New Club Name

[Tooth Fairy]

Re: New Club Name

Originally posted by Dave McReds
Question; Do you think that the Swans should consider a name change ? and if so do you have a better suggestion ?

I think that AFL is the greatest sport on earth but does our club have the best name. In the League dominated state of NSW, where football is tough, maybe we need a strong, macho name to suit the game. After all we are not a lawn bowls club or a ping pong club. Men are men and the girls are glad.

Is the name Swans better suited to Fairy tales, Womans Weekly or men in tights. When you see other clubs like Eagles, Tigers, Bombers, Demons, are we looking a bit limp wristed, girly, whimps.

My idea is 'The Sydney Reds'.
The fans would be 'The Red Army'.

This fits well with the club colours as well. What do you think ?

Stupid idea. And those names suck anyway

[Tooth Fairy]

Re: Re: New Club Name

Originally posted by Bart
It nearly happened in 94/95. Can't recall if a name was chosen, but we were going to be playing in NSW blue

Don't remember that. I do remember when Edelston first took over that he wanted to change the name and the colors. Colors were a proposed green and gold. Don't know what name they were thinking though.

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by footyhead
I do love the tradition and the otherness of the name Swans, but I do think that is definatley not a plus when it comes to marketing or winning converts or insinuating agression.

You obviously haven't been around swans during breeding season then have you

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by robbieando
Is it time for the bi-yearly "lets change our name to something meaner" thread already????



A Swan in the UK killed a Jack Russell Swimming near its young a month or so back.

really?? wouldn't surprise me. nasty creatures them swans

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
I have a huge problem with people who remain complete ignorant to what damage a name or colour change could do to our supporter base, especially the traditionalists in Melbourne who would very likely just walk away from the club completely.

Swans it is, and Swans it will remain forever. No ifs, no buts.

absolutely sums it up from an ex victorians point of view JF well done

[ScottH]

So, after 22 years of slowly building a supporter base in an alien state, and the last 8 years building on that base with on field success, lets just change the name, coz its wimpy!!

I didn't know the team when they were SMFC, but I know a few people who were and the y still call them "Souths" or "the bloods". And a lot of them are still bitter at the move to Sydney. (Just ask Grubby). So to lose the "Swans" Label would be, like losing the team altogether.

I can only feel that a name change would be detrimental to the Sydney and Melbourne Supporter Base.

So I say NO too.

[Bayes30]

Dave McReds
Rookie

Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 3

Bloody @@@@-stirring trolls.

Anyway, this thread did bear some decent fruit . . .

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
We are the Swans because of all the West Australians who played for South in the 1930s. Considering we were based at the Albert Park Lake it kinda fitted any way.

Thanks for that JF. I didn't know that was a reason.

I think one of the reasons my family follows the Swans is that when we moved to Sydney from South Fremantle 20 years ago we didn't need to buy new scarves.

[Wardy]

NO - AND LETS NOT MENTION IT AGAIN!

[ItsAllGoodes]

As with most Melb supporters, I am totally against the idea of a change.

I, for one, reckon Cyggy is one of the best, mot recognised mascots and would hate to see him go.

I would hate the idea of some mascot named Captain Red (after all Captain Blood is taken) pooncing around the SCG on a hovercraft that has been re-modelled to look like the Sydney Ferry

The club has learned from the mistakes it made in breaking from the tradition and has embraced the Melb supporters and the link with the past and all the great Swans players

I still yell GO BLOODS!!! occasionally...but GO SWANEES!!!!!!!!! is just as good a catchcry!!!

[tez]

Originally posted by Charlie
How about... NO!

[timthefish]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
We are the Swans because of all the West Australians who played for South in the 1930s. Considering we were based at the Albert Park Lake it kinda fitted any way.

I believe that "swans" was more or less a nickname that stuck to south melbourne and only formally become part of the name of the club with the move to sydney.

i don't think either the name should be changed, but i am keen to see "the bloods" as another old nickname become a bit more common.

as for changing colours, thank god that never happened. could have been worse than what was suggested though and we were remodelled in edelstens own image of jaundice yellow and grey.

[stevej]

NEVER NEVER NEVER. IT's our history!!!

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by Margie
I'd say this "Dave McReds" - he of the 3 posts - is just trying to stir everyone up. Looks like he succeeded. Our name will never be changed, we know it and "Dave McReds" knows it, too.

I don't think he was necessarily trying to stir things up. Post count to me doesn't mean anything. I mean, I often change my account details at least once a year (sometimes more if I get banned ). And, if he was trying to stir things up, it was a pretty lame attempt. My blood certainly didn't hit boiling point (which , generally, is a pretty easy thing to do )

[Sanecow]

There are three names that I would be OK with:

The Swans
The Bloods
The Monorails

Alright, there's only two names.

[CureTheSane]

I just opened this topic up for a laugh, to read how everyone is reacting.
Pointless topic because it's not gonna happen, but FWIW here is my opinion.

Never be the Bloods again.
I doubt the AFL would permit it in their family game anyway.

If the club WERE to change their name, I would still support them.

Some people pehaps wouldn't, just as they weren't going to if Carey came to the Swans.
That's up to them, but Isupport what is Sydney, what was South Melbourne and whatever it will be in the future.

I didn't stop supporting them when they moved, and I wouldn't should they change their name again...