News PAFC & CHINA - The Celestial Frontier

[Powerstufff]

Just watch Collingwood try and worm their way into China now.

Pronouncability would be the deal breaker.

 

[Janus]

A bit too Gold Coast Suns for me, but meh...

 

[Lockhart Road]

Kudos to smithy7 for posting this link on a different thread :

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/po...in-china-in-2016/story-fndv8s6g-1226982273129

Macau Rules: If you don't have an AFL-standard stadium, then just build one ... in record time.

Edit: And now here's Rucci, 24 hours behind BigFooty: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...-in-2016/story-fnia6ojc-1226982273129?login=1

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Our very own Bird's Nest?

 

[Edgepower]

The

Our very own Bird's Nest?

From the Portress to the Portnest

 

[Edgepower]

Pronouncability would be the deal breaker.

Cowwingwoo

 

[Lockhart Road]

Kochie's comments, as quoted, at the end of the piece re producing TV and Internet transmission into China are especially brilliant.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...in-china-in-2016/story-fnia6ojc-1226982273129

The Power is closer to sealing a pre-season game on the Chinese island of Macua next season. And if the NAB Challenge match proves successful in opening new sponsorship and television rights for the Power and the AFL, Port will seek a premiership game in China in 2016.

But under its agreement with the State Government and the Stadium Management Authority the Power cannot move one of its home games from Adelaide Oval to China.
It would have to be the “away” team — as it is to Melbourne in the premiership games recently transferred from the MCG to Darwin and this season to Alice Springs.
Already as many as four AFL clubs have declared their interest in moving their home games against Port to China.

Power president David Koch announced at Port’s pre-season launch in February his club’s determination to take AFL games to China.
He has followed up this plan with a board meeting in Hong Kong in mid-May and now sponsorship of the China national AFL team for the International Cup series in Melbourne next month.

 

[DonDraper]

CHIIIIIINAAAAA

CHIIIIINAAAAA

That chant will catch on.

 

[PepeSilvia]

The PAFC doing it FACHINA.


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[RussellEbertHandball]

Lockhart Road and co, helping complete the Long March Fos started in the 1950's. From page 294 of Dynasty.

 

[Dylan8]

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Here's a lame idea for a jumper I threw together...

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I suddenly feel like going to the Golden Dragon for dinner

 

[Byrons Firen]

I don't know the ins and outs of overseas television rights at all, but the club really could do worse then to pay for Cantonese & Mandarin commentators and aim the feed for free in China over the internet. Who doesn't love free content? Getting the legalities might be hard, and getting Chinese language people with the footy nous to commentate might be even harder. But it would be worth doing. Sow the seeds, harvest the crops, bake the bread!

Harder? more like a tantalising challenge/opportunity for the 000's of enterprising hungry un/under employed
tertiary educated students.
This time Kochie will make sure WE eat the sandwiches
Lockhart Rd WELL DONE

 

[I Dont Care]

Lockhart Road and co, helping complete the Long March Fos started in the 1950's. From page 294 of Dynasty.


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Fos's foresight was astounding

 

[Byrons Firen]

CHIIIIIINAAAAA

CHIIIIINAAAAA

That chant will catch on.

and
not a spare seat in the house
we are what we are
the one n all

 

[Lockhart Road]

Was tuned in to 5aa this afternoon when Rucci came on for a 30-minute gig. I paid attention in case he added something to his China article, and he did.
Right at the end he said something brilliant. He passed on an item that either Kochie or KT had just given him, along the lines of what KT had told his audience in HK in May, that PAFC seeks to put as much into the Community as it seeks to get out of it.
"It's only right that if we are looking for sponsorship from China-based or -connected corporations, we should come to the aid of the China national AFL team when they've been left high and dry and on the verge of pulling out of the International Cup." (Or words to that effect.)
I'm looking forward very much to seeing what extra corporate support and partnerships the Club attracts during and because of this exercise.
I could tell you that we had a pledge from a new one this morning, if I was allowed to.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Yes I thought that was a great line -that PAFC seeks to put as much into the Community as it seeks to get out of it - as well as China national team stuff.

Goning to write something later about Melbourne's efforts since 2006 that haven't gone anywhere much re their Shanghai venture.

 

[TheFVK]

This is great.

 

[Powerstufff]

Couldn't we make it red, blue and yellow? There's a colour scheme that is a bit under-utilised at present.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Keith Thomas is certainly being a better diplomat in Australia-Sino relations than the Australian Prime Minister.

 

[I Dont Care]

Keith Thomas is certainly being a better diplomat in Australia-Sino relations than the Australian Prime Minister.

Was thinking that myself

 

[5um0F1]

Keith Thomas is certainly being a better diplomat in Australia-Sino relations than the Australian Prime Minister.

A piece of dog turd would me a better diplomat than our PM...

 

[Lockhart Road]

Who needs Lycett when we've got Mao Ying stitched up ?



Photo taken on Hong Kong Football Club Main Pitch by ISAAC LAWRENCE

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[BrockBlitz]

Who needs Lycett when we've got Mao Ying stitched up ?

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Photo taken on Hong Kong Football Club Main Pitch by ISAAC LAWRENCE

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[Lockhart Road]

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Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE