Do the Crows really train in a carpark or are the Power fans just trolling?

[semi]

errrrr??? who cares if the crows train on whats used as a carpark on matchday?
i know the eagles certainly do it

 

[birdmanptr]

well it must be our home ground too, otherwise we wouldnt be playing home games on it - just dont forget which club holds the record for the largest ever crowd "at your home ground" btw - it aint your mob......& never will be.

& while im at it, we dont train on a carpark & socialise in a shed do we? car parks & sheds, culture

You could play your home games at alberton then there would not be so much vacant land when you watch it on tv.

enlighten me what is the record attendance at our home ground.

 

[goneloco62]

You could play your home games at alberton then there would not be so much vacant land when you watch it on tv.

enlighten me what is the record attendance at our home ground.

actually the CrOWS are a tennant of the SANFL as the SANFL own the ground and ALL the buildings and they are suppose to pay rent to the SANFL and 9 SANFL clubs.

 

[thesouthernend]

66,897 - 28/9/1976 - SANFL GF Sturt v Port Adelaide
Capacity is now about 52000, you will never own the record sucker

 

[birdmanptr]

66,897 - 28/9/1976 - SANFL GF Sturt v Port Adelaide
Capacity is now about 52000, you will never own the record sucker

So the biggest crowd at our home ground saw port fail

now thats gold

 

[mb2326]

66,897 - 28/9/1976 - SANFL GF Sturt v Port Adelaide
Capacity is now about 52000, you will never own the record sucker

What has happended to all those people then, you only get 22k now? Face it your all a bunch of bandwagoners and suffer from an inferiority complex as you bring up pointless SANFL stats to use in the AFL. It does not count, your with the big boys now. When was the last tiem you got 40k to a home game that didn't involve Adelaide.

 

[captain ebert]

So the biggest crowd at our home ground saw port fail

now thats gold

yeh, must have been worth watching....

 

[Toots Hibbert]

When I read the second post in this thread I did have to chuckle.

Someone is searching for a thread about the Crows. What are the key words they put in their search?

...bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=300967&highlight=camry+crows+carpark[/url]

Mission accomplished.

 

[birdmanptr]

yeh, must have been worth watching....

It always is

 

[rayven]

At least we make Grand Finals, Prelim Boy

Also, why don't you show us the club you support, oh thats right, you won't because your a gutless wonder, afraid of what people might say about their clubby wubby?

Until you have something meaingful to say, or at least show prode in the club your support, stop waisting our time.

what does prode mean?

 

[rayven]

So the biggest crowd at our home ground saw port fail

now thats gold

That was when Fos Williams turned his back on Jack Oatey wasnt it and refused to shake his hand???????

 

[Toots Hibbert]

 

[stickman11]

Serious question?

Is this just a joke?

Yup. And they always get run over at the end.

 

[Docker_Brat]

What has happended to all those people then, you only get 22k now? Face it your all a bunch of bandwagoners and suffer from an inferiority complex as you bring up pointless SANFL stats to use in the AFL. It does not count, your with the big boys now. When was the last tiem you got 40k to a home game that didn't involve Adelaide.

44000 Sturt supporters. The wrong team was given the second licence.

 

[vandalay industries]

Question:
Who did the Adelaide Camry Crows supporters follow before this franchise entered the AFL?
How can you just jump ship from your local SANFL club to follow this souless franchise?? And don't tell me you support both as the crowd figures at SANFL games don't support this!
A buch of "theatre-goers" if ever I seen them!
I laugh when I see 70 year-old in the crowd carrying on like this team actually matters!! So they spent 55 years of their life barracking for their local team and then "boom" see-you later! "I'm off to the theatre"!
I know you will carry-on about our lack of success but at least we have a soul and wouldn't jump ship under ANY circumstances!
Give me Port's heart and soul any day over this corporation!

 

[Redlegs14]

Question:
Who did the Adelaide Camry Crows supporters follow before this franchise entered the AFL?
How can you just jump ship from your local SANFL club to follow this souless franchise?? And don't tell me you support both as the crowd figures at SANFL games don't support this!
A buch of "theatre-goers" if ever I seen them!
I laugh when I see 70 year-old in the crowd carrying on like this team actually matters!! So they spent 55 years of their life barracking for their local team and then "boom" see-you later! "I'm off to the theatre"!
I know you will carry-on about our lack of success but at least we have a soul and wouldn't jump ship under ANY circumstances!
Give me Port's heart and soul any day over this corporation!

*yawn*

This has been done ad nauseum, so please find something original to troll us with.

Thanks.

