Pittsburgh MLS Concept

[thebigeh]

Nice! Gold socks would look good with that kit.

I like the crest. But how would it look if you put it inside of a (Pennsylvania) keystone? The date the club came into existance would be in that little space at the top of it.

[Rampart]

How far is Pittsburgh on getting a team? Seattle is in line for the next isnt it? I'd love to see some of those concepts.

Pittsburgh may never get a team in MLS. Right now it's just the goal for the Riverhounds (USL-2) General Manager. Truthfully, I don't think the Riverhounds new ownership group has the cash flow needed to make it in MLS.

From what I know of MLS expansion, San Jose is back next year and two more teams will be added for 2009. Boca Juniors (in the Argentine League) is making a push to put a team in Miami, much the same way that Chivas USA is in L.A. Hopefully, Seattle (or Vancouver or Portland) are given consideration for the next expansion, as I feel the teams that are in the USL now are well supported. I also know that Drew Carey may be leading the charge to get a team in Cleveland, but with Columbus just a short drive away, we'll see how that plays out.

[Rampart]

Here are some more images:

1. Uniforms with checkerboard pattern (a la Croatian National Team) and current logo concept.

2. Coats of arms of William Pitt.

3. Different crests (City of Pittsburgh seal, University of Pittsburgh, 99th Regional Readiness Command, Diocese of Pittsburgh)

4. Revised logo with keystone.

[maz]

original logo of yours is best. Doesnt deviate too much form actual one. Also, teh blue checkers, thougg on the seal, look out of place on the uniform. Perhaps if you make the checkers black and gold. Dont worry about uni/logo color conistency too much, plenty of teams use colors in logos that arent on the uni... alot are better off that way... as are these.

[VitaminD]

original logo of yours is best. Doesnt deviate too much form actual one. Also, teh blue checkers, thougg on the seal, look out of place on the uniform. Perhaps if you make the checkers black and gold. Dont worry about uni/logo color conistency too much, plenty of teams use colors in logos that arent on the uni... alot are better off that way... as are these.

True dat. A shock of blue on the crest will make the crest stand out and be noticed on the jersey. Besides, most soccer crests represent neighborhoods in Europe or local sports clubs whose badges were designed before sports marketing was even considered, so no big deal if there is an odd color or two that doesn't wind up in the uniforms. Blue checkerboards look out of place. A vertical sash of gold checkerboards would definitely work better than the blue and white.

Maz, this is for you:

- Pittsburgh is, according to the number of Croats living in it, the third largest Croat town, after Zagreb and Split [the 2 largest cities in Croatia]. Until the mid-1980s, Pittsburgh held second place [...which means there were more Croats in Pittsburgh than in Croatia's 2nd biggest city].

- the Pittsburgh dialect, with its halting, staccato rhythm, is thought to be due to the large influx of Eastern Europeans to the area in the same way that the Dutch influenced the New York accent.

- traditional Pittsburgh food includes Eastern European delicacies like pierogi, kielbasa, and haluski... all staples of Eastern European culture.

- many of the Eastern Orthodox churches have their base in Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania; those that don't have a disproportionate amount of churches, seminaries and membership in the Pittsburgh area.

I'm not saying there aren't a lot of Irish and Italians and Germans, but there is a disproportionate amount of Eastern Europeans in Pittsburgh, and their influence is far greater than you may realize. I've got enough friends from the Steel City, and I've been there enough to know. (My wife is also Slovak on her father's side from another Eastern European enclave [Passaic, NJ], and the culture's verrrrrrrrry similar.)

[Rampart]

Here's some gold checkerboards:

[Rampart]

WONDERFUL logo....but if I might nit pick a little bit, I will say that the tip of the end of the crest and the top part of the banner look awkward. I'd move either the banner down or the crest up a couple of nudges to align the two a little bit....and lose the triangle. After fixing that one thing you need to step away from the crest.

BTW, I think you're onto something with the stripes in the uniform. I'd reference the old classic Steeler Football jerseys from way back when. I think they had stripes too. I could be wrong.

Nice job though on everything!

I think I know what you mean. I extended the banner tips in this one.

And the Steelers used vertical stripes in their first season in 1933. They brought those uniforms back for the NFL's 75th anniversary.

[Rampart]

Here's another that brings the ribbon ends up to the logo and eliminates the white space:

[maz]

Maz, this is for you:

- Pittsburgh is, according to the number of Croats living in it, the third largest Croat town, after Zagreb and Split [the 2 largest cities in Croatia]. Until the mid-1980s, Pittsburgh held second place [...which means there were more Croats in Pittsburgh than in Croatia's 2nd biggest city].

- the Pittsburgh dialect, with its halting, staccato rhythm, is thought to be due to the large influx of Eastern Europeans to the area in the same way that the Dutch influenced the New York accent.

