Opinion The PB's - a celebration of 150 years. This year or later?

[PA88]

It is one of, if not the best guernsey in the league.

But not unique.

We're the only oldest club wearing a totally new design, new colours, and had a fairly gimmick logo too.

 

[GremioPower]

But not unique.

We're the only oldest club wearing a totally new design, new colours, and had a fairly gimmick logo too.

We are also the only one to have switched leagues.

Gimmick logos galore.

 

[PA88]

I get it that guernseys are important. Grêmio's shirt is iconic. One doesn't see it around often. I love it. I don't like when Grêmio changes the design. I pay attention to every detail. I get it.

Now, Internacional's is plain red. Teams playing with a plain red shirt against Grêmio do not make a derby. It needs to be Internacional for that. The guernsey, as important as it may be, doesn't make the club. It's a combination.

Newcastle playing against Juventus, no side feels playing against itself. Botafogo v. Atlético Mineiro is the same. Vasco v. Ponte Preta... I could go on and on.

In my home state, in the city of Pelotas, there is an important derby: Pelotas v. Brasil, the Bra-Pel derby. Brasil, besides its name, is red and black; but Pelotas wears yellow shirt and blue shorts (like Brazil).

Worse still, the designer who came up with Brazil's iconic kit is from Pelotas (the city) and barracks for Brasil (the club). However, for the contest in the early 50's, he presented a design for the Brazilian uniform based on the kit of his club's main rival.

He didn't see it as a Pelotas' kit. After all, it isn't. It just looks like it.

In the same way, the Crows wouldn't be wearing the state jumper. It would still be a Crows jumper, even if modeled after the state's. It is the Crows, not South Australia. That doesn't change. It never will.

It is not understood this way by those that have earned the right to wear it.

 

[Schulzenfest]

The only reason I wouldn't be against the Crows wearing the state league guernsey is that all it would do is highlight how unworthy they are to wear it. They'd only expose their own lack of culture by trying to piggyback off of someone else's.

 

[Adz2332]

Any news to if we still plan t9 wear the blue hoops Guernsey this year?

 

[bomberclifford]

Any news to if we still plan t9 wear the blue hoops Guernsey this year?

The original plan was to wear that on our inception date and I think that date has passed.
(I'm sure RussellEbertHandball knows what that date was without looking it up)

To be honest, wearing them now would dilute and diminish the momentum we have for the PBs.

Needs to be scrapped as an idea.

 

[1954]

The chevrons home guernsey is strong but I agree unremarkable & the away/clash variations of it we've had are ordinary to very ordinary.

Agreed, the black version is a great jumper, but as you say it is unremarkable, and as previously mentioned now appears a little bland when compared directly to the PB's, but it is still much better than our original computer designed AFL jumper which now appears dated and even less remarkable.

The away version of the chevron jumper is in my opinion an absolute Barry Crocker though, as has been every other white jumper we have worn, eg who could forget that horrendous ice cream vendor's monstrosity we wore with teal socks some years back.

I'm guessing most tigger supporters didn't like their yellow with the black sash jumper they wore when they kicked the tingles off the park in the granny a few years back, but no doubt they have warmed to it since, as have I.

 

[Chewy316]

Damn it! I need to visit you all.

This would be an awesome endless conversation in a bar. Arguments galore!

I like many would be more than happy to buy you a beer (or three).

 

[GremioPower]

I like many would be more than happy to buy you a beer (or three).

I would blend in fine, I suppose...

 

[Chewy316]

The original plan was to wear that on our inception date and I think that date has passed.
(I'm sure RussellEbertHandball knows what that date was without looking it up)

To be honest, wearing them now would dilute and diminish the momentum we have for the PBs.

Needs to be scrapped as an idea.

We were going to wear it against Carlton on May 2. No idea what the plan for it is now. I'd still like to wear it at some point to honour the first team we ever produced, but i agree that we should wait to get permission on the bars for all showdowns before trotting out the blue and white hoops.

 

[GremioPower]

I'm guessing most tigger supporters didn't like their yellow with the black sash jumper they wore when they kicked the tingles off the park in the granny a few years back, but no doubt they have warmed to it since, as have I.

I prefer their yellow guernsey to their black one, to be honest.

 

[Grave Danger]

Agreed, the black version is a great jumper, but as you say it is unremarkable, and as previously mentioned now appears a little bland when compared directly to the PB's, but it is still much better than our original computer designed AFL jumper which now appears dated and even less remarkable.

