketing move to ride the coattails of one of the world's most recognizable clubs rather than develop their own identity. That's pretty much all there is to it.
If anything Toronto FC makes the most sense. It's the Toronto Football Club. Where are they from? Toronto. What do they do? Play football. What sort of organization are they? A club.
Last edited by Cashcleaner; 06-14-2011 at 05:23 AM.
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
Well, to a lot of people - they play "soccer"...
I like Toronto FC - LOVE it in fact...
I was pointing out how people CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT ANYTHING around here...
Because, you can make an arguement, that calling a team 'Football Club' in a 'Soccer League' could be, COULD BE, COULD BE, just saying COULD BE, seen as dumb and something for someone to complain about...
I was actually thrilled when Toronto FC was announced...
Ok, BE HAPPY PEOPLE!!!
Carts...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
...really?
No. It would make those people stupid for never even hearing of the game of Soccer being called football around the world. More accurately, ignorant of what the fans the team was marketed to know quite well.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
CMNT's Jersey's suck...
See, we can complain about anything...
Missing the point people... I'll stop...
JESUS CHRIST!
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
^ Let's not bring JC into it, he's an innocent bystander.
I got your point, lol
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Okay, you got me on the last one.
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
Your right...
Especially since he's also my drinking buddy so technically I'm never drinking alone...
Carts...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
And apparently can do so in any thread... To bring this back to topic I believe we can agree that "worst" is a matter of opinion. Furthermore, a poor name choice doesn't necessarily mean one does not support their local.
eg. "Leaves"
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
It's not a club, it's a franchise.
Well we did get Frei with that ...........
I'm going to bring a couple of those blow-up Sumo wrestling suits to the tailgate on Saturday so you two can settle this
I'll be taking bets on the winner.
I think it was Jimmy Fallon who made a joke the other day... something like:
Why do the English call it "football" when they play the sport with a soccer ball?
Made me chuckle anyway.
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Bah-Dum Ching!
Did the USA , of all countries, just fix soccer? - C. Ronaldo, May 27th commenting on the FBI-led investigations into fraud and corruption throughout FIFA.
That was a good one. But I do believe it was Norm MacDonald on the Sports Show.
why have kansas city wizards...they aren't the wizards anymore
might as well add tampa bay mutiny and dallas burn etc
You are correct.
It's the only time I have ever seen that show, so I was having trouble remembering where I saw it.
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