Mobbs
A Large Portion, Yes
A poser :
What was the oldest real merger, and by real I mean where two (or more, I suppose) football clubs joined forces, retaining both names, perhaps hyphenating the resulting name.
IE : For the purposes of being pedantic, the retention of both names is required, eg Woodville-West Torrens would be an acceptable submission, but Brisbane-Fitzroy would not. (Yes, the company has both names, but the playing name is 'Brisbane').
I was prompted into this through discovery of an old, old, old local Victorian team merger, but I'll bet some of youse folks will beat it. I'll post the one I found at a later date, in a vain hope that holding off will generate more replies.
Cheers.
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Hallowed be thy Roy
What was the oldest real merger, and by real I mean where two (or more, I suppose) football clubs joined forces, retaining both names, perhaps hyphenating the resulting name.
IE : For the purposes of being pedantic, the retention of both names is required, eg Woodville-West Torrens would be an acceptable submission, but Brisbane-Fitzroy would not. (Yes, the company has both names, but the playing name is 'Brisbane').
I was prompted into this through discovery of an old, old, old local Victorian team merger, but I'll bet some of youse folks will beat it. I'll post the one I found at a later date, in a vain hope that holding off will generate more replies.
Cheers.
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Hallowed be thy Roy