narduch Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Based on social media comments it looks like the Vancouver downtown elitists don't like the name or logo SoccMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I actually like the logo lol CDNFootballer, ted and narduch 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: nickname.. the Freebirds Fraser Valley Freebirds 😉 Edited October 26, 2022 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ftduck Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, SpursFlu said: Fraser Valley Freebirds That actually rolls off the tongue quite well SpursFlu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Little known fact.. there are more Eagles in the province of BC than in the entire United States nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 VFC's in the league? PegCityCam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Now we will get arguing. What happened to Sustainable Cooperation FC? wallflower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Hope they were bright enough to get permission from the existing grassroots "Vancouver FC" club, or we could have a lawsuit on our hands. RJB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I have come around on the name. Basically, I don't hate the idea of being 'Vancouver' even though it's not. I understand the logic. I really like the logo a lot, and think they've kept it clean and simple, but also sharp. The colours are going to be the deal breaker, and am really excited to see what they go with. I would really like a dark first kit with a white change kit. I think that would be great! Can't wait for a VFC v VWFC derby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 That crest looks like someone's dad on a minor hockey team threw something together in photoshop in 1996. LOL BearcatSA and PegCityCam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 31 minutes ago, ted said: That crest looks like someone's dad on a minor hockey team threw something together in photoshop in 1996. LOL It does have a bit of a retro hockey look to it. If the colours will be red and black and think it will have strong look to it. I think that's a good thing for that area. I really dislike the Vancouver thing but the I give the logo a passing grade Edited October 27, 2022 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerkick Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 well, it could also be GVRDFC, but that might be hard to fit in a scoreboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 toontownman, ted, cornerkick and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Probably low-hanging fruit here: Michael Henman (senior) from Abbotsford leads USPORTS in goals this season with 19 in 13 starts. I'd have to imagine he either gets the De Brienne treatment or is a high consideration to be drafted to the new team next door. K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) With all due respect, who can find Langley on a map outside of BC? Let alone outside the country. What about clubs abroad scouting... which name stands out? Langley or Vancouver where a certain Davies played? The name "Vancouver" just helps them long term in term of overall visibility and allows them to move wherever a municipality sweetens the deal for a new venue. Today is Langley, could be Surrey in a decade or Burnaby or whatever. Bigger picture my friend... bigger picture* *Now I'm happy to say that the logo is a "meh" for me Edited October 28, 2022 by Ansem CDNFootballer, johnyb and ted 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper1917 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Oh sure maybe my mind is in the gutter BUT - am I the only one that chuckled and thought the logo looked a bit like something that should not be on a logo???? lol ted and Ftduck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) The reason people can't find Langley on a map is why it's called Vancouver. Who can find Surrey on a map? Yet Surrey will probably soon be one of the largest cities in Canada. The point is people outside of BC should get to know things. Who hell knows what York is or Brampton is or Hamilton? What the hell or where the hell is Hamilton? But apparently we're supposed to know these things. The team is in Surrey like Swangard stadium is in Vancouver and the team was called the Vancouver 86ers and Whitecaps. We could go around in circles but the bottom line is the team is called Vancouver because Canadians are ignorant when it comes to BC, people lack vision and the owners took a super safe direction and basically chose a "brand" in Vancouver that tela prompter reader in Toronto would understand I dont like it but it's done and listening to people who have never been to the Fraser Valley act like they know or even have people technically try and say it is Vancouver are both extremely annoying. It's not in Vancouver, they called it Vancouver. Some beurocratic administrative organization thats completely dated doesnt mean shit. The LA Angeles are not in LA, they're in Anaheim which is in Orange County which is very different than LA. So don't be surprised if one day the team is called Fraser Valley FC then Surrey FC then back to Vancouver FC. Whatever get over it. If you don't like it keep cheering for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Drive right past the LEC get in traffic for an hour, pay $30 for parking. $20 for a