Richard Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 In line with the current MLS trend, how about 'Toronto 1834' for a name although my favourite remains 'York Redcoats'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Not-A-Clue-About-Soccer-update guy (all the scores in 60 seconds) says: "And in other sports news; soccer: Houston beat Toronto 1836 to 1834...umm...gee...that must have been a close game... (Hey Bill, I thought soccer games always ended 1-0?)". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Spiers Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 We need to think outside of the box (and I'm not talking about those cemetery adds popping up on billboards across TO) to come up with a unique and distinctive name. My team back in England is Tottenham Hotspur and people often wonder how they got the name Hotspur. The story goes that the founders of the club (originally a cricket club) either lived near, or played at, Northumberland Park (and, if you check a street map, you'll see a street named Northumberland Park just north of Spurs ground at White Hart Lane). One of the founders - remembering his school day studying Shakespeare - recalled that the Earl of Northumberland and his son, Henry Hotspur were both characters in Henry IV Part 1 - and came up with the original name, Hotspur FC, later Tottenham Hotspur FC. (Probably not true - but a good story). Now I'm not suggesting Toronto Hotspur as the name for our MLS team but I am suggesting that type of 'out of the box' thinking. Could there be a Shakespearean character with a link to Toronto? Is there some other literary or historical connection someone can come up with? (And, no, Eskimo Nell is not considered literature!) Toronto Apparitions (Macbeth) - a good description of the fans we can expect to come out to support our team? Toronto Archidamus (A Winter's Tale) - what else for a team from Canada - and the Blizzard can be the unofficial fans name for the club! Toronto Balthasar (The Comedy of Errors) - good link to the stadium situation - CNE >> Varsity >> York University >> Downsview Park >> CNE Toronto Bastards (Troilus and Cressida + others) - that should get shouts of approval from the ROC Toronto Clowns (Hamlet + others) - more roars from the ROC Toronto Silence (Henry IV Part 2) - that should get Doyle and G-Man's vote as descriptive of Toronto fans On second thoughts, maybe this isn't such a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 What if the name was related to the CNE? Toronto Exhibition, or the Toronto Exhibitionists. Maybe not. Maybe we could bring back the Expos!! That would go over well now wouldn't it. Hopefully we get a better stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Bill Spiers We need to think outside of the box (and I'm not talking about those cemetery adds popping up on billboards across TO) to come up with a unique and distinctive name. My team back in England is Tottenham Hotspur and people often wonder how they got the name Hotspur. The story goes that the founders of the club (originally a cricket club) either lived near, or played at, Northumberland Park (and, if you check a street map, you'll see a street named Northumberland Park just north of Spurs ground at White Hart Lane). One of the founders - remembering his school day studying Shakespeare - recalled that the Earl of Northumberland and his son, Henry Hotspur were both characters in Henry IV Part 1 - and came up with the original name, Hotspur FC, later Tottenham Hotspur FC. (Probably not true - but a good story). Now I'm not suggesting Toronto Hotspur as the name for our MLS team but I am suggesting that type of 'out of the box' thinking. Could there be a Shakespearean character with a link to Toronto? Is there some other literary or historical connection someone can come up with? (And, no, Eskimo Nell is not considered literature!) Toronto Apparitions (Macbeth) - a good description of the fans we can expect to come out to support our team? Toronto Archidamus (A Winter's Tale) - what else for a team from Canada - and the Blizzard can be the unofficial fans name for the club! Toronto Balthasar (The Comedy of Errors) - good link to the stadium situation - CNE >> Varsity >> York University >> Downsview Park >> CNE Toronto Bastards (Troilus and Cressida + others) - that should get shouts of approval from the ROC Toronto Clowns (Hamlet + others) - more roars from the ROC Toronto Silence (Henry IV Part 2) - that should get Doyle and G-Man's vote as descriptive of Toronto fans On second thoughts, maybe this isn't such a good idea! Margaret Atwood has written about Southern Ontario Gothic, the kind of literary tradition that spins tales where there always seems to be a skeleton in the closet of the seemingly respectable family home. This would be a very appropriate way of rendering her a literary homage, as well as being true to the regional character. So how about Toronto Gothic? Writes Wikipedia, this time from http://www.answers.com/topic/southern-ontario-gothic: "Southern Ontario Gothic is a sub-genre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario. Writers of this sub-genre include Alice Munro, Timothy Findley, Douglas Anthony Cooper, Margaret Atwood, Robertson Davies, Jane Urquhart, Marian Engel, James Reaney, Susan Swan, Graeme Gibson and Barbara Gowdy. Like the Southern Gothic of American writers such as William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor and Eudora Welty, Southern Ontario Gothic critiques race, gender, religion, and politics, but in a Southern Ontario context. Southern Ontario Gothic is generally characterized by a stern realism set against the dour small-town Protestant morality stereotypical of the region, and often has underlying themes of moral hypocrisy. Actions and people that act against humanity, logic, and morality all are portrayed unfavorably, and one or more characters may be suffering from some form of mental illness. Some (but not all) writers of Southern Ontario Gothic use supernatural or magic realist elements; a few deviate from realism entirely, in the manner of the fantastical gothic novel. Virtually all dwell to a certain extent upon the grotesque." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twismca Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 I think bringing back "Blizzard" is a HORRIBLE idea. It's reminds us of a failed attempt from the past and just feeds America's stereotype of Canada. A better idea would be to use a new name and maybe use the Blizzard colours or something less obvious of a tribute than the actual name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 quote:Originally posted by twismca I think bringing back "Blizzard" is a HORRIBLE idea. It's reminds us of a failed attempt from the past and just feeds America's stereotype of Canada. A better idea would be to use a new name and maybe use the Blizzard colours or something less obvious of a tribute than the actual name. Hey!!!!!!!!! Listen dude. You are totally wrong with your statement. In fact, if you would read the history of the Blizzard, the club never folded during the demise of the NASL. It was the league (NASL) that went under rather than the club. Furthermore, the club made it to 2 consecutive Super-Bowls during the last final years of the NASL. The Blizzard contains an amazing reputation of Canadian soccer notoriety history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 quote:Originally posted by twismca I think bringing back "Blizzard" is a HORRIBLE idea. It's reminds us of a failed attempt from the past and just feeds America's stereotype of Canada. A better idea would be to use a new name and maybe use the Blizzard colours or something less obvious of a tribute than the actual name. Hey!!!!!!!!! Listen dude. You are totally wrong with your statement. In fact, if you would read the history of the Blizzard, the club never folded during the demise of the NASL. It was the league (NASL) that went under rather than the club. Furthermore, the club made it to 2 consecutive Super-Bowls during the last final years of the NASL. The Blizzard contains an amazing reputation of Canadian soccer notoriety history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 its true, the Blizzard and Cosmos were left, that were willing to play OUTDOOR version while the remaining starlets, decided to join the rockem sockem INDOOR version, thats was the M....I...S...L...