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HappyGuus said:
I was wondering when these guys would start backing the sport! All I've seen from them is AFL related.
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Nothing they can do for the domestic game in Melbourne which lacks a half decent Italian team. Surprised Avondale didn't try to connect/partner with them considering those guys live in Avondale Heights
 
superpolska said:
Nothing they can do for the domestic game in Melbourne which lacks a half decent Italian team. Surprised Avondale didn't try to connect/partner with them considering those guys live in Avondale Heights
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Would a revival of Brunswick Juventus spark an interest for the Italian community in Melbourne or not really
 
For Italians in Melb it’s afl or Melbourne victory now imo re Australian sport and/or a European club. The historic through line has been broken re Brunswick juventus, most people think the club doesn’t exist anymore or don’t believe the current Brunswick juventus to really be the “real” one. The history is too heavily diluted
 
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Glenardo said:
For Melb Italians it’s afl or Melbourne victory now imo re Australian sport and/or a European club. The historic through line has been broken re Brunswick juventus, most people think the club doesn’t exist anymore or don’t believe the current Brunswick juventus to really be the “real” one. The history is too heavily diluted
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Spot on! I think its a mixture of too much of a distance between whatever success and any current relevence to be able to work! When we talk about community/team fragmentation the story of brunswick juve and all its so called 'successors' that came after reads like a key case study!
 
Hellenic_blue&white said:
Spot on! I think its a mixture of too much of a distance between whatever success and any current relevence to be able to work! When we talk about community/team fragmentation the story of brunswick juve and all its so called 'successors' that came after reads like a key case study!
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Fwiw I know many who are actually very interested in Australian soccer/npl/the championship but they just don’t consider the current Brunswick juventus to be the “real” one. They don’t feel authentically represented by a club in that space, so yea it’s usually Melbourne victory even if they attend/take an interest in npl games. Was probably a factor in victory’s early success. Many quietly wish there was a Marconi or APIA or even Adelaide city equivalent in Melb and if they thought there was they might support it. Never say never, and probably if there was a club who could do anything in that space it would be Brunswick juventus due to name recognition. But a lot would have to change from the status quo and I see no evidence of that happening, can barely get back into npl. Just my 2c
 
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Glenardo said:
Fwiw I know many who are actually very interested in Australian soccer/npl/the championship but they just don’t really consider the current Brunswick juventus to be the “real” one. They don’t feel that they have a club in that space, so yea it’s usually Melbourne victory even if they attend/take an interest in npl games. Was probably a factor in victory’s early success. Many quietly wish there was a Marconi or APIA or Adelaide city equivalent in Melb and if they thought there was they might follow it. Never say never, and probably if there was a club who could do anything in that space it would be Brunswick juventus due to name recognition. But a lot would have to change from the status quo and I see no evidence of that happening, can barely get back into npl. Just my 2c
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Hellenic_blue&white said:
Spot on! I think its a mixture of too much of a distance between whatever success and any current relevence to be able to work! When we talk about community/team fragmentation the story of brunswick juve and all its so called 'successors' that came after reads like a key case study!
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This all makes sense based off the rabbithole I went down when doing my database for logos, etc - Brunswick Zebras, Manningham Juventus, Brunswick Juventus/Moreland Zebras all made me lost and very confused. Oh and Brimbank Stallions too (but that one was a bit more straight forward)
 
Glenardo said:
Pretty shameful mismanagement of a club imo. There’s cultural factors specific to Melb as I’ve said a while back, but there’s no real reason why Brunswick juventus couldn’t have been a Marconi or Adelaide city equivalent given their early history, in fact that’s what they should have been
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They never learnt the Griffith way - let's be real
 
Zelen Fc said:
Would a revival of Brunswick Juventus spark an interest for the Italian community in Melbourne or not really
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I think another issue is they share a ground with 2 other teams. Its also often used as a place to hold makeshift fixtures when teams can't play at their ground.

Also the backlash they received taking brunswick zebras to court etc

Don't even get anyone started on all the Italian club mergers that have happened. Doesn't surprise me alot don't like each other
 
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