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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Barto » Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:34 pm

Some of these articles are fantastic

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 5784582705


Not any Port in a storm, thanks

FANCY a new home at Port Adelaide, a club that suddenly seems as appealing as the slums of Mumbai?


Not really the publicity club management would want after such massive financial losses.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Wedgie » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:06 am

Barto wrote:
Choccies wrote:Didn't the initial Power press releases predict crowds of 40 to 50 thousand when the 'new Port' team came in ??


Well they did until they started annoying everyone. In 1997 I thought I'd check out a few of their games and couldn't get to the Carlton game because it was sold out.

When was the last time they sold out a minor round game that didn't involve the Crows?

I'm guessing Carlton in 1997! :lol:
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby stan » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:42 pm

Barto wrote:Some of these articles are fantastic

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 5784582705


Not any Port in a storm, thanks

FANCY a new home at Port Adelaide, a club that suddenly seems as appealing as the slums of Mumbai?


Not really the publicity club management would want after such massive financial losses.


Actually its probably even simpler than what the Article says. Its not just Port Adelaide. Players dont really want to come to adelaide in general, unless there coming home or there are certain reasons for that.
Read my reply. It is directed at you because you have double standards
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Barto » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:21 am

stan wrote:
Barto wrote:Some of these articles are fantastic

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 5784582705


Not any Port in a storm, thanks

FANCY a new home at Port Adelaide, a club that suddenly seems as appealing as the slums of Mumbai?


Not really the publicity club management would want after such massive financial losses.


Actually its probably even simpler than what the Article says. Its not just Port Adelaide. Players dont really want to come to adelaide in general, unless there coming home or there are certain reasons for that.


I recall an article back before the Crows were formed and the Victorian hysteria that the player exodus floodgates would flow the other way as players were attracted to the relaxed lifestyle of Adelaide. The reality is in Adelaide and Perth, two team towns mean they're in a fishbowl.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby stan » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:50 am

Barto wrote:
stan wrote:
Barto wrote:Some of these articles are fantastic

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/n ... 5784582705


Not any Port in a storm, thanks

FANCY a new home at Port Adelaide, a club that suddenly seems as appealing as the slums of Mumbai?


Not really the publicity club management would want after such massive financial losses.


Actually its probably even simpler than what the Article says. Its not just Port Adelaide. Players dont really want to come to adelaide in general, unless there coming home or there are certain reasons for that.


I recall an article back before the Crows were formed and the Victorian hysteria that the player exodus floodgates would flow the other way as players were attracted to the relaxed lifestyle of Adelaide. The reality is in Adelaide and Perth, two team towns mean they're in a fishbowl.


Yep agree with that.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Rik E Boy » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:25 am

Fishbowl my arse. Everyone who plays in the AFL is in the Fishbowl. Perhaps the only ones who have any degree of anonymity are Sydney players because Sydney doesn't give a rats about the AFL unless the Swans are in the top four.

Did the Fev play in Adelaide or Perth?

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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Macca19 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:01 pm

Choccies wrote:
Didn't the initial Power press releases predict crowds of 40 to 50 thousand when the 'new Port' team came in ??


err no. The ground didnt even hold near 50,000 when the 'new Port' team came in.

From memory they predicted to hold steady at 30-35 thousand.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Pinepower » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:30 pm

I do not think that we will ever know whether it is Port or SA.

During trade week there is only one SA team that is involved.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Barto » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:41 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:Fishbowl my arse. Everyone who plays in the AFL is in the Fishbowl. Perhaps the only ones who have any degree of anonymity are Sydney players because Sydney doesn't give a rats about the AFL unless the Swans are in the top four.

Did the Fev play in Adelaide or Perth?

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I didn't say they have anonymity in Melbourne.
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby valleys07 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:30 pm

Macca19 wrote:
Choccies wrote:
Didn't the initial Power press releases predict crowds of 40 to 50 thousand when the 'new Port' team came in ??


err no. The ground didnt even hold near 50,000 when the 'new Port' team came in.

From memory they predicted to hold steady at 30-35 thousand.


Yeah i think 50k is excessive. the 30-35 bracket is what we fit when the team is up and running and ive never doubted our ability to get satisfactory crowds when this is the case, but ports numbers drop dramatically when we are cellar dwellars.....iirc we hit 45-50,000 in the prelim final vs the saints in 04....
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby spell_check » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:25 pm

There was 46,000 in Round 22 around 2003 against Brisbane?
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Rik E Boy » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:30 pm

Barto wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:Fishbowl my arse. Everyone who plays in the AFL is in the Fishbowl. Perhaps the only ones who have any degree of anonymity are Sydney players because Sydney doesn't give a rats about the AFL unless the Swans are in the top four.

Did the Fev play in Adelaide or Perth?

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I didn't say they have anonymity in Melbourne.


Exactly. Fishbowl my arse. 8)

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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby GWW » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:38 pm

Gary Hocking has joined the club in a development role, good get for the club :D
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Dog_ger » Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:44 pm

Chocko will turn this club around.

GIVE HIM SOME SPACE!
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Rik E Boy » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:25 am

GWW wrote:Gary Hocking has joined the club in a development role, good get for the club :D


Buddha what are you doing son?? :shock:

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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Dirko » Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:32 am

Rik E Boy wrote:Buddha what are you doing son?? :shock:

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He wants to remain anonymous , so has asked the club to refer him to the media as Whiskas......
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Rik E Boy » Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:59 pm

SJABC wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:Buddha what are you doing son?? :shock:

regards,

REB


He wants to remain anonymous , so has asked the club to refer him to the media as Whiskas......


He made a packet so you'd better can that talk.

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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Choccies » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:36 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
SJABC wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:Buddha what are you doing son?? :shock:

regards,

REB


He wants to remain anonymous , so has asked the club to refer him to the media as Whiskas......


He made a packet so you'd better can that talk.

regards,

REB


Looked like a fool that's all that exercise achieved.... :roll:
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby am Bays » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:42 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:
GWW wrote:Gary Hocking has joined the club in a development role, good get for the club :D


Buddha what are you doing son?? :shock:

regards,

REB


He's only joined Port Power so he can grow his Mullet back and not look out of place...
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: "Nobody Wants to Play with Port"

Postby Psyber » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:37 pm

Dog_ger wrote:Chocko will turn this club around.
GIVE HIM SOME SPACE!
I thought he'd already done that, and that was the problem...
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