The away version of the chevron jumper is in my opinion an absolute Barry Crocker though, as has been every other white jumper we have worn, eg who could forget that horrendous ice cream vendor's monstrosity we wore with teal socks some years back.

I'm guessing most tigger supporters didn't like their yellow with the black sash jumper they wore when they kicked the tingles off the park in the granny a few years back, but no doubt they have warmed to it since, as have I.

Have we reverted to the weak as water white jumper for away/clash games this year? We wore black in R1 against the SUNS, presumably because there was no clash with their red, but we wore white for the Marsh series games, even against the Dogs at Whyalla. If we must have a light/clash strip I much prefer the silver/grey jumper to the weak as water white.

 

[melanChronic]

Have we reverted to the weak as water white jumper for away/clash games this year? We wore black in R1 against the SUNS, presumably because there was no clash with their red, but we wore white for the Marsh series games, even against the Dogs at Whyalla. If we must have a light/clash strip I much prefer the silver/grey jumper to the weak as water white.

Like last year, white is preseason, silver is away. I expect we'll be in silver tonight.

How good would the bars with white shorts be against Freo though... That reminds me that the last time we wore the bars, we played Fremantle the week after as well.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The original plan was to wear that on our inception date and I think that date has passed.
(I'm sure RussellEbertHandball knows what that date was without looking it up)

To be honest, wearing them now would dilute and diminish the momentum we have for the PBs.

Needs to be scrapped as an idea.

We were going to wear the baby blue against Carlton Rd 7, 2nd May at AO. Our anniversary date is either 12th May 1870 first meeting and first game 24th May 1870 v the Young Australians, according to John Wood's - Simply the Best, The Story of the Port Adelaide Football Club Part 1 1870-1901. Don't know why it wasn't the next home game, Rd 9 v Brisbane.

Edit - where we going to wear the 2004 guernsey against Brisbane?

However Rucci in the first of his history article's at end of March said its 30 July 1870.

Rucci: Is history repeating itself for Port Adelaide

No football today, but Michelangelo Rucci looks at how the restart of Season 2020 could be true to the Port Adelaide Football Club's inaugural year in 1870.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

Yeah no need to wear the baby blue hoops. people wont rush out and buy that jumper given the current PB's momentum.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Unless we can convince Geelong to let us wear it in a home game against them while they wear a predominantly navy away strip.

That would be a massive FU to Eddie lol.

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[Jojay]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

 

[JimmyBC]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

I'd rather not wear it at all than sign up for that you need to think ahead beyond people currently at AFL house & jerks like Eddie, don't sign anything Port.

 

[Alex09]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

Horrible deal. Seems like McGuire is trying to shut it down whilst giving very little compromise

 

[TheFVK]

Anything coming out of that double agent Dwayne's mouth will be a parrot of Eddie.

No no no no no. Anything that satisfies Eddie is a huge no.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

He’s not always right. A bit like Tom Browne.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Anything coming out of that double agent Dwayne's mouth will be a parrot of Eddie.

No no no no no. Anything that satisfies Eddie is a huge no.

Reckons the AFL will make a decision soon.

I think dodging covid issues will take a priority over the next couple of weeks.

 

[melanChronic]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

Don't mind it. The flexibility for it to be any game is nice, allows us to switch to an ANZAC Day concept in the future too. Obviously not ideal, but any agreement is going to be along those lines at this point anyway.

Once they are a permanent fixture year in year out, they have the chance to properly continue in the minds of Port supporters in the future. Once Eddie is dead and (hopefully) the AFL is less Vic centric, then we can push further.

 

[bringbackbucky]

I need my kids to see that guernsey as much as possible. Once a year is a decent start...

 

[wannabejack]

If it's once a year I like the idea of it being Port's choice. It allows us to choose a game that has maximum national exposure.

 

[bomberclifford]

Dwayne on SEN suggesting that the Prison Bars issue will be resolved with Port being able to wear the strip only one time per season - only in Adelaide and never against Collingwood (in a game of the club's choosing).

Sounded like he had some inside word. It has McGuire's fingerprints all over it.

If Dwayne does have inside word and Eddie is pushing this scenario, it means the knows the case for Port to wear it is stronger than he is letting on in the media.

If that's the case, Port doesn't need to compromise. Get it for two games, one Showdown and one other of our choosing. Forget the Crows home showdown, go for Anzac Day or begin to plant the seed of wearing it when playing Freo in Adelaide. Later down the track, wear it in WA against Freo.