Keef Thomas admits he’s a Flog

[Damp Squarie]

Which begs the question, who is his Puffer alias in Bay 13 where Puffer flogs abound?
It can’t be Slammer because he can’t spell.
It can’t be dav3 because there isn’t any ‘sniping’ in the letter.
It’s not Nelso he’s at a wedding in Beijing.
WillemDaDrew is too busy choking the chicken.
Elite Finger Twirler cant string 2 sentences together....Hai Chocko

Dear Member and Supporters,

I suspect you wonder some days whether your footy Club is listening to you.

And each time a concern or frustration is raised and seemingly ignored, the overwhelming urge is to protest louder.

I think 2019 will be marked as the year of the deafening roar.

The rumbling from our core has rolled steadily through the disappointments of failed campaigns in 2015/16, to the moment West Coast broke our collective hearts in overtime in 2017, before spilling over following our inability to capitalise on the powerful start to the 2018 season.

The anger and frustration has been broadly and colourfully distributed but appears now squarely focused on the Senior Coach and the Norwood flog who employed him!!

You see, not every piece of information has gone through to the keeper!

Coach bashing appears to be standard fare in world sport these days, and whilst often harsh, we do operate in a high performance environment. Success is expected.

All coaches understand this, and Ken is no different.

Don’t think he doesn’t hear the criticism or feel the disappointment of his players and our members. He does.

He’s not seeking understanding or respite. He’s simply getting on with the job of navigating a young group through the perils of inconsistency and a brutally tight competition.

Saturday night was a fierce example of how close it is, and another opportunity to step through the door awaits us in Melbourne this week.

We can’t wait to get there.

But I don’t want to focus on the footy in this note.

I think we have a bigger problem, and I am to blame not the footy department.

Back in 2014, the Port Adelaide Football Club was lauded.

We had arrived at Adelaide Oval playing an exciting brand of football, and we were winning consistently.

But that wasn’t all.

We were also independently recognised as having the some of the most engaged supporters in world sport.

We were operating in this glorious sweet spot where our on field performances were mirroring the values our community expected of its football Club.

Fast, aggressive, Never Ever Give Up footy…and a Club mindset that always put our community first.

I remember our team putting 30,000 T Shirts on the seats of Adelaide Oval, the local vibe of the Game Day Village, and pounding our way through the railway station on the March from the Mall.

We encouraged our players to interact more, have more fun with the kids. We encouraged our young recruits to give before you take, and not get sucked into the selfish industry that AFL football has become. And most importantly of all…we did it together.

As we doubled in size in the ensuing 5 years there were moments where our member community felt as tight and close as anyone could imagine possible. I personally will never forget the Phil Walsh tribute night against Collingwood, where we stood as one in the candle lit darkness and reflected on the life of one of our great mates. There have been many others.

The point is, we don’t feel like that today.

Somewhere along the road to greater growth and prosperity…I’ve allowed us to drop the ball.

It hasn’t been a huge shift in mindset. The Club is still filled and surrounded by people who care a lot.

But it’s there. I know it and more importantly, you know it.

And we’ve got to fix it.

This is about more than how we play each week.

It’s about putting our members back at the heart of our Club.

To talk less and listen more.

We’re not going to agree on everything, and we’re not always going to be able to do everything we want to do.

But Port Adelaide is about winning and it’s about its putting its community first.

I promise you, we’re going to do more of that.

So stay tuned.

Right now, we’ve got 4 games to win, a finals campaign and a Magpies premiership push to look forward to.

Let’s get it done.

See you at the footy!

KT

LOL

 

[the avoca drover]

It might be Smiffy.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

7.30 report good viewing tonight.

 

[dav3]

Which begs the question, who is his Puffer alias in Bay 13 where Puffer flogs abound?
It can’t be Slammer because he can’t spell.
It can’t be dav3 because there isn’t any ‘sniping’ in the letter.
It’s not Nelso he’s at a wedding in Beijing.
WillemDaDrew is too busy choking the chicken.
Elite Finger Twirler cant string 2 sentences together....Hai Chocko



LOL

Planning to head back to school one of these days so you can learn to read? Since that's not what he said........like, at all........ Or aren't you allowed that close these days?

 

[Nelso]

Which begs the question, who is his Puffer alias in Bay 13 where Puffer flogs abound?
It can’t be Slammer because he can’t spell.
It can’t be dav3 because there isn’t any ‘sniping’ in the letter.
It’s not Nelso he’s at a wedding in Beijing.
WillemDaDrew is too busy choking the chicken.
Elite Finger Twirler cant string 2 sentences together....Hai Chocko



LOL

Please don't tag me for brains

 

[Damp Squarie]

It might be Smiffy.

