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Why isn't there a single journalist prepared to champion the cause of a small underdog club against a mega-rich international newcomer in a simple issue of colours? Our clubs might be young, but why as a football community don't we try and protect whatever sense of identity and tradition we have?
We have a shit and incredibly insecure culture. Ethnic clubs aren't allowed to be ethnic because they might upset the sensibilities of non ethnic Australians. And we bend over backwards to present some facade that they're not ethnic when we all know these clubs were started and maintained by migrant communities when few others were prepared to develop the game. We should be proud of our history, not hiding it.
People are always calling for whatever club that has the lowest attendances to fold, rather than allowing them to build gradually and organically over time. Shit culture.
And now the FFA is faced with a big money international investor, which is great by the way, but nobody seems to think it's appropriate for the FFA to tell them to come in and invest in the game, but DON'T extinguish the little sense of tradition we've started, for the fans who have already invested into that fledgling tradition. Shit, insecure culture. As a football community, we should have the balls to tell City we welcome their contribution, but to do it at least partly on OUR terms. Because we have some pride in what we've already built. This is what I think Heart supporters want, and what the FFA should stand up for, and what all supporters should support.
If something similar happened in the AFL, the whole community including the media would be advocating protecting traditional concepts like colours and identity. We're prepared to give it away for the approval of whatever other constituency we're desperate to please.
Edited by Adrian72: 17/4/2014 08:18:16 PM
Edited by Adrian72: 17/4/2014 08:18:44 PM
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