Jacksonville on short list for NASL franchise

[Rynjny]

The website to put down the deposit is www.jaxnasl.com

[danno]

http://colepepper.com/2013/07/podcast-cole-interviews-mark-frisch/

Cole Pepper interview with Owner Mark Frisch.

[ProjectMaximus]

All of the teams that have moved up to MLS have retained the same names.  Also the main supporters group for FC Dallas is The Inferno, going back to the days when they were The Dallas Burn.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think that the Jax team will be named 'Inferno' but I still don't see any consistent evidence that suggests that old names are 'final'; The old San Jose Clash turnt now San Jose Earthquakes is one of the many examples that isn't the case. Hell, most of the cities aren't even the same between the two leagues.

Umm, what are "the many examples?" The San Jose Clash were always in the MLS, they changed their name as a rebranding effort similar to the Dallas Burn. And most of the cities aren't the same...what does that tell you? I don't understand your point.

Anyway, of course it doesn't have to be final. But it is foolish to not consider a potential move to MLS when naming the franchise, if that's your ultimate goal.

[I-10east]

^^^Not unless Jax surprises the hell out of me, I don't see us getting a MLS team in a very long time, if ever anyway. Florida (currently no MLS teams) had two teams that went belly up (Tampa Bay Mutiny, and Miami Fusion FC). There was only one team that kept the EXACT name from NASL to MLS, and that's the Montreal Impact.

[danno]

^^^Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers when they moved up from USL kept their names as well as the Vancouver Whitecaps when they moved from from USSF2 to MLS.

[Tacachale]

^And Orlando City SC will do the same if and when they move up from their league. The point is, many teams with established histories, and more to come, have seen the benefit of maintaining their identities when they move up to MLS. It makes fans feel like it's really "their" team and not just another franchise. Any team with any aspirations of moving to the top tier should keep this in mind. In that radio interview, Frisch says cautiously that he does have such aspirations for his team.

The teams that have changed their names tend to be older MLS teams that move from goofy Arena Football-sounding names to goofy European-sounding names (Dallas Burn to FC Dallas, Kansas City Wiz to Sporting Kansas City, etc).

[blizz01]

Still no club name?

[Tacachale]

They have a "name the team" contest going on through November. The name will be chosen after that. The Tacachale Pick is "Jacksonville Armada".

http://jaxnasl.com/entry.html

[blizz01]

Sweet - I'm in for "One-Eyed Jax".

[blizz01]

Has there been any announcement on the team name and/or coach to date?  I read a few weeks back that Tony Meola was on the short list & being considered.

[pierre]

Steve Livingstone said the team name will be announced next month and they are having some sort of celebration related to it. I will have to find the dates.

[pierre]

And Meola was a candidate but he is no longer in the running.

[pierre]

Team name being announced on 2/18. Launch party on 2/20. Details to be released soon.

[pierre]

They did a semi-reveal on the logo. Saw a billboard near Beach/Southside with the image also.

Looks to be an anchor.

[CityLife]

They did a semi-reveal on the logo. Saw a billboard near Beach/Southside with the image also.

Looks to be an anchor.

The "prepare for launch" line may also be a clue that it is naval themed.