Opinion 2018 Non-Crows Discussion Thread

[WetCrow1991]

Port are that way inclined, not that there is anything wrong with that.

How so?

 

[treeman]

Far out, like Ablett needs to be paid anymore as it is, let alone getting extra money for being an "ambassador".

So true and it's not like he's a guy to uphold for the game.

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[GameofSloanes]

Port now offering $20 match tickets to telstra customers

Is there no stone they won't leave unturned to devalue their brand?

Nothing says 'we can't get people to support us' more than offering free tickets and discounts via about 8 different methods. Smacks of desperation

 

[crows1991]

That’s a hideous waste of taxpayers money. Time you were gone Jay. Firstly having to suffer that ****head Foley with his nurturing of that shitcan franchise and then having to suffer this rubbish veiled as whatever it is they’re trying to fool us with.

 

[crows1991]

Without this State Labor Govt and Keven Foley we would not have the upgraded Adelaide Oval and all of the other development that is going on around the city. I don't like Port but can see the benefit of having the Adelaide name all over the stadium in China

 

[MatthewB]

Port now offering $20 match tickets to telstra customers

Is there no stone they won't leave unturned to devalue their brand?

Nothing says 'we can't get people to support us' more than offering free tickets and discounts via about 8 different methods. Smacks of desperation

thats a telstra deal, they have $20 tickets for most games each round

https://www.telstra.com.au/thanks/sport/afl

 

[MRB37]

Port now offering $20 match tickets to telstra customers

Is there no stone they won't leave unturned to devalue their brand?

Nothing says 'we can't get people to support us' more than offering free tickets and discounts via about 8 different methods. Smacks of desperation

I remember Dave Meltzer talking about how in the wrestling in the early 2000's that WCW was giving away a lot of tickets to shows because no one wanted to go. He says it sounds like a good idea in theory, you get people to come to the show and hope they'll come back next time, the problem is you're devaluing your own product and it's hard to get people to pay full-price for something they just got for nothing. Port already had some of the cheapest membership deals as it was before they even started all this.

 

[GreyCrow]

I remember Dave Meltzer talking about how in the wrestling in the early 2000's that WCW was giving away a lot of tickets to shows because no one wanted to go. He says it sounds like a good idea in theory, you get people to come to the show and hope they'll come back next time, the problem is you're devaluing your own product and it's hard to get people to pay full-price for something they just got for nothing. Port already had some of the cheapest membership deals as it was before they even started all this.

I understand the devaluing argument and I agree. There is a set value and if I know I only have to wait to get under that value then I will wait. If I dont get that devalue I wont attend as I dont have enough of a connection to pay full price.

Its the issue the AFL has to face with the pricing for the AFLW in the opposite direction. Overvalue the demand and they'll get a shock

 

[ams4crows]

I see another North player has been suspended for drinking.... culture.
Ziebell probably forced him too then dobbed him in....

 

[MRB37]

I understand the devaluing argument and I agree. There is a set value and if I know I only have to wait to get under that value then I will wait. If I dont get that devalue I wont attend as I dont have enough of a connection to pay full price.

Its the issue the AFL has to face with the pricing for the AFLW

Definitely is an issue they will have to deal with at some point.

 

[FR0GGY]

thats a telstra deal, they have $20 tickets for most games each round

https://www.telstra.com.au/thanks/sport/afl

The only $20 games at AO are port games though.

 

[footy4ever]

Without this State Labor Govt and Keven Foley we would not have the upgraded Adelaide Oval and all of the other development that is going on around the city. I don't like Port but can see the benefit of having the Adelaide name all over the stadium in China

I love AO, but it wasn’t the only solution. Foley knowingly knee-capped the Crows promising $100m upgrade of AAMI then shitting his pants when the opposition unveiled plans for a new stadium. He was as responsible as anyone in power at the time, for blithely spectating while the Crows, on his promise, went ahead with a $20m dollar build, all the while incubating the plan to scrap the $100m upgrade. A heads up at the time would have been nice for the AFC. I doubt, if they knew what the scheming little shit was up to, they would have committed to such a massive undertaking. Perhaps even that money would have been better spent securing training/club facilities closer to the action of AO.

 

[MatthewB]

The only $20 games at AO are port games though.

our games are sold out generally every week

 

[Punchy Bassett]

**** Labor and SA Best not getting my vote

 

[Punchy Bassett]

**** me Five AA just rename it to the Port Radio station

 

[Thetrader15]

That’s a hideous waste of taxpayers money. Time you were gone Jay. Firstly having to suffer that ****head Foley with his nurturing of that shitcan franchise and then having to suffer this rubbish veiled as whatever it is they’re trying to fool us with.

Pretty sure Marshall is a Port fan too

 

[Tyls83]

Pretty sure Marshall is a Port fan too

With Kate Ellis Retiring, it’s gonna be wall to wall Port Pollies all over S.A

 

[edge of reason]

The only $20 games at AO are port games though.

Round 8 has the Showdown listed for cheap tickets!!!!!!

 

[Thetrader15]

That’s a hideous waste of taxpayers money. Time you were gone Jay. Firstly having to suffer that ****head Foley with his nurturing of that shitcan franchise and then having to suffer this rubbish veiled as whatever it is they’re trying to fool us with.

Hang on....there's an error in the press release.

It says Port are playing Gold Coast. Kochie said last year GC wouldn't be invited back to play them if they wore their home guernsey - maybe the Chinese government invited them back to be their national team

 

[Thetrader15]

With Kate Ellis Retiring, it’s gonna be wall to wall Port Pollies all over S.A

That's where the best Port fans end up

BTW, Kate was a federal MP but let's not get fussy on details

 

[Tyls83]

Oh I forgot Pyne

 

[Punchy Bassett]

With Kate Ellis Retiring, it’s gonna be wall to wall Port Pollies all over S.A

No wonder the state is in freefall

 

[Elite Crow]

**** me Five AA just rename it to the Port Radio station

Unless it’s some breaking Crows news, 5AA will not be listened to from 3pm from now on. I can no longer listen to Rowie and Kane can go and get ****ed.

 

[mattymac]

$350k

https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2...-sa-secures-naming-rights-ports-china-return/

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350k??!

What an absolute waste.

Sometimes I wonder who is really making money from this whole escapade. Port? South Australia?

My money is on the crafty Chinese.

 

[rocket18]

350k??!

What an absolute waste.

Sometimes I wonder who is really making money from this whole escapade. Port? South Australia?

My money is on the crafty Chinese.

Of course, the Chinese have played Port beautifully.

The only money Port have got had to be spent in China, plus they have 5k bogans traveling to China to see the Powah play = tourist money into China.

And they got what they were really after, Kidman.

So to recap:
Chinese give Port money they have to spend in China teaching the Chinese about Oliveball.
The good PR gets them over the line for Kidman.
They get 5k bogan tourists visiting China who would've normally gone to Bali for their holiday.
TinTin has a memory that will last him for ever.
The AFL spends $$$$$ upgrading their driving range.

Anything else?