Gothamite Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I remember reading somewhere that while Colorado Arsenal was discussed as a new name it was ultimitely rejected. Now maybe that Colorado Arsenal logo was only made when discussions were going on and we have been going on about nothing.That's what I had heard as well.Maybe this is nothing more than a discarded logo their web designers left up when playing around with the new page.We'll see. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Somebody posted this email response from the club on BigSoccer:Thanks for your email. There have been some erroneous reports in the local media recently; rest assured that the Colorado Rapids have not announced any name changes to our club, and any reports out there are fictitious and unsupported by any valid sources. I encourage you to stay tuned to www.ColoradoRapids.com over the next few days as we reveal the Rapids? new identity for 2007, I think it will help clear up any confusion and that our fans will be very excited by the announcements we have to make.Thanks,Who knows any more? They definitely got the domain names, but according to what I've read Arsenal FC holds trademarks on the name "Arsenal" as it relates to pretty much everything soccer. Amateur teams are one thing, but a professional team?I still suspect that the "leak" was an old potential design, never taken down. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Somebody posted this on BigSoccer:Thanks for your email. There have been some erroneous reports in the local media recently; rest assured that the Colorado Rapids have not announced any name changes to our club, and any reports out there are fictitious and unsupported by any valid sources. I encourage you to stay tuned to www.ColoradoRapids.com over the next few days as we reveal the Rapids? new identity for 2007, I think it will help clear up any confusion and that our fans will be very excited by the announcements we have to make.Thanks,Who knows any more? They definitely got the domain names, but according to what I've read Arsenal FC holds trademarks on the name "Arsenal" as it relates to pretty much everything soccer. Amateur teams are one thing, but a professional team?I still suspect that the "leak" was an old potential design, never taken down.I wouldn't read much into that statement, though. All it's saying is the team hasn't announced a name change. It's not saying they aren't chaning their name. As far as we know. the so-called "erroneous reports" might only be erroneous because the team hasn't said anything yet. By the way, anybody else find this slow unveiling of an identity kinda boring and tedious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyandlux Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I saw the coloradorapids.com and the shield in the right corner is BLANK with NO writing. If thats not a sign I dont know what is.I don't feel like going to wikipedia....But I believe UNITED is the name of Man U becuase two teams got together to form one. Thats what I heard. So, if thats true then DC United is totally meaningless and made up. But you can say unity as in team = united.I LOVE FC Dallas...when they did that I almost creamed myself.Arsenal...if its true, Im not a fan of.Whats next OKCFC Grasshoppers!?!I do like MOST of the rebranding....hate Real Salt Lake....and I liked Inter Toronto FC better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I don't feel like going to wikipedia....But I believe UNITED is the name of Man U becuase two teams got together to form one. Thats what I heard. So, if thats true then DC United is totally meaningless and made up. But you can say unity as in team = united.Should have gone to Wikipedia. You heard wrong - Man U started out as a club named "Newton Heath," a new owner bought it, saved it from bankruptcy and decided to give it a new name.Same with West Ham United - they were Thames Ironworks FC (after the shipyard where the club started) and decided to reform with a new name.Of the big Uniteds, the only one that resulted from a merger that I can think of is Newcastle United. DC United is therefore at least as legitimate as West Ham and Man U. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 if anything, dc united is more legitimate than some others, because it represents the capital of 50 united states but i'll admit, fc dallas and toronto fc are the only "new" mls names that i like. dc united isn't new, but if part of that style, and i like that one, too...the reals and arsenals and dynamos are just... too much of a stretch.next, we're going to need a team named after a year. houston almost did that, and i would have liked that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zig Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 if anything, dc united is more legitimate than some others, because it represents the capital of 50 united states but i'll admit, fc dallas and toronto fc are the only "new" mls names that i like. dc united isn't new, but if part of that style, and i like that one, too...the reals and arsenals and dynamos are just... too much of a stretch.next, we're going to need a team named after a year. houston almost did that, and i would have liked that.I really don't know that much about soccer. Which team did the Houston Dynamo take their name from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 The Russian hockey team Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zig Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 The Russian hockey team Wow, you were actually pretty closeDynamo Sports Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxjdm66 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 according to the web site, this is why the called the team dynamo."Dynamo is a word to describe someone who never fatigues, never gives up," said Luck. "The new name is symbolic of Houston as an energetic, hard-working, risk-taking kind of town."Link: http://houston.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.j...p&team=t200 Redskin IS a racist term, no matter how Daniel Snyder tries to spin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 really it was their "oh :censored: people are pissed (somewhat unjustified) off about the Houston 1836 name...crap come up with some other famous European-sounding/famous name...Dynamo! Yeah, that's it...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyandlux Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I forgot.....Red Star Milwaukee!!!!!!Sweeeeeeeet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 We could be sponsored by Heineken. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxfan00 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Now if you go to http://www.coloradorapids.com/index.asp the logo has changed and the name is in code form. "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Now if you go to http://www.coloradorapids.com/index.asp the logo has changed and the name is in code form.If anything, I'd say this is a pretty solid indicator of a name change. Why bother with scrambling the letters on the logo if you're going to stay as the Colorado Rapids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 You might be right.I'd be interested to know if they did indeed sign a deal with Arsenal, and if not how they got around the trademark issues. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxfan00 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 You might be right.I'd be interested to know if they did indeed sign a deal with Arsenal, and if not how they got around the trademark issues.as somebody said on big soccer...it's searching for launch codes. lol "Mr. President, call in the National Guard! Send as many men as you can spare! Because we are killing the Patriots! They need emergency help!" - Shannon Sharpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArsenalGnnr Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 If they wanted a Euro name why not just switch it to Rapid Colorado a-la http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Vienna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 as somebody said on big soccer...it's searching for launch codes. lolHeh, I can see the billboards now . . . "Colorado Arsenal . . . Would You Like to Play a Game?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I would like to immediately call for a mascot that looks like Dabney Coleman. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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