I hear talk that there thinking of bringing a MLS team to Philidelphia. It's name should be either The Philidelphia Mutiny or The Philidelphia Fusion. It can be a team brought back to life.
Easy now. No need to be so snarky toward the newbie. For my part, I'd suggest the Philadelphia Atoms with the Fury's colors, which I'm told were identical to Roma. Or if they're owned by Jeffrey Lurie: the Philadelphia Talons with the Eagles' colors.
Newbie or not, the idea of driving the dead horse into the ground with those names is frivilous and stupid. The Atoms I like because of tradition.
mods can you merge this into the philadelphia expansion thread as this is already being discussed there thanks... (i haven't bumped it in a while, i know...)
Why limit names to Philly? Why not use a little more flexibility than insist on "Philadelphia _______s?" Keystone FC Keystone State Rangers The Pennsy FC The Pennsy Express Ben Franklin FC Penn's Forest FC (oops, there already is one.) Penn's Woodsmen Schuylkill Skunks Pennsylvania Pokers (at first I thought of polkas)
Philly Gunners ( a nod to arsenal). Ties in to american revolution. Or better yet Pennsylvania Rifle (after the regiment). Well in these P.C. times both probably won't fly. and i bet Atoms probably wouldn't as well. I'm sure Nike will come up with great name...not.
I would like to make one thing clear. Philadelphians don't like their 'brothers' from Pittsburgh. Two completely different cultures. Therefore, anything that has to do with Pennsylvania... needs to be thrown out. I don't really have a suggestion for a name, but for colors. I think the team should represent something about the city. Red, white, and blue is probably out because of the Revs. I propose a light blue and yellow combination for two reasons: 1) the colors of the city flag are light blue and yellow (imagine UCLA or the Nuggets' new stuff only not as shiny), 2) ENOUGH WITH THE BLACK!!! As I remember the only teams w/o black are the Fire, the Revs, and the Galaxy. Time for some new ideas.
i like Ben Franklin SC, I've suggested that in one of the other similar threads long time ago. I like the Maroon and Orange color scheme. Too bad the stupid girls league stole Freedom, that's perfect. Philadelphia Freedom. Maybe it would inspire Sir Elton to have an interest in MLS as an investor.
So long as he lasts longer than Frampton. Founders F.C. Freedom is cool. Maybe Uncle Phil can buy WUSA after they go Chapter 11 and change the chicks' team to the Liberty Belles.
I'm sorry that I don't know more about the Philly Atoms but I wasn't around during the old NASL. I must say that the Atoms will be the most ridiculed name in professional sports if it is used. It will be even worse than the Fusion or some such name. I've got to go for a traditional soccer name like Philly Gunners suggested earlier. Something a little more typical in the soccer world.
No, Galaxy, Crew, Clash, Wiz, Mutiny, Burn, Revolution, et al, are the most ridiculed names in professional sports. Atoms, on the other hand, is a good name for an American team, just like Aston Villa is a good name for a British team. BTW, I vote for Atoms, with the original Atoms colors (blue and white). Maroon and yellow make my tummy hurt .
I've always leaned towards Philadelphia Soccer Club, or just PSC. And perhaps you could have a "nickname" to go with it (Talons, Gunners, Dragons, whatever). As for colors, I'd go with green and orange. I know it seems a bit of a strange color combo, but I think it could work. One uniform would be primarily green (similar in shade to the Eagles) with orange piping or highlights. The other would be primarily orange (like Holland), with a touch of green. But I think having the two colors together in equal amounts should be avoided. It would be a fairly unique color scheme, and certainly unique within MLS. But I don't really expect anyone to agree with me! I guess I'll just have to become a billionaire and become the Philly investor. Professor B
Sounds fine by me. Just as long as you always sell the club by its nickname. On player contracts and official intra-club documents, it could be the "Philadelphia Major League Soccer Club," but in press releases it would be the "Philadelphia Whathaveyous." And no Freedom please. In the future, let's leave the singular names to the ladies.
Great logo, too. But the "tradition" was one of ineptitude and incompetence. Atoms at least had a title, some popular players, etc. www.philadelphiaatoms.com BTW--WUSA would have little to do with stopping a men's team from being named Philadelphia Freedom. But the local World Team Tennis team of the same name might gripe. As would the Lower Merion Soccer Club, which still has the trademark to "Philadelphia Freedom," the name of a D3 team from 5 years back.
PSC is already a well established youth club in Philly. They are one of the few clubs actually IN the city.