Embracing the past

[LostDoggy]

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I must be in the minority, but I love our current jumper - dog and all.

[Hotdog60]

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Looks sensational on Grant

God I miss Chris, what a champion.

Sorry got all mushy with some man love.

[LostDoggy]

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Not for me. I love the 'robot dog' on the jumper and changing our name to the 'Western Bulldogs' was one of the smartest things we have ever done and helped ensurer our survival. I would prefer to keep things how they are because they are obviously working and this is what we are now as a club.

Also I think the current jumper is more appealing to children, which is very important as this is where our future support comes from.

I agree 100%, epecially the "Western Bulldogs", agree it helped save us.

[Remi Moses]

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Is it just me or do the stripes on that jumper look a bit thicker than the traditional jumper?

I'd love to go back to that guernsey,keep the name though.
Yuck that was one horrid day in the Rohde nightmare

[mighty_west]

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Definatly in favour of wearing the old strip, and perhaps even looking at changing our logo as well and finally see the end of robo "yawning cat" dog, let's get a more classy yet traditonal look going on, really like the Demons new look.

[LostDoggy]

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Honestly I don't really support this jumper change if it were to happen, and not because I bought a new guernsey during the final series.
Reading Johnno's book (which is my bible at the moment) its mentioned that the reason we changed name, logos, image, guernsey etc etc in '97 is because we needed the club to be refreshed. We were almost bankrupt, needed money and this was the only way of getting out of the hole.
I think this current guernsey we have is sentimental in a way which shows how we got ourselves out of the hole and are a successful football club (bar the premiership jynx) and are not the ''Battling Bulldogs'' off the field as we once were.
Refer to the chapter ''Bulldogs, Not Brands''

[DOG GOD]

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Not for me. I love the 'robot dog' on the jumper and changing our name to the 'Western Bulldogs' was one of the smartest things we have ever done and helped ensurer our survival. I would prefer to keep things how they are because they are obviously working and this is what we are now as a club.

Also I think the current jumper is more appealing to children, which is very important as this is where our future support comes from.

Totally agree with Chef on this one. I LOVE the jumper atm and i certainly agree it would appeal with the younger generation more than the traditional one. Re: the name, changing it to The Western Bulldogs was one of the best things the club ever did.

[LostDoggy]

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I must be in the minority, but I love our current jumper - dog and all.

Me too. Vote 1 Robot Dog!

[LostDoggy]

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That is one of the best jumpers I've seen. Bring it back and Chris come back with it

[LostDoggy]

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Not for me. I love the 'robot dog' on the jumper and changing our name to the 'Western Bulldogs' was one of the smartest things we have ever done and helped ensurer our survival. I would prefer to keep things how they are because they are obviously working and this is what we are now as a club.

Also I think the current jumper is more appealing to children, which is very important as this is where our future support comes from.

Honestly I don't really support this jumper change if it were to happen, and not because I bought a new guernsey during the final series.
Reading Johnno's book (which is my bible at the moment) its mentioned that the reason we changed name, logos, image, guernsey etc etc in '97 is because we needed the club to be refreshed. We were almost bankrupt, needed money and this was the only way of getting out of the hole.
I think this current guernsey we have is sentimental in a way which shows how we got ourselves out of the hole and are a successful football club (bar the premiership jynx) and are not the ''Battling Bulldogs'' off the field as we once were.
Refer to the chapter ''Bulldogs, Not Brands''

Didnt see you post chef...Pretty much along the same lines anyway..

[chef]

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Didnt see you post chef...Pretty much along the same lines anyway..

Great minds think alike.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I'm torn between tradition and survival.

I think, long term, it would be a good decision to revert back to the classic Dog's guernsey.

And we fight tooth and nail for it the same way Collingwood does with their guernsey.

Port Power and the Dockers have both realised that the more gimmicky and over designed a guernsey is, the less weight it carries. No matter whether you like or dislike the bulldog head it was designed in a certain era and it will eventually go out of style. It will become obsolete.

The jumper should be like a national flag. It's beyond 'design' and 'market appeal'.
It's simple, bold powerful and ETERNAL.

It should just seem to exist without anyone knowing who designed it or where it came from.


The name? I have to agree with the name change.
Western Bulldogs saved us I believe.
If we have 50,000 members and put it to a vote and the vote is for the club to be called Footscray then fine.

Until then...... Western Bulldogs playing in the '54 guernsey.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Most know I'm very much for it.

Bring back the red shorts too.

The outfit we used v Port Adelaide in the '07 heritage game is perfect.

[LostDoggy]

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Not for me. I love the 'robot dog' on the jumper and changing our name to the 'Western Bulldogs' was one of the smartest things we have ever done and helped ensurer our survival. I would prefer to keep things how they are because they are obviously working and this is what we are now as a club.

Also I think the current jumper is more appealing to children, which is very important as this is where our future support comes from.

What he said.

[comrade]

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Imagine if we bring back the heritage style jumper and have Wallis, Liberatore, Cordy, Hunter and Beasley running around in it.

Talk about embracing the past.