Magpies and Power merger to be announced in a fortnight.

[Psyber]

Interestingly, the Port Adelaide clubs may actually succeed in killing each other off with this strategy, by stirring up the hostility between traditional Magpies supporters and the new Power breed.

[birdmanptr]

Pucker up and kiss the SANFL goodbye.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 5940778245

Shove that in your pipe and smoke it !!!!!!!!!

Well the important part is the 8 SANFL clubs still get a vote thanks for that link.

The SANFL clubs would vote on changing the league's constitution to recognise the change in the Power-Magpies model

[Mark_Beswick]

This merger would bring with it more banter about "real port adelaide" formation dates. Some may suggest that the merger would mean a new club

I can just hear the people of adelaide arguing about which club was started and when - The waters would become even more muddier especially if you like stirring the pot on this issue

We would have

Port Adelaide (Power) 1870
Port Magpies 1870
or no, the Port Power Magpies 1870

Or non-of-the-above Formed 2011

[birdmanptr]

If you thought Port were powerfull before wait till the new one starts if the SANFL clubs are dumb and weak enough to let it.

RE: ONE Day is Coming!

Since our last update Tim and I have been inundated with suggestions on how to make the Port Adelaide Football Club great again. Obviously the first priority is to UNITE the Port Adelaide Football Club into “ONE”, there has been lots happening behind the scenes with both Clubs working with the SANFL to hopefully realise our “ONE” PAFC dream and the benefits that will come from that for South Australian Football.

There has been a common theme throughout all the feedback, the PAFC heritage must be protected and the Club as “ONE” look forward and reclaim it’s destiny as the best football club in Australia not the franchised club it is currently operating as.

Through our discussions with both Clubs, this is one of the key elements of their desire to re-unite the Port Adelaide Football Club. There will be ONE Port Adelaide Football Club, established in 1870 with 36 SANFL Premierships and 1 AFL Premiership, with teams in the AFL and SANFL. The Port Adelaide Football Club will tell its story proudly on the national stage, as a real, authentic football club and the only football club from outside Victoria to be elevated in its own right into the AFL competition.


Here are the Top 5 suggestions from “ONE” PAFC supporters, should the clubs unite:


1. “ONE” membership for the Port Adelaide Football Club including both SANFL and AFL

Currently, Port Adelaide SANFL has released their memberships for
2011 and Port Adelaide AFL will also release theirs shortly. Until One Club becomes a reality, we need to keep our football clubs as financial as possible and ask that you continue to support both Clubs when their memberships are out, by continuing with your 2010 commitment (at least!)

Should the model be approved, there will be an opportunity to upgrade to a “ONE” PAFC membership and this will be the first time ever you can be a member of an AFL and SANFL team in “ONE” membership with the Port Adelaide Football Club. If “ONE” PAFC becomes a reality, the existing membership base of both clubs is absolutely critical to retain and then we hope to re-engage the many Port Adelaide supporters who for what ever reason have drifted away from the Clubs in recent years. Your membership of either or both clubs as they are structured at the moment is absolutely critical so we urge you to get on Board and continue to support your Club with the same passion you have displayed on the “ONE” PAFC website.

Port AFL and Non Port SANFL supporters will not be disadvantaged and they can still support Port in the AFL and their own SANFL Club.


2. Port Adelaide SANFL to retain their Prison Bar Guernsey in the SANFL and continue to be the ‘Magpies’

This is non negotiable and the Port Adelaide heritage in the SANFL will be protected. In the SANFL, Port Adelaide will continue to be the ‘Magpies’

A Port AFL reserves side in the SANFL is not on the table

There are plans for a Port Adelaide Football Club museum to be built at the Port Club to display our proud heritage and recognise our past champions for all to see

NO RESERVES TEAM BUT BUT BUT
3. Port Adelaide SANFL to play curtain raisers as pre match day entertainment
This will be tabled with the SANFL and hopefully they will program SANFL games before the AFL.

More activities and entertainment prior and during games to engage families and supporters


4. A common Port Adelaide Football Club logo

The common link will be the name the Port Adelaide Football Club, “ONE” in the SANFL and “ONE” in the AFL – we are Port Adelaide

There is much work to do in this area and the members and supporters will be engaged in this process. A simple evolution for 2011 could be that both AFL & SANFL teams have ‘1870’ on the back of their jumpers

Port AFL to apply to wear the prison bar Guernsey for special occasions


5. Re-igniting the passion in Port Adelaide supporters

“ONE” PAFC is all about people power - making members and supporters feel part of the Port Adelaide Football Club again.

