MM2 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 According to some on Bigsoccer this will be the name of the MLS team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Can't really say I am into Inter Toronto :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Richard Can't really say I am into Inter Toronto :-) I definitely do not like it but then I hated Blizzard at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Ouch that's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Awful - really, really, really awful. Good God that is so bad. Truly tragic. They have also applied for Northmen which is much much better. Not a pathetic rip-off a la Real Salt Lake. We will be a laughing stock if they use Inter. Check out the trademark database at and search on Inter Toronto: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/tmSearch.do?language=eng I love the list of "wares" including underwear, leotards and diapers. Sorry, but this stupid, stupid name will ruin MLSE's expected logo-laden leotard and diaper sales. Please MLSE - I beg you not to use this name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/viewTrademark.do;jsessionid=0000u2lm3NrRPOT1bRyVv-G5r8X:vjite1ad?language=eng&fileNumber=1293794&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=1 Oh God no, it's true. What a horrible name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 The domain has been registered by MLSE. http://www.whois.sc/InterTorontoFc.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 But, they also have applied for TorontoFC ... http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/viewTrademark.do;jsessionid=0000LRD6PFVmbsVA48EoJI7dxzL:vjite1ad?language=eng&fileNumber=1293792&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 But "Inter Toronto FC" appears to be the only name that MLS applied for a trademark in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 ... and Northmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 If you look through it also looks as though Toronto FC is proposed as well. MLSE has about 90 trademarks on there, its pretty interesting. But id have to say I like Northmen the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Northmen is not bad actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Toronto Northmen FC http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/viewTrademark.do;jsessionid=0000SCLttu3_LJR7ARVrZGh8Hx1:vjite1ad?language=eng&fileNumber=1293793&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I don't like Northmen. Would prefer City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I think the Rapids have the default colours already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 It's not a great name, but it's not bad. At least it has Real Salt Lake beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyleG Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 quote:Originally posted by sKriSh It's not a great name, but it's not bad. At least it has Real Salt Lake beat. As the worst name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 From a March 12th article on MLSE CEO Richard Peddie: "A stickler when it comes to research, Peddie knows that many local teams -- with the exception of Steve Stavro's Toronto City of the 1960s -- have failed in the promotion of soccer. But as a calculating businessman, Peddie figured out that the new MLSEL team, yet to be named, has a good chance to succeed. " Research? Are you telling me that "Inter Toronto" is the product of research? Morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passive Observer Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I guess it could be worse. I would have had no issues if the name of the club was Toronto International Football Club and they used "Inter-Toronto" as the nickname for marketing purposes. Inter Toronto FC comes across as a cheap rip off of Inter-Milan and has little significance to the internationalness of the city of Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 there was a team that went by Toronto Internationals in the old CPSL 1983 season, folded halfway through the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franky Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 also, i personally don't fancy the Inter Toronto name. Since, i am a Juve supporter and Inter Milan being a dreaded arch rival, not to mention, i have friends/family around me that are huge Inter fans, it doesn't bode well for my reaction. However, if that is the name then, either way, they got my support because it is better than supporting the Lynx and watching USL soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOareaFan Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I have liked Inter since day one. We are a city of people from around the world so our "international" status can not be disputed....certainly in the trend of Euro naming for MLS teams this is at least one that fits the city's identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 No matter what name they chose, there was always going to be howls of derision & protests from people calling it the worst name ever. Its par for the course. Inter Toronto has been mooted from a long way back, not my choice but hardly anything as idiotic sounding as Real Salt Lake - I would agree with TOareaFan that its fits the city's identity far more than "Real" fits Salt Lake. If that is the name of course - I will still wait for an official announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM2 Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Franky there was a team that went by Toronto Internationals in the old CPSL 1983 season, folded halfway through the year. Actually the team was called the Toronto Nationals, the Montreal team went by Inter-Montreal FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacRWE Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Im not sure on Northmen. That is pretty bad too, the Peter North(men) maybe? Toronto FC is the best there, but City is the way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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