Brad J

From a non-active supporter - I'm going to miss Yarraside, but I understand the decision. Without getting too sentimental you really were the voice of the members, especially towards the end of JA's tenure. Through all that you led the charge and set the example to the rest of us in noise, passion and support. In better times everything from the chants telling Clint Bolton how much we loved him, to some epic tifos, derbies.. all great memories. Best of luck in the future, thanks again, and enjoy some quiet beers on the wings next season.

This is just fantastic! Been so long coming.. Scoreline aside, how good were we in the first 15 minutes??!

First post here, but I’ve been reading this forum for ages. Day one member, I’m at most home games. I’m personally not too worried about the name or colours in the future, but my preference is to stay with Red & White (they’re our colours after all), and keep Heart as an unofficial nickname. I don’t like those names like ‘Victory, Jets, Roar’ etc. Having said that the point about the amount of other teams in Blue is a valid one, and one I’m sure they will consider when weighing all this up. Aside from that what the club means to me is our goals when we started up (quality football and youth development as the path to on field results), and the quality of fans that have gotten behind it. The first derby gave me all the confidence that it was going to work long term, though we seemed to change direction under JA. The way I look at it, is colours and names aside, what are the new owners proposing to bring in? Quality coaching, youth development, good football, and the finances, experience and desire to make that happen. Brilliant! Can’t wait. At the risk of being cheesy it’s whats under the surface that matters most I think. We stuck though this shit the last couple of years and didn’t go anywhere. Says a lot about the place. That’s the club to me. If they happen, I can handle some aesthetic changes on the surface. In the future we will all see a familiar face or two at a game, who you know had been there too over the last few years (particularly during the JA period..), and know that they as well were putting up with all that shit leading up to the Adelaide game last year. Even if we’re in Sky Blue stuff like that will make it still feel like the same club.