PAFC is dying

[CENTURION]

:shock:

You obviously dont remember the difficulties of the roosters club..?

maybe that small percentage of the larger community was concentrated in 1 area!

[Dog_ger]

Maybe If we sail to the horison, we will fall off the world...

[CENTURION]

Maybe If we sail to the horison, we will fall off the world...

oookkkkaaayyyyy.....

[Psyber]

Maybe If we sail to the horison, we will fall off the world...

Terry Pratchett is the expert on that. [ For the unfamiliar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld ]

[CENTURION]

So.....we are all standing on the backs of 4 elephants, which in turn are balanced on the back of a giant turtle. I can relate to that.

[maccad]

simple solution get rid of the power and leave the magpies alone. I have absolute respect for the magpies being our greatest enemy, and probably the biggest rivalry in the sanfl. Without the them the competition would not be the same from a norwood supporters point of view. We will both be the powehouse of the competition again at some stage lets hope it is soon.

[CENTURION]

simple solution get rid of the power and leave the magpies alone. I have absolute respect for the magpies being our greatest enemy, and probably the biggest rivalry in the sanfl. Without the them the competition would not be the same from a norwood supporters point of view. We will both be the powehouse of the competition again at some stage lets hope it is soon.

couldn't agree more! I'd miss Harold Wilson FAR too much if the Maggies folded!!

[tigerpie]

In this life 'you reap what you sow'...

Port made the call ...
THEY were the one's who 'did the dirty' (c/- Bruce Webber)
THEY were the supporters that wore the "F**K the Crows" T-shirts
THEY were the club that claimed 'The Creed'
THEY are the players that wear '1870' on their backs
- alienate 'neutral AFL' supporters

THEY are the club that 'stole' the History from the original club
- alienate their OWN

THEY are the club that can't get crowds & have to cover seats with plastic
- now alienate the TAX PAYERS of the state (re: upgrade of Adelaide Oval)

To cry 'foul' & moan about their treatment is a little rich, me thinks.

You do in fact, reap what you sow

very very good post leh,
absolutely respect the magpies for their achievments prior to the power.
1870 on their backs is an absolute joke!!!

[Booney]

So when Flinders Park went from the SAFA to the Amateur League, did they lose their heritage, history etc?

[tigerpie]

So when Flinders Park went from the SAFA to the Amateur League, did they lose their heritage, history etc?

drawing a long bow with that comment...i would think ALL flinders park supporters/members would have been behind the move.and safa folded i believe,not so SANFL.you have to compare apples with apples dont you?

[Barto]

Depends. Did they tell the SAFA to get effed and go to an amateur comp based in Melbourne?

[GWW]

Was the Woodville Football club that played in the amateurs the same one that went on to play Reserves in the SANFL, in addition to League in SANFL from 1964 to 1990?

[Barto]

Woodville.. Woodville.. refresh my memory. I seem to recall vague stories that it was a club that died after a chain of events were set in motion by a treacherous neighbouring club.

[Magpies96]

Yep, get rid of the 2nd AFL license and the 4 million dollars profit it makes the SANFL every year. MORONS!

[LPH]

I don't think anyone is saying to get rid of them - they ARE here to STAY because that is what the evil overlord GAYFL want.

My points relate to WHY they can't get a crowd & have to keep going 'cap in hand' to BOTH GAYFL & SANFL.

I draw the ANALOGY...

Two franchise owners in same street - for the sake of argument "LEH's Lunch Box"
1 has been there for 20 years, BRANDED itself for all (i.e Adelaide Crows 'team for all South Australians)
The other, BRANDED itself for specific clients (i.e. Port Power's so called 'Creed' & a borrowed History)

Both businesses are losing money, 1 more so than the other, due to hard economic times (i.e. Global Financial Crisis - GFC (no relation to Brighton Rd.))
Does the Government say to BOTH - 'The answer is; that both franchises need to move their base to a different location because 1 of you can't sell enough ?

No, they don't - that would be ridiculous.
The owner of the franchise downsizes & cops the loss.
So why then, does the AFL dictate to the OWNER of both franchises to do this very thing?
If the business is UNSUSTAINABLE due to various reasons, then clearly the answer is to remove it - now that may mean SELLING it to another.

A solution is to sell the licence (which the SANFL PAID $4,000,000 + for) to someone like Tasmania or NT.
The best lesson in business is; "You don't fix any problem by throwing money at it".

The SANFL has some responsibility here too ... after all, they allowed the 2nd 'franchise' to be called Port Adelaide.

Further to this, The SANFL Competition is in danger of dieing as a result of the push from Port (& to a lesser degree the Crows, as they will want the same deal) to have a Reserves side in the SANFL. Selling the franchise to someone else will remove this option at least.

[best on hill]

let me guess a thread bagging port adelaide started by a norwood/crows supporter!

[LPH]

Hold the phone...

Here's the answer:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/ ... fault.aspx

[nickname]

I don't think anyone is saying to get rid of them - they ARE here to STAY because that is what the evil overlord GAYFL want.

Can we actually get past using 'Gay' to denote that something is inherently inferior?
(I suspect I know the answer.)

[NO-MERCY]

[quote="LEH"]I don't think anyone is saying to get rid of them - they ARE here to STAY because that is what the evil overlord GAYFL want.

My points relate to WHY they can't get a crowd & have to keep going 'cap in hand' to BOTH GAYFL & SANFL.

Look who's talking, Port have far better crowds than your mob.
At the end of the year lets see who's leading the attendances.
Eagles won't even be in the top 5

[tigerpie]

Yep, get rid of the 2nd AFL license and the 4 million dollars profit it makes the SANFL every year. MORONS!

yep and the sanfl/afl gives it back to them as a bale out....sensible????? i dont think!!!