Port Adelaide is a failed concept.

[Dennis]

Let me take you on a journey.

It is a story that begins with a humble state football league deciding to go national.

In 1982, this league moved a club from Melbourne to Sydney and created a successful franchise. It not only had existing Melbourne based supporters, but Australia's largest city all felt they could embrace the club. No matter if you are from Asquith or Cabramatta...Sydney would be their club

The league, excited by this successful new market moved into WA and QLD in 1987 with the West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Lions. Again, the beauty of the names were that anyone could feel associated with these clubs if you lived basically anywhere in WA or in Brisbane.

Adelaide and Fremantle also joined, with the same new supporter bases as the above, based on the same premis that the new club must have the pargest possible reach for supporters and corporate support.

Then the league screwed up.

Rather than building a new club, and branding it with a name that all from the region could potentially follow, it chose to allow the nations biggest bogan brand into its competition.

Yes, Port had a following and a history with another league. Surely they could pick all that up and replicate it in the national League

First they stripped the club of their traditional colours, logo and theme song. Then they made them play on the other side of town from its supporter base where public transport can't ferry the dole bludgers to. then they came up with the soleless name of the Power and game them the blandest colours in the game.

To try and get some spirit into the club, they even loaned them the Big V guernsey in 2010 to see if Mr Football could get themup and about.

What does it all now mean, since that fateful first season in 1997 for the Power?

FAIL

No growth prospects unless they sign up every new person who moves into the Port Adelaide municipality. no one even wants them for their second club as they represent filthy people in a filthy area

To make matters worse, the club heading for a $4m trading loss, the clubs major sponsor doesnt want the coach, the coach doesnt want the captain, the club hires a failed assistant coach, wastes draft picks on Shultz and tolerates the behaviour of Motlop

It's time to kill off this cancer in the league

GC17 will work as the whole region will feel part of it. GWS will also work.

Port Adelaide is a failed concept. Back to your state league...filth

EDIT:

Mark down 23/4/11 as another memorable occassion.

Just when you thought 119 was slowly dying, Port managed to bring it back to life and actually augment it to 119 + 3


"O RLY?"

 

[Gus]

Sorry to be off topic Dennis, but Mantis and I have an issue worth bringing to the MRP- is Villipend the return of the turncoat?


On topic, that one premiership has saved the Power.

 

[Axel.]

Master troll is master.

 

[Sweaty]

This is your best work yet Dennis

 

[The Panther]

Their significance is best summed up by Mark Williams. Part of their most famous family, his father built to club in the SANFL. To this day, despite having played for the SANFL club & coached the AFL version, saying his proudest moment in football is captaining the Collingwood FC.

 

[Vilipend]

saying his proudest moment in football is captaining the Collingwood FC.

That is low huh. Probably akin to eating shit for breakfast and stating it was the best meal of your life.

 

[The Karma Bus]

Everyone was saying this from the start. Port have their supporters, after that they are disliked and not many did or will take them on, even as a 2nd team.

Its like if in victoria they took collingwood and made them 1 out of 2 teams from victoria in a national competition, the other team was a team that could truly represent the city of melbourne and be taken on by all melbourne people. Then all the other teams like carlton, essendon etc kept playing in a league say called the vfl. Like the other teams of the sanfl - sturt, norwood, centrals, eagles etc.

Then expecting supporters of the essendon, carlton etc teams to follow collingwood in this other competition. Is that going to happen?

Should have always been another new club, lots would have taken them on as a 2nd team, many would have made the swap. Many kids in the future would have started following this new team. Future kids will not go for the power as their parents bring them up to not do it. As generations before have been brought up.

Thats why choco said a few weeks ago he sees too many kids around in crows jumpers and not power jumpers and apparently to him, these kids need to start looking around and realise which team is on the way up and which is on the way down

 

[Riggy1]

Let me take you on a journey.

It is a story that begins with a humble state football league deciding to go national.

In 1982, this league moved a club from Melbourne to Sydney and created a successful franchise. It not only had existing Melbourne based supporters, but Australia's largest city all felt they could embrace the club. No matter if you are from Asquith or Cabramatta...Sydney would be their club

The league, excited by this successful new market moved into WA and QLD in 1987 with the West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Lions. Again, the beauty of the names were that anyone could feel associated with these clubs if you lived basically anywhere in WA or in Brisbane.

Adelaide and Fremantle also joined, with the same new supporter bases as the above, based on the same premis that the new club must have the pargest possible reach for supporters and corporate support.

