The YBTD Pro/Rel Thread, Part 9,614

Well now we have the Championship, League One and League Two everything is set up for pro/rel to begin eh? What are we waiting for?



Next step, USL could introduce promotion and relegation places without actually promoting or relegating anyone.

Baby steps.

 

Party like it's 1999. (Or was it 1998?)

 

Right?!?!

They are a historical anomaly as to why they exist in England.

JUST TRANSLATE THE BLOODY FRENCH OR ITALIAN SYSTEMS!

USL(eague) One/A
USL(eague) Two/B
USL(eague) Three/C

Simple. Obvious.

Why are people lauding this as a positive development?! I realize this is probably intended simply to obfuscate the fact that D3 is two notches below MLS and PDL isn't even on the same map (#PathToPro, y'all!), but that should only appeal to the unwashed masses.

 

I am standing and loudly applauding this post, tears streaming down my face. Is there an emoji for that?

 

Sigh. You mean the target audience of spectator sports.

Did you read Peter Wilt's recent article in the Athletic about promoting a new semi-pro team in Madison? It was all about involving your audiences - and he hinted that those audiences pretty overwhelmingly wanted a phony "Euro FC" kinda name.

Cue that facepalm haymaker.

 

I don't really care about names except in cases (as I have already documented) where WORDZZZ R INTENTIONALLY MISSPELLED TO KONNEKT WIF DA YOUF or whatever and/or "silly" minor league names if the team intends to be taken seriously. This one is a little more nuanced, for example:
Acceptable names:

1. Savannah Bananas
2. Macon Bacon
3. Hartford Yard Goats
4. Binghamton Rumble Ponies

These are all AA or lower teams that have no pretense (nor ability) to achieve a higher station in their sport.

Unacceptable team names:

1. San Diego Sockers
2. Laredo Honey Badgers
3. Florida Everblades
4. Everett Aquasox

I hope I don't really need to explain this.

Thank you for attending my TED Talk.

 

I'm actually fine with the phony Euro FC names. I mean, whatever! Madison A(F/S)C. It makes sense, says where they're from and allows the supporters to actually nickname the team whatever makes sense over time (the Reds! The Madmen! Dem Bums!).

What doesn't make sense to me is trying to pass off being a semi-pro affiliate of MNUTD as "League One" as if it should be the top of the pile of anything.

 

Those are, indeed, stirringly beautiful.

I just find FC nearly as annoying/phony/pretentious as those "Championship" and League One type misnomers.

 

I've always liked Queen's Park Rangers (as a name, don't care one way or the other about the team)

 

I think the Scottish PFL has the market cornered for good team names:

1. Airdrieonians
2. Celtic F.C.
3. Hamilton Academical
4. Heart of Midlothian
5. Hibernian
6. Inverness Caledonian Thistle
7. Partick Thistle
8. Queen of the South
9. Rangers

 

Uh, HELLOOOO... NEW ORLEANS BABY CAKES?!! Why the eff isn't THAT abomination on the list, Ted?

 

N.b. these lists are to be used as examples and should not be considered comprehensive. It's clear, however, that you understand the criteria and are capable of providing acceptable contributions.

 

Yes.

Kind of like Canada calling their league "Premier."

 

Maybe because they're moving to Wichita?

 

And they aren't even particularly historical. Why haven't they stuck with league 2? Calling the third level One is idiotic.

 

Yeah, but in Canada, it is. kind of. I mean, the actual premier clubs are in MLS, but their tippy-top league is this one, right? Still, I'd prefer League 1 for the first league. Maybe something like League 2 for the second, and get all crazy with League 3 for the third. I used to play in a mutli-tiered league that tried to get around simplicity by using beer brands to confer status. The problem was that nobody could really agree. Is Guiness better than Pauli? Is Bud really not the lowest league? Is there an actual difference in quality between that and the MHLL?

 

One of the 7th level leagues in England is called the "Northern Premier League Premier Division".

 

#takethecakesouttatherain

 

How dare you besmirch the names of the Ohio Xoggz and the Utah Blitzzzzz.

I have a spreadsheet of USL/USISL team names in front of me.

The best:

Connecticut Wolves
Cape Cod Crusaders
Vermont Wanderers (alas, aka Voltage)
Long Island Rough Riders
Wilmington Hammerheads (sentimental reasons)
Charleston Battery
Lexington Bluegrass Bandits
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers

The worst:

Orange County Zodiac (later the slightly more acceptable waves, then the simply bizarre Blue Star)
Montreal Impact (or l'Impact de Montreal)
Syracuse Salty Dogs
Atlanta Datagraphic Magic (I actually remember when Datagraphic was a famed regional amateur club, but still ...)
Austin Sockadillos (ouch -- later the Lone Stars)
California Victory
Las Vegas Quicksilver