nolando Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 21 hours ago, Xavier said: What is “united” about Terminal City? Thanks for coming up with something original, just curious about the United part. I understand football purist's use of the word united doesn't fit here but for me, the club will really have to sell the suburban side as one that unites the whole lower mainland, disgruntled Caps from the urban core included. The "port" theme is pure rubbish as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCanuck Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 25 minutes ago, Complete Homer said: I phrased it poorly. I meant the foothills area is north Calgary, opposite side of the city as to where the team will be playing Gotcha. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 13 hours ago, Complete Homer said: The problem with Foothills is a) The Foothills is a specific neighbourhood in Calgary. Specifically one in the north of the city, opposite to the stadium b ) the Foothills themselves have local rivalries with the other soccer clubs of Calgary. It's better to open with a blank slate than ask members of clubs who have been cheering against the Foothills for years to flip at the pro level. It's a small thing but we've seen how good relationships with these clubs matter a) as I saw mentioned, they play in Okotoks now which is south of the city b ) Fair enough. A new moniker might be better in this case. Still hope they stay away from the Cavalry, I'd prefer Fc Calgary (or Calgary FC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 29 minutes ago, shamrock said: a) as I saw mentioned, they play in Okotoks now which is south of the city b ) Fair enough. A new moniker might be better in this case. Still hope they stay away from the Cavalry, I'd prefer Fc Calgary (or Calgary FC) Both Cavalry FC and Calgary FC were trademarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 7 hours ago, Xavier said: Both Cavalry FC and Calgary FC were trademarked. CFC, burning a hole in the ozone, I mean CPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cblake Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 For Calgary how about the Rumble Ponies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuillermoDelQuarto Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 10:18 PM, nolando said: Terminal City United "Terminus FC"? haha or too "the walking dead"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 minute ago, GuillermoDelQuarto said: "Terminus FC"? haha or too "the walking dead"? It would make for some interesting posters and flags - though potentially a bit graphic for a family oriented league... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Why wouldn't it just be "Terminal City"? It's good enough for Manchester, Leicester, New York, Bristol, Stoke, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, ted said: Why wouldn't it just be "Terminal City"? It's good enough for Manchester, Leicester, New York, Bristol, Stoke, etc. It's not good enough for New York. They are New York City FC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, ted said: Why wouldn't it just be "Terminal City"? It's good enough for Manchester, Leicester, New York, Bristol, Stoke, etc. All those clubs have FC in their name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Looked up city nicknames on Wikipedia for cities that have been speculated on. Could probably grab some ideas from here: Calgary "C-Town" "Cowtown" "Heart of The New West" "Mohkínstsis" "The Stampede City" "Sandstone City" Surrey "City of Parks" Victoria "The Garden City" "City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads" Winnipeg "Chicago of the North" "Gateway to the West" "Negativipeg" "The Peg" "Slurpee Capital of the World" "Winnerpeg" "The Wholesale City" Saint John "Canada's Most Irish City" "Canada's Original City" "Loyalist City" "Port City" Halifax "City of Trees" "Haligonia" Hamilton "Ambitious City" "The Hammer" "Steeltown" Regina "The Queen City" "Pile o' Bones" "The City That Rhymes With Fun" Saskatoon "The Bridge City" "Hub City" "Paris of the Prairies" "POW City", for its resources in potash, oil and wheat "Saskabush" "Stoon" "Toontown" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Winnipeg could go along with the Air force theme that they currently have. The Jets and Bombers (was never intended to be Air Force related but most assume it is). Thinking Squadron, Snowbirds, Mosquitos (WW2 Plane and the insect Winnipeg is best known for), Hornets (see previous), Golden Hawks. The possibilities are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, johnyb said: Winnipeg could go along with the Air force theme that they currently have. The Jets and Bombers (was never intended to be Air Force related but most assume it is). Thinking Squadron, Snowbirds, Mosquitos (WW2 Plane and the insect Winnipeg is best known for), Hornets (see previous), Golden Hawks. The possibilities are endless. They could be the Air Men, and Port City could be the Sea Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Tigers said: They could be the Air Men, and Port City could be the Sea Men. With a mascot called swallow? Ok I'll see myself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 So Winnipeg will be Valour FC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuillermoDelQuarto Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 27 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said: So Winnipeg will be Valour FC? Hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kefa83 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On 9-5-2018 at 7:20 AM, Xavier said: Ownership for the BC team is different than the new ownership group the Highlanders have. What would you name a Victoria team? While Foothills have connections to the CPL team, I believe the ownership group will move towards a new name, as we have seen by the trademarked names such as Calgary FC and Cavalry FC. Its a pity that a club as the Foothills wouldn't be joining. They already have a long history, have great fans and a good supporters group. Also the name is an original one, not another *city name*FC . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Kefa83 said: Its a pity that a club as the Foothills wouldn't be joining. They already have a long history, have great fans and a good supporters group. Also the name is an original one, not another *city name*FC . The Foothills club is behind the Calgary CPL team though... They just are most likely not using the Foothills brand. Which is actually fine because that crest is brutal. I expect the kits to be similar to the Foothills ones though. Let’s wait until we get more information before we get all gloomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdude Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 If it was up to me, the Calgary club would have been named FC Tyro. I don't have a problem with not naming the club Foothills, because it's like oh it's just for people in Foothills, not for people in Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oranje Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, Blackdude said: If it was up to me, the Calgary club would have been named FC Tyro. I don't have a problem with not naming the club Foothills, because it's like oh it's just for people in Foothills, not for people in Calgary. Foothills is literally the area just west of the Rocky Mountains which Calgary is a part of and a Hospital in North Calgary. It's not an actual community association in Calgary aside from a small area of the Triwood association named "Foothills Estates". Based on how extremely far south it is, they could incorporate it into the name like South Calgary Showjumpers or SoCal for short. This would obviously pave the way for NorCal Airporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 22 hours ago, Kent said: It's not good enough for New York. They are New York City FC. OK, let's learn a little about world football shall we: The "FC" or "AFC" is part of EVERY name. It like naming a "Coporation" or "Hospital". ie. it is Arsenal AFC which stands for Arsenal Association Football Club. I am saying they shouldn't add "United" when they already have "City". You are one or the other, like Manchester City Football Club versus Manchester United Football Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 22 hours ago, deschamp86 said: Looked up city nicknames on Wikipedia for cities that have been speculated on. Could probably grab some ideas from here: [snip] Victoria "The Garden City" "City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads" Thank you no. We already have a long history of names that would be better: Highlanders United (dates from 1904, used for decades) Vistas (original CSL) How about we let people from the communities in question make suggestions rather than riffing off random internet searches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 53 minutes ago, ted said: Thank you no. We already have a long history of names that would be better: Highlanders United (dates from 1904, used for decades) Vistas (original CSL) How about we let people from the communities in question make suggestions rather than riffing off random internet searches. Would you have been okay with it if I had said up front that Highlanders was my first choice? This whole thread is basically speculation and I was just stoking the fire. I guess you wouldn't like my suggestion that I think that Winnipeg should be called "Chicago Fire of the North" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyb Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 16 hours ago, BuzzAndSting said: So Winnipeg will be Valour FC? Was going to put that on my list too. I'd be good with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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