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'What's in a name?
The name 'Dynamo' was chosen in honour of the Dynamo Kiev
team of the late 1930s, who were trapped in the city during the Nazi
occupation. Working in a state bakery, the team was reformed as FC Start, and
played in exhibition matches designed by the Germans to pacify the population.
The plan backfired when Start swept all before them, including a crack German
Luftwaffe side brought in to put them in their place. Most of the side were
interned in a death camp after this victory, and four were executed. The Dynamo
players played no small part in giving the people of Kiev the strength to last
through Nazi rule.
The legend 'Fizcult Hura' which we carry on our crest was the salute given by
Kiev before they played Flakelf, when they were asked to give the Nazi salute.
It means 'physical culture' in Ukrainian, and traditionally means bettering
oneself through sport. A wee bit hippy, a wee bit feng-shui, maybe, but its
nice to remember what football is all about.
Anyone interested
in the above story should read 'Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev' by
Andy Dougan. A shameless plug for which we expect to get paid, but its an
amazing story that every footballer should read.
People sometimes ask what the TFC stands for? And the straight answer is, well,
nothing really- but there is a loose explanation of how it came about. We'd
been playing 5 a sides together for about a year and so to organise the games
week in, week out Bob set up an email account by the name
totalfitba@yahoo.co.uk. I hope it doesn't come as a revelation to you
that the name is meant to be flippant, rather than a serious indication of how
we view ourselves. Why look, it even has slang in it! So as not to deny our
heritage, and because 'Dynamo' in itself is a bit dull, we chose to incorporate
the 'tf' from the 'totalfitba' part of the - still hilarious - email address.
And the 'c', well because all good clubs have one.
However, I can categorically state we are not Total Fitba Club Dynamo.
Just TFC Dynamo, and the email address is equally valid for anyone wanting to
correspond with the team- not just 5-a-sides.
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