Which team names do you love ?

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:00 pm

I love the fact that we've got a name that's steeped in history and gives us a real identity without it actually just being the name of a city / town on a map. Sometimes it pisses me off when you see us called "Arsenal London" on shit channels like Eurosport...

There are some other team names I love for different reasons - just amusement really

Red Bull Salzburg - just gives me an image of 11 adrenaline fuelled, turbo charged nutters recovering after a hangover !

Ards - I think they're an Irish team (Irish gooners confirm !). Just sounds like a pub team who've made up their name coz they're all "well ard"

Metallurgs - sounds like something from Doctor Who

and then some of the Northern non-league teams you see in the FA Cup qualifying rounds like Harrogate Railway Athletic and Leigh RMI. Always think of the lads with soot on their faces, kicking a pigs bladder round the street.

As for Young Boys Berne......just plain unfortunate

benglenton · Post by **benglenton** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:11 pm

something like arsenal sarandi (argentina) arsenal taranto (italy) arsenal kyev (ukraine)

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:14 pm

My dadâ€™s teamâ€¦ Heart of Midlothian.

Apparently named after some monument to an old prison in Edinburgh. Or after some book about said old prison in Edinburgh. Or after a local dance hall which was named after said book about said old prison in Edinburgh in the first place.

On second thoughts itâ€™s a shit name.

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:22 pm

Winterslag

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:25 pm

there are quite a few arsenals:

arsenal - england (premier league)
arsenal - ghana (premier division)
arsenal - honduras (liga ascenso)
arsenal - lesotho (premier division)
arsenal - brazil (mato grosso state)
arsenal - singapore (national football league)
arsenal bila tserkva - ukraine (second league A)
arsenal de sarandi - argentina (premier division)
arsenal iljinskoye - russia (lower division)
arsenal kharkiv - ukraine (second league B)
arsenal kiev - ukraine (premier league)
arsenal tivat - montenegro (second league)
arsenal tula - russia (third division)
arsenal avangard dzhankoy - ukraine (lower division)
arsenal kafa - ukraine (lower division)
arsenali - georgia (lower league)
l'arsenal - guadeloupe

quite a few, huh?

dundeegunner · Post by **dundeegunner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:25 pm

clachnacuddin

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:26 pm

newell's old boys - argentina

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:27 pm

franksav63 wrote:Winterslag

I remember being in the West Stand with my old man when those buggers knocked us out of the UEFA !!

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:36 pm

Cowdenbeath. Cos their name reminds me of this one time, when I used to work at Subwayâ€¦

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:37 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
franksav63 wrote:Winterslag
I remember being in the West Stand with my old man when those buggers knocked us out of the UEFA !!

I was there also Steve0 (unfortunately) never forget that name though...

MutleyGooner · Post by **MutleyGooner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:42 pm

S*word censored*horpe

GallasVoice · Post by **GallasVoice** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:45 pm

the name QPR i quite cool, so is MK Dons, but my favourite has to be totteham hotspur its just so wonderful.

Tallest gooner · Post by **Tallest gooner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:48 pm

I love it when spanish pundits or media say

Racing Sandanter

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:50 pm

Tallest gooner wrote:I love it when spanish pundits or media say

Racing Sandanter

What about Sporting Gijon......when old Guillarme Whatsisface on Sky Sports says SPORTING HEE-HON

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:00 pm

DEPORTIVO WANKA of peru