Same here mate. They won me over in the 80s when I was a kid, living in Blacktown. If I had of gone for my local team it would have been between Parra and Penrith. My Bulldogs support was adopted by the rest of my family when I started going to games in the early 90s, and we have all been dogs fans ever since. A family indoctrinated to the blue and white because of a chance encounter where I saw their fighting spirit.
I don’t know anyone in the CB area let alone family, but it doesn’t matter. We all love the doggies for our own reasons. Some were brought up in the area or lived there at some time, others like me saw a tenacious team, with players like Baa and Turvey busting their backsides for the jersey, others may just like the colours or mascot. It doesn’t matter. One of the strengths of the club is our history, varied backgrounds of fans and how far across the world we’re spread. 87 years of proud tradition and history, no wonder we have fans that live across the globe.