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[Schulzenfest]

Teal is a perfectly fine tertiary colour.

The problem with the identity is "Power". It's never really landed and it's a mistake we should rectify.

 

[chiwigi]

Nah, just drop the American style nickname thing completely.

Port Adelaide is already there.

 

[TeeKray]

For all intents and purposes we don't actually have a nickname.

We are the only club where our nickname can't be expressed as a noun - eg 'former SUN'.

We are one of a handful of clubs where our nickname doesn't appear in the logo.

We have a mascot which essentially doesn't make sense - ie a weird thunder bolt character that is supposed to represent power somehow.

The nickname has no historical relevance, no link to our location, no link to our name, etc. It's just random and made up.

You could delete it tomorrow and just be called Port Adelaide and everything would continue as per usual except the song.

 

[bomberclifford]

My tip is if the club ever switches to Pirtaes, El_Scorcho will do a Brad the Brain and denounce it as soon as its launched.

 

[bomberclifford]

weird thunder bolt character that is supposed to represent power somehow.

lol, you cannot be serious with this.

 

[bomberclifford]

The nickname has no historical relevance, no link to our location, no link to our name, etc. It's just random and made up.

This is just plain wrong.

 

[TeeKray]

lol, you cannot be serious with this.

Yeah I get it but it's still abstract compared to say the Eagles being represented by an eagle mascot and having an eagle flying around the stadium.

That's the problem when you choose a dumb nickname.

 

[bomberclifford]

Yeah I get it but it's still abstract compared to say the Eagles being represented by an eagle mascot and having an eagle flying around the stadium.

That's the problem when you choose a dumb nickname.

If only we had a flying pirate at our games.

 

[TazD]

Dropping Power also means dropping . Kochies normies would revolt.

 

[Willsy10]

I reckon the nickname would have to be the least of our concerns. I actually like the Power as a nickname. Why does it have to be an animal or character of sorts? Where some lame mascot can make more sense?

do the suns or blues have a mascot that makes more sense?

 

[Lagooner]

If only we had a flying pirate at our games.

A couple of foul-mouthed pirate wenches would get you on deck.

 

[Lefti93]

We really missed the boat with the Pirates thing.

 

[chiwigi]

We really missed the boat with the Pirates thing.

Not really, we've done it with kids stuff.

Also if we simply drop 'Power' and be Port Adelaide, we can have any maritime or nautical theme we like, similar to how Power can be electricity, weather or just strength.

 

[El_Scorcho]

I reckon the nickname would have to be the least of our concerns. I actually like the Power as a nickname. Why does it have to be an animal or character of sorts? Where some lame mascot can make more sense?

do the suns or blues have a mascot that makes more sense?

The name SUNS and the yellow and red as the basis for the identity is pretty great for the Gold Coast, they just haven't done anything good with it yet.

The Blues have more than a century of history with their name.

Power is just a very-product-of-the-90s NBA style name, as were the guernseys we started with. We realised the guernsey needed to change and changed it, we just need to go one more step.

For all intents and purposes we don't actually have a nickname.

We are the only club where our nickname can't be expressed as a noun - eg 'former SUN'.

We are one of a handful of clubs where our nickname doesn't appear in the logo.

We have a mascot which essentially doesn't make sense - ie a weird thunder bolt character that is supposed to represent power somehow.

The nickname has no historical relevance, no link to our location, no link to our name, etc. It's just random and made up.

You could delete it tomorrow and just be called Port Adelaide and everything would continue as per usual except the song.

Agree with this, I imagine it's because all the surveys and focus groups are telling them that Power stuff is boring and nobody likes it, where as Port stuff is great and everyone loves it.

I'd be very happy to drop Power by stealth, start directing the AFL to call us Port and dropping all reference to Power. As you say, we're most of the way there anyway.

 

[Lefti93]

For all intents and purposes we don't actually have a nickname.

We are the only club where our nickname can't be expressed as a noun - eg 'former SUN'.

We are one of a handful of clubs where our nickname doesn't appear in the logo.

We have a mascot which essentially doesn't make sense - ie a weird thunder bolt character that is supposed to represent power somehow.

The nickname has no historical relevance, no link to our location, no link to our name, etc. It's just random and made up.

You could delete it tomorrow and just be called Port Adelaide and everything would continue as per usual except the song.

Power was for the power station I thought?

 

[El_Scorcho]

We really missed the boat with the Pirates thing.

Power Pirateers

Power Pirateers. 208 likes. Official page of the Power Pirateers - home of Jack and Daisy, Travis the Brave, Buccaneer Brad, Chad the Trickster, Ollie the Bull and Brownbeard Hoff

www.facebook.com

If we'd committed to this it would have worked well. Someone at the club went "hey Pirates is so natural let's do some branding around it".

It just makes sense. It's always made sense. I'd still change tomorrow and while there's be some initial uproar, in 12 months nobody but a few unhinged facebookers would be asking for Power to make a comeback.

