Toast #BringBackTheBars - Our Heritage, Our History, Our Right! Part 1

[Enviable Tradition]

No one should stand up with their scarves at the Showdown during NTUA.
To do so would indicate nothing has changed.
Sit with your arms crossed.

The situation has changed, its time to fight fire with fire.

Hold up your bars.

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[jac147]

Yes, we are stuffed for this Showdown but we are Port Adelaide so the fight will continue. We should now be getting our legal team ready for the assault.
Get the collection for the funding of this assault underway now. Any leftovers can take care of those pesky Charles Sturt residents

 

[Jakksynn]

Strongly worded statement from the club. Placing the whole blame on the AFL is a bold move

 

[Steve Dore]

At least we are getting plenty of publicity

Port Adelaide angered by AFL's decision to deny request to wear 'prison bars' guernsey

Port Adelaide says it is "extremely disappointed" with the AFL's response, with chairman David Koch admitting the club has been threatened with a fine and competition points deduction over the guernsey stoush that is once again engulfing the league.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Harlott]

The whole thing in a nutshell revolves around the argument “we were here first and we don’t want anyone else to take anything away from us”. It’s all childish. If you look at the way the big boys play anywhere in Europe there’s no problem with it. It’s really about personalities over substance. It’s quite pathetic.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

lol this is gonna explode

The showdown crowd is going to be rabid. A seriously boiling pot ready to explode.

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[Jonts]

So we are back to mystery contracts again?

After finally seeing the 2007 they quote a 2019 contract about why it can't be worn this year?

This is ametuer hour stuff at world sport. Letting other clubs have a say in what you were in your own home game.

 

[JayPea14]

Strongly worded statement from the club. Placing the whole blame on the AFL is a bold move

...and so it should be! They are the ones who needed to have shown the gall to make a decision themselves

 

[TeeKray]

I don't think wearing them and copping the 4 point deduction is the way to go. It would be a spectacular and brash middle finger but I'm not sure what it would ultimately achieve in the long run other than just cementing both parties even more in their current positions.

I think this should eventually end in legal action and I would be disappointed if the club's response to today's announcement didn't include something like 'we are considering all legal options'.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Hold up your bars.

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That is a really good idea

 

[Jonts]

So we are back to mystery contracts again?

After finally seeing the 2007 they quote a 2019 contract about why it can't be worn this year?

This is ametuer hour stuff at world sport. Letting other clubs have a say in what you were in your own home game.

It is worded as if the thing stopping us is the 2007 agreement? That would be the only time Port and Collingwood have ever put anything down in writing (that we know of)?

If so take them to court. That contract is all but void.

 

[tribey]

Move on? V guernsey looks great. Start a new tradition

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• Gold Coast first win.



• 141pt record home loss…



• … and 165pt record loss in consecutive weeks.



• 0-5 against West Coast at AO.



• 9-11 record in Showdowns.



• 1-4 record in Finals.



• Ben Brown(!) kicks 10 for North(!) in an 86pt upset defeat that costs a berth in the 2019 Finals.

As good as it looks from an aesthetic perspective, it’s as synonymous with failure and crushing disappointment as the MyATM logo.

 

[OneGreatClub]

I think we need to play up the silver part of our colours.....then work with a paint supplier sponsor to come up with a colour named Port Adelaide FC Silver so close to white as to be almost indistinguishable from white.

It's not white.....it's Port Adelaide Silver.

And a black called charcoal

 

[JayPea14]

I don't think wearing them and copping the 4 point deduction is the way to go. It would be a spectacular and brash middle finger but I'm not sure what it would ultimately achieve in the long run other than just cementing both parties even more in their current positions.

I think this should eventually end in legal action and I would be disappointed if the club's response to today's announcement didn't include something like 'we are considering all legal options'.

Statement: Heritage black-and-white prison bars guernsey

Club statement in response to the AFL's decision ruling Port Adelaide cannot wear its heritage black-and-white prison bars guernsey in the upcoming Round 8 Showdown.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

 

[PAFC66]

When?

Last year and this year

 

[Jakksynn]

In a fantasy WWE world, our next game against Collingwood right before the game starts the lights go out, Stone Cold Steve Austins music plays, the lights come back on and all our players are in PBs.

 

[Dutchy5150]

The showdown crowd is going to be rabid. A seriously boiling pot ready to explode.

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The next Port V Collingwoobbles game will be interesting too.

 

[OneGreatClub]

 

[MitchIn3D]

No one should stand up with their scarves at the Showdown during NTUA.
To do so would indicate nothing has changed.
Sit with your arms crossed.

The situation has changed, its time to fight fire with fire.

Exactly the wrong message.

This is when NTUA is most important.

They're trying to tear us apart now.

We won't let them.

 

[raman]

The next Port V Collingwoobbles game will be interesting too.

How do we organise to be able to pour masses of teal paint on Collingwood as they come out of the race?

 

[OneGreatClub]

Lol AFL too scared to give us a home game against the wobbles?

 

[malcheski]

Lol AFL too scared to give us a home game against the wobbles?

We have one in rd 19

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Lol AFL too scared to give us a home game against the wobbles?

We've got them at AO for what could be Travs 300th.

 

[Chewy316]

Lol AFL too scared to give us a home game against the wobbles?

We play them at home later in the year.

 

[OneGreatClub]

We play them at home later in the year.

Ah good...plenty of time to sort out a welcoming party then