Comments on: J League Update: This ain’t your Grandpa’s Grampus http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Inara http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120509 Inara Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:18:03 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120509 Those are actually really adorable mascots. They beat the hell out of Flix and Trix, or whatever the two creatures that are representing Euro 2008 are called. Those are actually really adorable mascots. They beat the hell out of Flix and Trix, or whatever the two creatures that are representing Euro 2008 are called.

]]> By: Jeremy Brahm http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120490 Jeremy Brahm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:53:31 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120490 The whale is actually used because of Nagoya castle's kinshachi or golden whales. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Castle The whale's name is Grampus, but he also has a wife, Granpako, Grampus-kun Jr. (son) and daughter Gurara. Granpako http://wwwnc03.so-net.ne.jp/grampus/event/2006/0225airport/image/2.jpg Jr. http://www.jsgoal.jp/photo/00015800/00015833.html Gurara http://ahcrea.de-blog.jp/photos/grampus/20051127_02.html The whale is actually used because of Nagoya castle’s kinshachi or golden whales.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya_Castle

The whale’s name is Grampus, but he also has a wife, Granpako, Grampus-kun Jr. (son) and daughter Gurara.

Granpako
http://wwwnc03.so-net.ne.jp/grampus/event/2006/0225airport/image/2.jpg

Jr.
http://www.jsgoal.jp/photo/00015800/00015833.html

Gurara
http://ahcrea.de-blog.jp/photos/grampus/20051127_02.html

]]> By: -nickt.- http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120351 -nickt.- Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:08:04 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120351 was just about to send this to a friend to show them the whale when i read your sidenote. glad it's universal. was just about to send this to a friend to show them the whale when i read your sidenote. glad it’s universal.

]]> By: Pep http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120216 Pep Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:07:47 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120216 Great stuff.Love the way the Japanese play football.I would love to learn more about the J-League.I am a neophyte when comes to asian football. Great stuff.Love the way the Japanese play football.I would love to learn more about the J-League.I am a neophyte when comes to asian football.

]]> By: Inara http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120198 Inara Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:31:38 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120198 JEF United Chiba sounds like it could be a pokemon card. JEF United Chiba sounds like it could be a pokemon card.

]]> By: Ian http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120166 Ian Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:58:55 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120166 Whale! is a pretty good name for him. That old logo's great. I love the overly long dorsal fin - he's definitely a boy. Whale! is a pretty good name for him. That old logo’s great. I love the overly long dorsal fin – he’s definitely a boy.

]]> By: Abby http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120162 Abby Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:51:59 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/asia/j-league-update-this-aint-your-grandpas-grampus.html#comment-120162 The <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/NagoyaGrumpus8.gif" rel="nofollow">old logo</a> featured the whale much more prominently. A friend and I call it Whale! although I'm sure it has a more official name... The old logo featured the whale much more prominently. A friend and I call it Whale! although I’m sure it has a more official name…

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