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More good news , particularly ,for an older supporter like myself.
Swans recall heritage
By NIKKI TUGWELL
February 5, 2004
SYDNEY have redesigned their uniform this season to acknowledge their South Melbourne roots with the initials SMFC screen-printed in white above the numbers on the back of their guernsey.
The move is in the spririt of the popular South Melbourne-style white guernsey with the red "V" that the Swans wore to commemorate their Team of the Century in Melbourne last year against Collingwood.
The Swans have received considerable support this week from those who have followed the club since the South Melbourne days, as they attempt to forge new traditions on the Central Coast.
Coach Paul Roos says the Swans, who today visit Singleton, Port Stephens, Wallsend, Cardiff, Swansea, Belmont, Newcastle City and Lake Macquarie as part of the AFL's community camp initiative, have become part of the NSW sporting landscape.
"Whether you support league, union, basketball or whatever the Sydney Swans are part of the fabric of NSW," he said.
"There is certainly a hardcore supporter group.
"Even when we lost three games in a row after winning the first game, we had 25,000 against Melbourne.
"There was a feeling even as late as 1995 that the Swans were here in the short-term sense. But now there is that acceptance that the Swans are here to stay."
The Swans' revenue has improved markedly since their financial position was described by chairman Richard Colless as "genuinely life-threatening" in the middle of last season. Home attendances were up last year and membership is booming.
AS part of the regional program the Swans have introduced a three-game ticket and transport package for their Central Coast supporters for the Melbourne, Collingwood and Essendon games at Telstra Stadium.
Swans recall heritage
By NIKKI TUGWELL
February 5, 2004
SYDNEY have redesigned their uniform this season to acknowledge their South Melbourne roots with the initials SMFC screen-printed in white above the numbers on the back of their guernsey.
The move is in the spririt of the popular South Melbourne-style white guernsey with the red "V" that the Swans wore to commemorate their Team of the Century in Melbourne last year against Collingwood.
The Swans have received considerable support this week from those who have followed the club since the South Melbourne days, as they attempt to forge new traditions on the Central Coast.
Coach Paul Roos says the Swans, who today visit Singleton, Port Stephens, Wallsend, Cardiff, Swansea, Belmont, Newcastle City and Lake Macquarie as part of the AFL's community camp initiative, have become part of the NSW sporting landscape.
"Whether you support league, union, basketball or whatever the Sydney Swans are part of the fabric of NSW," he said.
"There is certainly a hardcore supporter group.
"Even when we lost three games in a row after winning the first game, we had 25,000 against Melbourne.
"There was a feeling even as late as 1995 that the Swans were here in the short-term sense. But now there is that acceptance that the Swans are here to stay."
The Swans' revenue has improved markedly since their financial position was described by chairman Richard Colless as "genuinely life-threatening" in the middle of last season. Home attendances were up last year and membership is booming.
AS part of the regional program the Swans have introduced a three-game ticket and transport package for their Central Coast supporters for the Melbourne, Collingwood and Essendon games at Telstra Stadium.
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