Re: Some assistant coach names appearing for Port's top job
Well you better take it up with every footy analyst and reporter as they all think we are a basket case and the image we put out isn't far from the truth.
We have been troubled to get sponsorship, we went an extended time without it. Our crowds are equally appualling and it's 4 years before we will likely get to A.O at the shortest.
Our handling of Williams was unporfessional and appaulling and we seem to find it difficult to keep players now.
I agree it isn't all over and I am sure we will bounce back, hopefully as early as next year.
But to sit back, sip on a Chardy and say we'll be right, we are a great club, it will tuirn around in 2014 is a bit over optimistic.
Our public image is shot, this drives interest and let's face the fact other than US, noone really gives a crap about Port. We need this to change. Either hate us or love us we need people looking at us with respect, we no longer have any.
Primus for mine won't make that light shine bright enough IMO and if he strings 5 bad games together next year if he's appointed all the Choco fears will come back.
I'm as positive as they come, but we need to pull our finger out.
This statement is almost as bad as the way that you spelled "appaulling".
Hard to keep players? Salopek, Boak, Gray, Hartlett and many more resigned this season alone - what are you talking about? Shaun Burgoyne....? Surely you jest? Lets look at what we HAVE done in the past 2 years instead......
1. We have largely be the drivers of the shift of AFL to the city and pulled it off! Against the odds, against the AFC, against the SANFL....
2. We have offloaded a culturally cancerous Senior Coach who arguably was bleeding his so called beloved Club dry and breeding arrogance and mediocrity on pur playing group. Now we have a Senior coach who is bringing people together right across the Club with already awesome results and lets just wait to see what our exciting list do on field. One thing is for sure though - they are thrilled to be at our great Club.
3. We have attracted (and retained) the services of legends of the game in Hocking and Laidley
4. We are only days from reuniting a fractured football family and having ONEPAFC
5. We have a plan. A plan with short, medium and long term revenue strategies.
6. We have attracted new Corporate partners to our Club
I have said it before on here and will say it again, WE are the only ones who can improve our crowds. We have an administration team we should be proud of and who are working there arses off but WE are the ones writing negatively about our Club. What hope do we have beening seen externally as a successful Club if we bring ourselves down from the inside?
If you have concerns about anything, and you are a paid up member, go to the AGM - ask the questions. Dont get on here and highlight what you perceive to be negatives because all you are doing is undoing the great work being done.
Trust our Club.
And if you are not a paid up member for 2011 (like I am!) .....why not?