So the analogy is that BHP Company and Billiton merged to become BHP Billiton and St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers merged to become St. George Illawarra Dragons? Seems fair enough. BHP Company still exists as a major shareholder in BHP Billiton but it doesn't trade as BHP Company anymore, just as St. George RLC still exists as part of the St. George Illawarra Dragons, but it doesn't compete in the competion under that name anymore either. So in essence they're both new entities.
How does this support the argument for St. George Illawarra having won 16 premierships?
but bhp billiton acknowledges their history as part of their current company...
as per their official website (none of this wikipedia crap)
Our History
BHP Billiton has outstanding credentials
We were formed from a merger between two highly complementary companies — BHP and Billiton.
Our past success gives us enormous confidence and determination to prosper and grow our company.
BHP Billiton: a great partnership
We value our heritage. We're proud of the organisations from which we've come and the accomplishments we've achieved.
By building on our pasts and combining the assets of each company with the very best of our skills and people, we have created a company that is ideally placed to lead the resources industry into the future.
yes, from a legal entity / company POV, they are a company formed in 2001.. however they acknowledge and hold onto their history... just as every company (and club does..)..
history and tradition form the company and have made it what it is today.. without the history, the company would be nothing... you can't take history and tradition to the bank, however companies will pay a fortune in goodwill to purchase this from other companies... it shows that something that has no legal "being" still has a value to people... just like a premiership..
i would expect that those souffs fans who are trolling here on this thread would know about history and tradition.. afterall, if we took your argument, you guys are starting from zero in 2002...
and for those other trolls, er, i mean fans, of other clubs, well i wouldn't expect that you would get the whole tradition thing either... but that's okay.. you'll get there eventually...