Masthead Ideas

I have given a lot of thought towards the decision of my magazine's masthead. With my magazine being a fanzine, I tried to come up with something that is short, snappy but is also strongly related with the club. Here are a couple of the ideas I have came up with;

"You're the One for Me - Sunderland"

I thought of this headline because it is part of the lyrics of a Sunderland chant. I thought that it sounded catchy, however I feel that this is too long to be a masthead. Mastheads tend to be just one of two words, where-as this is closer to the length of a sentence. 

"We R Wearside"

I like this idea because it is based on the Sunderland chant 'we are Wearside'. I got the idea of including the capital letter 'R' in the middle from popular toy shop 'Toys R Us'. This is a short and catchy name therefore I thought I would take influence from it. It is also relevant because Sunderland's location is on the River Wear, therefore making the magazine relevant to the region. I feel this is a fitting masthead for a regional football fanzine.

"The Mackem Issue"

I am quite keen on this masthead because it sounds as though it would be a good name for a football magazine, due to it's short, catchy nature. It is also a similar masthead to the well known Manchester United fanzine The Red Issue, meaning it is suited quite well to the fanzine format.

"Solace" 

I like this masthead because it sounds very much like the name of a magazine due to the fact it is snappy and is made up off one single word. The meaning of the word solace is comfort in a time of distress, therefore I feel it is a relevant name for this magazine as it would hopefully provide readers with a sense of comfort when they read the magazine.