a bit of nostalgia
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Dear Raelene, you certainly have your work cut out for you.
The grand final which I attended six months ago was the first Bulldogs game I had been to in four years.
I stopped going to any games that my team plays against the Bulldogs because I got sick of the mindless aggression of many, not a few, of your club's supporters.
I was once punched by a Bulldog supporter while my letting nature take its course in the men's toilets. I was spat on once while catching the train home, and that's not to mention the attempted intimidation by bands of Bulldog supporters who seem to be buoyed by safety in numbers.
I gave up going to any Bulldog games.
It's not enjoyable. I have better things to do with my time.
Your club has some serious issues among segments of your supporter base.
I've long since stopped listening to the "family club" tag.
It was once a family club, thirty odd years ago when the Hughes and Mortimer brothers played, but it is now a club in need of REAL change, and not just some nice tag lines.
You and the board might want to start with your petulant coach who sets much of the expectations, and proceed on to the club captain, who so often fails to show true leadership qualities.
The rot has well and truly set in. Good luck trying to revive what was once a leading club. It's been overtaken by an over zealous minority who are determined to cause trouble. Dogs of War indeed.
The best post you have ever made AHX. Agree on all counts..
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As do I.Was at the game and there were kids crying everywhere.Not very often I agree with Des Hasler but when he said this country does not deserve the crap dished up on "good friday"(is that what angered "some" dog fans)I agree wholeheartedly.Not hard to tell from AHX comments who these people are who behave in such hero status in large group numbers.Same ones who have zero dreams of assimilation with the values of Australia.Having said that Tony33 I enjoy reading your thoughts on this matter cause you tell it like it is.I certainly am starting to like what I see from the Lebanese community cause you and I both know that more and more people of Lebanese descent are starting to denounce these people(within their community) who act like immature pea hearted heroes.
These times that we currently live in I am thoroughly enjoying in the sense that I am seeing more and more people from Arabic background say hey I might be of Middle eastern origin like you but you my friend are a grand tosser.These wankers are starting to get less and less.Trust me.Just takes time to weed out all the crap but we are certainly winning the fight.the fight aint against lebanese its against those who give Lebanese a bad name by their actions and their anti-authority and Anti Australian ways.
See this is why i hate the bulldogs and their fans as much as i do, probably more than anyone else. Their obvious stereotype mean that myself and many others like me have to deal with the consequences of their barbaric, immature and disgusting behaviour.
What people need to understand is that you can't simply say "the lebanese community", it's a much more specific group both overseas and in Australia. The lebanese community is extremely different to other Middle eastern societies because it is more diverse culturally and religiously (60% Muslim / 40% Christian); however due to the stereotypes all sects of the Lebanese community are painted with the same brush.
I am an Australian of Lebanese descent and I hate going to Bulldogs games because of these grubs, my sister last week was trying to convince me not to go to the game. Many of my relatives and friends go for the Bulldogs because it is their local team. All of them hate their own supporter base because of the reputation they now have due to these imbeciles and their immaturity and gang mentality. All of them like me are Australians of lebanese descent who consider ourselves lucky because we get the best of two great cultures.
In the middle east there is no lebanese, Iran, Saudia Arabia, etc, etc. There are Shia Muslims, Sunni Musims and Christians. The Christians had no chance in between the Sunni-Shia war and moved here and overseas in search of a better opportunity and life. Unfortunately they followed and unlike us were unwilling to assimilate and thus have this us against them gang mentality that results with what we see at Bulldogs games (back on topic).
It is such a shame that we as an Australian community have to be afraid to attend a football match with fear of being king hit or worse. I just hope the Australian community aren't naive enough to think we are all the same and can understand that we hate them more then anyone else for the reputation they give us.
Ps. I HATE THE BULLDOGS AND GO THE TIGERS :sign:
