Round 18 Port v Sturt Match Review

[sapaul]

Good to see the Maggies and the Power look like keeping the no spoon record going.

Errr one of them has 3 wooden spoons. Never sure which though.

[csbowes]

''I think the players are too far ahead of themselves,'' Norman said.

''They are frontrunners .... thought they were coming here for an easy game and at the end of the day they will be in the (top) five and everything would take care of itself.

''What they have to realise is there is a lot of hard work which needs to be done - I'm devastated.''

In all seriousness, fair enough to think it and then say it behind closed doors but to go publically??? Not sure that the modern gen y athlete really responds to that. Sounds good for the fans but the playing group??

I think it needs to be said publicly. The club has been abject failure this season.

[csbowes]

Where are you Barto???????
What went wrong Barto??????
Got a little ahead of youself Barto.

I think the tip for a 90 goal win wasn't serious... maybe you missed that...

[csbowes]

i was amazed at the 7 westies people i know that were there barracking for port

I was surprised that i found myself by barracking for Port

I'm surprised there are 7 westies people full stop!

[am Bays]

In all seriousness, fair enough to think it and then say it behind closed doors but to go publically??? Not sure that the modern gen y athlete really responds to that. Sounds good for the fans but the playing group??

I think it needs to be said publicly. The club has been abject failure this season.

That's my point the supporters and to a lesser extent some board and administrators like it but does it connect or improve the playing group? I appreciate it is selective quoting by the 'Tiser but when he has used the perpindicular pronoun to describe how he feels it can seperate him from the playing group.

As I said it may work and it may have been the style of communication he (Norman) related to as a player not 100% sure it is the best means. I mean there some pretty basic coaching maxims, Praise openly Criticise privately and you attract more flies with hunny than you do vinegar. Anyways he knows his players better than I do hopefully they respond for him. Bottom line though the fans sure like it.

[mal]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

[hereselmo1]

Good to see the Maggies and the Power look like keeping the no spoon record going.

Errr one of them has 3 wooden spoons. Never sure which though.

Yeah but no spoon since 1900 is a pretty fine record for the teams from Port Adelaide.

[CUTTERMAN]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

So now Bayman (all due respects to you P) has a copyright on "Bayman" and a reserved area at F*^$#@G Alberton Oval!
Mal, if you have a serious gripe, either make a formal complaint or stop the nit-picking.

[bayman]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

So now Bayman (all due respects to you P) has a copyright on "Bayman" and a reserved area at F*^$#@G Alberton Oval!
Mal, if you have a serious gripe, either make a formal complaint or stop the nit-picking.

i think you'll find mal is trying to be humorous because in that scoreboard pocket there were two young attractive girls wearing 25+ year old ''sturt cheer squad'' track suit jackets (the old addidas ones)

ps, was happy to sit there

[therisingblues]

I appreciate it is selective quoting by the 'Tiser but when he has used the perpindicular pronoun to describe how he feels it can seperate him from the playing group.

This quote has lost me. But taking a stab, I'd say the first word is perhaps a mis-spelling of the word "perpendicular", which means straight up and down or upright. Combining that with "pronoun" would logically lead one to the idea of a pronoun which is straight up and down. ie "I". as in Norman's quote: "I am devastated."
If I am on the right track here what you are trying to say is that a coach would be better off using "we" or "they", rather than referring specifically to himself, when describing his emotions after a loss.
I have never come across the idea of the "perpendicular pronoun" before, perhaps it is one of those things that under the patronage of Gen Y has blossomed into a buzz phrase, but 10 years in Japan is my excuse for ignorance of standard English. Do me a favour by spelling the bloody thing correctly in future, it is hard to make the connection with an abstract idea if the writer shoots hs own credibility to shit with poor spelling.

Anyways he knows his players better than I do hopefully they respond for him.

When did Australians start using the word "Anyway" with an "s" on the end?
Am Bays, I want the words "perpendicular" and "anyway" written out neatly and correctly 100 times and posted on this thread before Tuesday night.

If you think I am just bitter because Sturt were abysmal on Sunday you'd probably be right.
**** everything!

[therisingblues]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

So now Bayman (all due respects to you P) has a copyright on "Bayman" and a reserved area at F*^$#@G Alberton Oval!
Mal, if you have a serious gripe, either make a formal complaint or stop the nit-picking.

i think you'll find mal is trying to be humorous because in that scoreboard pocket there were two young attractive girls wearing 25+ year old ''sturt cheer squad'' track suit jackets (the old addidas ones)

ps, was happy to sit there

Hey I had one of those. Unfortunately they didn't design them to get bigger and I had lot of growing still to do at the age of 13. I cut the sleeves off so I could still fit my arms in at age 15 or so, but that projected the wrong image of my usually peaceful, warm, fuzzy personality and it had to get thrown out as a result.

[smithy]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

So now Bayman (all due respects to you P) has a copyright on "Bayman" and a reserved area at F*^$#@G Alberton Oval!
Mal, if you have a serious gripe, either make a formal complaint or stop the nit-picking.

i think you'll find mal is trying to be humorous because in that scoreboard pocket there were two young attractive girls wearing 25+ year old ''sturt cheer squad'' track suit jackets (the old addidas ones)

ps, was happy to sit there

Were they like this jacket Bayman?

[Magpiespower]

That is quality!

Pretty much got the same jacket.

1970s adidas three-stripe.

Accidentally wore it to a Port v Sturt match once...

[nickname]

I'm surprised there are 7 westies people full stop!

Hilarious. Original. Insightful.

[Pseudo]

I'm surprised there are 7 westies people full stop!

Hilarious. Original. Insightful.

and the other four? Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy and Doc?

[Jimmy]

I'm surprised there are 7 westies people full stop!

Hilarious. Original. Insightful.

and the other four? Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy and Doc?

dopey or pram lady?

[sjt]

''I think the players are too far ahead of themselves,'' Norman said.

''They are frontrunners .... thought they were coming here for an easy game and at the end of the day they will be in the (top) five and everything would take care of itself.

''What they have to realise is there is a lot of hard work which needs to be done - I'm devastated.''

In all seriousness, fair enough to think it and then say it behind closed doors but to go publically??? Not sure that the modern gen y athlete really responds to that. Sounds good for the fans but the playing group??

I think it needs to be said publicly. The club has been abject failure this season.

Seasons not over yet.

[nickname]

I'm surprised there are 7 westies people full stop!

Hilarious. Original. Insightful.

and the other four? Dopey, Sneezy, Grumpy and Doc?

I believe Fort Caruso is one.

[csbowes]

The Sturt cheersquard were at it again Sunday
This time they sat in Baymans area near the scoreboard
Bayman had to sit elsewhere
Bloody troublemakers

I sat near the Cheersquad the whole game, I saw and heard nothing bad from them.

On the other hand, I had one Port supporter who felt it was his duty to sit amongst about 30 Sturt fans and even though the Sturt fans were shouting at the players, umpires etc on the ground, he felt the need to retort and make fun and bring up our goal kicking at the Torrens game... for someone who was an obvious expert on all rules and aspects of the game, I felt he could have spent his time better helping a team that had won 3 games up to that point actually do something this season.

Anyway, as a number of us have said on this forum, every club has wankers.

[csbowes]

Good to see the Maggies and the Power look like keeping the no spoon record going.

Errr one of them has 3 wooden spoons. Never sure which though.

Yeah but no spoon since 1900 is a pretty fine record for the teams from Port Adelaide.

We could make a log cabin out of the number we've won...