From The Age website
Reported by Roy Ward and Daniel Cherny
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The Northern Blues should have been playing Essendon on their Preston City Oval home ground on Saturday, continuing a 138-year tradition.
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They should invite the Preston Bullants VAFA club to Cramer StreetAt least they would be representing the Preston area.
Preston amateurs have come from a junior club to create seniors and use the name bullants. They also wear the red and white and have quickly progressed through the amateur grades. They should be able to use Cramer street oval.
Bullants need to return to the VFL, they already have a huge presence in the area, you can see Bullants stuff all over Preston such as in the attached picture. Having a existing presence is a huge advantage in reestablishing the club.
Theirs a high demand for their reestablishment. One of my friends who was asked to trial with Preston - both a local and a fan is devastated with the news and tells me he is not the only local disgruntled. If they are going to reestablish themselves it has to be sooner rather than later!
They are dreaming if they think Preston could come back to the VFL. Where would the money come from to fund a virtually new team? Mr Papal reckons he needs at least $800,000 to $900,000 per year for the club to play in the VFL. Best case scenario is a suburban league.
Paul Amy tweeted this today...
Believe Northern Blues prez Steve Papal continues to beaver away behind the scenes and may soon have at his side a fellow who played and administered the game at the highest level. The revival of the old Bullants may be a good thing to come out of the VFL in 2020.
Would be fantastic to see the club bounce back on 2021!