By the way, how is the latex industry. Maybe you should spend some time selling your wares in Footscray to stem the tide of pregnant 15 year olds.

 

[Jumbo]

*yawn*


By the way, how is the latex industry. Maybe you should spend some time selling your wares in Footscray to stem the tide of pregnant 15 year olds.

At least you could show them good places to go parking!

 

[rayven]

At least you could show them good places to go parking!

have to pay that.

 

[rayven]

Question:
Who did the Adelaide Camry Crows supporters follow before this franchise entered the AFL?

Stormy Summers.

How can you just jump ship from your local SANFL club to follow this souless franchise?? And don't tell me you support both as the crowd figures at SANFL games don't support this!

How can you dare go out in public with no teeth,no deodorant,no money and an inability to control your self from licking your balls?

A buch of "theatre-goers" if ever I seen them!

Does that mean we all have Uni degrees in the performing arts?

I laugh when I see 70 year-old in the crowd carrying on like this team actually matters!! So they spent 55 years of their life barracking for their local team and then "boom" see-you later! "I'm off to the theatre"!

Be careful laughing as the wind might make the holes in your gums from where your teeth were hurt and also the wind might change and actually make you more attractive.

I know you will carry-on about our lack of success but at least we have a soul and wouldn't jump ship under ANY circumstances!
Give me Port's heart and soul any day over this corporation!

You have to know what a ship is before you can say that.

 

[relapse]

At least we make Grand Finals, Prelim Boy

Also, why don't you show us the club you support, oh thats right, you won't because your a gutless wonder, afraid of what people might say about their clubby wubby?

Until you have something meaingful to say, or at least show prode in the club your support, stop waisting our time.

When was Geelong's last grand final ???

Adelaide have made the GF and won it after Geelongs last GF appearance.

So your point doesnt make any sense. The last prelim Geelong were in they lost, so you I dont see how you are in any position to make a comment especially considering that Adelaide have 2 flags since Geelongs last GF appearance.

 

[H2F]

At least we make Grand Finals, Prelim Boy

That's an interesting response really. Your giving the thumbs up to losing Grand Finals.

The Crows have won back to back flags in the last 10 years and your club hasn't won a flag since before we went to the moon.

I made a thread a while ago about the Demons, but I really should have included the Cats in this also. If your club hasn't won a flag in the last 30+ years, you shouldn't be able to sign up to BigFooty, or at least post a response.

Supporters from the Demons, Tigers, Dogs and Cats are just so bitter, twisted, demented and the like that what you have to say is irrelevant quite frankly. In fact it would probably be reasonable to say that given your total absorbtion into mediocrity that most of the thoughts you guys have would be the opposite of what direction success is heading.

 

[Crow-mo]

Question:
Who did the Adelaide Camry Crows supporters follow before this franchise entered the AFL?
How can you just jump ship from your local SANFL club to follow this souless franchise?? And don't tell me you support both as the crowd figures at SANFL games don't support this!
A buch of "theatre-goers" if ever I seen them!
I laugh when I see 70 year-old in the crowd carrying on like this team actually matters!! So they spent 55 years of their life barracking for their local team and then "boom" see-you later! "I'm off to the theatre"!
I know you will carry-on about our lack of success but at least we have a soul and wouldn't jump ship under ANY circumstances!
Give me Port's heart and soul any day over this corporation!

no problems. in a couple of years, you'll need to be making a choice.

 

[relapse]

Question:
Who did the Adelaide Camry Crows supporters follow before this franchise entered the AFL?
How can you just jump ship from your local SANFL club to follow this souless franchise?? And don't tell me you support both as the crowd figures at SANFL games don't support this!
A buch of "theatre-goers" if ever I seen them!
I laugh when I see 70 year-old in the crowd carrying on like this team actually matters!! So they spent 55 years of their life barracking for their local team and then "boom" see-you later! "I'm off to the theatre"!
I know you will carry-on about our lack of success but at least we have a soul and wouldn't jump ship under ANY circumstances!
Give me Port's heart and soul any day over this corporation!

Maybe some research into things before you post.

The SANFL crowd figures were dwindling even before there was a SA side in the AFL. The SANFL was suffering an enivitable decline from the early 80s, due to the best players leaving the state. Victoria was killing the state leagues and more and more people weren't going each year as they favourites would be shipped over the boarder. For every Kernahan, Bradley, platten that left the SANFL would cost the SANFL supporters and attendees at the games. The same thing was happening in WA.

