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Manchester City’s recent purchase of Melbourne Heart has been a welcome addition to the Australian football scene. The clubs new owners are set to…
You’re missing the point. The name change in combination with the colour change leaves nothing recognisable. The no success argument is non-logical. The bond with the club is formed just as strongly through the down times as the good times. Our wins over Sydney and the Victory were so sweet after the pain of defeat we have gone through this season.
You’re right in saying heritage and tradition are evolving things. It definitely is, and the name change is an example of the heritage evolving. But in combination with the colour change it effectively makes us Manchester City lite. It doesn’t evolve our heritage or tradition. It replaces it with someone else’s heritage and tradition that we as Melbourne Heart fans have no attachment to.
Keep Heart red and white
That 80% figure is about the name, not the colours. The vast majority want to keep the red and white. I think you’re drawing the wrong conclusions. Most of us are reasonable in trading a change in the name for the new investment. But you change the colours as well and it’s no longer our club. The only thing recognisable is that we are the Melbourne club that’s not the victory.
Heart replacement is a good thing
To say there isn’t an emotional connection to the red and white from the fans is absurd, how would you know? I’m a member, I go to the games and I, along with the fans are connected to the red and white.
You mention that 80% don’t care about the name change but not only fail to highlight, but belittle the strong opposition by the fans to the colour change.
Red and White is our identity. No sock colour or emblem is going to be good enough. We pride ourselves on being able to say that Melbourne is red and white. For me, it’s not the same club if they change the colours.
Heart replacement is a good thing
They’re referred to as the Hearts, not Heart.
Keep Heart red and white