Massive Dragons supporter, I live and grew up in Hurstville.
It brings me great joy to follow a club that represents my area and it feels great to follow a club with such a rich history and powerful supporter base across the country.
Of late I have been concerned with the move gradual move away from the clubs traditional area of St George and its surrounding suburbs of Sydney.
How many of you are concerned about the HPC and all Dragons activities, admin and football related being moved to Wollongong?
I think the Dragons should keep a relationship with the Illawarra but should be based out of Kogarah. The Illawarra Steelers as a club have folded, St Geoege bailed them out and WIN corporation bought the Steelers out. Most Dragons fans are based out of St George and the surrounding areas in Sydney and Sydney is where all the sponsorship dollars are generated.
A move away from Kogarah and Sydney in general could be detrimental to the Dragons by driving away so much of its supporters. The South Coast covers are large physical area but the population is small and doesn't generate much money at all, again, the Illawarra Steelers club died and Illawarra as a club pushed to merge with St George to survive, they could never do it alone.
St George and the surrounding regions in Sydney is where most supprters are and is where you can generate more support moving into the future. It is also where the foundations of the powerful and very famous St George brand was developed.
Being based in Sydney is critical and I'm wondering if as many of us Dragons supporters can come together and try to make a push for the Dragons to move back to Sydney and base its HPC and all activities in the Southern Sydney/St George region due to its vital importance.
I think it's crucial if we can come together as fans to make the club understand the importance of being based in Sydney.
I'd love to know the thoughts of everyone here?
It brings me great joy to follow a club that represents my area and it feels great to follow a club with such a rich history and powerful supporter base across the country.
Of late I have been concerned with the move gradual move away from the clubs traditional area of St George and its surrounding suburbs of Sydney.
How many of you are concerned about the HPC and all Dragons activities, admin and football related being moved to Wollongong?
I think the Dragons should keep a relationship with the Illawarra but should be based out of Kogarah. The Illawarra Steelers as a club have folded, St Geoege bailed them out and WIN corporation bought the Steelers out. Most Dragons fans are based out of St George and the surrounding areas in Sydney and Sydney is where all the sponsorship dollars are generated.
A move away from Kogarah and Sydney in general could be detrimental to the Dragons by driving away so much of its supporters. The South Coast covers are large physical area but the population is small and doesn't generate much money at all, again, the Illawarra Steelers club died and Illawarra as a club pushed to merge with St George to survive, they could never do it alone.
St George and the surrounding regions in Sydney is where most supprters are and is where you can generate more support moving into the future. It is also where the foundations of the powerful and very famous St George brand was developed.
Being based in Sydney is critical and I'm wondering if as many of us Dragons supporters can come together and try to make a push for the Dragons to move back to Sydney and base its HPC and all activities in the Southern Sydney/St George region due to its vital importance.
I think it's crucial if we can come together as fans to make the club understand the importance of being based in Sydney.
I'd love to know the thoughts of everyone here?
