Port ask for some cash...

[Thiele]

Sounds like Tassie Power is getting closer every day

[hearts on fire]

Sounds like Tassie Power is getting closer every day

ridiculous comment Thiele, i thought you would know better.

Port will never leave the state! we would be better off folding!

[HH3]

Sounds like Tassie Power is getting closer every day

I want tassie to have a team, but if that team happened to be port id hate them. If they got a team together by themselves id back them all the way. Dont tarnish Tassies team before they even start i say.

[Dog_ger]

SANFL holds the licence....

Comment hof.....

[Wedgie]

Had to laugh when I saw on the Advertiser site that 2/3rds of the state basically think Port should be given the flick.
With that sort of support in their home state imagine what it would be like elsewhere!
Personally I hope they stay, I don't think any team could roll over in a grand final like they did in 2007 and am forever in their debt!

[Dutchy]

IF the AFL handover the $$ expect Port to be asked to pay the minimum salary cap (92.5%) and restrict the amount they can pay their coach plus other financial covenants...aint going to be easy...

[Jimmy_041]

Maybe Coopers might be a potential sponsor for the club?

Why?

Port's chairman used to work for Coopers (if I remember correctly?).

Did he? How about this connection - Mark Haysman was the face of the Lion Nathan takeover bid for Coopers.

He was actually well liked by the Coopers, but.............

The Cooper family are evenly split between Norwood and Sturt. There might be one closet feral, sorry, supporter of Port, but I severely doubt it. The last split in the family nearly did away with the company. I doubt they would tempt fate a second time

[auto]

Pretty sure Haysman was from West End

[Thiele]

THe AFL has rejected the Power request for a bail out http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html.

[Jimmy_041]

Pretty sure Haysman was from West End

Which is owned by..............?

[gadj1976]

Sort of on the same topic - but I would know maybe 30 Port supporters, and yet not one of them has a season ticket, nor is interested in going to the footy this year. The general feeling amongst them is that they don't like Williams and they think it's a rip off going to the footy. Either way, Port will get no money from these people.

I know that's a very small cross section of the Port community, but it seems typical to what we hear on a broader scale. Effectively they're lost to the club. How the club gets those people back is anyone's guess. I'm just glad I'm not in marketing at Port!

I had debated renewing my season ticket gadj, I have done so and of course have my membership in place but many people I know just dont see the value for money in going to the AFL nowadays. Especially if you have a family or in my case a Junior Boon going with you.

I also had to consider that now above mentioned Junior plays football until 12:30 on Sundays and Port have 5 12:40 Sunday games this year I will miss a few of those.

I inevitably miss a game or two with a party or show on Saturday nights and throw in Magpie games and my leash is only so long.

Port wont be the only side to struggle getting people through the gate this year. Adelaide didnt have a great 2008 attendance wise and I bet with a poor start to 09 ( here's hoping ) the numbers at Footy Park this year will be down all over the board.

precisely my point Booney. There are too many things on. I think if it were possible for all AFL games to be played at "x" o'clock on the same day of each weekend, people could plan things around it a bit better. The games aren't scheduled same time each weekend, so people can't. Just another reason why people don't go.

I personally avoid going to the footy. I'm a Carlton supporter and purchase Fox so I can see my team each week. Toss that cost up with going to the footy (despite the Xpress bus) and it heavily weighs in 'staying home'.

[Barto]

THe AFL has rejected the Power request for a bail out http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html.

Understandable as well. The AFL are only keen to prop up expansion clubs in the non traditional football states. They would have expected clubs from Adelaide and Perth to be standing on their own two feet and providing income, not a financial drain.

[stan]

THe AFL has rejected the Power request for a bail out http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 01,00.html.

Understandable as well. The AFL are only keen to prop up expansion clubs in the non traditional football states. They would have expected clubs from Adelaide and Perth to be standing on their own two feet and providing income, not a financial drain.

Port can borrow some money from Carlton and Melbourne.

[Dirko]

Port can borrow some money from Carlton and Melbourne.

Sure, Carlton will lend them some of the 2.3 (IIRC) million dollars from the profit they made last year. No worries !

Make sure you get a good interest rate first !

[Booney]

Port can borrow some money from Carlton and Melbourne.

Sure, Carlton will lend them some of the money the AFL gave them after they rorted the salary cap and went bottom and broke for a decade , 2.3 (IIRC) million dollars from the profit they made last year. No worries !

Make sure you get a good interest rate first !

[Dirko]

Mate the AFL gave us nothing except a loan. Difference in getting a handout compared to a loan which they need to and are paying back.

And besides we only borrowed what they fined us for in the first place

[Thiele]

Sounds like Tassie Power is getting closer every day

Sorry just thought i would have some fun

Question to Power supporters why don't you go to Aammi

[hearts on fire]

Question to Power supporters why don't you go to Aammi

too busy.

[Dog_ger]

Always the second AFL team out of Adelaide would struggle for supporters.

Loyal people don't change teams.

Port need more members.

How they can do it is the $3.5M question

Get a Membership....

[auto]

Pretty sure Haysman was from West End

Which is owned by..............?

I was refering to whoever posted haysman was from coopers, but now that i read it properly i see you already sorted that out and ill shut up.