- traditional Pittsburgh food includes Eastern European delicacies like pierogi, kielbasa, and haluski... all staples of Eastern European culture.

- many of the Eastern Orthodox churches have their base in Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania; those that don't have a disproportionate amount of churches, seminaries and membership in the Pittsburgh area.

I'm not saying there aren't a lot of Irish and Italians and Germans, but there is a disproportionate amount of Eastern Europeans in Pittsburgh, and their influence is far greater than you may realize. I've got enough friends from the Steel City, and I've been there enough to know. (My wife is also Slovak on her father's side from another Eastern European enclave [Passaic, NJ], and the culture's verrrrrrrrry similar.)

I just got pwned in whats probably my best subject.

And tough we have all that, we still have more of the Italians, Germans, and Irish when you combine them. But I get what youre sayin'.

Respect to you, kind sir.

About the concept:

Jersey with the gold horizontal checkers is best so far, still looks off to me, just cant quite point it out, but its still the best yet.

[VitaminD]

Maz, this is for you:

- Pittsburgh is, according to the number of Croats living in it, the third largest Croat town, after Zagreb and Split [the 2 largest cities in Croatia]. Until the mid-1980s, Pittsburgh held second place [...which means there were more Croats in Pittsburgh than in Croatia's 2nd biggest city].

- the Pittsburgh dialect, with its halting, staccato rhythm, is thought to be due to the large influx of Eastern Europeans to the area in the same way that the Dutch influenced the New York accent.

- traditional Pittsburgh food includes Eastern European delicacies like pierogi, kielbasa, and haluski... all staples of Eastern European culture.

- many of the Eastern Orthodox churches have their base in Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania; those that don't have a disproportionate amount of churches, seminaries and membership in the Pittsburgh area.

I'm not saying there aren't a lot of Irish and Italians and Germans, but there is a disproportionate amount of Eastern Europeans in Pittsburgh, and their influence is far greater than you may realize. I've got enough friends from the Steel City, and I've been there enough to know. (My wife is also Slovak on her father's side from another Eastern European enclave [Passaic, NJ], and the culture's verrrrrrrrry similar.)

I just got pwned in whats probably my best subject.

Actually, I'd say that you got

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Taken dahntahn Pittsburgh-style. I kid out of respect. Or to put it in language you could understand, I'm just jagging yinz around n'at.

[maz]

Maz, this is for you:

- Pittsburgh is, according to the number of Croats living in it, the third largest Croat town, after Zagreb and Split [the 2 largest cities in Croatia]. Until the mid-1980s, Pittsburgh held second place [...which means there were more Croats in Pittsburgh than in Croatia's 2nd biggest city].

- the Pittsburgh dialect, with its halting, staccato rhythm, is thought to be due to the large influx of Eastern Europeans to the area in the same way that the Dutch influenced the New York accent.

- traditional Pittsburgh food includes Eastern European delicacies like pierogi, kielbasa, and haluski... all staples of Eastern European culture.

- many of the Eastern Orthodox churches have their base in Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania; those that don't have a disproportionate amount of churches, seminaries and membership in the Pittsburgh area.

I'm not saying there aren't a lot of Irish and Italians and Germans, but there is a disproportionate amount of Eastern Europeans in Pittsburgh, and their influence is far greater than you may realize. I've got enough friends from the Steel City, and I've been there enough to know. (My wife is also Slovak on her father's side from another Eastern European enclave [Passaic, NJ], and the culture's verrrrrrrrry similar.)

I just got pwned in whats probably my best subject.

Actually, I'd say that you got

.

Taken dahntahn Pittsburgh-style. I kid out of respect. Or to put it in language you could understand, I'm just jagging yinz around n'at.

Maybe, if you got the shade of gold right!

(And the O isnt in dahntahn.. it was in oakland then moved further out to Plum...oh and you used yinz wrong )

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[Bleujayone]

I really like the logo/seal and the uniforms. I was thinking about the name of the team if "Pittsburgh" wasn't enough. Mostly I was thinking of a pseudo-Euro moniker trend the MLS has had of late and came up with the following.

Steel City- Kind of like Manchester City but with more obvious ties to Pittsburgh

Three Rivers- the Allegheny River from the northeast & Monongahela River from the southeast form the Ohio River

Keystone- more the state's nickname than Pittsburgh's but I still think it could work

Pitt-Penn- Not my favorite choice but it does say where they're from

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If Pittsburgh + a nickname is the way to go however, I thought of the following nicknames:

Hammers- as in West Ham but also because of the steel industry

Forge

Ironmen

Dreadnoughts- just like the sound of this one, no other reason

[Rampart]

As far as nicknames go, a lot of soccer teams without designated nicknames revert to thier colors (i.e. Liverpool - Reds, Chelsea - Blues, etc.). In this case, Pittsburgh could simply be known as "The Black & Gold". This would be yet another great connection with the people of Western PA.

