Tim Ginever's plan for 2008

[Sojourner]

Sounds like a good plan to me, I hope the incoming coach of South looks into something similar!

"Ginever wants to cut imports

WARREN PARTLAND
September 10, 2007 02:15am

PORT Adelaide Magpies coach Tim Ginever has no doubt what path the club must take to regain its status as a competition power.

Promote the local product and reduce the percentage of imports is his answer to the Magpies climbing back into the finals. Just minutes after the Magpies thumped West Adelaide by 62 points at Broadspectrum Oval on Saturday to finish sixth, Ginever said the side had to lift its local content.

"At the moment the percentage of local talent to imports is 50-50 and we have to make sure the balance is right - the balance is out," Ginever said.

"We've always had good interstate recruits but they came into a side where we are 80-20 (percentage of locals to imports)."

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 46,00.html

[Wedgie]

From what I've heard he won't have much choice.

[am Bays]

early favourites for the spoon???

[Blacky]

early favourites for the spoon???

and wouldnt that be nice to see

[Magpies_Forever]

It is a good way for the club to go, its what made us great in the 90's

[bayman]

early favourites for the spoon???

and wouldnt that be nice to see

which is that ? the wharves with the spoon or blacky's avatar ?

[RustyCage]

From what I've heard he won't have much choice.

Whys that?

[heater31]

From what I've heard he won't have much choice.

Whys that?

the cheque book is closed maybe to interstaters?????

I overheard Timmy saying on saturday after the game that things will change but I don't know what

[Strawb]

early favourites for the spoon???

and wouldnt that be nice to see

which is that ? the wharves with the spoon or blacky's avatar ?

The end of blacky's avatar it has been teasing us all season

[Hondo]

Port aren't the only team this year being criticised for having too many imports who don't always have the same passion and commitment as the local guys.

I remember earlier in the season we made up an 'import' side made up of imports at all SANFL clubs. It was scary how good that side was and no-one was game to make up a SA side to go up against it IIRC.

Its great to be the second best comp in the country but these days the % of imports must be the highest its ever been.

[LPH]

Err... Ginever OUT !!!

[CENTURION]

Err... Ginever OUT !!!

How many did he make?

[carey18]

Has Timmy be giving the boot? Heard at the end of Dumb and Dumber that there was a big rumor about the magpies

[Wedgie]

Nah, he hasn't been given the boot, its something else I'd imagine.

[carey18]

Ok cheers

[CENTURION]

Nah, he hasn't been given the boot, its something else I'd imagine.

Please explain, do you know more?

[Mickyj]

So buying players doesn't win finals nothing gets passed Tim.