Red and Black Bloc

***SEASON LAUNCH 15.9.24***

*Limited edition release merchandise*

ACL 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY merch
Season 24/25 RBB merch

*5 a-side Football Tournament*

5 a side tournament to be held on the day. Registration & prize details TBC

*Food trucks, Raffles, player meet/greet and other guests*

NPL MATCH Saturday night 7pm, WSW vs Sydney Olympic

After our aleague team fell short of finals we look to support our table leading NPL side this Saturday against Olympic at wanderers HQ.

Be sure to come down and join us in pushing the boys for another win to hold the top spot.

ALEAGUE TO NPL
WE DONT STOP
WEST SYDNEY FOREVER
FIRE UP

*WSW v Melb City*

Kick off 3.30pm @ Commbank

Last home game of the season

The definition of a 6 pointer. Win and we make the top 6. Lose and our finals chances essentially go for another year.

Whilst it has not been the greatest season, despite the promising early signs. The team and crest deserves our presence one last time this season.

We please ask all active members to try be inside the stadium 15 minutes prior to kick off , and to follow all instruction of capos and senior members, as we honour our fallen brother Tahmid.

Pre drinks at the crown from Midday. No March given the kick off time

This week we are devastated to announce the loss of our brother Tahmid Nurullah, proud member of the RBB.

He had such a deep passion and respect for the culture and understood that this is more than football. He recognised, when you support your team, you are supporting Western Sydney.

This was a value he held quite close to his heart, a sentiment shared among many of us.

Your endless contribution and dedication to these colours, this region of Western Sydney, and this community will never be forgotten. Your images will be forever shared, and your legacy forever engraved in us.

We will miss your passion, your integrity, your antics and most of all your friendship.

You are not gone, your spirit is immortalised in the hearts of us all.

Long live Tahmid Nurullah.

SYDNEY DERBY

Nothing raises the adrenaline like an away derby. The stakes couldn't be higher, for both the club and the fans.

On the pitch and in the stands, the expectations cannot be understated - we'll give you 90 in the stands and we expect nothing less on the pitch.

One fanbase, One team, One region. Western Sydney.
The rest is just white noise. F**k anyone that stands against us.

Pre game at the Crown Hotel from 3pm.
Train departing Parramatta station at 5:36pm
Meet in Belmore park at 6:20pm

WEST SYDNEY FOREVER

***Meeting update***

We can confirm NSW Police representatives from Parramatta and Surry Hills command were present at a meeting today with other stakeholders including ourselves, the club, Venues NSW and Venue security.

We are pleased with the progress achieved, the assurances provided, and the overall outcome of todays meeting - this includes the commitment of all stakeholders towards implementing processes designed to reduce matchday incidents and create a positive environment for all fans, which will ultimately encourage patronage. Open dialogue moving forward between all parties, including police, has also been committed to.

Based on the fact that all issues brought to the table have been addressed, and commitments made for positive change - we are prepared in good faith to return to matches, and afford all stakeholders involved the opportunity to make good on the aforementioned assurances.

It has been a difficult 5 weeks - not only for us, but for the club and all its members and fans. We are appreciative of the support given by members, fans and club management as a whole.

Derby day details to follow tomorrow

Last night we attended a meeting with the Club, Venues NSW, Venue Security and a representative from the APL to discuss the concerns around policing at the derby and the disproportionate police / security responses. The goal was to reach agreed resolutions with respect to processes on match days, and to repair and improve working relationships - which would ultimately see us returning to matches.

Unfortunately NSW police representatives failed to attend the scheduled meeting, whilst all other stakeholders had made the effort to attend and work collaboratively. Despite the suspension of all five bans, this demonstrates an unwillingness to have an open and constructive dialogue with active support, a lack of interest in reaching a resolution, and a clear prejudice towards active support.

The absence of police on the night proved to be too big a hurdle to overcome, as the proposed resolutions could only be ratified by NSW Police.

We will continue our absence, including tonight’s match, and await further attempts by the remaining stakeholders to bring NSW police to the table

We will be watching our match tonight at the Crown Hotel

DERBY INCIDENT UPDATE

Following on from the club's statement last night, we can confirm that the remaining 2 bans have been suspended.

