Brisbane / Fitzroy De-Merger?

[jackmac7]

Could it ever happen, i would love to see the old Brisbane bears back wearing their traditional strip and the Roys back wearing their traditional strip. The Roys go to the A.C.T and remain the Lions. Would make for an awesome rivalry game.

It would give both clubs a sense of identity as a sole club again, not half this half that. I miss both clubs and watching them run around in those great strips. Would you aprove it?

I think it would be better for footy in Brisbane to throw the Melbourne tag off their back and at the same time win back old roy supporters who might not have their team back in Melbourne but they do have their team back and running around the AFL again playing out of the A.C.T and more importantly wearing the old Roys Guernsey with pride which will make alot of people happy again.

Don't get upset just tell me what you think.

2020-

Brisbane Bears
A.C.T Lions

 

[notting18]

Nope...We have gone way too far down this road for anything like that to happen. The only mergers that really have had success in "de-mergers" have shared a common region and then re-devided up the turf.

 

[LuckyLuke]

You don't want to know what i think. Why to you think us Brisbane Lions supporters are ashamed of either the Brisbane or the Fitzroy side of our club?

Get a clue.

 

[didak04]

Sadly this could never happen. Fitzroy are dead as a football club, they couldn't survive in 1996 they have no hope of coming back now, especially in the A.C.T

 

[royboy2]

Go Away....Now

 

[lions_den]

Wonder who would keep the premierships

 

[Chasing the Dream]

Just worry about if you will ever see your club win a premiership.

 

[lionbear]

Can't believe what I have just read.

In answer to your question jackmac7, NO it will never happen. We have built our club over the last 12 years and we are not going to ruin that for the ACT or anywhere else in Australia, we are the mighty Brisbane Lions.

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

Could it ever happen, i would love to see the old Brisbane bears back wearing their traditional strip and the Roys back wearing their traditional strip. The Roys go to the A.C.T and remain the Lions. Would make for an awesome rivalry game.

It would give both clubs a sense of identity as a sole club again, not half this half that. I miss both clubs and watching them run around in those great strips. Would you aprove it?

I think it would be better for footy in Brisbane to throw the Melbourne tag off their back and at the same time win back old roy supporters who might not have their team back in Melbourne but they do have their team back and running around the AFL again playing out of the A.C.T and more importantly wearing the old Roys Guernsey with pride which will make alot of people happy again.

Don't get upset just tell me what you think.

2020-

Brisbane Bears
A.C.T Lions

You've been pushing this for a bit, haven't you. I've read what you've had to say on the expansion board. It won't happen. We're too much intertwined with each other now

Closest thing for the Bears returning is seeing our beautiful V guernsey return. Soon I hope

 

[rizzo]

Sadly this could never happen. Fitzroy are dead as a football club, they couldn't survive in 1996 they have no hope of coming back now, especially in the A.C.T

Fitzroy isn't dead. They are still a football club. Just not an AFL one. Same Club same logo same jumper.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Why. I love our club and its shared history. We are what we are. Fitzroy lives on in the VAFA and I hope one day in the VFL.

 

[LionKing]

Brisbane Bears Fitzroy Football Club Ltd ABN: 43 054 263 473 trading as the Brisbane Lions. We are now family. Enough said!

 

[danielcan]

The marriage may not have been made in heaven initially, but a lot of effort went into making it work.

Nobody is talking of divorce.

 

[jackmac7]

just my little theory if one day the AFL wanted to expand to 20 teams. I'm slowly warming to the Brisbane lions but I warm alot more when i watch you play in Heritage round.

How about wearing the bears jumper in Brisbane, Roys jumper in Melbourne and Brisbane Lions Jumper in interstate games ie; WA, SA, NSW?

I'm sure there are plenty of old Roy supporters and Bears supporters that love to see it happen. Maybe Brisbane might shake off the blue and go back to wearing Bears colours?

Probably not but if you hadn't won a flag by now maybe it could have been a messy divorce.

 

[POBT]

How about wearing the bears jumper in Brisbane, Roys jumper in Melbourne and Brisbane Lions Jumper in interstate games ie; WA, SA, NSW?

I'm sure there are plenty of old Roy supporters and Bears supporters that love to see it happen. Maybe Brisbane might shake off the blue and go back to wearing Bears colours?

Don't go there.

 

[Lady Lawrence]

just my little theory if one day the AFL wanted to expand to 20 teams. I'm slowly warming to the Brisbane lions but I warm alot more when i watch you play in Heritage round.

How about wearing the bears jumper in Brisbane, Roys jumper in Melbourne and Brisbane Lions Jumper in interstate games ie; WA, SA, NSW?

