With respect to all die hard MCFC fans and the ownership, I would like to just to remind fellow NYCFC fans that we are a new club with an opportunity to start something original and great: so can we please not adopt MCFC themes, songs, chants, anymore than is necessary by way of ownership.
Speaking as a Chelsea fan, but more importantly as someone that would like to avoid alienating potential new fans that have already been passionately following an EPL team for quite some time (lifetimes), I think it would be wise to NOT just be a MCFC clone. Additionally, I don't think we should adopt any Chelsea themes or any other professional clubs' themes either including the Yankees whom I also support.
Thoughts on this potentially volatile subject are welcome, but I strongly feel that being a part of something new loses a lot of it's value if we are to be lazy and simply copy other clubs' material just for the sake of trying to look or sound legitimate in the eyes of others. I've seen this with other MLS clubs and it always makes me cringe, as in how the Vancouver Whitecaps use "Blue is the Color" a Chelsea song.
Lastly, for the record, thankfully I don't really see any significant cloning going on now, but as things heat up you never know what might happen.
Ownership is temporary, legacy is forever.
Thanks,
Fireman1201
Speaking as a Chelsea fan, but more importantly as someone that would like to avoid alienating potential new fans that have already been passionately following an EPL team for quite some time (lifetimes), I think it would be wise to NOT just be a MCFC clone. Additionally, I don't think we should adopt any Chelsea themes or any other professional clubs' themes either including the Yankees whom I also support.
Thoughts on this potentially volatile subject are welcome, but I strongly feel that being a part of something new loses a lot of it's value if we are to be lazy and simply copy other clubs' material just for the sake of trying to look or sound legitimate in the eyes of others. I've seen this with other MLS clubs and it always makes me cringe, as in how the Vancouver Whitecaps use "Blue is the Color" a Chelsea song.
Lastly, for the record, thankfully I don't really see any significant cloning going on now, but as things heat up you never know what might happen.
Ownership is temporary, legacy is forever.
Thanks,
Fireman1201