Not even close to the Dutch badge .Totally different looking lion ,facing the opposite direction and no sword in hand. Absolutely no similarity.

The colour orange was originally because of Dutch connection but no one can claim a colour as being representative of a country .Originally it was orange blue and maroon. Orange and blue for Holland and maroon for Qld.
Black and white were added and the maroon and blue deleted.
Any tenuous link with Holland is all but gone .

CCM are yellow ...does that mean they are of Brazilian affiliation

Roar have no one of Dutch extraction in any official position ...and most importantly......most fans of Roar are not Dutch and do not in any way associate with the club because of any perceived link with its Dutch origins.
We have a huge cross section of fans from all backgrounds and cultures,Greek,Italian,Dutch ,German ,Brazilian,Argentian,American,African,Indian,Australian etc etc etc.

The big telling point in all this is what country do the fans of a club associate that club with .
It's pretty obvious in most cases what clubs attract only one ethnic group .

BTW I have no issue personally with ethnic clubs existing.... just don't want them in the A-League and not because I dislike any particular ethnic group but because I love the multicultural feel at all A-League games and want it to stay multicultural .

Edited by miron mercedes: 20/8/2014 08:30:10 PM

Edited by miron mercedes: 20/8/2014 08:36:49 PM

The game has moved on. Society has moved on. The de-ethnicising might have been needed 15-20 years ago but we now have enough clubs capable of paying the bills and competing at a national level to not try and exclude the greatest strength of our game - it's multiculturalism.

If the FFA were really honest about the situation they'd admit they are terrified of anti-social behaviour being over reported in the media and scaring off potential new fans/sponsors (income), and that they still believe the "ethnic = risk of bad behaviour" stereotype from the NSL.

Instead of targeting ethnicity they simply need to start targeting anti-social behaviour. Let clubs know what behaviours they don't want seen at football grounds, let them know what the punishments are, help them develop ways to sort their shit (don't impose one size fits all crap) and deal with the real issue.

Football is the greatest game in the country, it links us to the world, it represents the multicultural society we live in these two things are our greatest asset. Let the market decide what works, if a club representing a small section of society can survive great, if they can't, they'll learn they need to attract a wider fanbase.

A repeat of the the demise of the old nsl won't happen because there are enough new thinking people in enough clubs to avoid it.

Leave Paulc alone!!!!!

does the brisbane roar have a mainly dutch supporter fan base from brisbane or are their fans generally anyone from brisbane?

Much Dutch.

-PB

Can confirm.