I'm sure there are plenty of old Roy supporters and Bears supporters that love to see it happen. Maybe Brisbane might shake off the blue and go back to wearing Bears colours?

Probably not but if you hadn't won a flag by now maybe it could have been a messy divorce.

Might I make a suggestion that you take a bit of time to read this board and gain a little knowledge before posting any more of your thoughts.

Thanks it would be much appreciated.

 

[royboy2]

Didn't I tell you to go away

 

[Blueboys7]

Brisbane lions are a well established club why would anyone spilt them up. You have had much success (eg 4 GF appearances 3 winners) what more could you want. Your re-building phase (if you could call it that) is moving along very nicely and will be well placed even for this year. Brisbane Lions is now a great club and a respected one why would anybody change that? (not trying to stir anything)

 

[Vipertooth]

Sorry to say mate, but your an idiot jackmac7.

I support the MIGHTY BRISBANE LIONS and NO other team!!!

If the Lions seperated i would die inside

GO LIONS

 

[Roy Fitzlion]

No doubt jackmack7 is pissing into a cyclone with his idea and it will never happen.

However, there are still some that would like to see the Fitzroy FC go beyond the Victorian Amatuers.....possibly as a VFL Brisbane aligned team in Melbourne?

 

[luthor]

I've got no problem with an idea from "Left Field" being floated on our Board from time to time but this de-merger proposition is so far left it's over the fence and out in the car-park.

Really, you've got to wonder whether this is a troll in disguise,designed to stir up trouble.

Anyway, to play a straight bat to the question....there's just been too much invested by the BLFC club in the merger to even remotely consider undoing the whole she-bang.

The Brisbane Lions have done a lot of work to preserve the history and heritage of Old Fitzroy and to foster a Melbourne supporter base.....despite the best efforts of the AFL to bury the memories of Fitzroy completely.

In short, even if the club in a fit of total madness were to float the idea of a demerger, the AFL would never allow it.

 

[Ze Boy]

Could it ever happen, i would love to see the old Brisbane bears back wearing their traditional strip and the Roys back wearing their traditional strip. The Roys go to the A.C.T and remain the Lions. Would make for an awesome rivalry game.

It would give both clubs a sense of identity as a sole club again, not half this half that. I miss both clubs and watching them run around in those great strips. Would you aprove it?

I think it would be better for footy in Brisbane to throw the Melbourne tag off their back and at the same time win back old roy supporters who might not have their team back in Melbourne but they do have their team back and running around the AFL again playing out of the A.C.T and more importantly wearing the old Roys Guernsey with pride which will make alot of people happy again.

Don't get upset just tell me what you think.

2020-

Brisbane Bears
A.C.T Lions

just my little theory if one day the AFL wanted to expand to 20 teams. I'm slowly warming to the Brisbane lions but I warm alot more when i watch you play in Heritage round.

How about wearing the bears jumper in Brisbane, Roys jumper in Melbourne and Brisbane Lions Jumper in interstate games ie; WA, SA, NSW?

I'm sure there are plenty of old Roy supporters and Bears supporters that love to see it happen. Maybe Brisbane might shake off the blue and go back to wearing Bears colours?

Probably not but if you hadn't won a flag by now maybe it could have been a messy divorce.

You are clearly a troll but hey I'll play, any form of Brisbane split Fitzroy playing in any place other than Melbourne would be an insulting abomination there thats what you wanted to hear now piss off keyboard warrior but seriously come on to a lions forum and insult us but then say "Oh please don't get upset" STFU you tosser

Brisbane lions are a well established club why would anyone spilt them up. You have had much success (eg 4 GF appearances 3 winners) what more could you want. Your re-building phase (if you could call it that) is moving along very nicely and will be well placed even for this year. Brisbane Lions is now a great club and a respected one why would anybody change that? (not trying to stir anything)

Nope I agree and nice to hear something like this from someone whose not a Brisbane Lions supporter most other supports have this form of sickening insult about my club but none of them have ever maybe thought that I like the lions as they are now

 

[rizzo]

However, there are still some that would like to see the Fitzroy FC go beyond the Victorian Amatuers.....possibly as a VFL Brisbane aligned team in Melbourne?

That would be awesome. A Fitzroy VFL team. I admit i have loved Brisbane ever since they were the bears (I try to watch all their games) and sometimes go to the games in melb, but when two clubs that were struggling come together and do what they did was just awesome.

 

[MC_9]

Just wondering how many Lions members are from melbourne?

 

[gwono]

Fitzroy LIONS VFL

I LIEEKKK