And while I do like the name Steel City FC, the steel industry isn't what it used to be. Besides, it almost seems like stepping on the Steelers feet.

[Viola73]

Here are some more images:

1. Uniforms with checkerboard pattern (a la Croatian National Team) and current logo concept.

2. Coats of arms of William Pitt.

3. Different crests (City of Pittsburgh seal, University of Pittsburgh, 99th Regional Readiness Command, Diocese of Pittsburgh)

4. Revised logo with keystone.

I'm having a Steel City overload.......and I LOVE it!

I was thinking of asking you to do something with the checkerboard and work it into the uniform. You read my mind. It looks great!

[Viola73]

Here's another that brings the ribbon ends up to the logo and eliminates the white space:

Did you ever tinker around with the fonts and try PITTSBURGH in Old English? Just a thought (which you have probably already read).

[FiddySicks]

The only thing I don't like is how much the uniforms remind me of the Galaxy's new look, but as you said, when in Rome.

[Mings]

but as you said, when in Rome.

Bang an Italian chick?

[Luigi74]

I really like the logo/seal and the uniforms. I was thinking about the name of the team if "Pittsburgh" wasn't enough. Mostly I was thinking of a pseudo-Euro moniker trend the MLS has had of late and came up with the following.

Steel City- Kind of like Manchester City but with more obvious ties to Pittsburgh

Three Rivers- the Allegheny River from the northeast & Monongahela River from the southeast form the Ohio River

Keystone- more the state's nickname than Pittsburgh's but I still think it could work

Pitt-Penn- Not my favorite choice but it does say where they're from

---------------------------

If Pittsburgh + a nickname is the way to go however, I thought of the following nicknames:

Hammers- as in West Ham but also because of the steel industry

Forge

Ironmen

Dreadnoughts- just like the sound of this one, no other reason

If Pittsburgh ever got a MLS team they need to bust out the name of a past Pittsburgh team that had a great nickname, same goes if they ever got a NBA team.

Spirit - old MISL team

Triangles - old World Team Tennis team

Hornets - old AHL team

Rens - old ABL team

Also depending on what river any pie in the sky soccer stadium is built near, Alleghenies or Monongahelas would be cool.

[cappital92]

I really like the logo/seal and the uniforms. I was thinking about the name of the team if "Pittsburgh" wasn't enough. Mostly I was thinking of a pseudo-Euro moniker trend the MLS has had of late and came up with the following.

Steel City- Kind of like Manchester City but with more obvious ties to Pittsburgh

Three Rivers- the Allegheny River from the northeast & Monongahela River from the southeast form the Ohio River

Keystone- more the state's nickname than Pittsburgh's but I still think it could work

Pitt-Penn- Not my favorite choice but it does say where they're from

---------------------------

If Pittsburgh + a nickname is the way to go however, I thought of the following nicknames:

Hammers- as in West Ham but also because of the steel industry

Forge

Ironmen

Dreadnoughts- just like the sound of this one, no other reason

If Pittsburgh ever got a MLS team they need to bust out the name of a past Pittsburgh team that had a great nickname, same goes if they ever got a NBA team.

Spirit - old MISL team

Triangles - old World Team Tennis team

Hornets - old AHL team

Rens - old ABL team

Also depending on what river any pie in the sky soccer stadium is built near, Alleghenies or Monongahelas would be cool.

Add Condors (old ABA) to the list. It just rolls of the tounge.

[Viola73]

I really like the logo/seal and the uniforms. I was thinking about the name of the team if "Pittsburgh" wasn't enough. Mostly I was thinking of a pseudo-Euro moniker trend the MLS has had of late and came up with the following.

Steel City- Kind of like Manchester City but with more obvious ties to Pittsburgh

Three Rivers- the Allegheny River from the northeast & Monongahela River from the southeast form the Ohio River

Keystone- more the state's nickname than Pittsburgh's but I still think it could work

Pitt-Penn- Not my favorite choice but it does say where they're from

---------------------------

If Pittsburgh + a nickname is the way to go however, I thought of the following nicknames:

Hammers- as in West Ham but also because of the steel industry

Forge

Ironmen

Dreadnoughts- just like the sound of this one, no other reason

If Pittsburgh ever got a MLS team they need to bust out the name of a past Pittsburgh team that had a great nickname, same goes if they ever got a NBA team.

Spirit - old MISL team

Triangles - old World Team Tennis team

Hornets - old AHL team

Rens - old ABL team

Also depending on what river any pie in the sky soccer stadium is built near, Alleghenies or Monongahelas would be cool.

Add Condors (old ABA) to the list. It just rolls of the tounge.

Add Phantoms (old ASL & RHL)

Add Piranhas (old CBA)

Add Pipers (Basketball team - forget what league...I think ABA)

Add Pisces (Fictional basketball team in the movie The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh)

Add Alleghenies (old Baseball team.........real old)