by Booney » Tue Apr 01, 2014 2:42 pm
Absolutely and the valid question you pose I can't answer.
All clubs who bottom out as we did, Bulldogs, Melbourne, St.Kilda etc have all endured times of hardship, it just comes with the territory.
To say it's as simple as the AFL will always have two teams in South Australia might be a cop out from me, a humble member and supporter, but it's probably as real and true as it gets. Just like the AFL juggernaut will not let GWS or the Gold Coast struggle and die off.
I expect with all the excellent work KT has done off field there are measures in place to ensure we don't drop to the level we did off field in 2011 and 2012. As I said, I'm not in a position to answer that very pertinent question, one I'd like to know the answer to also.
There is also no doubt corporate backing with a good on field "product" needs to be secured. Renault seem to be a good fit with Port and I hope they are getting reward for their support. Look at the likes of Adelaide ( Toyota ) Geelong ( Ford ) Collingwood ( Emirates ) if you can secure a major international brand.....that must be solid foundation to build upon.
PAFC. Forever.
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