beer. Watch them lose to some random expansion team from a place on the other side of the continent. And be happy Edited October 28, 2022 by SpursFlu Ansem, red card and Ftduck 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 41 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: The reason people can't find Langley on a map is why it's called Vancouver. Who can find Surrey on a map? Yet Surrey will probably soon be one of the largest cities in Canada. The point is people outside of BC should get to know things. Who hell knows what York is or Brampton is or Hamilton? What the hell or where the hell is Hamilton? But apparently we're supposed to know these things. The team is in Surrey like Swangard stadium is in Vancouver and the team was called the Vancouver 86ers and Whitecaps. We could go around in circles but the bottom line is the team is called Vancouver because Canadians are ignorant when it comes to BC, people lack vision and the owners took a super safe direction and basically chose a "brand" in Vancouver that tela prompter reader in Toronto would understand Almost everywhere I've travelled, people describe themselves to outsiders using the name of the local metro area. The names of the various subdivisions only come up when the discussion is on a more micro-scale. So there's no shame or harm in referring to a team from the Vancouver area as Vancouver even if it is technically located in Surrey or where ever. Also, even locally, the owners realize that most people are used to supporting a Vancouver team even if they don't actually live in Vancouver. (Or even a BC team if it's the Lions.) So by calling themselves Vancouver, they appeal to everyone in the area. If they become very specific and call themselves Langley, then they actually put off fans from the rest of metro Vancouver. Finally, municipal boundaries are arbitrary inside metro areas. What is now the city of Toronto was six different municipalities until some point in the 1990s. So Vancouver has chosen to keep all the smaller cities administratively separate even though you wouldn't know you're crossing a municipal boundary without a sign. Whatever. It's mostly the metro urban area that matters. CDNFootballer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 So will Kah be named manager on the big announcement day too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 53 minutes ago, narduch said: So will Kah be named manager on the big announcement day too? That's my hunch too... narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Kingston said: Almost everywhere I've travelled, people describe themselves to outsiders using the name of the local metro area. The names of the various subdivisions only come up when the discussion is on a more micro-scale. So there's no shame or harm in referring to a team from the Vancouver area as Vancouver even if it is technically located in Surrey or where ever. Also, even locally, the owners realize that most people are used to supporting a Vancouver team even if they don't actually live in Vancouver. (Or even a BC team if it's the Lions.) So by calling themselves Vancouver, they appeal to everyone in the area. If they become very specific and call themselves Langley, then they actually put off fans from the rest of metro Vancouver. Finally, municipal boundaries are arbitrary inside metro areas. What is now the city of Toronto was six different municipalities until some point in the 1990s. So Vancouver has chosen to keep all the smaller cities administratively separate even though you wouldn't know you're crossing a municipal boundary without a sign. Whatever. It's mostly the metro urban area that matters. But my push back is that there is a clear cultural divide between the Valley/Langley/Surrey and Vancouver. More now than ever. I for instance really detest Vancouver and really don't want to have anything do with it. If I never had to go to Vancouver again id be perfectly happy with that. But at the end of the day whatever. It's a soccer team and I have no doubt in 10 years this team won't be called Vancouver fc. It feels like a place holder until until a permanent locating and real estate deal can be put together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Swangard Stadium is in the City of Burnaby, not Vancouver. The Vancouver 86ers never played an actual competitive match within the bounds of the City of Vancouver. I have lots of friends and family who reside in the Lower Mainland, south of the Fraser, and they all consider themselves for all intents and purposes to be Vancouverites. As per usual, most of what that other guy is saying is utter horse shit. ted and Greatest Cockney Rip Off 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ftduck Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 7 hours ago, grasshopper1917 said: Oh sure maybe my mind is in the gutter BUT - am I the only one that chuckled and thought the logo looked a bit like something that should not be on a logo???? lol Can we nickname them the cocks?!? ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I knew the logo felt familiar to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 4:57 PM, Ftduck said: Can we nickname them the cocks?!? They could rip off the SC Bari logo and then also get a shirt sponsor from Kellog's Corn Flakes! Ftduck, ted and narduch 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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