The FBTG team would like to speak to an insider in the world of Australian Football (Soccer) culture as part of research for a literary project.
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Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – Sydney FC
Seen in the southern suburbs of Sydney itself. Quite an idiosyncratic design with a great execution. Great work from the boys representing A-League big club Sydney FC.
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I Wanna Be Victory
Football traditionalists could be forgiven for taking an immediate dislike to the corporate, advertising vessel that is Melbourne Victory Football Club. But don’t take it out on the fans.
As Football historian Joe Gorman puts it in his excellent Continue reading
Ultras Aufkleber of the Week – Western Sydney Wanderers
What a design.
The Red & Black Bloc fan group of the A-League outfit the Western Sydney Wanderers show off their creativity in this piece. Note the subtle reference made by the choice of playing cards in the subject’s hand. Read more about the club culture here.
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The Wild Wild Western Wanderers
Contemporary Australian Football (Soccer) players do not fit the European stereotype of the average Australian. Jedinak, Cahill, Schwarzer, Kruse. They’re a diverse bunch, as are Australian fans watching Football. Australia is a lot more culturally and ethnically heterogeneous than Europeans tend to imagine, as the Socceroos demonstrate.
The cliche Aussie tends to be a tall, Protestant, heavy-drinking yet muscular type called Mitch with Continue reading
From Boothferry To Germany 