What NOT to name the new MLS entry from SLC

[MrSangster]

Please , please , please do not name this team any of the following:

1) Brine
2) Fightin' Irish
3) Brewers
4) Devils ( Red or Blue)
5) Inversion
6) Divide
7) Salty Dogs
8) Boom

[MetroAndAGuinessPlz]

If they name this team "Boom" I am officially finished with MLS.

[Sachin]

See.. I think we need to name them "Boom", that way we find out who the true fans are and who the pousers are.

Seriously, the only names off the table should be:

United
Fire
Metroscum
Revolution
Crew
Rapids
Wizards
Galaxy
Earthquakes
Burn
Chivas de SLC

YMMV, but I'm always right.

Sachin

[Czar Pazzo]

Hopefully everyone will consult this thread before they throw out "Utah Saints" in the other one, thinking they are the first to come up with that.

For anyone still thinking Saints, Boom, or something with a double-z, Checketts has already vetoed these names. (thank heavens)

The only reason I can see someone suggesting concept names such as Storm, Power, ala WUSA/WNBA is that they are a Rapids fan and are hoping that SLC will have a stupid name that is easy to ridicule.

[Rapids/Arsenal Fan]

The only reason I can see someone suggesting concept names such as Storm, Power, ala WUSA/WNBA is that they are a Rapids fan and are hoping that SLC will have a stupid name that is easy to ridicule.

There's enough to ridicule with out a stupid name, but I don't think any Rapids fan would be able to throw any stones about names.

I love my team...but "The Rapids?" A small part of me hopes we pull a Dallas Burn someday; change the name and go back to green.

[roarksown1]

There's enough to ridicule with out a stupid name, but I don't think any Rapids fan would be able to throw any stones about names.

I love my team...but "The Rapids?" A small part of me hopes we pull a Dallas Burn someday; change the name and go back to green.

I always thought "Colorado Rapids" was one of the better names in MLS...

Whatever they do, they shouldn't name the SLC team the "Yankees", "Lakers", or "Patriots." That would be just plain wrong.

[Snarf]

See.. I think we need to name them "Boom", that way we find out who the true fans are and who the pousers are.

Seriously, the only names off the table should be:

United
Fire
Metroscum
Revolution
Crew
Rapids
Wizards
Galaxy
Earthquakes
Burn
Chivas de SLC

YMMV, but I'm always right.

Sachin

I don't see why we can't copy the names that are already used. There are so many dorks out there who want to name an MLS team Arsenal or Wanderers or Rovers, forgetting about the fact that there already is an Arsenal, Wanderers and Rovers. Why not SLC Fire, we have fires out here all the time, or SLC Galaxy, were part of the Galaxy too. I got a great idea, lets get our own freakin' name and quit with the wannabe copying of someone else's history.

"I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen, you see, he's already got one."

[Freddy Garcia Lives]

Squaw Peaks

[Lowecifer]

Polygamists!

Yay!

[Fiorentina lives!]

Mormons
Missionaires
Salties
Lakers
Rockers
Metal
White Collars
Burn
Kick
Goal
Chivas
Raging Copper Miners
SLC-UT-SCU-MLS
Shots

[angusean]

I hope and pray that it's not the BOOM, can you imagine what Tom Kirkland on Ch 5 would do with that, it's just stupid. I like the Buffalo Soldiers, cool name, it's pc, cool theme song (and bob was usually high so all the Ute fans will be happy-just kidding) i mean it's got everything!

[Brownswan]

The only reason I can see someone suggesting concept names such as Storm, Power, ala WUSA/WNBA is that they are a Rapids fan and are hoping that SLC will have a stupid name that is easy to ridicule.

And Rapids is one of the better names in MLS. I've thought so since '96 --
that, DC United, and Metrostars -- after we dropped the NY/NJ bit, and most of us out here just call them Metro, as does MSG-TV and many of the newspapers.

Not 'Colorado' Rapids, just Rapids -- or Denver.

You need to break in with a moniker that commands respect or resentment -- pretty much the same thing in MLS.