So, per­haps the most drawn out sports decision ever to be made by an Aus­tralasi­an sport­ing body has finally been con­firmed, and a Wel­ling­ton bid has won the right field a team in Aus­trali­a’s A‑League soc­cer com­pet­i­tion.

Now all they need is a name (oh, and some play­ers, and a home ground, but let’s not men­tion that).

So, what do we think. What’s a good name for our loc­al pro­fes­sion­al foot­ball team. The guys over at the A‑League dis­cus­sion for­ums have come up with some sug­ges­tions…

  • Wel­ling­ton Wiz­ards
  • Wel­ling­ton Won­ders
  • Wel­ling­ton Wan­der­ers

…but, you know, that whole sports team allit­er­a­tion thing is a bit passe. There’s some sup­port for just con­tinu­ing the Knights (noooo!), and, like­wise, for a good old fash­ioned append­age like United, FC, or City. Today’s Dom­Post had these sug­ges­tions…

  • Wel­ling­ton Thun­der
  • Wel­ling­ton Fever
  • Wel­ling­ton Hor­nets
  • Wel­ling­ton Blast

…of which Hor­nets does­n’t ring too bad, although, do we have hor­nets in Wel­ling­ton? Surely the Wel­ling­ton Killer Bees would be more appro­pri­ate? And des­pite the enthu­si­asm of the sup­port­ers on the back page of the Dom­Post today, I don’t think ‘Fever’ is the best idea in the world – the rich poten­tial for head­line puns when things go hor­ribly wrong is just too much to con­sider.

Any oth­er thoughts?