tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post3829491446874404132..comments2024-03-16T09:26:42.761+11:00Comments on South of the Border - a South Melbourne Hellas blog: 2015 Asian Cup adventure - Day 2 - A Greek in the Persian EmpirePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844708719537648292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-36951098299105263442015-02-24T09:12:01.250+11:002015-02-24T09:12:01.250+11:00I'm not sure how it could have turned out any ...I'm not sure how it could have turned out any other way, something that you seem to acknowledge yourself by referring to the other ethnic clubs and communities. Except in very particular cases, I don't see how culture can remain static and survive.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-68161371525160860222015-02-24T07:15:24.430+11:002015-02-24T07:15:24.430+11:00The passion is still there for what the club once ...The passion is still there for what the club once was, but the Aussie-born generation has failed to uphold the values and culture of their parents, thus changing the club. This can be applied broadly to nearly all ethnic clubs and communities in general. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-25310716988958875702015-02-22T19:17:04.574+11:002015-02-22T19:17:04.574+11:00Some outwardly very bitter Hellatzides surprised e...Some outwardly very bitter Hellatzides surprised even me by bothering to go to the final, and by driving up no less. Further proof that whatever gets said on the net or even on the terraces is often not what gets done outside those realms. Of course I'm in the 'each to their own' camp on these matters, partly because I can no longer be arsed arguing vociferously for one side or the other, and also because frankly the horse has long bolted on this issue.<br /><br />As for those down Somers Street way (and their Edensor Park brethren), they're continuing to watch the Socceroos if for no other reason than so many of their kin are still major part of the team.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words regarding the blog - I hope you can manage to rediscover your passion for the club, but I can empathise with how you feel, having been there before.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-54061188454142965672015-02-20T12:59:38.836+11:002015-02-20T12:59:38.836+11:00Not good enough hellasians. What business do bitte...Not good enough hellasians. What business do bitter ethnic club fans have in throwing their hard earned at asian cup tickets hosted by a federation that has and is symbolically peeing on you?<br />Down Somers St way you'd be hardpressed to find anyone that has watched a socceroos match in a long time.<br />Maybe you need a meaningful Greece v Oz match like we did in '06 when it dawns on your that the socceroos may as well be Mozambique. You want them to lose and lose hard.<br /><br />btw, this blog is my only source of news with regards to this dying cause of ours of which I only have a little bit of interest left. good stuff and thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-26876889938821170942015-01-12T17:37:06.732+11:002015-01-12T17:37:06.732+11:00Yes, I actually made that observation to Gains yes...Yes, I actually made that observation to Gains yesterday, lol. Of course, the nature and intent of the exaggerated cheering differ significantly between the two groups.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206486881622385464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503414687298565438.post-68321951412875352872015-01-12T14:16:59.347+11:002015-01-12T14:16:59.347+11:00"went nuts every time their keeper made a reg..."went nuts every time their keeper made a regulation save"... I have vague recollections of this happening with some SMFC fans during some NPL matches in the latter stages of last years season. Skipnoreply@blogger.com