For anyone complaining about team names...

Discussion in 'MLS: General' started by Elninho, Aug 8, 2002.

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  1. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1 Elninho, Aug 8, 2002
    You think Dallas Burn, Colorado Rapids, and Los Angeles Galaxy are bad? How about these...

    Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands 2nd div)
    Quick Boys (Netherlands 3rd div)
    Wikki Tourists (Nigeria 1st div)
    Naughty Boys (Botswana 2nd div)
    Eleven Men In Flight (Swaziland 2nd div)
    Gege Happy Stars (Swaziland 2nd div)
    Golf Leopards (Sierra Leone 1st div)
    Strangers (Namibia 2nd div)
    Total Big Bullets (Malawi 1st div)
    Defense Invaders (Liberia 1st div)
    King Faisal Babies (Ghana 1st div)
    Unique Jappers (St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1st div)
    Green Booters (Philippines 1st div)
    Lovely Boys (Cook Islands 1st div)
    Shy Guy (Papua New Guinea 2nd div)
    Banner Team (Myanmar 1st div)
    Hedonism II (Jamaica 3rd div)
    Con Con National (Chile 3rd div)
    Deportivo Wanka (Peru 2nd div)

    ...among others.

    For some reason I still think I'd rather play for the worst-named club in MLS than be a Go Ahead Eagle, a Wikki Tourist, a Naughty Boy, a King Faisal Baby, or a Man In Flight...
     
  2. whirlwind

    whirlwind New Member

    Apr 4, 2000
    Plymouth, MI, USA
    #2 whirlwind, Aug 8, 2002
    Partick Thistle (Scotland)
    Joe Public (Jamaica)
    Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)
    Heart of Oak (Ghana)
     
  3. eric515

    eric515 Member

    May 8, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #3 eric515, Aug 8, 2002
    My favorite...even if I don't think it's their real mascot: Burnley Super Clarets!

    Don't forget BSC Young Boys (I think Sweden)
     
  4. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #4 superdave, Aug 8, 2002
    Must be sponsored by DefrockedCatholicPriests.org.
     
  5. Charlie Armstrong

    Charlie Armstrong Member

    Mar 7, 2001
    South Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #5 Charlie Armstrong, Aug 8, 2002
    I kinda like Strangers as a name.

    As for odd, I don't think names get much odder than Sheffield Wednesday.
     
  6. Davids26

    Davids26 Member

    May 31, 2000
    #6 Davids26, Aug 8, 2002
    Switzerland.
     
  7. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #7 Elninho, Aug 8, 2002
    A few more...

    Uncles (Solomon Islands)
    Lucky Men (Pakistan)
    Ideal Boys SC (Montserrat)
    Parrillas One (Honduras)
    Amateur (Haiti)
    Real Republicans (Sierra Leone)
    Mighty Spo (Cook Islands)
    Fake (Cook Islands)
    Orange Crushers (Guam)

    Does anyone want to be an Orange Crusher?
     
  8. bigredfutbol

    bigredfutbol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 5, 2000
    Woodbridge, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8 bigredfutbol, Aug 8, 2002
    And my favorite First-Division European name, Grasshopper Zurich from Switzerland.
    Not an altogether silly name, but not the first creature that comes to mind when thinking about a pro sports team.

    I'd love to be a Unique Japper. I think.
     
  9. profiled

    profiled Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 7, 2000
    slightly north of a mile high
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    #9 profiled, Aug 8, 2002
    I think Heart of Oak is a great name.

    Rushden and Diamons is odd (English 3rd division).
     
  10. Brad May

    Brad May New Member

    Feb 26, 1999
    San Jose, CA
    #10 Brad May, Aug 8, 2002
    Joe Public

    Besides having a strange name, Joe Public has a martini as their team logo...
     
  11. NICDT Coach

    NICDT Coach Member

    Jul 17, 2000
    Cd'A, Idaho
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #11 NICDT Coach, Aug 8, 2002
    Re: Joe Public

    I see nothing wrong with this. :D
     
  12. tcmahoney

    tcmahoney New Member

    Feb 14, 1999
    Metronatural
    #12 tcmahoney, Aug 9, 2002
    From the League of Wales:

    Total Network Solutions FC
     
  13. ShadowNC

    ShadowNC Member

    Apr 25, 2001
    Rocky Mount, NC
    #13 ShadowNC, Aug 9, 2002
    I want to play for that team.
     
  14. Thunderpac

    Thunderpac Member

    Feb 16, 2000
    NE Minneapolis
    #14 Thunderpac, Aug 9, 2002
    For the record, Joe Public is from Trinidad and Tobago.
     
  15. italchacao

    italchacao New Member

    Mar 18, 2002
    Austin TX
    #15 italchacao, Aug 9, 2002
    don't forget Sport Boys with their pink uniforms
     
  16. italchacao

    italchacao New Member

    Mar 18, 2002
    Austin TX
    #16 italchacao, Aug 9, 2002
    Re: Joe Public


    out-************ing-standing!
     
  17. BallStateMiddie

    BallStateMiddie New Member

    Mar 28, 2002
    Nashvegas
    #17 BallStateMiddie, Aug 10, 2002
    Re: Joe Public

    Dear lord, I need merchandise. Soccer and martinis together. A match made in heaven.
     
  18. Jacen McCullough

    Jacen McCullough Member

    Nov 23, 1998
    Maryland
    #18 Jacen McCullough, Aug 10, 2002

    I want to visit their sponsor! :D

    JMac
     
  19. Wizardscharter

    Wizardscharter New Member

    Jul 25, 2001
    Blue Springs, MO
    #19 Wizardscharter, Aug 10, 2002
    I'm sure if you go to Clemson, SC or Denver you could find someone.

    Also on 11 Men in Flight: Strange, yes, but that name goes to the national team. Their mascot is some kind of seabird. It's also on the front of their national jersey. Pretty cool jersey. Flag colors surrounding a white profile of the long graceful bird.

    Mighty Spo? I think there's your Champion.
     
  20. Parkhead_Faithful

    Parkhead_Faithful New Member

    Dec 19, 2001
    Glasgow,Scotland
    #20 Parkhead_Faithful, Aug 10, 2002
    Am i missing something?
     
  21. Maczebus

    Maczebus New Member

    Jun 15, 2002
    #21 Maczebus, Aug 10, 2002
    Nice use of paradox.


    And I've always thought Hamilton Academicals (Scottish lower divisions) has a nice ring to it.
     
  22. buffalo

    buffalo New Member

    Jul 12, 2002
    Buffalo
    #22 buffalo, Aug 10, 2002
    Don't forget the Kansas City Wiz (as they were first called back when MLS was launched)
     
  23. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #23 Elninho, Aug 10, 2002
    The whole point of this thread is "MLS could have been a lot worse."
     
  24. neroazzurri9

    neroazzurri9 New Member

    Jun 17, 2002
    #24 neroazzurri9, Aug 10, 2002
    Grampus Eight
     
  25. buffalo

    buffalo New Member

    Jul 12, 2002
    Buffalo
    #25 buffalo, Aug 10, 2002
    I think the Wiz is the worst. That's my point.
     
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