Alex wrote:PatowalongaPirate wrote:Alex wrote:I have often wondered what would happen if the power cheer squad and fans in general just dumped the teal. Only black and white flags at the ground, magpies chant etc.. If the fans wanted to they could probably change it but have accepted it.
The merchandise $$ would dry up as all the fan gear has the teal.
Exactly why the fans would win..if the AFL couldn't sell teal and letting the power have black and white meant $$ then they would ultimately yield. If I did see the port AFL side as the original and actively supported them would not support the teal one bit. Assuming it is the real port then wearing it is a slap in the face. Not only 3 blue & white sides but the crows were let in when Fitzroy already had those colours. If port power didn't want to deliberately separate themselves into a new entity then they sure got bent over hard by the AFL.
Completely agree Alex.
That would have been a MASSIVE statement by the fans. Port Adelaide Magpies merchandising going through the roof, and the only gear sold by the Power going to the corporates whose job it is to tell the rest of us what to do. It would have created a sensation in Vic about how genuine Port and by proxy, SANFL clubs are, especially considering their lack of knowledge about the competition that pre-existed the Crows.
Certainly a big bargaining chip at the negotiation table. I believe that Collingwood had arrogantly stated that if the Power finished above it 3 years in a row, then they would be entitled to the Black and White. Well that did happen IIRC, but by then everyone had gotten USED to wearing teal, so it didn't matter anymore. The will of the fans could have been a force to be reckoned with...