Port Adelaide is a failed concept.

[PieBeast]

Whatever floats your boat buddy.

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

If you agree not to post any of yours than its a deal

 

[Dennis]

WTF


Do you know when you are beaten D??

Run along then.

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

Agreed on all front

D is semi welching here...."The OP is wrong....but I refuse to tell you why"

 

[WAG]

Agreed on all front

D is semi welching here...."The OP is wrong....but I refuse to tell you why"

He does that when he has no answer. It's embarrassing but I guess that's what happens when someone gets breast fed for 30 years *


I vote Dennis for Mod!








* may not be true - could be 40 years

 

[PortBrillance]

Wont anyone miss us?!?

I still have my pr0n.

 

[D_One]

Agreed on all front

D is semi welching here...."The OP is wrong....but I refuse to tell you why"

Sydney a successful franchise??? How were the Swans travelling in their 13th season up in Sydney?

 

[aneale]

Old news.

Port Adelaide - not enough fans and money behind them to be sustainable beyond another Fiztroy who will always have a financial question mark over their head, did so in the SANFL as well.

Norwood - not enough fans and money

Sturt - not enough fans and money

Glenelg - not enough fans and money

Central Districts - not enough fans and money

North Adelaide - not enough fans and money

West Adelaide - not enough fans and money

South Adelaide - not enough fans and money

Woodville-West Torrens - not enough fans and money

or any consortium combination thereof. The SANFL made a decision based on the 'moan' factor as Port would never have shut up about it if they missed out. They didn't look at the big picture. Hence why the AFL have taken the decision making out of anyone else's hands rather than get lumped with a new basket case again.

 

[xamol]

Agreed on all front

D is semi welching here...."The OP is wrong....but I refuse to tell you why"

Watch him come back tomorrow after he has had time to conjure some awesome response

 

[The Karma Bus]

Watch him come back tomorrow after he has had time to conjure some awesome response

All stats websites and google are bracing themselves for a meltdown..

 

[subaru]

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.

By now you surely must be facepalming ...surely!
20000 on Sat night - no rain ...

I almost ...that was ALMOST felt the stirrings of something akin to, but not quite, sympathy, for some of the Port boys Sat night...

Then that ****wit of a coach opened his mouth ... and well that was the end of THAT!

 

[Dennis]

Sydney a successful franchise??? How were the Swans travelling in their 13th season up in Sydney?

Shit argument is Shit

They reinvented themselves, got Barassi up there, re-engaged with the whole of the Sydney public, got Plugger up there and relaunched

They had a potential captive audience of 4 million just in metro Sydney, has a supporter base in Melbourne and the AFL decided to put some money in as there was a future.

Result??? GWS is coming

Port on the other hand couldnt do any of that

No captive audience to tap into, no growth prospects and are a proven North Melbourne when it comes to financials

Why the AFL created another minnow is beyond me

Shut it down

 

[Hooligan87]

The league, excited by this successful new market moved into WA and QLD in 1987 with the West Coast Eagles and the Brisbane Lions.

Brisbane Lions were founded in 1987?

Well....... I learn something new everyday.

 

[xamol]

Shit argument is Shit

They reinvented themselves, got Barassi up there, re-engaged with the whole of the Sydney public, got Plugger up there and relaunched

They had a potential captive audience of 4 million just in metro Sydney, has a supporter base in Melbourne and the AFL decided to put some money in as there was a future.

Result??? GWS is coming

Port on the other hand couldnt do any of that

No captive audience to tap into, no growth prospects and are a proven North Melbourne when it comes to financials

Why the AFL created another minnow is beyond me

Shut it down

Oh hail new king of the bay!!

 

[Mr Rude]

90% of Dennis trolls are a failed concept.

 

[Axel.]

How dare you say that to the master of all trolls.

 

[The Casey Cat]

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

With a few alterations this would make a worthy topic on the main board. This makes me worry very much for the future of Port in the AFL.

 

[wapower]

I couldn't be bothered reading a topic about failure when it's started by a supporter of a team synonymous with cheating and whose greatest claim to fame on Bay 13 is the bet welching Black Flag.

 

[Dennis]

90% of Dennis trolls are a failed concept.

Clap Clap Mr Rude

This one is nailed

Not one decent rebuttal to the arguments in the OP

 

[Dennis]

I couldn't be bothered reading a topic about failure when it's started by a supporter of a team synonymous with cheating and whose greatest claim to fame on Bay 13 is the bet welching Black Flag.

...except that the said poster convicted Black Flag of Welching

My nose is clean

 

[PortBrillance]

I wish I was dennis, so much respect on the bay as well.

I can only dream of such a thing

 

[wapower]

...except that the said poster convicted Black Flag of Welching

My nose is clean

Your nose may be but your club is not. See how it works master troll..

 

[Mr Rude]

Clap Clap Mr Rude

This one is nailed

Not one decent rebuttal to the arguments in the OP

This one must be in the 10%.

Master Troll is a success!!!

 

[Docker Clint]

On topic, that one premiership has saved the Power.

This is correct. It's what they're falling back on in any argument that they're stuffed.

 

[Dennis]

Flags dont equal the ability to survive

North Melbourne can teach you that

 

[Dennis]

Your nose may be but your club is not. See how it works master troll..

This thread is not about Carlton Mr Derailer

Should you wish to post something original about alledged cheating by Carlton, go start a fresh thread

i am sure we will all find it very interesting

*yawn*

 

[D_One]

Shit argument is Shit

They reinvented themselves, got Barassi up there, re-engaged with the whole of the Sydney public, got Plugger up there and relaunched

They had a potential captive audience of 4 million just in metro Sydney, has a supporter base in Melbourne and the AFL decided to put some money in as there was a future.

Result??? GWS is coming

Port on the other hand couldnt do any of that

No captive audience to tap into, no growth prospects and are a proven North Melbourne when it comes to financials

Why the AFL created another minnow is beyond me

Shut it down

So all Port need is the AFL to pump tens of millions of dollars into them, get the AFL to give us Nick Riewoldt, give us an extra 20% to the salary cap and we're relaunched.

I'll leave you in charge of negotiating with the AFL. Thanks champ.