creativelysain Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 the new MLS club in Utah will be named Real Salt Lake, check mlsnet.com for more info. Follow me on twitter @jrsainGo Heels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 That's ReALly stupid! I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 i bet they come out to a remix of eminem's real slim shady. the words would be "will the real salt lake city please not suck, please not suck, please not suck." lol (not bashing slc, just the team) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 i like it. im a sucker for traditional soccer names. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 that logo is ok, it fits with traditional soccer logos, but not with some of the ones mls has. the fc dallas one is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclopsis Joe Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 the new MLS club in Utah will be named Real Salt Lake, check mlsnet.com for more info. As opposed to pseudo-Salt Lake? I don't speak for democrats, democrats don't speak for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 So I forgot who is the king of Utah again???????? Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 So I forgot who is the king of Utah again???????? Joseph Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDunn Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 the logo's not bad, but nobody's going to pronounce Real right or know what it means.Just one more reason for me to make fun of Utah, as if I needed any more.I wish I were cool and important and could have actually done something with the Utah Swarm stuff I did. I don't care for the name, but it's very MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 This is why I hate Soccer www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 So I forgot who is the king of Utah again???????? Joseph Smith You sure it's not Brigham Young? Or Steve Young for that matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezus_Ghoti Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I don't know much about Salt Lake, but I do know that "Real" as in Real Madrid means "royal" (which most of you seem to have not figured out). I am not so sure there is anything royal about Salt Lake. If not, it's a very stupid name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartabago Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 So I forgot who is the king of Utah again???????? Ken Jennings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlim Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I'm a sucker for those colors, but the name just is bad. I'm not sure what the American fan base will think of it, I had season tickets to Revolution games for three years and worked a summer at Wiz games. Seems a lot of the crowds are either families with young kids, or else a lot of hispanics. Very few beer guzzling NFL fan types, and it seemed most of the crowd aged 30-50 knew more about the European leagues than most Americans would dream.I'm not sure what the MLS should cater to - dream impossible big dreams of making soccer become the 4th sport in the US or just appeal to the hardcore fans and families, and fill the niche they seem to be trying to carve. This name clearly goes for one of those, and I think NFL fans know which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 It was unique to have names that were...well...unique. Wiz/Wizards, Galaxy, MetroStars, Fusion, Clash (ok so not ALL of them work.) But now we have FC Dallas, and Real Salt Lake, and Chivas USA (which is in LA, which makes no sense to have 2 teams in Los Angeles especially since MLS is trying to EXPAND.) The league is starting to show signs of expanding for the hell of it, which isn't good down the road. It can be the new version of Arena Football or the new RHI. Anyways, the logo is very REgAL. Nice touch to it. 2004 San Jose Sharks 7th Man Fan of the Year San Jose Gold Miners - 4x Lombardi Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Soccer still has image of being a foreign sport here in the U.S. of A. Calling a team Real Salt Lake only adds to that.When will the soccer folks get real and realize you have to do everything within reason to make the sport seem American? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean84106 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 Eh, it's just a name. Are there any kings in Sacramento? Or any in LA? Na'...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulsive106 Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I don't know, it seems as if the MLS is mocking European soccer by using add-ons like "FC" ("football club"...where's the pigskin?) and "Real". I guess that they're trying to relate to them more or catch more attention from them *shrugs*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I disagree. It's never going to be anything more than a niche sport in the US, so you might as well identify it with the larger context. Trying to be "American" leads to stupid things like the clock counting down.Soccer has such a great following in the rest of the world, and I'd wager that most of the MLS fans are also fans of a foreign team. Myself, I wasn't interested in club soccer until I started spending time in London.You're right - it's a stupid name out of context. At least they recognize what it means, even if they're adapting it for their own ends.Not to get too far offtopic, but I like the CD Chivas USA logo:Nice to see an honest-to-goodness crest in MLS. I also like the goat (secondary?) logo, as much as we've seen of it:Where are you guys seeing the Real Salt Lake logo? MLSNet doesn't seem to have it yet. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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