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

[Portwon]

Read that as kilts and thought we might go all Scotsman/Braveheart on them.....

 

[PAFC_1870]

Hah, I love everyone saying wear it on the dais as if we haven't been trying to win a flag until now!

Jeez.

Not on the day, after its won.

That's iconic. That's how to do it.

Give it a fking kiss, rub it in. Simple. It's be AFL Folklore for decades.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Nothing much new statement from Koch.

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

 

[chachi11]

This guy is brilliant....reading his other tweets on the subject I'm truly impressed.

 

[agmsy]

Do we accept the decision and just start the argument again next year, or do we say “fu** this sh*t” and just do it, copping the penalty.

I think, eventually, we must escalate. People will just tune out from us making the same ruckus every year, and then that indifference will give way to ridicule.

I didn't get to see us win in 2004, but I've had to endure every bedshit and heartbreak before and since. I'm still upset enough about that that I'm almost pathological and superstitiously averse to anything that might jeopardise a Port premiership. But I'm still in favour of us putting 4 points on the line and wearing the bars in our Showdown. Nothing could better illustrate, to our fans, to Gil and his merry band of effete dilettante pricks at the AFL, and to the rest of the competition, how important this issue is and how seriously we take it.

 

[Winganeen]

Stopping us from wearing it with threats only fuels the fire.

Do Ed and the doubters seriously think it will just go away ? Their fingers in the dike.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

So who's making the #bootlegbars?

 

[OnTheWagon]

#holdupyourbars
this

no one can stop us as supporters giving the PBs more publicity than ever before.

 

[malcheski]

How bloody fragile must you be as a club for this to come from your approved media outlet.

 

[stewie griffen]

If only Eddie cared this much about fighting the systemic racism in his club he may still be president.

Of course, he can't remember any conversation mentioning that in the last 20 years, but can recite contracts verbatim in reference to the prison bars

 

[raptalia]

Nothing much new statement from Koch.

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

The Club statement contains nothing new and the decision by the AFL should not surprise anyone. If we want to put this issue to bed we are going to have to escalate matters. Whether that means a Court action to test the validity of the 2007 agreement is up to the PAFC Board but somehow we have to show the AFL that we want this issue resolved once and for all. If we do not exhaust every avenue to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion it will drag on for decades as it has already done.

I am not sure if the AFL constitution allows constituent Clubs to sue the AFL. I would not be surprised it didn't.

 

[Ljc_86]

It’s nice to see respected journalists and other people in the media appear to be on our side.

Just the nuffies of the general public that can’t work it out

 

[Steve Dore]

These cries about respecting Collingwood and their history are so utterly disingenuous ....

Has Eddie actually explained how another AFL club wearing a guernsey that they have worn for over 100 years in a state competition that only a complete moron would mistake for a Collingwood guernsey is disrespectful to Collingwood?

 

[PAFC66]

It’s nice to see respected journalists and other people in the media appear to be on our side.

Just the nuffies of the general public that can’t work it out

I didn't realize how big the chips on their shoulders were.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

How bloody fragile must you be as a club for this to come from your approved media outlet.

They hage obviously already done racist, bigot and rapist

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[Pappagallo]

Nothing much new statement from Koch.

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

I like that he’s called out the AFL for dodging the 2007 heritage agreement in their response. It forms a key part of our request and they have simply refused to acknowledge it in any capacity. They need to be pressed on this point.

 

[Festerz]

This guy is brilliant....reading his other tweets on the subject I'm truly impressed.

Totally agree. Clear, concise, factual and always respectful.

Take this line for example - says it all in 16 words:

'i still can't see how Port wearing it twice a year makes Collingwood any less Collingwood'

Which I had his class (and tolerance).

 

[VineValerian]

Port are the club that has been disrespected here.

Keep wondering why people continue to interview McRacist when they know what he is going to say?

Then I think - maybe he can be goaded into saying more stupid things that water down his argument.
So bring it on!

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

If there's going to be some kind of organised protest then save it for the week after for the Bulldogs game that will be aired nationally on Seven.

We’ll need to do something at every home game. This isn’t getting sorted any time soon.

 

[Lightning_Rod]

Richo presser right now

Reporter
"So have you ruled out legal action"

Richo
"It's probably too soon to comment on that"

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Need to do a Mighty Ducks half time uniform change....

 

[Doctor Feel]

Steven Marshall just posted this.

 

[Troopsy]

Richo presser right now

Reporter
"So have you ruled out legal action"

Richo
"It's probably too soon to comment on that"

That is interesting...

 

[Harlott]

Also hugest lol at Eddie taking the moral high ground saying we disrespected them. This coming out of the mouth of the casually racist moron that he is that was overseeing the not so casually racist club he was in charge of.

 

[PA88]

Wearing the jumper without permission looks and feels like it is juvenile and stupid but what other option do we have? We are talking about a jumper that many players put their body on the line for the success of the club, a jumper that is not just heritage but is the symbol of who we are and what we have been, and many Port people that have passed on have loved it, worn it, and perhaps even been buried with it. I think we have to put our 'body on the line' so to speak and risk 4 points at some stage in this saga, be it this year or next or whenever. The question is, when to do it? If we get down to the last round and a loss or win does not change our position ... consider it?