Whilst this is a positive outcome in the immediate term for all concerned, it also means that police / venues / security could reactivate said bans over any minor "issue". Having your feet up on the railings is one example - this suspension of bans implies that there is no admission of wrongdoing or accountability by those who have issued the bans in the first place.

Having said this, we have confirmed our attendance to a meeting that will be taking place this afternoon, and we will be raising the issues of overpolicing and overarching powers, in hopes of reaching a mutual arrangement which is suitable to all.

A post meeting update will be provided to advise on the outcome and attendance of future matches.

Macarthur vs WSW

We look forward to watching the boys back in action after the international break. It is unfortunate that we will still be absent from games. Our desire is to be there and support the boys how we know best, but there have been no updates since our last announcement.

Nothing regarding the final two bans being overturned and nothing regarding a stakeholders meeting being held. Until such point, we will maintain our current position.

As always, members and fans are free to choose whether they attend to support the boys in person.

Any further updates will be provided in due course

TOUR OF DUTY - ***UPDATE***
Perth v WSW

Whilst there has been some progress regarding the incidents of our home derby, with the suspension of 3 bans, we are still awaiting the overturning of the remaining 2, having made submissions for those. We are also still awaiting a response regarding a stakeholders meeting.

Our much anticipated tour of duty match comes at an extremely difficult and sensitive period for the club and it's fans. We understand that many have committed to travel and accommodation arrangements and feel that completely abandoning the match would be an extremely difficult decision and a slap in the face for all members and fans who have spent their hard earnt to make this trip.

Therefore, we will be present at the stadium for the game to honour the tour of duty, and to all who have made the trip, but will maintain our right to protest by not being active.

Pre game drinks will be at The Brisbane Hotel from 1pm.

We appreciate the support of all members and fans.

See you in Perth

***UPDATE***

WSW v Western United

We have been notified by the club of further dialogue between them, NSW Police and Venus NSW which has resulted in 3 bans being suspended. We commend the club on continuing this pursuit of justice on behalf of its members. This is small step in proving that NSW Police and Venues NSW staff acted in a disproportionate and unnecessary manner on matchday.

We will continue our stand until we are provided the opportunity to present our issues at a stakeholders meeting, and the remainder of the bans run through due process and are ultimately overturned - this means we will be watching our match this Friday from the Crown Hotel. Fans and members are welcome to join us at the pub.

To all fans who choose to attend the stadium, we ask you to please vacate the central RBB bay to ensure our absence sends a strong message.

As always, we will continue to provide updates as we navigate through these publicised issues

***Statement***

Last night's decision to walk out during the first half of the match was a show of solidarity with members who were wrongfully evicted and harrased by police. The decision to leave was a stand, and based on a culmination of numerous events over the past few months. This was the tipping point.

We have attended countless meetings, and made every effort possible to liaise with the club, venue and NSW police to ensure that the match day experience we provide runs as seamlessly as possible. In the week leading up to the derby, logistics and approvals were in place with police, venue, the club and security personnel regarding the display of our tifo banner, confetti and streamers. This included logistics after the completion of the display.

Having reached a mutual working arrangement with the club and venue in recent history, it appears the status quo began to change since the beginning of the year and coincided with new stadium management.

This change brought about unnecessary police intervention, and concerns have been repeatedly expressed regarding policing measures and behaviours - including baiting, intimidation, threats of bans and evictions over swearing in chants, evictions for standing in the 'incorrect bay' in the active end and having feet up on the railings. Alarmingly, we have also raised serious concerns about the legality around minors under 18 being interrogated by police in holding rooms, and subsequently being issued banning notices without the presence of a parent, guardian or independent adult.

All of the above concerns have fallen on deaf ears.

We will forever support the team, but we will also always support our members - and will take whatever action necessary to do so.

We will allow the club to conduct the necessary investigations, and will communicate specifics of last night's events as part of the investigation.

Updates on course of action will be provided once an outcome is finalised.

GAME DAY! Nothing better than CCM AWAY

WE URGE EVERYONE TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO ACTIVE TODAY.