Mate Smiffy doesn’t know the difference between the Collingwood Magpies logo and PortAdelaide Magpies logo!

 

[Laphroaig]

Mate Smiffy doesn’t know the difference between the Collingwood Magpies logo and PortAdelaide Magpies logo!

You're in the wrong place Dufus.

Being a legend in your own lunchtime on your Club Board and the Advanced Spiritual Macrame Board are not adequate preparation.

 

[Crabapplepittard]

So, what’s this about again? Asking for a friend.

 

[SaltPeter]

So, what’s this about again? Asking for a friend.

KT appealing to the great unwashed and trying to divert the "heat" away from Kaptain Kenny by admitting he reads BF and referring to himself as a flog .. a Norwood flog no less

KT for PM

 

[Crabapplepittard]

KT appealing to the great unwashed and trying to divert the "heat" away from Kaptain Kenny by admitting he reads BF and referring to himself as a flog .. a Norwood flog no less

KT for PM

Ok. Thanks. And one more question. What exactly is a KT?

 

[SaltPeter]

^^^ lol porky









actually .. there's something very David Schwarz about you


kinda like DanWA being a mod or an ex-mods elias .. maybe a Wooshette .. though tbh there's something a little stinker about that elias

 

[Bodicifer]

Ok. Thanks. And one more question. What exactly is a KT?

This is a KT

 

[Elite Finger Twirler]

Which begs the question, who is his Puffer alias in Bay 13 where Puffer flogs abound?
It can’t be Slammer because he can’t spell.
It can’t be dav3 because there isn’t any ‘sniping’ in the letter.
It’s not Nelso he’s at a wedding in Beijing.
WillemDaDrew is too busy choking the chicken.
Elite Finger Twirler cant string 2 sentences together....Hai Chocko



LOL

 

[Vikingblood]

It might be Smiffy.

If it's posted outside of library opening hours it's not Smiffo.

 

[subaru]

KT appealing to the great unwashed and trying to divert the "heat" away from Kaptain Kenny by admitting he reads BF and referring to himself as a flog .. a Norwood flog no less

KT for PM

“We put 30,000 t shirts on chairs “


flipping hilarious rot!

 

[subaru]

Yes

If it's posted outside of library opening hours it's not Smiffo.

Post of the week

 

[RonSon]

Meanwhile another player exodus at the crows.

Bahahahahaha!

 

[Damp Squarie]

Meanwhile another player exodus at the crows.

Bahahahahaha!

Well at least you tried.
And no that’s not a reference to thunder thighs pulling out this week with a broken thumb nail.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

OP is a lead head

 

[Nelso]

Token sympathy post for the OP

 

[Damp Squarie]

OP is a lead head

Token sympathy post for the OP

Give your sympathy to Kern; he’ll need it after the Bombers chew you up and spit you out for yet another “puffed up” season that ends in failure

But but our youf

 

[RonSon]

Give your sympathy to Kern; he’ll need it after the Bombers chew you up and spit you out for yet another “puffed up” season that ends in failure

But but our youf

Your lot was the oldest list on show last weekend.

How'd that work out for you?

 

[subaru]

We can’t all finish out the 8 five years out of 6 to get top draft picks !

 

[Damp Squarie]

Your lot was the oldest list on show last weekend.

How'd that work out for you?

Your lot was probably the youngest list on show the last 3 weekends.
Your'e about to lose your 4th game in a row plummeting out of the finals AGAIN!!...Is that a trifecta?
How's that work out for you?
You must be a sadist...SAD being the operative word.

Now keep the thread on topic you plank; and ponder why your CEO.... admitting he is a flog in the national arena is backing your Coach on death row when every supporter on your stench of a board wants to string him up. ROFL

And if that isn't funny enough, they want ChokeO Williams back at the helm too.

How am I doin'?

 

[subaru]

Your lot was probably the youngest list on show the last 3 weekends.
Your'e about to lose your 4th game in a row plummeting out of the finals AGAIN!!...Is that a trifecta?
How's that work out for you?
You must be a sadist...SAD being the operative word.

Now keep the thread on topic you plank; and ponder why your CEO.... admitting he is a flog in the national arena is backing your Coach on death row when every supporter on your stench of a board wants to string him up. ROFL

And if that isn't funny enough, they want ChokeO Williams back at the helm too.

How am I doin'?

Very well !

And I love that fekn gif !!!!!