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Why do people want teams that are successful and have a great following to get a do-over? Houston? Salt Lake?? Seriously?

So how do you fit a stadium in that little piece of land next to the Marlins park?
 
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Why do people want teams that are successful and have a great following to get a do-over? Houston? Salt Lake?? Seriously?

So how do you fit a stadium in that little piece of land next to the Marlins park?


The branding should match the quality of play on the pitch. Itll attract more fans for sure. Its really hard for many to take Soccer in the US seriously with a name like "Real Salt Lake" its so phony. Look at our team. One of its biggest selling points is its branding.
 
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And it's only Thursday.
 
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You just started watching MLS, didn't you? Enjoy the weekend.

Im definitely new to MLS, but I dont see how my point that teams should have a brand and name that reflects the community in which they play, is somehow negated by the fact that RSL has performed well. RSL would still perform well with a name that had something to do with.....Salt Lake City.
 
The point is if a club is really successful both on and off the field but reviled by outsiders, what's the point of a rebrand?

They just created a minor league team called Real Monarchs SLC. Does that offend you too?
 
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The point is if a club is really successful both on and off the field but reviled by outsiders, what's the point of a rebrand?

They just created a minor league team called Real Monarchs SLC. Does that offend you too?

None of this "offends" me but if they want to double down on dumb names let them. Im also sure some if not many of the detractors of the name are not just outsiders but also Salt Lake residents and supporters.
 
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None of this "offends" me but if they want to double down on dumb names let them. Im also sure some if not many of the detractors of the name are not just outsiders but also Salt Lake residents and supporters.
Multiple sellouts, a STH list longer than most MLS teams, including NYC and Orlandos says your wrong. Please, just stop.
 
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What, he thinks RSL is phony and our name is legit? We're a branding knock-off. They're at least somewhat original.

RSL is just a clever way of calling them Salt Lake Royals or Kings or Monarchs. Do you hate the LA Kings or Kansas City Royals, too? I used to hate it but now I see it like the Packers. On the surface, the Packers is a laughably stupid name but the team has given it meaning.

Besides, I think Real Salt Lake is better known as "RSL" just as Queens Park Rangers are more commonly referred to as "QPR".
 
What, he thinks RSL is phony and our name is legit? We're a branding knock-off. They're at least somewhat original.

RSL is just a clever way of calling them Salt Lake Royals or Kings or Monarchs. Do you hate the LA Kings or Kansas City Royals, too? I used to hate it but now I see it like the Packers. On the surface, the Packers is a laughably stupid name but the team has given it meaning.

Besides, I think Real Salt Lake is better known as "RSL" just as Queens Park Rangers are more commonly referred to as "QPR".


The Packers name has a qwerky and unique history to it and Ive always like it. Our name is simply the name of our city followed by FC. CFG might be happy "City" is in there but its hardly a branding knockoff if that is our city's official name.
 
For those who don't know, the Packers were named for the Indian Packing Company, our first sponsor. (I'm a Green Bay native and shareholder.) They are the original Red Bulls, lol. Tradition trumps everything.

I'm okay with Real, it's whatever. Still working on liking Sporting KC, but I'll get there.
 
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What, he thinks RSL is phony and our name is legit? We're a branding knock-off. They're at least somewhat original.

RSL is just a clever way of calling them Salt Lake Royals or Kings or Monarchs. Do you hate the LA Kings or Kansas City Royals, too? I used to hate it but now I see it like the Packers. On the surface, the Packers is a laughably stupid name but the team has given it meaning.

Besides, I think Real Salt Lake is better known as "RSL" just as Queens Park Rangers are more commonly referred to as "QPR".
Completely agree on your last point
 
David Beckham’s Miami MLS franchise is running out of false starts
Two stadium plans have fallen through because of politics – and people close to Beckham say that when a third is announced shortly it has to succeed

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/10/david-beckham-miami-mls-franchise
I'm glad overseas papers write about MLS, but it would be nice if it wasn't consistently out of date and recycled. I read that article and it's exactly the same as it was a month ago. No public progress, I get it. But publishing this story (again) makes it sound like Beckham has been rejected again or its failed.

When it's failed or succeeds, report something, don't just make up things and spin hyperbola.
 
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I'm glad overseas papers write about MLS, but it would be nice if it wasn't consistently out of date and recycled. I read that article and it's exactly the same as it was a month ago. No public progress, I get it. But publishing this story (again) makes it sound like Beckham has been rejected again or its failed.

When it's failed or succeeds, report something, don't just make up things and spin hyperbola.
That's just the way they are.
 
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