 

[Rexie J]

The name SUNS and the yellow and red as the basis for the identity is pretty great for the Gold Coast, they just haven't done anything good with it yet.

The Blues have more than a century of history with their name.

Power is just a very-product-of-the-90s NBA style name, as were the guernseys we started with. We realised the guernsey needed to change and changed it, we just need to go one more step.




Agree with this, I imagine it's because all the surveys and focus groups are telling them that Power stuff is boring and nobody likes it, where as Port stuff is great and everyone loves it.

I'd be very happy to drop Power by stealth, start directing the AFL to call us Port and dropping all reference to Power. As you say, we're most of the way there anyway.

Yep but also agree it's not Port's biggest issue at the moment.

 

[Andre]

I really want the PB for Anzac Day. Don't understand why that game isn't the clubs first priority.

A game against someone other than the Crows breaks it out from being a little South Aussie throwback, into 'Well if they can wear it versus St. Kilda / Melbourne / whoever, why not anytime?'. Hence why a step one of trading Showdown for Anzac Day should be a club priority. The current regime though hate everything about the PB's except the money they bring in. So any risk of expanding that to more fans being interested in it, and Port's prior success by extension, would have their spines shivering.

 

[NoddyHolder]

Port Adelaide Pirates already exist and had that identity before we entered the AFL. I wouldn't be a fan of trying to bully them out of their nickname

Home - Port Adelaide Pirates Soccer Club

Port Adelaide Soccer Club, the oldest soccer club in South Australia, offering junior soccer from ages 4-17, & senior soccer in Football SA competitions

www.portpirates.com.au

 

[Willsy10]

A game against someone other than the Crows breaks it out from being a little South Aussie throwback, into 'Well if they can wear it versus St. Kilda / Melbourne / whoever, why not anytime?'. Hence why a step one of trading Showdown for Anzac Day should be a club priority. The current regime though hate everything about the PB's except the money they bring in. So any risk of expanding that to more fans being interested in it, and Port's prior success by extension, would have their spines shivering.

the current regime hate everything about the PB's? Sounds highly unlikely.

 

[bomberclifford]

A couple of foul-mouthed pirate wenches would get you on deck.

You could remove the word 'pirate' from this sentence and it's just as true.

 

[Willsy10]

The name SUNS and the yellow and red as the basis for the identity is pretty great for the Gold Coast, they just haven't done anything good with it yet.

The Blues have more than a century of history with their name.

Power is just a very-product-of-the-90s NBA style name, as were the guernseys we started with. We realised the guernsey needed to change and changed it, we just need to go one more step.




Agree with this, I imagine it's because all the surveys and focus groups are telling them that Power stuff is boring and nobody likes it, where as Port stuff is great and everyone loves it.

I'd be very happy to drop Power by stealth, start directing the AFL to call us Port and dropping all reference to Power. As you say, we're most of the way there anyway.

So you are saying we could drop the nickname entirely and it would barely make any difference? I think that is a good thing as we don't want the nickname overpowering the actual name Port Adelaide. We learnt that lesson with the Port Power branding at the start.

I think it is fine as it is. The Power nickname doesn't need to be a focal point, nicknames in general are a bit cheesey.

What do you want to go to the game wearing an eye patch carrying a sword or something?

 

[Andre]

the current regime hate everything about the PB's? Sounds highly unlikely.

Except the money. This is the regime at any complaint, reflexively responds 'Remember 2012!'. The club and any success didn't exist prior to Ken, except for the occasional chance to milk merchandise revenue out of fans, according to them.

 

[El_Scorcho]

What do you want to go to the game wearing an eye patch carrying a sword or something?

Sounds cool as **** for kids. Jolly roger flags in the cheer squad, tricorn hats in the crowd, a proper sea shanty club song. It's just better than what we have now in every way.

The name Pirates naturally lends itself to cool imagery. It's effortless to brand around. Power has been a nightmare to brand around, we've really struggled to get traction with it.

Yep but also agree it's not Port's biggest issue at the moment.

The people in charge of executing a rebrand probably aren't going to be sourced from the footy dept.

Port Adelaide Pirates already exist and had that identity before we entered the AFL. I wouldn't be a fan of trying to bully them out of their nickname

Home - Port Adelaide Pirates Soccer Club

Port Adelaide Soccer Club, the oldest soccer club in South Australia, offering junior soccer from ages 4-17, & senior soccer in Football SA competitions

www.portpirates.com.au

According to the history page on their website they adopted the name "Pirates" in 2002.

And where do you think they got their colours from?

Even if they did get in first, we're a major professional Australian Rules club and they're a local amateur soccer club who had already encroached on the Port Adelaide FC brand.

 

[edgie]

Dropping Power also means dropping . Kochies normies would revolt.

Lol this forum was all over pear a decade ago

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