Emlyn Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I was thinking about with all the recent news surrounding the caps in England(ie. paul barber signing, linked to keane, robbie savage, Haber and gage successful trials, and now the possibility of arsenal being linked with selgado), what the profile of the team is there? clearly it's not much, but is it more than other MLS clubs? I think Galaxy and Cosmos probably have the highest(relatively) profile, but could Vancouver be a close third? I'm too young to know but from what I hear vancouver was one of the highest profile clubs in Europe in the old NASL. maybe we just need a space inspired name. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Every English football geek I've met knew the Whitecaps because of Alan Ball and Peter Beardsley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razcle Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well it does help that the Whitecaps name have some good history. The original MLS teams were mostly formed in what '96 or something like that, where MLS was a bit of a joke in its infancy. I am not discounting your original comments at all. I think any way to raise the profile of soccer in Canada is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Every English football geek I've met knew the Whitecaps because of Alan Ball and Peter Beardsley. Yeah, Beardsley scored a ****eload of goals in England after playing for the Caps. The name would definitely reasonate with the 35 year-old and up crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I also read on tribalfootball that Atiba Harris is Micah Richards' cousin, fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Shaw Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think you'll find that the Cosmos and Whitecaps names would be about the best known in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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