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[Caveman]

Here is an email received earlier today. I am near on 100% sure that everyone on here would agree with this campaign.

So if your a member of Facebook or would join it to join this group- this below is something worth considering.




Websitehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Bulldogs-to-wear-the-54-jumper-full-time/219019741453928MessageI'm not sure if you are aware of it but I have just started a group called 'Bulldogs to wear the '54 jumper full time' on facebook. It's intention is to help gauge and promote support for our '54 design and for it to replace the robodog. I know you run the FNWB site, which I am a big fan of. It would be great to gain your support for the campaign.

Here is our facebook link- http://www.facebook....219019741453928

Our online petition- http://www.gopetitio...is/sign.html#se

We are also looking at organising a hard copy petition before a home game soon.

[Rocco Jones]

Thanks for that mate.

I started up the group last week. I would love to see as many people join as possible and keep spreading the word.

[Caveman]

That is fine Rocco Jones as I would be one of the more forceful proponents of reinstating the pre 1975 guernsey so I am happy to promote your FACEBOOK group.

It was very pleasing to receive the email from the club website asking for people to answer a quiz about whether they would like to revert.

I don't see the point of the watermarked guernsey- it defeats the purpose going back to the 1974 jumper only to keep the yawning cat on it (albeit as a watermark)

But at least they went to the trouble to provide this vote (even if it probably is non-binding)- so well done to those at the club who launched that poll. Certainly keep at it.

[Lisbon]

You can always count on Bob Murphy! Here he is, stating his preference for our real jumper.

Perhaps our alien friends would wonder how a team with undoubted talent could muster only seven wins from its season so far? Who knows, they may even wonder why we don't wear our much more flattering heritage jumper instead of the one we currently wear? They may not even like footy. They probably just tune those telescopes in to watch Josh and Jenna on The Block

Read more: http://www.theage.co...l#ixzz1UHnadofE

[Caveman]

Robert Murphy is a thinking discerning bloke. Not all footballers are- but he is one who is.

You would assume that players would prefer to wear a 'strong historical' guernsey rather than one that is a marketing attempt to gain support from 'little kiddies'.
As I have mentioned before the 'little kiddies' of 1997 have grown up and no longer believing in the tooth fairy.

They have grown up from being attracted to an infantile design.

They don't watch Play School, Sesame Street or Romper Room like they probably did in 1997.

Fashion goes in cycles and the 'Yawning Cat' has had its era.

The banded Footscray jumper is timeless- it is beyond fashion.

Robert Murphy like many others doesn't feel the need to continue wearing an infantile guernsey. Good on him for stating his opinion.