Let me make a pitch for "New Southern Front" Hopefully I can convince some of you ;)
Lets examine the straight up dictionary definition of "front"
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From Merrian-Webster Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=Front
Definiion of "front"...the ones that are particularly interesting:
2 a (1) : VANGUARD (2) : a line of battle (3) : a zone of conflict between
armies b (1) : a stand on an issue : POLICY (2) : an area of activity or
interest <progress on the educational front> (3) : ****a movement linking
divergent elements to achieve common objectives****; especially : a political
coalition
5 archaic : BEGINNING
6b : a position of leadership or superiority
7 a : a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or
activity of the actual controlling agent b : a person who serves as the
nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige
- in front of : directly before or ahead of
- out front : in the audience
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So here's why it would work, one definition of the word is "a movement linking
divergent elements to achieve common objectives." Obviously this definately
applies to our situation. Also it is a person or, in our our case, an
organization that "serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige." AND....I didn't know this but the archaic meaning is "beginning" as in beginning of southern soccer dominance.
Wow....so it would apply to our movement as well as the obvious military "line
of battle" idea that I love for a supporter's group.
Ultimately, we could form this group now and lobby for an MLS team under its guises. We could also use the same name and logo for the group EVEN AFTER our goals are achieved and we have a team on account of the multiple meaning of the word! There will be continuity among the group and will not be a need to start from scratch to build a reputation among fans in the community...we will already be a known commodity in Atlanta.
This just makes so much sense...really think about it. If we put in all this
work to get out in the community wih this movement, promote it, lobby for it,
and build support as the New Southern Front, we will have
name recognition and a super-highway to growth once we finally do get a team and transform to strictly a supporter's group.
I like "New Southern" over "Southern because thats what we are...New. The South and Atlanta has changed greatly since last year, much less last decade or last century. Unfortunately, "Southern" often implies "redneck" to ignorant outsiders and "New Southern" would prevent that characterization and really emphasize the freshness of our mevement.