SANFL lose $3.88m in 2011

[Macca19]

yawn.

[beenreal]

The Port Power are, have always been and always will be unviable.
Stop wasting money on a dead duck and let them die. Neither Adelaide Oval nor Jesus Christ himself can save Port Power so stop kidding ourself and pull the plug now. How long do they fxxxing want ?
Just makes me sad that the Port Adelaide Magpies ... the real Port Adelaide, have hitched themself to a fallen star.
Week in and week out people walk away from a shit brand of football that Port Power play.
At least the Crows woke up, got rid of the robot master Craig and appointed a coach who will provide an entertaining style of play and bring back the crowds.

How far from reality do you want to be? You have simply associated on-field success with financial viability which is not a reality.

Let them spout their predictable vitriol, ad nauseam Booney.

Apparently the golden boys at West Lakes have never put a foot wrong.

[oldfella]

The real option was the park land triangle southeast corner of Port Road/west & north terrace (existing football ground) however I believe politics caused issues --- right at the end of Hindley Street and existing old station on western side.

Sigh - opportunities lost

[UK Fan]

More evidence UK Fan was right after all!!!

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[UK Fan]

More proof UK Fan was correct!

It is a very fair point you make

I'll repeat financials don't lie!!!!!!

[The Sleeping Giant]

yawn.

Booney has that effect on me also.

[Jimmy_041]

The Port Power are, have always been and always will be unviable.
Stop wasting money on a dead duck and let them die. Neither Adelaide Oval nor Jesus Christ himself can save Port Power so stop kidding ourself and pull the plug now. How long do they fxxxing want ?
Just makes me sad that the Port Adelaide Magpies ... the real Port Adelaide, have hitched themself to a fallen star.
Week in and week out people walk away from a shit brand of football that Port Power play.
At least the Crows woke up, got rid of the robot master Craig and appointed a coach who will provide an entertaining style of play and bring back the crowds.

How far from reality do you want to be? You have simply associated on-field success with financial viability which is not a reality.

I beg to differ

[RustyCage]

The Port Power are, have always been and always will be unviable.
Stop wasting money on a dead duck and let them die. Neither Adelaide Oval nor Jesus Christ himself can save Port Power so stop kidding ourself and pull the plug now. How long do they fxxxing want ?
Just makes me sad that the Port Adelaide Magpies ... the real Port Adelaide, have hitched themself to a fallen star.
Week in and week out people walk away from a shit brand of football that Port Power play.
At least the Crows woke up, got rid of the robot master Craig and appointed a coach who will provide an entertaining style of play and bring back the crowds.

How far from reality do you want to be? You have simply associated on-field success with financial viability which is not a reality.

I beg to differ

tell that to North Melbourne, even when they were winning flags they struggled financially.

[Jimmy_041]

North Melbourne have never had a good supporter base - they should have folded years ago

[Strawb]

North Melbourne have never had a good supporter base - they should have folded years ago

Correct North have always struggled off the field. The problem is only Port supporters will support Port. The rest of us grew up hating them and always will. How many jumped off the Crows bandwagon and onto the Power one when the Power Started? The SANFL did screw up giving Port the second license they should have made another team like the crows. Fremantle does not come from South or East Fremantle so the WAFL did get that one right. Yes it takes time to build a club but the Power is now 16 years old and is still struggling for members and the ability to sell out a non showdown game.

[Jimmy_041]

Crows - Norwood, Sturt, SA & NA
Port - Port, WWT, WA & CD

[Strawb]

Crows - Norwood, Sturt, SA & NA
Port - Port, WWT, WA & CD

Honestly it should have been like that but without the Port name. and where is Glenelg in all this there Jimmy?

[Jimmy_041]

Neither teams wants them or their supporters - they can join the Southern League

[Strawb]

I would look at it this way
Adelaide Crows: Nwd, Glen, St., S.A.
Cartel: WA, CD, WWT, N.A.
with Port to be stand alone.

[Jimmy_041]

OK - a compromise

Adelaide Crows - Norwood, Sturt, NA, WA, SA, CD & WWT
Adelaide Power - Port & Glenelg

Adelaide Power should go OK

[therisingblues]

I would look at it this way
Adelaide Crows: Nwd, Glen, St., S.A.
Cartel: WA, CD, WWT, N.A.
with Port to be stand alone.

A sort of South/East and North/West combination. It has merit in that you could draw a rough geographical line through Adelaide separating the two sides, and allowing a theoretical identity. I'd include Port in the North/West zone though. That'd possibly give them more support overall, but it'd be a near thing with the numbers of Sturt, Glenelg and Norwood supporters out there.
What colours would the N/W cartel wear and what would you call them? Assuming of course the S/E side would remain in the state colours and be called the Adelaide Crows.

[on the rails]

OK - a compromise

Adelaide Crows - Norwood, Sturt, NA, WA, SA, CD & WWT
Adelaide Power - Port & Glenelg

Adelaide Power should go OK

A better compromise:

Adelaide Crows - Centrals / Glenelg / North / Norwood / South Adelaide / Sturt / West Adelaide / WWT.

One Club / PAFC Power (or whatever they are called this year?) - the left overs from the old PAMFC carcass!

[Strawb]

I would look at it this way
Adelaide Crows: Nwd, Glen, St., S.A.
Cartel: WA, CD, WWT, N.A.
with Port to be stand alone.

A sort of South/East and North/West combination. It has merit in that you could draw a rough geographical line through Adelaide separating the two sides, and allowing a theoretical identity. I'd include Port in the North/West zone though. That'd possibly give them more support overall, but it'd be a near thing with the numbers of Sturt, Glenelg and Norwood supporters out there.
What colours would the N/W cartel wear and what would you call them? Assuming of course the S/E side would remain in the state colours and be called the Adelaide Crows.

I would have looked for something new and different like red, black, white and blue mix the main colours of the clubs up. That is where the Crows have it made using the state Colours it has put Port in a bind. And the marketing Genius who came up with the term the team for all South Australians was smart. Because it is saying hey everyone can go for us.

[CENTURION]

OK - a compromise

Adelaide Crows - Norwood, Sturt, NA, WA, SA, CD & WWT
Adelaide Power - Port & Glenelg

Adelaide Power should go OK

A better compromise:

Adelaide Crows - Centrals / Glenelg / North / Norwood / South Adelaide / Sturt / West Adelaide / WWT.

One Club / PAFC Power (or whatever they are called this year?) - the left overs from the old PAMFC carcass!

I can see the merit in this.

[Jimmy_041]

It's so simple, you wonder why someone hasn't already thought of it