SA Footy

Eagles2014 wrote:

heater31 wrote:Does anyone know if ACC received a similar message?

Don’t think so. Well known your President is up the asses of SACA hierarchy, all he wants is a spot on the SACA board in the not too distant future, pushing the merger (or takeover in Adelaide’s case!!) is earning him plenty of brownie points!

Think if it doesn't get up he's politically dead in the water

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

When my Dad was on the commitee he put it forward as an idea. Was a good idea then and its even better now. Too many small minded people not brave enough and too proud and when he left it died.

What a horrible statement from the SACA, taking away grade cricket in the Southern area should be one of the last moves they consider in reducing teams. If they should be sending that message to anyone it should be for Adelaide to move down South.

caleb777 wrote:

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

When my Dad was on the commitee he put it forward as an idea. Was a good idea then and its even better now. Too many small minded people not brave enough and too proud and when he left it died.

They've had 25 years to make a sensible approach to saca to make the move happen.
Its a no-brainer to move there.
Its 2 minutes away. Still use bice for juniors c/d grade.
Turf net set up could happen at both grounds.

What club (if any) has Andrew Sinclair had an affiliation with in the past? The reason I ask is it seems an easy target to pick on SD when I wonder if he'd say the same things to 1 or 2 other clubs? Another example of someone living in SA over rating themselves!!

Played most or all his senior cricket at SPOC in the ATCA (was a very good bat) and was a former president of ATCA and helped get them out of significant financial trouble after a former General Manager had, I'll put this politely, mismanaged funds. Not sure of any district club connection prior to that but any would be minimal at best.

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

Sorry, but where is Arctic Park?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

Sorry, but where is Arctic Park?

2 min drive from Bice. Behind the shopping centre.

Down the Hill wrote:Played most or all his senior cricket at SPOC in the ATCA (was a very good bat) and was a former president of ATCA and helped get them out of significant financial trouble after a former General Manager had, I'll put this politely, mismanaged funds. Not sure of any district club connection prior to that but any would be minimal at best.

No worries - thanks for that.

heater31 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

Sorry, but where is Arctic Park?

2 min drive from Bice. Behind the shopping centre.

Hickinbotham Oval where the Panthers play.

I wonder how receptive South Adelaide FC would be to that proposal? Would seem an advantage to have your home ground available all year round from a Footy point of view. I agree it would be ideal to have both Hickinbotham and an upgraded Bice as the two ovals, being so close together.

If Bice was done up nicely as they are saying they'd do with the merger - no reason why they couldn't keep that as the main ground if Hickinbotham not available. What of the new facilities being built at Aldinga? The new High School and new sports complex? Perhaps that could be used as a 2nd ground or even as the main training facility?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

Sorry, but where is Arctic Park?

South Adelaide's ground at noarlunga.

heater31 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tigerpie wrote:Most of us down this way would agree, SD, with help from Saca, should move to arctic park.
Put an administrator in to set up the right business model at the club.
They have to stay down this way, but need to mend some community club bridges they've previously burnt.
Adelaide moves down here.
Name change to South Adelaide CC.

Can any bright spark shed light as to why they've never tried to make the move to noarlunga?

Sorry, but where is Arctic Park?

2 min drive from Bice. Behind the shopping centre.

Geez, aerially they look identical with the surroundings, minus the clubhouse of course.

There is a fair bit of space around Noarlunga, get the government on board and make another oval and make it the real southern sporting hub, I can't see the footy club giving up the main ground over summer. With Cardijn next door Im sure there would be some synergies there also.

Dutchy wrote:There is a fair bit of space around Noarlunga, get the government on board and make another oval and make it the real southern sporting hub, I can't see the footy club giving up the main ground over summer. With Cardijn next door Im sure there would be some synergies there also.

That was the original plan.....the land is all through there is owned by the office for Recreation and Sport. But I guess a change in government in the early 90's and with SA Government having no money at all put a stop to the grand plan.

Dutchy wrote:There is a fair bit of space around Noarlunga, get the government on board and make another oval and make it the real southern sporting hub, I can't see the footy club giving up the main ground over summer. With Cardijn next door Im sure there would be some synergies there also.

I do understand the footy club not liking it.
But for them to stay there it might be the only option.
Last I heard cardijn have purchased some of that land for school extensions.

Wouldn't the best merger be between Glenelg and Southern District?
Adelaide should merge with Sturt where Price is used for As and Bs, Glandore Oval for Cs and Ds

What Blackmail from saca on issue
i can see end up being in the courts

New competition - vote to change the constitution to present the SACA Grade Cricket Redevelopment Model

SACA ensure club redevelopment model targets accreditation standard for change rooms/nets/club rooms to ensure they meet them

SACA present the new Grade Cricket Redevelopment Model to each club with the allocated funding within the presentation which is the same for all clubs

All clubs provided with annual funding as part of the South Australian Grade Cricket Redevelopment Model - Resource Profile targeting
elite accreditation standards for all clubs based on the model including covers at all turf centres

All clubs have annual funding included for a Development Coach /appointed by the club and their role is defined by the club linked to National funding
Funding is clearly linked to accreditation requirements in relation to the club development of feeder clubs and players
Families and Players choose where they play cricket

Call for sponsorship tenders in South Australia for the 8 Grade Clubs
Sponsorship is linked with 4 New Indoor Centres for cricket development in South Australia funded by SACA - Northern/Eastern/Western/Southern
Sponsorship of grade clubs linked to Corporate Rewards connected to the Adelaide Oval
SACA Funding includes Capped funding for coaching
All centre of excellence happens in Brisbane - no junior national programs until Under 15 and then Under 18
High Performance becomes National only - funding reallocated back into player/coach development in South Australia

Grade Cricket consists of Under 15 and Under 17 teams including Senior Cricket is which 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade

Port Adelaide at Port Reserve
Southern Districts - Glenelg at Glenelg Oval
Adelaide - Sturt at Hawthorn Oval
Prospect - University at Prospect Oval
Northern Districts at Salisbury
Kensington at Parkinson
East Torrens - Tea Tree Gully at Campbelltown
West Torrens- Woodville at Henley

Might of gone a bit tight going back to 8 clubs but still, better than the current set up.

I would've thought setting a team up in Strath and one at Gawler or the Barossa way would've been been a better path to follow but I can understand why merging existing clubs will still have history.