What Do You Call'em.

[franchise646]

Most team have nicknames I haven't heard a lot of nicknames for NYCFC. I know Man City often go by "city" but we aren't them, and Orlando seem to want the name "city", they can have it. I have taken to calling them the locals for a multiple reasons, Or just NYC (even with the cosmos having the copyright to NYC). But what about you guys, what are you calling the team by short hand or nickname.

 

[mgarbowski]

Most team have nicknames I haven't heard a lot of nicknames for NYCFC. I know Man City often go by "city" but we aren't them, and Orlando seem to want the name "city", they can have it. I have taken to calling them the locals for a multiple reasons, Or just NYC (even with the cosmos having the copyright to NYC). But what about you guys, what are you calling the team by short hand or nickname.

I've been saying CFC myself but I've no reason to think anybody else is. There does seem to be a lack of a clear shorthand.

 

[CP_Scouse]

i call them "new york city" or "nycfc" or "city"

id prefer if the supporters section was to be called "The Bulge" after the 42nd infantry's help in that battle.
the 42 infantry is from ny and comprising of all nationalities (thats why its called rainbow brigade)

 

[BxLio91]

"the bulge" is asking for it

 

[Brooooooklyn2015]

Lack of clear nickname is tough. I usually use nycfc but wouldnt mind calling them the yankees

 

[Drainyoo]

I just say NYC.

 

[Fabio]

New York City is absolutely perfect and awesome name !!!!

 

[Gene]

Wonder if the jersey color is going to work it's way in?

"C'Mon you BLUUUUUUUEESSSSSS!!!"

 

[MyBoyVilla]

In my mind, its just "NYC"

 

[Brooooooklyn2015]

It also depends if youre talk to mls fans or not. A mls fan is goin to know red bulls and new york are two different teams. A non mls fan or non soccer fan might need the longer name, nycfc

 

[USAfan6]

I consider myself extreme and use the NYCFC name

 

[einwindir]

i call them "new york city" or "nycfc" or "city"

id prefer if the supporters section was to be called "The Bulge" after the 42nd infantry's help in that battle.
the 42 infantry is from ny and comprising of all nationalities (thats why its called rainbow brigade)

Lots of Americans died there. Don't know if we'd want to be named after that. Might as well call it Pearl Harbor or Ground Zero.

 

[Vito]

I keep it simple and just call us City.

 

[Falastur]

Got to agree. On the internet it's NYCFC as it's not too hard to type and it differentiates clearly, but if I were to ever speak to any of you face to face, it would be "City", or for a media nickname I'd also expect to see some of "the Blues".

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

"the bulge" is asking for it

Literally lol'ed.
I just go with NYCFC.

 

[Ahab_Flanders]

Lots of Americans died there. Don't know if we'd want to be named after that. Might as well call it Pearl Harbor or Ground Zero.

Or, you know, the Kop.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop

But really, the Bulge is a ridiculous name.

 

[AndreT_NY]

City. I feel pity for the haters that say we need to distance ourselves from MCFC.

 

[MagnusPax]

I think you will find that perhaps in market and outside you will have different nicknames.

Maybe in NYC "City" or maybe "Blues" will work, but absolutely no one in the media or fans outside of the NY market will ever call them that.

Pretty sure it will mostly be NYC every where else.

 

[Across the Pond]

"The only football team to come from New York?"

 

[Why Always Ste]

Firstly - "City" is a generic nickname and many clubs use this.
So yea Man' City are also referred to as just "city" but so is Hull, Coventry, Cardiff, Leicester, Bristol City and many many more.... So New York also just using "city" is fine although maybe developing your own unique nickname may be something New Yorkers want/will want to eventually do.