Montreal Impact or CF Montreal? Fans protest MLS club name, logo change

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[@markgresch9944]

That logo is incredibly ugly, and frankly with that disrespect to the fanbase, now is the time to strike while the Iron is hot and drop an alternative CanPL club there now.

[@chubbo3243]

YES. EXPAND THE CPL

[@jasonjames3101]

While the name "Impact" and the accompanying logo were nothing special, there was almost 30 years of history attached to it, and for management to throw it away with 0 input from fans is extremely disingenuous and insulting.

[@mikerodrigues2906]

Yeah there is history with now .

[@TheJstein16]

I used to watch the Impact back in the A-League. It has great history with the city. The name is older than the MLS. CF Montreal is a awful name. And the logo is horrible. Go back to the Impact. It sounds like that’s what the fans want. A unnecessary rebranding.

[@Ben-po8kf]

Have you read the comments they clearly don’t

[@creecree4983]

@@Ben-po8kf did you listen to the video, none of the supporters groups support the change.

[@dominicd.292]

What were they thinking! THE LOGO IS A SNOWFLAKE!!!!!!!!!

[@APJTA]

It's gonna look great on the black shirts in 30 degree C heat in mid-July!

[@Ese96Agoaye]

The previous logo was too “busy”, hence why they changed it to a cleaner look, but fans should’ve been consulted before they went ahead. Soccer belongs to the fans, not the people in the boardroom.

[@normvep]

The logo and rebrand are a complete flop and they should revert to what worked and leave well enough alone. Tfc, vwfc, and the impact all have solid logos and this new change looks silly

[@APJTA]

If you don't speak French, it can be hard to understand just how bad Club de Foot is. Obviously it sounds like Clubbed Foot in English, which is reason enough not to go with it, but it's cutesy and demeaning. I hate the logo and colours too, but the name really is the worst part for me. Even if they were called Club de Football, that wouldn't work. In Quebec, it's called soccer. Football association is a way to get around calling it soccer if they insist but I personally think teams in North America should have real names instead of mimicking European teams.

[@mathewlee5712]

Un club de pied, lol!

[@suburbia67]

Joey Saputo bankrupted the Impact name and brand and was forced to rebrand in order to keep the team. Issue is, like it was mentioned, is that the fans were not consulted as they should've been. Further proof however, that Saputo is just another rich owner who cares more about the bottom dollar rather than the fans' feelings.

[@mikerodrigues2906]

Change it back . Montreal loves its history. Try doing that to the habs .

[@Milky264]

Unsure we can bring back Piatti without him passing through waiver, anyone can confirm?

[@nostalgeomusic]

Moi, j'aime trop le nouveau nom et logo mais au meme temps, c'est pas une bonne action de les propriétaires de ne pas consulter les fans. Je le saurais, c'est arrivé à mon club. Nous avons finalement gagné la manifestation, mais cela a nui à notre club.

[@zuhaibahmad8421]

What is "foot" for in between club de Montreal. To me its nonsense.

[@ralphlegros8803]

Foot is a nickname for football in french , like soccer used to be in England or like they say hoops for basketball or pigskin for american football. It's pedantic, really.

[@Cofitube94]

@@ralphlegros8803 Still, I've never seen "foot" or any other sport's nickname officially used in a team's branding. It sound more like my sunday league's team name

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@Cofitube94 Foot, Footer & Footy is nicknames for soccer but as others said no team is officially called ( Name of City ) Foot Club or The Foot Club of ( Name of City )

[@Cofitube94]

@@TheMrPeteChannel I know, especially here in Montreal the soccer (or football) community is mostly french speaking. "Je joue au foot" (I play footy) is acceptable as slang, but using it in an official team name is absurd

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@Cofitube94 There's got to be a compromise. Like Impact Du Montreal C du F or similar. Sorry my French is terrible! I can understand about a quater of the words but can pronounce them or use in sentences.

[@dlavictoire]

I don’t agree about Piatti nor should we fill the DP slots for the sake of it. If a stard should come though, I believe it would be a Summer signing. First and foremost, the club has to break that radio silence to explain the real reasons behind this rebranding and lend the supporters an ear in order to come to a common agreement. You can’t take your most loyal fans for granted like this. The club owners’ misplaced pride will be its demise...

[@murdechoc]

In this era with so many teams having to change their name due to controversial reasons, or political, it was so easy to just do nothing and continue to not hurt anyone's feelings. But they choose to rebrand anyways and it created controversy cause there was no reason to change to name... LOL I'm pretty sure lots of people with still call the team Impact, show to the games with old jerseys/merch and sing impact chants forever.

[@mickser101]

Firstly, Impact was a terrible name to start with but after 10 years they decide to change the name which everybody has gotten used to, big mistake. The new logo is beyond embarrassing, a Snowflake? my god who got paid to come up with that one. They should have called them Olympique Montreal and the logo had the Fleur-de-lis with the cities coat of arms incorporated in it.

[@creecree4983]

*originally established in 1993.

[@sylvayngauthier7182]

It's a non sens, we don't recognize in this logo, it's like the canadien name mtl hc, ridiculous!!!! What's wrong with the old logo?? Impact it's US!!!!

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

I don’t support the generic team name but the name “Impact” sucks too.

[@hanshoff2369]

Well Joey had to do something , Montreal has lost money every year since it's existence.

[@sunrisevideo7687]

Even when Drogba was there and the stadium was sold out they were losing money... so what does that tell you? From what I read he’s paying way too much for the lease on the Olympic ground Stade Saputo is located on. But it also doesn’t help when you waste millions on players like Camacho, Urruti, etc. how could they be one of the clubs that spent the most money but with nothing to show for it and consistently not making the playoffs or getting results?

[@trifecta9810]

​@@sunrisevideo7687 That's what I was wondering. How on earth can they be losing money if they almost fill the massive stadium every game. I think something else is going on...

[@steven.events]

Do you remember the Montreal Manic? ⚽️💨

[@mathewlee5712]

Soccer teams have the most boring, bland, and unoriginal names. Half the MLS franchises are named FC. During the 20th century, I don't think any pro soccer franchises in North America were named FC. They had their own identity. Now, they're all euro wannabees with Real FC Sporting City United.

[@is6263]

Its a nice logo, looks like a Europe team logo, Its not that bad its pretty cool actually the old logo has history for the club which I know but looks like a NFL or NBA logo, now it does look like a Soccer team logo, but that's my opinion

[@adamnowek]

This isn't my team so I have no attachment here, but Impact was a terrible name. This is a massive improvement, both name-wise and logo-wise.

[@zaco21_]

I like the new logo and logo, pull ur heads in Montreal. Ur making a negative Impact to ur club 🤦‍♂️

[@Cofitube94]

Easy to say from afar. It's like saying Manchester United should rebrand to Manchester FC with a red star as a logo instead of the red devil. You think their fans will be all for that?

[@zaco21_]

@@Cofitube94 The difference is that Manchester United is one of the most Rich and famous Soccer Club in the World, they are much older then CF Montreal with their club in general. They have been called Manchester United for like 2 Centuries and is iconic symbolism. CF Montreal haven’t been more then 15 years I believe and they’re rebrand will make themselves more Iconic and Less of a cheesy name. They aren’t going to change anything else except the Badge/Logo and Name that’s all.

[@Cofitube94]

@@zaco21_ To us it's the same mentality. 29 years the team has been around in some capacity. Thats pretty much when soccer culture started in Quebec and Montreal. So it's not like youre dealing with a minor league team in a small town. There arent many clubs in MLS which have a hardcore supporters group like Ultras. If they werent consulted then it makes no sense