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Inlander:
Yeah but see the way I see it is a good sporting team name should be able to be instantly and strongly identified with a specific place by anyone who sees it. So for instance you've got the Fremantle Dockers in the AFL and anyone anywhere in the world knows straight away they come from some place called Fremantle. But unless you know specifically about the Super 14 all you get out of the Western Force is a compass point.
As for the rest of it, in that other thread we've been talking about how sports team nicknames should identify the team in question with the place they come from. The ACT Brumbies is a really good example of this: brumbies are strongly identified in Australian folklore and cultural tradition with the southern highlands of New South Wales, which is precisely the region the team represents (seriously, go to anywhere in the Southern Tablelands and ask anyone you meet there which team they support: the Brumbies or the New South Wales Waratahs; nine times out of ten they're going to say Brumbies, guaranteed). The South Sydney Rabbitohs are another good example. But as far as aware there are plenty of places in the world that have force. Whatever that even is. I mean if they were from Tatooine then sure, maybe, but they're from Perth. I mean I'm sure you've got lots of awesome stuff in Perth that you could name a team after. Like expatriates. There: your Rugby team is now called the Perth Expatriates. It's kind of like the London Irish.
McTaggart:
So why does no-one ever complain about the Western Bulldogs? They're far worse, considering they're from the eastern states. At least the Force are from as far west as an Australian team is ever gonna be. Give it time and no-one will care anymore or we'll pick up a nickname.
Or, hell, Port Power! That's a one hundred percent awful name.
Spluff:
They're not called Port Power.
And plenty of people complain about Footscray, but the name change was somewhat necessary. They were trying to broaden their demographic from just one small suburb to encompass a much larger area. Sure, it's kind of ambiguous, but chances are they would have gone under already or have gotten moved onto the Gold Coast or Western Sydney if they hadn't made the changes.
Storm Rider:
I'm surprised that Arizona got so little for trading Boldin, but anything that makes them weaker is good for my Niners. Between that and Warner, Arizona's going to have a really weird season this year.
scarred:
You mean they'll be back to normal.
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