You also need to understand the culture in SA, SA do not like change at the best of times and it doesnt much negative media spin for a great idea to sound like a bad one. The SANFL through the media played up the joining of the AFL to be negative and gave the impression that the VFL/AFL were impossible to deal with arrogant etc whereas the truth more had to do with the VFL/AFL not stroking the ego of the SANFL etc and people all had their own adgendas and put their own interests ahead of what the public really wanted. So the scare campaign was to make sure that the people in SA reminded vigilant in line with the SANFL in regards to joining the AFL.

Deep down people wanted it, but they were scared by the negative SANFL campaign until it actually happened.

Its not a case of they dropped their team to support another one, the SANFL in structure was the same but the standard was continuing to drop and people were losing interest in what became a feeder league that either had good youngsters playing or guys that couldnt cut the mustard in the big league. It wasnt the same to most people anymore, people wanted a representative side in the AFL, people wanted to be part of that league where the best SA players were going.

Being in victoria I am sure that you wouldnt understand. Its not like the SANFL sides are in the AFL its a whole different league. The Port supporters have done the same thing (Port magpies have the same links to the Port Adelaide Football club as the Power) once they have had their taste of the AFL they dont seem to be out there supporting the magpies. They might turn up to a couple of games if they are having a good year, but generally they only take a passing interest in it.

Doesn't that say something ???

Why arent there 80k going to see the sheffield shield matches ??? I mean they go to the Australia games so why dont they go to see the shield games it is kinda the same argument when you have a team completing in the elite competition in the country people arent going to ingore that to go and see a B standard game.

As for Adelaide not meaning much in 97 and 98 in the those prelim finals we did.

As for a souless franchise can you tell me the real difference I can tell you that my support for the AFC would be the same as yours for Footscray. Some people might have thought it didnt matter when fitzroy ceased to exist, it all comes down to a matter of interpretation. Some people wouldnt give a rats if the bulldogs moved to West Sydney, whereas others would. Again all intepretation so to you the AFC doesnt matter, but to 90% of its supporters it matters just as much as the footscray matters to your supporters.

 

[Smell The Glove]

Yeah we train in a carpark. The players and staff move the parked cars into various positions during drills so we can save money on cones and jumping bags.

You forgot homes- your fans dont appear to be the types that enjoy a lot of walking anyway.

 

[Jarmayhem]

Maybe some research into things before you post.

The SANFL crowd figures were dwindling even before there was a SA side in the AFL. The SANFL was suffering an enivitable decline from the early 80s, due to the best players leaving the state. Victoria was killing the state leagues and more and more people weren't going each year as they favourites would be shipped over the boarder. For every Kernahan, Bradley, platten that left the SANFL would cost the SANFL supporters and attendees at the games. The same thing was happening in WA.

You also need to understand the culture in SA, SA do not like change at the best of times and it doesnt much negative media spin for a great idea to sound like a bad one. The SANFL through the media played up the joining of the AFL to be negative and gave the impression that the VFL/AFL were impossible to deal with arrogant etc whereas the truth more had to do with the VFL/AFL not stroking the ego of the SANFL etc and people all had their own adgendas and put their own interests ahead of what the public really wanted. So the scare campaign was to make sure that the people in SA reminded vigilant in line with the SANFL in regards to joining the AFL.

Deep down people wanted it, but they were scared by the negative SANFL campaign until it actually happened.

Its not a case of they dropped their team to support another one, the SANFL in structure was the same but the standard was continuing to drop and people were losing interest in what became a feeder league that either had good youngsters playing or guys that couldnt cut the mustard in the big league. It wasnt the same to most people anymore, people wanted a representative side in the AFL, people wanted to be part of that league where the best SA players were going.

Being in victoria I am sure that you wouldnt understand. Its not like the SANFL sides are in the AFL its a whole different league. The Port supporters have done the same thing (Port magpies have the same links to the Port Adelaide Football club as the Power) once they have had their taste of the AFL they dont seem to be out there supporting the magpies. They might turn up to a couple of games if they are having a good year, but generally they only take a passing interest in it.

Doesn't that say something ???

Why arent there 80k going to see the sheffield shield matches ??? I mean they go to the Australia games so why dont they go to see the shield games it is kinda the same argument when you have a team completing in the elite competition in the country people arent going to ingore that to go and see a B standard game.

As for Adelaide not meaning much in 97 and 98 in the those prelim finals we did.

As for a souless franchise can you tell me the real difference I can tell you that my support for the AFC would be the same as yours for Footscray. Some people might have thought it didnt matter when fitzroy ceased to exist, it all comes down to a matter of interpretation. Some people wouldnt give a rats if the bulldogs moved to West Sydney, whereas others would. Again all intepretation so to you the AFC doesnt matter, but to 90% of its supporters it matters just as much as the footscray matters to your supporters.

Great Post.