i'm flabbergasted. i'm flummoxed. i'm furious.football clubs are built on tradition and for 16 years the freo footy club has done a great job of building traditions. the annual len hall game is a perfect example of how well this club can do it. today's announcement that our traditional guernsey is to be abandoned is a perfect example of how badly a club can get it wrong. anyone who's played the game knows that you play for your teammates and for the jumper. it's what you put your body on the line for. for our club to so casually throw this aside beggars belief.
if i wanted to barrack for a soulless club with no respect for tradition i'd be a west coast fan. they've changed their guernsey so many times i've lost count. they don't even wear their premiership jumper anymore. no, i want to barrack for a club with depth. a club that doesn't bow to ephemeral fashions and fads. a club that isn't guided by focus groups and shallow marketing 'gurus'. i still believe that deep down freo is that club but the people we trust with running it have lost their way. a footy club isn't about the president or the board. it's isn't about chairmen or CEOs. a footy club is about the players, the members and the supporters. that's it.
the people running our club have taken this course of action and it infuriates me and breaks my heart. still, i remain a loyal and steadfast member... one who'll continue to wear the legendary guernsey worn by kickett, mcmanus, parker, cook, bell, waterhouse and the other greats of our past.
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