Then the league screwed up.

Rather than building a new club, and branding it with a name that all from the region could potentially follow, it chose to allow the nations biggest bogan brand into its competition.

Yes, Port had a following and a history with another league. Surely they could pick all that up and replicate it in the national League

First they stripped the club of their traditional colours, logo and theme song. Then they made them play on the other side of town from its supporter base where public transport can't ferry the dole bludgers to. then they came up with the soleless name of the Power and game them the blandest colours in the game.

To try and get some spirit into the club, they even loaned them the Big V guernsey in 2010 to see if Mr Football could get themup and about.

What does it all now mean, since that fateful first season in 1997 for the Power?

FAIL

No growth prospects unless they sign up every new person who moves into the Port Adelaide municipality. no one even wants them for their second club as they represent filthy people in a filthy area

To make matters worse, the club heading for a $4m trading loss, the clubs major sponsor doesnt want the coach, the coach doesnt want the captain, the club hires a failed assistant coach, wastes draft picks on Shultz and tolerates the behaviour of Motlop

It's time to kill off this cancer in the league

GC17 will work as the whole region will feel part of it. GWS will also work.

Port Adelaide is a failed concept. Back to your state league...filth

embarrassing

 

[The Panther]

That is low huh. Probably akin to eating shit for breakfast and stating it was the best meal of your life.

Or paying over $2 Million for K Hunt.

 

[Dennis]

What's worse here is there is no light at the end of the tunnel, no way out and no way to turn around their loss of supporters and finances without powerhouse clubs chipping in

Move them to Tassie I say

 

[Schulzenfest]

I have no reply for such a masterful troll. Carry on everyone.

 

[Liam Boy]

Since 1997:

Port Adelaide: 1 premiership, 1 minor premiership.
Carlton: 1 conviction of salary cap rorting, 3 wooden spoons.

Which is the bigger failure?

 

[The Karma Bus]

Move them to Iraq i say.

Etihad will probably sponsor them too then, 2 problems fixed in 1

There was the "Choco for Baghdad" sign at aami stadium a few years ago too

 

[Vilipend]

I have no idea for a smart quip, or how to make a comeback.

 

[Dennis]

I have no reply for such a masterful troll. Carry on everyone.

I did warn that as AA (c) nominee, I would have to single handedly lift the standard around here

 

[Schulzenfest]

*3 minor premierships.

 

[Dennis]

Since 1997:

Port Adelaide: 1 premiership, 1 minor premiership.
Carlton: 1 conviction of salary cap rorting, 3 wooden spoons.

Which is the bigger failure?

This just hghlights my point grasshopper

port had success, won a flag, was top of the ladder, won some Showdowns, etc

Result???

No new members and trading losses. No one wants them to succeed except the filth at Alberton

Carlton during the same period has been a failure on and off the field for sure. However, close to 40k members, a national supporter base that is growing and a positive future even after the darkest of days

Port are a failed concept....much like North Melbourne actually (should have relocated to the GC when you had the chance)

 

[D_One]

I feel inclined to point out the errors in the OP but that would require me to write a response that would rival “War and Peace” for volume.

 

[Vilipend]

I did warn that as AA (c) nominee, I would have to single handedly lift the standard around here

BTW. Some1 called me Celtic Flog. Am I?

 

[Dennis]

BTW. Some1 called me Celtic Flog. Am I?

That would require some forensic analysis by my friends at the Mod Squad

 

[Dennis]

I feel inclined to point out the errors in the OP but that would require me to write a response that would rival “War and Peace” for volume.

Have a crack ....

 

[Vilipend]

That would require some forensic analysis by my friends at the Mod Squad

Not much hope then seeing as it's doubtful they know what that word means.

 

[PieBeast]

That is low huh. Probably akin to eating shit for breakfast and stating it was the best meal of your life.

I am sure it will be fun watching LolCoast munching on shit for breakfasts in the next 10 years

 

[Vilipend]

I am sure it will be fun watching LolCoast munching on shit for breakfasts in the next 10 years

Whatever floats your boat buddy.

Just don't post any other of your little idiosyncrasies here thanks.

 

[xamol]

I feel inclined to point out the errors in the OP but that would require me to write a response that would rival “War and Peace” for volume.

WTF


Do you know when you are beaten D??

Run along then.

Oh, to the OP, there is obviously a reason for your recommendations