So the new franchise of Major League Soccer has elected itself a new name and new colors. According to the press release: “the HOUSTON 1836 team identity can be reproduced on a variety of backgrounds using the team’s primary colors of ‘Raven Black,’ ‘Space City Blue’ and ‘Wildcatter Orange.’ ”

Ummm, “Wildcatter Orange?” “Space City Blue??” For a definition of what the f*&k a “Wildcatter” is, please go here :Wildcatters UNITE!

As for Houston 1836 and the execs at MLS trying to emulate the storied names of other club teams of the world, I don’t entirely hate it. It looks pretty good and the logo isn’t terrible. I have to say I like it much more than the FC Dallas redesign that looks WAY too similar to the Houston Texans.

In doing some research, I found a few clubs around the world with years in their names. Help me add to this list as new discoveries are made:

1. 1860 Munchen (Germany: 2.Bundesliga: Currently 4th)
2. Hannover 96 (Germany: Bundesliga: Currently 4th)
3. Schalke 04 (Germany: Bundesliga: Currently 8th)
4. Pirin 1922 (Bulgaria: Premier League: Currently 13th)
5. TP-47 (Finland: Veikkausliiga: Currently 14th)
6. PK-35 (Finland: Ykkonen: Currently 3rd)
7. PP-70 (Finland: Ykkonen: Currently 8th)
8. VG-62 (Finland: Ykkonen: Currently 12th)
9. Chkalovets-1936 (Russia: First Division: Currently 10th)