Our charter is to give the Club back to the people – the Port Adelaide Football Community, and rebuild the Port Adelaide Family

There is lots of work still to be done and uniting the club is only the first step, we’ll need everyone’s support to regain our rightful place as the Best Football Club in Australia



There are obviously many other suggestions and priorities which you will hear from the Clubs Presidents shortly.

Once the “ONE” PAFC dream is realised there will be a “thank you” celebration at Alberton Oval to rival any Premiership celebration the “ONE” day is getting closer. ”ONE” day is coming!

[Mr Beefy]

How does playing curtain raisers make either of them more powerful?

[birdmanptr]

How does playing curtain raisers make either of them more powerful?

Think of the team they are playing forced to go to footy park to watch instead of a surburban oval.The only good thing is there will be as much room as if you were at Glenelg or Prospect.

Curtain raisers one day reserves side the next.

[Mr Beefy]

How does playing curtain raisers make either of them more powerful?

Think of the team they are playing forced to go to footy park to watch instead of a surburban oval.The only good thing is there will be as much room as if you were at Glenelg or Prospect.

Curtain raisers one day reserves side the next.

Oh so the non-port supporters wont be there to kick goals. I'd be more likely to go to a double header game than either a SANFL or AFL standalone game (unless the cats were playing).

[Media Park]

There are obviously many other suggestions and priorities which you will hear from the Clubs Presidents shortly.

ONE Club President, right?

[birdmanptr]

How does playing curtain raisers make either of them more powerful?

Think of the team they are playing forced to go to footy park to watch instead of a surburban oval.The only good thing is there will be as much room as if you were at Glenelg or Prospect.

Curtain raisers one day reserves side the next.

Oh so the non-port supporters wont be there to kick goals. I'd be more likely to go to a double header game than either a SANFL or AFL standalone game (unless the cats were playing).

Of course you are going to go to a Double header if the Magpies are playing the first game.

[Sojourner]

How does playing curtain raisers make either of them more powerful?

Especially when non interested AFL fans are standing up in front of people that are interested as was the case last time around making it look really unproffessional. Play the game afterwards is a better suggestion.

[sjt]

It might be okay to have the power as a curtain raiser.

Wear the prison bar guernsey, keep the Magpies in the comp, one logo, curtain raiser and "ignite the passion. Those five points sound like brilliant momentous changes to the status quo. Seem like they'd make a big difference to the bottom line. I wouldn't be fussed by any of those "changes", other than curtain raisers have to be same price as an SANFL game (depending on how much they'd pay us to stay to watch the power).
This is all "airy fairy" stuff, that wont have an impact on the clubs finances. It will be interesting to see the new business plan.
I still don't understand how implementing the five points will result in more supporters going to games?

[LBJ8]

It wont sjt, im tempted to say go for it but after about five years we will be left with the same problems and then what do you do ?

[Dutchy]

Too me they seem to be full of good ideas but NFI how to implement it

[Mr Irate]

It wont sjt, im tempted to say go for it but after about five years we will be left with the same problems and then what do you do ?

Oooh......submit another proposal ......make some more changes to satisfy the constant mismanagement of the Power and/or Magpies .....hand out some more money

FFS.....just fold the Magpies and let them have what they wanted......Port Adelaide in the AFL........

[Barto]

Too me they seem to be full of good ideas but NFI how to implement it

"lets go in the AFL!!!"

"yeah but how do we finance it.. where to play?"

"ahhh doesnt matter, we've got the most premierships!!"

[Ian]

Fortnight was up 3 days ago, still no announcement.............................

[CENTURION]

the silence is deafening................

[Slots It Through]

Fortnight was up 3 days ago, still no announcement.............................

The SANFL have come out and said they are running info sessions next week and a decision is now expected in approx 2 weeks - keep up with whats going on.

[beenreal]

Hopefully the reunification means the Magpies can sell off the Ethelton facilities and recoup a portion of the MASSIVE outlay they had to fork over when they were forced by the SANFL to set it up in the first place.

[Voice]

Hopefully the reunification means the Magpies can sell off the Ethelton facilities and recoup a portion of the MASSIVE outlay they had to fork over when they were forced by the SANFL to set it up in the first place.

You've had 15 years to try and get back on track after that. Is that the SANFL's fault that you haven't? Your predicament still falls back on you.