LET IT BE KNOWN HOW UNITED WE ARE AS A CLUB

Avoid the Trains due to trackwork!

On Sunday the RBB take to central coast to run a muck and TAKEOVER. We will once again show the league who does away days the best and drown out any opposing noise whilst we paint the stadium RED AND BLACK.

Whether it’s by train, bus, car or boat we don’t care. Buy your tickets, fire up and join us in making this game ours. We must match the passion our players, our club and our coach have show in recent weeks.
Join us at the Settlers Tavern from 2pm for a 4pm March

Through it all, WESTERN SYDNEY!

WSW vs Newcastle Sunday 5pm

Match day is almost upon us. Through constant police and security pressure THE RBB DOES NOT BUCKLE. On Sunday we chant for those who speak for the west and speak THE TRUTH.

Get down to parramatta, keep the energy from Campbelltown alive.

Win or lose, we don’t stop!
First or last, we sing for the west!

Crown Hotel from 2pm, limited merch available. No March

FIRE THE F**K UP!

WSW vs MacArthur (away) Sunday @ Campbelltown

On Sunday we head to Campbelltown to face MacArthur. Despite the heat on Sunday, we call on all WSW fans to take the short trip with us and bring the energy in the stands that our boys need to keep the momentum going.

Jump in the car, join us in the RBB and help push the team towards a win and show our opponents that there’s only one team in western Sydney.

5PM Kick off, no pre game venue, no march.

Western Sydney Wanderers FC vs Victory

CommBank Stadium bank, Sunday 5pm KO

As we reopen our book of memories and reflect on many great moments against our forever folding rivals, they once against reopen the book of excuses. Claims of the #1 active support can be quickly shutdown with shows of folding terraces along with no travel to our home since 2015 whilst we, the west display week in week out why we own the spot on the podium that Melbourne fans constantly try to convince them selves they are living in.

Last Friday in Brisbane was phenomenal and we thank all the fans that joined us in part 1 of our tour of duty and pushed through game delays and terrible conditions. This week the expectation is no less, though we stand alone in the stadium with no opposing fans, let your voices be heard in the ground as we remind the Melbourne boys they cannot hide at home forever.

Let our boys know what this game means to all of western Sydney as they push for a win and look to reclaim top of the ladder.

F**K THE VICTORY

Crown hotel from 2pm, March from Prince Alfred Park 4pm.

New chant that will do the rounds this weekend

10 years on 💥⚫🔴

CONQUERED ALL - RBB Chant Lyrics:This Country will Never Ever SeeWhat We Did in the Asian Champions LeagueWe Went to Asia and We Conquered AllWent to Saudi and We F*cked Them AllSholo...

Once again we prove every year why we are the best travelling supporter group in this country, thank you to everyone who travelled to Brisbane and battled the Extreme conditions.
On that note, the next tour of duty is Perth on the 16th of March. So get in early and start booking flights etc

Next week we go again 👊
F**K THE VICTORY

RBB TOUR OF DUTY

WSW vs Brisbane @ Suncorp this Friday @ 7:45pm (AEDT)

Not only is this part 1 of our 23/24 tour of duty upon us on Friday night but also another RBB takeover.

This means that when we enter the gates of Suncorp stadium, just as we did in Newcastle and at Allianz, we out-chant, outperform and out-number the opposition.

On Friday we will once again dominate in the stands and turn the stadium into our own to show the country why we wanderers fans never feel out of place on an away day.

It’s not too late to book, be there, be loud. Let’s continue our momentum and show our boys that we are with them in their search for a big 3 points.

Pre match will be at The Paddo, with the March leaving at 5:30pm for a 5:45pm (qld time/AEST)

Sydney Derby March and train details

Unfortunately, our usual March route from Central Station has been refused by NSW police.

Due to a number of external factors and police ‘concerns’ that we have debunked and have fallen on stubborn ears we have had to alter our way into the Allianz stadium.

We have done all we could do to come to an agreement. However, the threat of potential legal action taken against the RBB and its individuals has made it very difficult.

Pub from 1pm, limited merch available, as well as a raffle featuring some signed WSW gear as prizes.

