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https://theathletic....considers-sale/

https://www.mlssocce...-crest-name-and

We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams. 


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https://theathletic....considers-sale/

https://www.mlssocce...-crest-name-and

shame if they change the colors and name.  Like them both.

crest could be improved but don't dislike.

Sale - sure why not

 

Seems like they are trying to boost interest by doing all this stuff.  


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shame if they change the colors and name. 


They did both when the franchise moved from SJ.
Won 2 MLS Cups with those players.
Then, in a TSM moment, lost in 2008 to eventual
Western Division Champions NYRB!
http://www.metrofana...ory.jsp?ID=4996
and have not been a powerhouse since,
although they got their revenge on us in 2013:
http://www.metrofana...ory.jsp?ID=6314
Lustre has worn off the brand new SSS.

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Houston 1836 sounds like a great name!


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So many cool possibilities for names. So of course they'll go with Houston FC

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Street In Manhattan FC


Houston Street FC

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Houston 1836 sounds like a great name!


Heh.

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Maybe the new teams in the southeast will give them some good rivalries and stir some interest.

 

They had such a difficult time getting that SSS. Now they also have a women's team and free public transport to the game.

 

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They had such a difficult time getting that SSS.


In 2008, I saw their dumpy old stadium.
https://en.m.wikiped...bertson_Stadium
Attendance reported as 30K for that playoff game.
In 2013, saw their fancy new stadium.
https://en.m.wikiped...ki/BBVA_Stadium
The Metro lines were under construction then.
The franchise is valued highly in MLS,
but like RB, player payroll is low.

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Changing the colors would be terrible, the orange makes them stand out more and this league definitely doesn't need more teams with red or blue in their colors.

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orange makes them stand out more


Perhaps more people identify with basic colors.
https://en.m.wikiped...al_Color_System

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