Posted this in the burgers 3 clkub thread, more relevant here:
That's what I think too. The media and managers are deplorable at the best of times but this time of the year it's even worse!
It's like Port is in turmoil. Depends on which way you look at it. I don't think we are.
We had debt, that problem has been solved.
We had an overpaid coach with assistants that we could question wasn't actually working. Our coach took a paycut for the better good of the club, seems a selfless act in itself and we are likely to attain a recent head coach who is an expert in tactics, which is what we all identified the club needed.
Our young players such as Pearce, Surjan, Chaplin , Carlisle, Ebert, Rodan all signed new contracts during the year or now with more signings to come.
Our older players are playing on if required to help the young players eg Tredrea and Brogan.
Our gutless players who can't handle the heat are leaving eg Shaun, could chop a tag, can't handle heat so leaves, seems to be in his personality doesn't it.
We accepted a marketing strategy our hard core supporter base loves and agrees with.
Our CEO has come out saying he isn't going anywhere.
A new strategy is in place to either relocate to the city centre 5 years in advance from our main rival (still rumour) but enough to be uplifting.
So other than our onfield results, which could be due to the youth in our side, our club realistically isn't in that much turmoil. Not as much as the media make it out to be anyway. As for crowds they will return when we starting playing consistent footy, it's just a matter of convincing to come in the bad times, but weather and foxtel or live against the gate don't help.
We still have over 30,000 members we should be enough for any club to survive.
Is it a club really in turmoil?
That's what I think too. The media and managers are deplorable at the best of times but this time of the year it's even worse!
It's like Port is in turmoil. Depends on which way you look at it. I don't think we are.
We had debt, that problem has been solved.
We had an overpaid coach with assistants that we could question wasn't actually working. Our coach took a paycut for the better good of the club, seems a selfless act in itself and we are likely to attain a recent head coach who is an expert in tactics, which is what we all identified the club needed.
Our young players such as Pearce, Surjan, Chaplin , Carlisle, Ebert, Rodan all signed new contracts during the year or now with more signings to come.
Our older players are playing on if required to help the young players eg Tredrea and Brogan.
Our gutless players who can't handle the heat are leaving eg Shaun, could chop a tag, can't handle heat so leaves, seems to be in his personality doesn't it.
We accepted a marketing strategy our hard core supporter base loves and agrees with.
Our CEO has come out saying he isn't going anywhere.
A new strategy is in place to either relocate to the city centre 5 years in advance from our main rival (still rumour) but enough to be uplifting.
So other than our onfield results, which could be due to the youth in our side, our club realistically isn't in that much turmoil. Not as much as the media make it out to be anyway. As for crowds they will return when we starting playing consistent footy, it's just a matter of convincing to come in the bad times, but weather and foxtel or live against the gate don't help.
We still have over 30,000 members we should be enough for any club to survive.
Is it a club really in turmoil?

