Feb
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Feb
2
It is the 150th anniversary of Footscray the municipality
With the disappearance of the old Footscray Council- it now dispenses services under the name of the City of Maribyrnong, the upcoming 150th anniversary of Footscray being awarded the status of a municipality will not receive the kudos and fanfare that it deserves. If the City of Maribyrnong was still the City of Footscray there would...
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Feb
2
This article by Peter Hanlon- who is a good quality journalist / feature writer for THE AGE Newspaper appeared in the sport lift out section of ‘The Age’ on Tuesday 3rd June 2008. You can read it also in the REAL FOOTY archive.
TOMORROW morning, at a not-so-long-ago decaying ground in Melbourne’s inner-west, another step will be taken in a football club’s rejuvenation....
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Feb
2
Views From Other Footscray Fans
Here are the views of another aggrieved fan – So to read PJ Zee’s extract just click the link.
Sympathy Number Ron by (From chapter 25 of ‘Sympathy Number Ron) by PJ Zee
SYMPATHY NUMBER RON
Views From Other Footscray Fans – PJ Zee
(From chapter 24 of ‘Sympathy Number Ron’)
It was Saturday; time to unwind.
Time to kick up your...
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Feb
2
Honestly, who would give the club away?
Hypothetically the club is thinking of changing the name back to Footscray. They consider the arguments for and against. The main argument against would be the members that would be lost from changing back.
Now honestly- who is going to walk away from the Western Bulldogs if they change their scoreboard name back to Footscray? What member is going to pull...
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This Month's Posts
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Bulldogs is fine as the NICKNAME, Bulldogs is WRONG as the de facto real name
Posted on: March 3rd, 2010 -
The Pro-Name Change Survey
Posted on: March 2nd, 2010 -
St Kilda Football Club – One club who could have changed their name but didn’t
Posted on: March 1st, 2010