We will then be catching the 5:51pm train from Parramatta station and arriving at central station at 6:23pm. Gather at Belmore park opposite central station and leave at 6:30pm.

Our official ‘walk’ will start further up the road closer to the stadium (corner of Moore Park Road and Anzac Parade)

When 11 walk onto the pitch in a derby, they wear more than a club emblem on their chest. They carry our hearts onto the field, and play battle to assert our experiences that shape the identity of Western sydney.

Our triumphs and joy, our sorrow and hardship, and our tenacity and perseverance. This is all on the line on that field, and sewn into the red and black. Victory means more than 3 points, it means an assertion of our rich narratives, and that our unapologetic passion prevails in being triumphant as being the true reflection of this city.

Whilst the 11 in the red and black carry this on the field, it means nothing if we aren't there with them. The phenomena of the red and black isn't behind the goals, it carries side by side alongside our players on that pitch. This is our call to arms, this Saturday you bring more than your voices, you bring your aspirations, hopes and dreams, and you scream it with pride, and you say it with your chest.

More than a derby, this is our call to arms, we stand together, and we fight as one.

Pre game at The Crown hotel parramatta from 1pm. Merch will be available but limited. A raffle will be held with signed WSW merch up for grabs.

Train and March details to follow…

WSW vs Perth Sat, 5:30pm

We call to all wanderers fans and RBB members to get down to Parramatta this Saturday afternoon for what is not just another home game for our fans or important 3 points for the team but a pre derby game as we look to fire up the boys and let them know we’re behind them leading up to our match against our struggling rivals, the scum of the east.

On Sunday we took over Newcastle and made noise their stadium has never heard outside of Western Sydney fans and this weekend in Parramatta, the expectation is no less.

Cancel your plans, get down to parra and join the RBB in pushing our boys for another win and showing the team how important the coming weeks are for THE WEST.

Crown hotel from 3pm. No March and no merch available this weekend.

*** NEWCASTLE AWAY ***

Sunday 3PM @ McDonald Jones Stadium

After an exciting 5-0 win in our match at home, we take our voices to Newcastle, make our presence known and encourage our boys to bring the same efforts to the game as last week!

In our first away day of the season we will remind the league that Western Sydney does it best. Show up in numbers, be loud and fire up as we turn the stadium into our own and once again TAKEOVER!

NO MARCH, however, let’s let our arrival be heard, 2:30 inside the entry gate.

Sunnyside Tavern from 12 for pre drinks.

Jump in the car, on the trains or take the WSW bus up.

Follow the WSW Bus link to secure your spot and match ticket

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WSW vs WU Saturday 7:45pm @ Commbank stadium

This weekend we are back at home against Western United in search of an important 3 points at the beginning of our 23/24 campaign.

Come down to Parramatta , bring your mates, be loud and fire up as we continue to be the 12th man and help our boys set the tone for the rest of the season!

New merch still available (limited stock)

Pre drinks at the Crown from 4pm

** No March for this fixture**

LADSTREET X RBB

In Western sydney, we are often confined to the narratives that are expected of us. There is a particular deprivation of our agency, in which the trajectory of our lives are confined to very linear narratives that only reflect a very narrow aspect of our material experiences.

Ultras, fanatics, supporters; whatever label is prescribed to us, nothing is more dubious than those with the means and skills to tools to portray us in whichever manner they please, which historically has mostly led to us being villanized. As an incredibly diverse group, we forge the narrative for ourselves, to subvert the expectations of those who wish to see us fail, and to inspire those in our communities who aspire to be far more than the pathways pre determined for us.

We are proud to unveil our collaboration with a Western Sydney photographer whose work documents the notion of identity and it's proximity to subculture, all on analogue film formats. But most importantly, one of our own a proud member of the RBB. We are finally pleased to share with you merchandise that reflects the moments we will take to our graves, in a depiction that us as the RBB sincerely feel in our hearts is a rare and remarkable reflection of us.

We will have an extremely limited number of 15 framed prints, wax sealed by hand available for purchase at the crown hotel before the march to the stadium. They will be available only then and there, so don't miss out on an incredible opportunity to purchase and own a tangible reflection of our memories and experiences, as documented ourselves, for ourselves.