DIEHARD said:Coming from a bloke named griff. :lol:
I'll rephrase, pretty silly name for a footy team ;-)
DIEHARD said:Coming from a bloke named griff. :lol:
griff said:I reckon it is down to Pirates, Cyclones and Surge.
I quickly mocked up a couple of logos for a couple of the possible names to give the idea, see what you reckon.
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OVP said:the source of the word griffin comes from "fantasy" novels by many authors ... griffin IS the correct pronunciation/spelling.
nobody, in the entire history of humanity, has EVER known what a gryphon is or was or will be. Stick with the original, thank you.
DIEHARD said:I really dislike the idea of having an inanimate object/concept as a logo.
dodge said:1- Rip is the name of our Flegg side here on the CC, probably not going to go down well if you take it.
2- DIEHARD it's not about maturity. The reason this thread shouldn't be here is because no more than a few weeks ago you were blabbering on about how GC were dead certs and as a result you created "The Gold Coast RLFC" thread in which you almost demanded all future GC discussion take place. But nay, 14 days later give or take, here you are acting as if your team is dead-certain to be team 16, getting an ego trip and, of course, starting another thread.
griff said:A name like Gryphons doesn't really have anything to do with the Gold Coast. Aside from a very tenuous link that in some mythology it apparently likes gold. But how many people even know what a Gryphon is, let alone that it likes gold?
There isn't a clear link with the place it represents, so it could just as easily be the Gosford Gryphons or Griffith Gryphons.
That's why it has to be something like Surge, Pirates Cyclones, Breakers etc.
DIEHARD said:Not only that it likes gold, it also represents the sun and has a hatred of horses.
I really prefer a mascot that can be personified.
And at the end of the day whats do the raiders have to do with Canberra, the Tigers with Wests, Broncos with Brisbane, Cowboys with North Queensland, Bulldogs with Canterbury.
The Storm works well for me, because it just isn't a cloud or a lightning bolt, but a thunder god on a cloud throwing lightning down, it is a fantastic logo.
Gold Coast Suns would be as far as I'd be willing to go. And even then it doesn't really spike my imagination.
Pirates would be alright. But Griffins are my #1. It would make an awesome logo and go well with the colours.
DIEHARD said:Not only that it likes gold, it also represents the sun and has a hatred of horses.
I really prefer a mascot that can be personified.
And at the end of the day whats do the raiders have to do with Canberra, the Tigers with Wests, Broncos with Brisbane, Cowboys with North Queensland, Bulldogs with Canterbury.
The Storm works well for me, because it just isn't a cloud or a lightning bolt, but a thunder god on a cloud throwing lightning down, it is a fantastic logo.
Gold Coast Suns would be as far as I'd be willing to go. And even then it doesn't really spike my imagination.
Pirates would be alright. But Griffins are my #1. It would make an awesome logo and go well with the colours.