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Does anybody else find football nicknames like "Franchise FC" really childish and boring?
Who says it's a grudge match?Apart from the media, that is...
OK Ditch (Dick?)
I can't find the Wimbledon fans forum, would be an interesting read. I read somewhere that their fans were keen on the idea of fans of other clubs going in the AFC end in their own colours as a protest.Is anyone planning on going? I am if I can afford it.
Time to calm it all down now. I never said anything about the plight of Wimbeldon FC or my views towards moving teams around the country etc etc I don't need to do my homework Hoola. I know perfectly well what happened. (Anyone who isn't aware should read this article http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/jan/11/clubsincrisis.sport?INTCMP=SRCH)All I said was that I think that creating a nickname that you consciously have to use every time you talk about that team is daft. Like Blades/Blunts, Wednesday/Wendies, Man Utd/Manure. And I still do think it's daft. sheffield exile1 sums it up. QuoteOK Ditch (d**k?)In not referring to me by my given forum name, and giving me a stupid nickname on the basis that its derogatory and has some of the same letters in it, he's resorted to name calling. Which is childish.
OK Ditch (d**k?)
What's laughable is no one liked Wimbledon or cared about them when they existed. In fact in the eighties they rivalled luton as hated teams . Their thug hoof ball epitomised what was bad about eighties football. Plus the people of Wimbledon couldn't be arsed with them either
how would i feel if the Rovers moved... just as bad. [unless they moved to Solihull where i now live of course!!!]
looking across the Atlantic Ocean, my relatives all live in Baltimore and on a visit there in the 70's i saw Baltimore Colts play Houston Oilers in American Football [NFL] at the wonderful old Memorial Stadium, which still resounded to the memory of the legendary Johnny Unitas.then the Colts moved almost literally overnight to Indianapolis taking with them not just their name, but their history, colours, regalia and traditions.Baltimore, a city the size of Liverpool was bereaved, betrayed and bitter. now they have the Ravens, a new ground and a new history being made. newer, younger fans know no difference, but that event will never be forgotten and there is i believe still a certain tension when they meet which goes beyond normal rivalry.how would i feel if the Rovers moved... just as bad. [unless they moved to Solihull where i now live of course!!!]
The MoveIn January 1984 (Robert) Irsay appeared before the Baltimore media and exclaimed, "This is my goddamn team!" He reiterated that, despite problems, the rumors that he was moving the team were untrue. With negotiations over improvements to Memorial Stadium at an impasse, one of the chambers of the Maryland state legislature passed a law on March 27, 1984, allowing the city of Baltimore to seize the Colts under eminent domain, which city and county officials had threatened to do. Irsay later claimed the city promised him a new football stadium, something they later denied, citing the team's poor attendance. The next day, fearing a dawn raid on the team's Owings Mills headquarters, Irsay accepted a deal offered by the city of Indianapolis, [The state legislature and the city of Baltimore] not only threw down the gauntlet, but they put a gun to his head and cocked it and asked, 'want to see if it's loaded?' They forced him to make a decision that day. —Michael Chernoff, the team's general counsel, after the move.Indianapolis Mayor, William H. Hudnut III, contacted John Burnside Smith, then CEO of the Mayflower Transit Company, who arranged for fifteen trucks to pack the team's property hurriedly and transport it to Indianapolis in the early hours of the morning of March 29. An ecstatic crowd in Indianapolis greeted the arrival of its new NFL team, and the team received 143,000 season ticket requests in just two weeks.Baltimore was without a National Football League team until 1996, when Art Modell moved the Cleveland Browns there. Initially they were to be named the Baltimore Browns. However, in order to minimize controversy related to the teams historical identity, similar to that of the Baltimore Colts, Modell agreed to change the name of his team to the Ravens. Cleveland was promised a new team by 1999 that inherited the Browns' name, colors, and history.
Quote from: ditch_drfc on November 13, 2012, 09:14:19 pmDoes anybody else find football nicknames like "Franchise FC" really childish and boring? Not at all, you need to do your homework on what happened to the good folk of Merton and how their team, league position, nickname and history was stolen from them. Let's suggest that our owners saw a better opportunity in say Wakefield..............would you be happy with having to form a new team and starting all over again at the bottom of the League ?I can think of many other titles that I could add to ''Franchise'' but I'm sure I would serve a ban on here if I used them.
Quote from: hoolahoop on November 14, 2012, 11:06:47 amQuote from: ditch_drfc on November 13, 2012, 09:14:19 pmDoes anybody else find football nicknames like "Franchise FC" really childish and boring? Not at all, you need to do your homework on what happened to the good folk of Merton and how their team, league position, nickname and history was stolen from them. Let's suggest that our owners saw a better opportunity in say Wakefield..............would you be happy with having to form a new team and starting all over again at the bottom of the League ?I can think of many other titles that I could add to ''Franchise'' but I'm sure I would serve a ban on here if I used them. To my knowledge Merton has nothing to do with Wimbledon ! AFC Wimbledon kept the name but heritage belongs to MKDons as the upt sticks and chose to change their name . Homework ! I think I did mine