By SoccerLogic - 28 Mar 2015 3:43 PM
In brief, last season a club named "Shamrock Rovers Darwin FC" was formed by a group of Irish ex-patriots who now reside in Australia. The club's colours are Green and White and the club emblem contain Irish symbolism.
The clubs was formed in the applicable time of the NCIP and not only was not reprimanded but due to recent success in the FFA Cup preliminary rounds have actually enjoyed promotion by the FFA - who in their article also used Irish words!
Football has the ability of bringing people together like this, and I for one am happy for SRDFC and wish them continued success. Clubs in Melbourne have been forced to change their names baring ethnic connotations while this club of Irish heritage is treated differently to the point of encouragement.
The issue here is that the FFA are treating different ethnicity differently.
Scrap the NCIP.
The FFA article
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shamrock-Rovers-Darwin-FC/1579867575561614
In case the ethnic heritage isn't clear
Opinion piece on the topic
Edited by SoccerLogic: 28/3/2015 03:55:31 PM
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By sanchez - 4 Dec 2018 1:59 PM
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