Sunday, November 07, 2021

What Football Club Should a Gheorghie Support: And Now for Something Completely Different

Like several Gheorghies, Teejay already has a rooting interest in English football. TR backs Manchester United. Marls reps the Magpies of Newcastle. Dooger and Rootsy are Spurs men. I support Fulham. And the Teej is a long-time (Michael) Bolton Wanderers fan.

The Wanderers are languishing in the bottom half of the League One table at the moment, 16th of 24 teams in the English pyramid's third division. But they've been a Premier League side on three different occasions, and the rules clearly state that Teej is required to stand by his men. Not that he would ever contemplate bailing on his team.

So we've got to go a different direction with the most beloved of the Gheorghies.

The Teej is a hipster, in the best sense of that term. He wears a variety of unique socks - sometimes with pants on. He and his lady have four cats. Against the odds, he's become a foodie. His t-shirt game is immaculate. He fits in equally well at fancy dinner parties, sporting events, and state fairs.

Teejay should support Forward Madison

Since their founding in 2018, the Flamingos have become one of the most iconic brands in the lower divisions of American professional soccer. As a marketing and comms expert, the Teej respects Madison's work. As an aficionado of colorful haberdashery, he'll love their kits.

When the club was founded, its ownership group set out to build a unique image. After receiving an initial design from kitmaker Hummel, they turned to a young graphic designer named Cassidy Sepnieski, who worked in the club's marketing department. The rest, as they say, is history. Madison's 2019 alternate kit was named the best in the world in a SiriusXMFC listener poll.

The 2020 alternate kit is even better for my money. Known as the Drip Kit, it came to life after Sepnieski saw a painting technique called hydrodipping. The kit is a riot of color and liquid motion, and I want Teej to have one.

For this season, Forward Madison innovated again, coming out with a fully reversible kit, pink on one side and black on the other. 

Alas, the club's kit game is stronger than its on-field version. The Flamingos finished ninth of 12 teams in USL League One (the third division of U.S. soccer) and just dismissed their head coach, Carl Craig. Could be worse for Teej - he could support Loudoun United, one of the worst professional outfits in American sports, with a 4-3-25 record and an embarrassing -47 goal differential. 

At least with Forward Madison he'll look good while supporting his side.

Up the Flamingos! Up the Teej!

11 comments:

Dave said...

my dog observes daylight savings. she loves to sleep in. but why are we doing this? why are we making it dark at 4:30 PM?

Mark said...

I’d like to edit my comments from last night. The game sucked, we couldn’t get an uber back to our hotel to save our lives but we got to spend a good chunk of time with Whitney and his kids and their friends. So, it was in fact, not the worst night ever. Whitney’s a great guy and I can’t wait to come back to watch a game that (hopefully) Florida wins.

Mark said...

Also, I hate Daylight Savings time but my bulldog would stay in bed and sleep until noon everyday so the time change will never be an issue.

Whitney said...

Great time with Mark and Greg and my girls and the Gamecocks. There were beer bong races, Jameson drinks, strong tailgates and good summiting.

It’s worth saying that we are due for a maxi-summit soon in addition to than all these worthy minis.

OBX dave said...

Hey Mark, thoughts on why and how it's gone into a dumpster on a bobsled for Mullen? Is this season/stretch a one-off, or is he done? Apologies for essay question.

Mark said...

I’ll address that once I’m in front a computer Dave. There’s many reasons and most start with his personality. For now though, I’m back in Charleston and having beers at Edmunds Oast.

rob said...

pour some out for todd grantham's job.

Mark said...

Been a long time coming. Pour a little more out for John Hevesy. Dan Mullen may have bought himself another season….

rootsminer said...

Pour out some champagne for Nimblewill Nomad's Odyssey 2021. The old guy hiked over 2600 miles in 261 days, leaving only 0.8 miles remaining for him to hike to his home on Flagg Mountain in Alabama. Amazing.

Squeaky said...

That is an amazing accomplishment. I managed to finish my 0.0 hike of the same trail this weekend.

T.J. said...

I literally have never heard of this team.