MrRangersFan Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston DynamoWhat about them?Galaxy sort of works because LA is large and diverse and the centre of the pop culture world.Houston Dynamo is one of those European style names that doesn't really work.The Chicago Fire have always had a weird identity. The branding revolves around firefighting, which you would think a team named "Fire" would want to avoid. 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...
monkeypower Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What are the thoughts on Hitmen? It's plural but doesn't end with an s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganPackers Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 What are the thoughts on Hitmen? It's plural but doesn't end with an s.Personally I don't like how it sounds, if they're going with the mafia connection- I'd rather go with a name like the Dons or the Godfathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston DynamoWhat about them?Galaxy sort of works because LA is large and diverse and the centre of the pop culture world.Houston Dynamo is one of those European style names that doesn't really work.The Chicago Fire have always had a weird identity. The branding revolves around firefighting, which you would think a team named "Fire" would want to avoid.Dynamo - pronounced DI-nah-moe - has nothing, absolutely nothing, with the Eastern European teams, like Dynamo/Dinamo( dee-NAH-moe) Moscow, and has everything to do with a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Houston is a large city associated with energy production. Plus, there was a team in the 1984 United Soccer League called the Houston Dynamos then again in the 1987-90 Lone Star Soccer Alliance. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What are the thoughts on Hitmen? It's plural but doesn't end with an s.Personally I don't like how it sounds, if they're going with the mafia connection- I'd rather go with a name like the Dons or the Godfathers.This team I was referring to (Calgary) is not mafia connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I think Houston Dynamo is a really good MLS name, actually. For MLS, I like collective nouns or singular nouns that conjure up some sort of bigger-than-the-sum-of-its-parts object, like a dynamo. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Side note:Chivas USA is going to be re-branded. I say they should be called the "Los Angeles Impalas." Why? The Chevrolet equivalent to the Ford Galaxie was the Impala Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRangersFan Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Chicago Sky:The sky's the limitIndiana Fever:Why did they name a team from Indiana the FeverPhoenix Mercury:No words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganPackers Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 What are the thoughts on Hitmen? It's plural but doesn't end with an s.Personally I don't like how it sounds, if they're going with the mafia connection- I'd rather go with a name like the Dons or the Godfathers.This team I was referring to (Calgary) is not mafia connected.Gotcha, I figured you were talking about the New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL and USPHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRangersFan Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston DynamoWhat about them?Galaxy sort of works because LA is large and diverse and the centre of the pop culture world.Houston Dynamo is one of those European style names that doesn't really work.The Chicago Fire have always had a weird identity. The branding revolves around firefighting, which you would think a team named "Fire" would want to avoid.The Fire nickname dates back to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganPackers Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston DynamoWhat about them?Galaxy sort of works because LA is large and diverse and the centre of the pop culture world.Houston Dynamo is one of those European style names that doesn't really work.The Chicago Fire have always had a weird identity. The branding revolves around firefighting, which you would think a team named "Fire" would want to avoid.The Fire nickname dates back to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.^Exactly, in that way the Chicago Fire is similar to the Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 LA GalaxyChicago FireHouston DynamoWhat about them?Galaxy sort of works because LA is large and diverse and the centre of the pop culture world.Houston Dynamo is one of those European style names that doesn't really work.The Chicago Fire have always had a weird identity. The branding revolves around firefighting, which you would think a team named "Fire" would want to avoid.The Fire nickname dates back to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.I'm aware. My point is that the identity is a contradiction. 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...
Gothamite Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 And it's also a silly name, regardless of the historical allusion. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 "Fire" sounds like one of those names that people who make fun of soccer think soccer teams are named: ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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