Not This Again. Whitecaps may change name.

[steven nevets]

If true and if it happens it would be a shame IMO.

Vancouver Whitecaps President Bob Lenarduzzi says he can't guarantee that the soccer club will keep the Whitecaps name once its joins the MLS in 2011.

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090318/BC_whitecaps_presser_090318/20090318/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

btw. Congrats to the Vancouver Whitecaps on getting MLS.

[RedRover]

Not if the fans have a voice in this. Ask Seattle.

[gstommylee]

Whats up with that?

They will retain the name but yet the president says they may change it. Which is creating a conflicting statement.

edit Sorry got the owners mixed up

[DCUdiplomat96]

Oh no Not this again hey we have 2id in Fort Lewis Canada just in case we can get that dude to Change his mind LOLOL

[gstommylee]

Yea need to find out why the conflicting stories over the name.

Found another link on the possibility of a name change.

http://www.vancouversun.com/Sports/official+Whitecaps+joining+2011/1402528/story.html

Team President states there's a chance of a name change but not if it goes his way.

[steven nevets]

Whats up with that?

Merritt said they will retain the name but yet the president says they may change it. Which is creating a conflicting statement.

Merritt? Think your confusing PDX & Van.

[gstommylee]

Bah sorry. Wrong name. Sorry about that.

[gregro]

Bah sorry. Wrong name. Sorry about that.


NOOOOO! It has to be Whitecaps! For all the reasons we are the Sonders.

Vancouver, don't let em do this to you. Sounder Nation is behind you on this! ;)

[MrVancouver]

Whitecaps seems like such a natural name, also it is well known here in Vancouver, Would not be a great move to change it .

[thomas19064]

I have a hard time believing Whitecaps won't be in the name.

[gstommylee]

grego i got van MLS owner and portland's owner name's mixed up.


Vancouver Whitecaps supporters: Contact the team and make sure they stick with whitecaps as name nothing else.

[Krammerhead]

They aren't going to change the name. This is simply an unneccessary marketing ploy. They haven't spent the recent years trying to make everybody believe that this club is in someway related to the NASL Whitecaps just to go and change the name. I'm quite sure the club used their name recognition in their bid to get an MLS franchise.

It's just a shame they are going to make the supporters go through this when it was completely not neccessary.

[gstommylee]

Seattle did before the Fans got involved.

Republic
Alliance
Seattle FC

were the 3 choices before the fans got invovled and forced a write in vote.

[MBurmy]

I e-mailed somebody in the organization (can't reveal his name because he might get mad if he finds out I posted this-then again, he might not), and he said that while the team is proud to be the Whitecaps, they are also the fans' team, and they'll get the fans' opinion before picking a name.

Translation: They WILL be the Whitecaps, they just want the certificate of authenticity verifying that this is the name the fans are choosing.

[Blackbox]

I dunno..... "Republic of Vancouver Alliance FC" is kinda growing on me...

[gstommylee]

I dunno..... "Republic of Vancouver Alliance FC" is kinda growing on me...


I was listing the names Seattle team wanted to use.

[Unak78]

The MLS needs to quit f*%king around, put the vote to the fans already and name the team Whitecaps FC. There is no good reason to change the name and they know it. Geez!

[Krammerhead]

I e-mailed somebody in the organization (can't reveal his name because he might get mad if he finds out I posted this-then again, he might not), and he said that while the team is proud to be the Whitecaps, they are also the fans' team, and they'll get the fans' opinion before picking a name.

Translation: They WILL be the Whitecaps, they just want the certificate of authenticity verifying that this is the name the fans are choosing.

They are just copying Seattle. It would have been far more original to just announce they are keeping their name and stop dicking fans around.

[gstommylee]

Krammerhead

I agree. Perhaps you could start getting the support going in Vancouver to get the team to stick with Whitecaps or Whitecaps FC.

[Unak78]

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3750/whitecaps3.jpg

MLS are u listening?