Gold Coast Suns?

[enosis7]

The Sun is the name of our star just like Sirius and Alpha Centauri are names of other stars.

We don't call teams 'the Collingwoods' or 'the Sydneys'.

Yes we do, eg "we'd like our team to a play a brand of disciplined team footy like the Sydneys or the St Kildas of the competition."

Perfectly grammatical. Making a semantically singular word plural is generally fine. Making an uncountable noun like "milk" or "rice" is not.

Irrelevant though because "sun" is a noun that can be semantically and grammatically plural. Look it up in a dictionary.

It's capitalised because it is the name of a team, not because it refers to a plural of our Sun.

If it was the Gold Coast Fishes, then maybe you would have a point.

 

[FuManchu]

Yes we do, eg "we'd like our team to a play a brand of disciplined team footy like the Sydneys or the St Kildas of the competition."

Perfectly grammatical. Making a semantically singular word plural is generally fine. Making an uncountable noun like "milk" or "rice" is not.

Irrelevant though because "sun" is a noun that can be semantically and grammatically plural. Look it up in a dictionary.

It's capitalised because it is the name of a team, not because it refers to a plural of our Sun.

If it was the Gold Coast Fishes, then maybe you would have a point.

can we call them the sunnies?

 

[buzzbuzz]

The Sun is the name of our star just like Sirius and Alpha Centauri are names of other stars.

...Are you f***ing serious?

 

[Underdog]

...Are you f***ing serious?

I'm happy to be proven wrong if you can find reference to other suns.

A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun

 

[LongBomb]

Sons of beaches.

 

[Mr Eagle]

The Sun is the name of our star just like Sirius and Alpha Centauri are names of other stars.

Sun has been corrupted into use as a common noun for years. This may offend astronomers, but it doesn't offend common sense.

 

[Underdog]

Sun has been corrupted into use as a common noun for years. This may offend astronomers, but it doesn't offend common sense.

Sure it has. But it doesn't change the fact that the term Suns is poor usage.

It makes me cringe.

 

[Psi-Roos]

I'm happy to be corrected but I'm pretty sure that the name of our Star/Sun is "Sol".

Like I said happy to be corrected. As for the GCFC name. I can see why they would pick Suns. I would have prefered something like Farmers or Miners though. So then the could be "Gold Farmers, Gold Miners."

 

[andrew23]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns

Suns = Fail, but then again it will probably attract youngsters. Goodness knows what they are gonna come up with for West Sydney.

 

[FootyJunkie]

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

Goodness knows what they are gonna come up with for West Sydney.

I think GWS will have a more open base when looking for a nickname. They could pretty much turn anything into representing the area. Gold Coast were more or less restricted to a marine theme or beach theme, eg. Suns, Gaurds, Sharks, Marlins etc.

 

[Underdog]

I'm happy to be corrected but I'm pretty sure that the name of our Star/Sun is "Sol".

Sol is essentially it's Latin name.

 

[Father Jack]

Suns isn't a word. And it's not a nickname with historical reflection or cultural slang like the Blues.

Is there some historical reflection that links 'Blues' with the suburb of Carlton that precedes the football club?

 

[enosis7]

Noun

Singular
sun
Plural
suns

sun (plural suns)

1. (astronomy) A star,[1] especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2. The light and warmth which is received from the sun.[1]
3. Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.[2]
4. Sunrise or sunset.[2]

Now, compare a countable noun like "sun"

Eg "A binary solar system is a solar system which has two suns." (correct)
cf
"A binary solar system is a solar system which has two sun*." (incorrect)

with a non-countable noun like "sheep"

Eg "It is estimated that in New Zealand there are over 50 million sheeps*." (incorrect)
cf
"It is estimated that in New Zealand there are over 50 million sheep." (correct)


Q.E.D.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Gazza seems to be happy about it. The mascot I mean.

 

[Pessimistic]

The GWS will be the heralds - mening favourable press for both teams from the sun herald and the herald sun

 

[moistie]

I think GWS would be better served just being GWS (pronounced Gee-Dubya-Ess).

 

[The Kipster]

Let's hope they don't burst into flames...warning: do not draft any vampires

 

[RedLegs#5]

The Suns is fine.

They'll never please everyone, especially most keyboard heroes on this site. But then again, no ones opinion on this site actually matter in real life. No one here will do anything about it, but whine in a forum. So......

Good luck to em.

 

[Claude Balls]

Wow, I can't believe so many of you like it. I think it''s embarrasingly bad - like something a grade 6 kid would think of, subconsciously trying to be American.

 

[andrew23]

Don't mind the logo. Where'd u get it from ?

 

[Father Jack]

Wow, I can't believe so many of you like it. I think it''s embarrasingly bad - like something a grade 6 kid would think of, subconsciously trying to be American.

Wow, I can't believe that you can't believe that your opinion may not be shared by everyone

 

[The Dice Man]

Gold Coast Heelers would have a 'Bluey' connotation linking it to Carlton. Shame though, I like it/

Also love the Gold Coast Snapper Heads cause I love Snapper, and Snapper Rocks is also an iconic surf break.

Perhaps if Snapper were a more fierce fish it may have been an option. 'Carn the Snappers'. I like it.

Dont mind the Suns but it does sound rather safe. Sharks were always my favorite despite the Southport connection. Even StingRays I grew to like, GC Rays. Couldve worked a treat.

We have the GC Blaze up here for BsktBall, and theyre all a bunch of w***ers. How about the Gold Coast Natalie Imbruglias?

 

[FuManchu]

Is there some historical reflection that links 'Blues' with the suburb of Carlton that precedes the football club?

Yeah, blue was the last colour you saw before they arrested you there.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Don't mind the logo. Where'd u get it from ?

It's one of the prototype sample logos that were floating around back when GC17 were asking Gold Coast residents for nick names. Whether they end up using it or go with some other variation remains to be seen.