Mega Thread The Port Store Mega Thread Part 2

[edgie]

I think this whole debate about the merits of wearing the prison bars in the Showdown is a case of not seeing the wood for the trees. I remain convinced that it's just a backdoor manouever to bring the prison bars back into the spotlight as a regular guernsey and make them seem acceptable to the wider football public before we strike and make them our full time home guernsey a few years down the track. The Showdown being two showpiece games per year is just the easiest and most convenient vehicle by which we can do this.

Nah I get that. I'm prepared for it. If it doesn't work though, then what? Do we keep it just for the lovely boys or default?

 

[Steve Dore]

Yeah I understand that thought process. I personally just think it is time to move on. The BiB guernsey is great and should be our locked in jumper for the next 50+ years. The PB's should be nothing other than a throwback/history round edition.

I'm happy with the hybrid BIB-PBs but would still love to see us wear the PB's twice a year in Showdowns.

 

[badbeats]

******s dont come much bigger than that arrogant tosser.

Which one?

 

[MitchIn3D]

The clubs goal should be to bring back the prison bars by 2020 for the 150th. I can see the back panel being a step towards making the wider football public more susceptible to the idea, as a few people have mentioned already.

In reality, no-one but Eddie McGuire cares about whether we wear the prison bars or not, and I'd happily wear teal against Collingwood if it meant we could wear our best jumper 95% of the time.

p.s. My computer tries to auto-correct Collingwood to "controlling". How apt.

 

[Magus]

Bringing back the PBs full time means dropping teal altogether. Can anyone realistically see this happening? Whether you're happy with it or not, there's a whole generation of kids that recognise their heroes running around in the chevrons. Changing that now would be confusing for a lot of people.

+1 for wearing the bars on special occasions only. Maybe even half the time, but not as a permanent home strip.

 

[chiwigi]

Bringing back the PBs full time means dropping teal altogether. Can anyone realistically see this happening? Whether you're happy with it or not, there's a whole generation of kids that recognise their heroes running around in the chevrons. Changing that now would be confusing for a lot of people.

+1 for wearing the bars on special occasions only.

This is the reason I am concerned. Kochie loves teal.

 

[Magus]

This is the reason I am concerned. Kochie loves teal.

It's been 20 years. Koch has little to do with it.

 

[The Smaller Warrior]

i wont stop until we have 33 different home guernseys all in different shades of teal

 

[chiwigi]

It's been 20 years. Koch has little to do with it.

Having spoken to him about it, I can assure you he does.

Were people confused when we changed TO the chevrons?

edit: I like the teal, it is distinctive as you say, a little bit on the PB's wouldn't hurt (on the logo or sponsors) and then as a change guernsey would be fantastic.

 

[Magus]

Having spoken to him about it, I can assure you he does.

Were people confused when we changed TO the chevrons?

edit: I like the teal, it is distinctive as you say, a little bit on the PB's wouldn't hurt (on the logo or sponsors) and then as a change guernsey would be fantastic.

I don't think SBS to BiB was that drastic a change.

Well there's an important point - it would require a little bit of teal to be present, otherwise we're angling for a total rebrand. I just can't see that happening.

 

[RossFC]

Teal can go the way of silver for all I care.

 

[jakey]

When I think PBs in the AFL, I think about one moment of pure footballing beauty.

 

[badbeats]

Who here honestly thinks we'll get the PB full time any time soon.

We've been in the AFL since 97, our time has passed I think.

If, as the rumours are, we get the PB's for Showdowns it will be most awesome.

 

[RossFC]

When I think PBs in the AFL, I think about one moment of pure footballing beauty.

How did it end up being Morris vs Hartlett, Hoff, Ebert, Schulz and Robbie Gray inside 50?

 

[edgie]

How did it end up being Morris vs Hartlett, Hoff, Ebert, Schulz and Robbie Gray inside 50?

Hard running, offensive minded, not being afraid to get goalside football, with forwards in position.

 

[jakey]

How did it end up being Morris vs Hartlett, Hoff, Ebert, Schulz and Robbie Gray inside 50?

There were a lot of things that happened that year that I still don't fully understand.

 

[melanChronic]

How did it end up being Morris vs Hartlett, Hoff, Ebert, Schulz and Robbie Gray inside 50?

A fantastic turnover in the centre (Pittard, Neade and Wingard were involved) caught Richmond on the hop. Look at that scoreline! What a day that was.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Then Richmond won a premiership a few years later with many of those players in the side.

 

[PatientMental]

Then Richmond won a premiership a few years later with many of those players in the side.

TBF Richmond had 12 players different from our match to the GF.

Out: Bachelor, Chaplin, Conca, Deledio, Foley, Gordon, Griffiths, Miles, Maric, Morris, Newman, Petterd.

 

[Pappagallo]

TBF Richmond had 12 players different from our match to the GF.

Out: Bachelor, Chaplin, Conca, Deledio, Foley, Gordon, Griffiths, Miles, Maric, Morris, Newman, Petterd.

Yeah it's not even the same team now. Neither are we.

 

[jakey]

Out: Chaplin, flogism, etc.

Fixed it.

 

[SgtSchulz]

Panel in showdown leads to panel full time...

PB's in Showdown...

Not sure where this rumour came from but I hope it is true.

 

[PatientMental]

Yeah it's not even the same team now. Neither are we.

Port team change from EF 2014 -> EF 2017

12 Changes.
Cornes(31) -> SPP(19)
Schulz(29) ->Dixon(26)
Carlile(27) -> Clurey(23)
Monfries(27) ->Impey (22)
Lobbe(25) -> Ryder (29)
White(27) ->Amon(22)
Broadbent(24) -> Bonner(20)
Trengove(24) -> Marshall(18)
Jonas(23) -> Houston(20)
Moore(23) -> S.Gray (25)
OShea(22) ->Byrne-Jones (22)
Hombsch(21) -> Howard(21)

ish.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Still plenty of PI guernseys at the Port Store if people are interested.

I managed to get my preferred #14, pretty happy given I was at work during the sale.

There are still plenty of home guernseys in less popular players, and a stack of Shanghai and training guernseys. There are even a few teal preseason guernseys left.

 

[Smartys Power]

Bringing back the PBs full time means dropping teal altogether. Can anyone realistically see this happening? Whether you're happy with it or not, there's a whole generation of kids that recognise their heroes running around in the chevrons. Changing that now would be confusing for a lot of people.

+1 for wearing the bars on special occasions only. Maybe even half the time, but not as a permanent home strip.

Exactly. There will come a point where the old school Magpie supporters will die off. The SANFL is no where near the competition it once was. Kids are now being brought up in the "Power" era not the "Magpie" era with black, white AND teal being the colours of their club.

I hate to say it but when the old school Magpies supporters die off and the next generation grow up, I'm not sure if they'll really care all that much about the Magpies. Sure, they'll recognise it as our history but they aren't going to view it's not what they've grown up with.

Don't think I worded that all that well but I think you get the point.