Port Adelaide's plan to use jumpers similar to Collingwood

[La Dispute]

Sturt should be fine - Carlton supporters seem to be openly hostile to the light blue clash strip experiment

CFC supporters generally hate any kind of deviation away from the traditional strip. Even the white, which looks fantastic IMO, is pretty polarising.

There's definitely scope to introduce a club with light blue colours. It actually worked really well as a contrasting strip for away games, and IIRC North tried playing in a lighter strip.

The light blue looks great for soccer clubs, and I like the Sturt guernsey in its current form.

 

[HTT]

Eddie has really lost the plot in the last couple of months, seems to be causing a lot more drama than he usually does which is an achievement.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

If Eddie wants to carry on about contracts that no one has ever seen and hand shake agreements this holds as much weight as what he's carrying on about.

 

[BBC1967]

Eddie in dictator hat...again.When do we put a stop to this buffoon? He has been out of control for twenty years plus and sensible people tolerate this crap.

 

[The 747]

Eddie McGuire trying to desperately to stay relevant these days. It's kinda pathetic to kick up a storm about this and it would be good if the AFL for once came out and established exactly who runs the competition.

Strange situation where Pies supporters are generally quite reasonable - see this thread for examples - but their president gets triggered by the smallest things and foams at the mouth.

Time for Collingwood to stop letting this hasbeen be the embodiment of their club, the club is much more than Eddie and will be a force long after he is gone.

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

Don't Port wear the prison bars all year?

Just their supporters.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Never seen someone so consistently offended by something not even remotely resembling a big deal.

Port should be campaigning in the opposite direction and requesting they wear the strip in all games except against Collingwood, out of necessity.

FWIW Port's traditional home strip is far better looking than Collingwood's traditional prison bar guernsey.

the AFL is an 18-team league. each team's identity is unique. Eddie is protecting his club's identity. As Chairman that's what he should be doing.

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

Eddie McGuire trying to desperately to stay relevant these days. It's kinda pathetic to kick up a storm about this and it would be good if the AFL for once came out and established exactly who runs the competition.

Strange situation where Pies supporters are generally quite reasonable - see this thread for examples - but their president gets triggered by the smallest things and foams at the mouth.

Time for Collingwood to stop letting this hasbeen be the embodiment of their club, the club is much more than Eddie and will be a force long after he is gone.

How is it Eddie trying to stay relevant? He was asked the question and responded. So much tall-poppy syndrome.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Eddie McGuire trying to desperately to stay relevant these days. It's kinda pathetic to kick up a storm about this and it would be good if the AFL for once came out and established exactly who runs the competition.

Strange situation where Pies supporters are generally quite reasonable - see this thread for examples - but their president gets triggered by the smallest things and foams at the mouth.

Time for Collingwood to stop letting this hasbeen be the embodiment of their club, the club is much more than Eddie and will be a force long after he is gone.

Yep he called a press conference just to let people know.

 

[La Dispute]

the AFL is an 18-team league. each team's identity is unique. Eddie is protecting his club's identity. As Chairman that's what he should be doing.

There are teams in the league with the same colours, and a swath of teams globally that wear black and white: it's not a 'unique' colour combination in any sense.

Collingwood are still the Magpies and Port Adelaide are still the Power, and their traditional guernsey styles are completely different.

Port have complete grounds to push for their original guernsey.

 

[LoungeLizard]

There are teams in the league with the same colours, and a swath of teams globally that wear black and white: it's not a 'unique' colour combination in any sense.

Collingwood are still the Magpies and Port Adelaide are still the Power, and their traditional guernsey styles are completely different.

Port have complete grounds to push for their original guernsey.

But it's not their original guernsey.

 

[BBC1967]

Reported in HS USA interest in becoming part owner of Pies. Is Ed about to sell out Pies?

 

[Bombermania]

Port should wear their traditional strip for home games except when playing for Collingwood.

 

[jsdsgn]

Collingwood wore black and white before Port ever did.
I dont care if both clubs wear it.
I just hate that Port fans claim they were the original 'owners' of the B&W stripes

 

[Sinjin Smith]

Correct me if I am wrong however isnt this just Port requesting to wear the stripes against Adelaide in the Showdown matches? If so then how this is an issue is beyond me.

 

[mcgarnacle]

There are teams in the league with the same colours, and a swath of teams globally that wear black and white: it's not a 'unique' colour combination in any sense.

Collingwood are still the Magpies and Port Adelaide are still the Power, and their traditional guernsey styles are completely different.

Port have complete grounds to push for their original guernsey.

I'm not disputing port's push. But Collingwood also have grounds to protect their identity.

The AFL is an 18-team league in Australia. Collingwood's identity is unique in the AFL. It's magpies with black and white stripes. That's what Eddie is protecting. Just because folks don't agree with it doesn't mean it doesn't exist to the club.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

What colours were Port wearing 150 years ago?

Why does it matter? I may as well ask what people had for Christmas dinner 150 years ago for all the good it does.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Why does it matter? I may as well ask what people had for Christmas dinner 150 years ago for all the good it does.

Then why would it matter what they wear?

I thought they were celebrating 150 years, well they weren't wearing black and white 150 years ago.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Then why would it matter what they wear?

Because it's what they want to wear.

I thought they were celebrating 150 years, well they weren't wearing black and white 150 years ago.

I didn't know we had to make everything like it was in the past if we want to celebrate or commemorate a past event. I suppose when 250 years since the First Fleet settlement comes up we should all dress like convicts and go steal someone's land if we want to commemorate it?

 

[LoungeLizard]

Because it's what they want to wear.


I didn't know we had to make everything like it was in the past if we want to celebrate or commemorate a past event. I suppose when 250 years since the First Fleet settlement comes up we should all dress like convicts and go steal someone's land if we want to commemorate it?

If that's what you want to do, then go do it.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

If that's what you want to do, then go do it.

Thanks! I suggest you take the same attitude to Port Adelaide and their plans.

 

[Iago]

Then why would it matter what they wear?

I thought they were celebrating 150 years, well they weren't wearing black and white 150 years ago.

I would think they are celebrating the whole 150 years not just the first year.

 

[wild side]

Eddie reminds me of Trump
Kochie is Biden

 

[radiojake]

I just hate that Port fans claim they were the original 'owners' of the B&W stripes

wanna find a quote of anyone claiming that?

ironically Collingwood took the design from a South Australian team that went to Melbourne wearing black and white stripes

 

[LoungeLizard]

I would think they are celebrating the whole 150 years not just the first year.

So tradition then?

Traditionally they wore magenta.

Then they changed to the prison bars for the SANFL.

Traditionally they wear teal in the AFL.