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Franky its true, the Blizzard and Cosmos were left, that were willing to play OUTDOOR version while the remaining starlets, decided to join the rockem sockem INDOOR version, thats was the M....I...S...L...!!! The Blizzard even investigated playing in the ASL. They really did not want to go into hibernation. They were forced to do so by the other clubs in the NASL that decided to give up (Cosmos excepted). That's why INEX popped up. They thought they'd fill the gap using Blizzard front office personnel and players but their publicity was pathetic and everyone said "what the hell is INEX" and fair enough. Good team though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Hey!!!!!!!!! Listen dude. You are totally wrong with your statement. In fact, if you would read the history of the Blizzard, the club never folded during the demise of the NASL. It was the league (NASL) that went under rather than the club. Furthermore, the club made it to 2 consecutive Super-Bowls during the last final years of the NASL. The Blizzard contains an amazing reputation of Canadian soccer notoriety history. The Birmingham Bulls and Cincinnati stayed in existance right up until the WHA ended....that hardly makes them successful hockey franchises! The fact is, the Blizzard survived, barely, and made hardly a dent on the sports scene in Toronto. There crowds were, rarely, even up to the average for the NASL and, I believe, they lost money every year they existed. Hardly a success story....just a decent survival tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealGooner Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Its all pretty moot now. MLS is heading purposefully in the soccer-traditionalist naming direction now. Since the Lynx claim they are staying put, perhaps we can rename them Blizzard ,and get new owners while we're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 quote:Originally posted by TOareaFan The Birmingham Bulls and Cincinnati stayed in existance right up until the WHA ended....that hardly makes them successful hockey franchises! The fact is, the Blizzard survived, barely, and made hardly a dent on the sports scene in Toronto. There crowds were, rarely, even up to the average for the NASL and, I believe, they lost money every year they existed. Hardly a success story....just a decent survival tale. Responding to your comments are hardly worth it. You are obviously incorrect with your comments. In fact, everyone knows that the Blizzard had a strong following, especially the H-Block crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Responding to your comments are hardly worth it. You are obviously incorrect with your comments. In fact, everyone knows that the Blizzard had a strong following, especially the H-Block crowd. From your condescending remarks it is clear that you know more than me....all I remember is that we never led the league in attendance....seldom (ever?) got above the league average and, more often than not, had more empty seats than fans....perhaps you could enlighten me on why/how I am "obviously incorrect". Not everyone knows that the Blizzard were such a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 TO, do me a favour. Stick your head inside that hole where the sun don't shine and die. quote:Originally posted by TOareaFan From your condescending remarks it is clear that you know more than me....all I remember is that we never led the league in attendance....seldom (ever?) got above the league average and, more often than not, had more empty seats than fans....perhaps you could enlighten me on why/how I am "obviously incorrect". Not everyone knows that the Blizzard were such a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua TO, do me a favour. Stick your head inside that hole where the sun don't shine and die. such hateful words. how many people were in the H block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua TO, do me a favour. Stick your head inside that hole where the sun don't shine and die. Is that your response to everyone who does not share your views on subjects? Very mature, very productive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis_Rancagua Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 quote:Is that your response to everyone who does not share your views on subjects? Very mature, very productive. Talk about productive and maturity!!!!!! Your facts have been so distorting that you come on this board and you invent this notion that the Blizzard were actually an insignificant blur on the radar screen. Buddy, you act like this 15-years old that invents stories out of comic strips. If you want to know about the Blizzard, you have to spend almost 1 hour with me at a coffee shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Talk about productive and maturity!!!!!! Your facts have been so distorting that you come on this board and you invent this notion that the Blizzard were actually an insignificant blur on the radar screen. Buddy, you act like this 15-years old that invents stories out of comic strips. If you want to know about the Blizzard, you have to spend almost 1 hour with me at a coffee shop. surely there has to be a less painful way...so how many people were part of the "H block"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Talk about productive and maturity!!!!!! Your facts have been so distorting that you come on this board and you invent this notion that the Blizzard were actually an insignificant blur on the radar screen. Buddy, you act like this 15-years old that invents stories out of comic strips. If you want to know about the Blizzard, you have to spend almost 1 hour with me at a coffee shop. I spent several years going to Metros-Croatia games and Blizzard games.....I know they were never a great success...just a decent survival story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 <mod> Luis, just calm down. There's no reason to attack TOareaFan. </mod> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Robin Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Luis_Rancagua Hey. Take him up on this offer! We've not been able to see Luis at Voyageurs meetings in The Duke of York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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