by therisingblues » Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:18 am
Strewth! The Double Blues united with the Cocks and playing under the American flag?
I was at both rallys, and I remember hearing about there being North people dead against the merger also, I think Sandy Nelson mentioned it at the Sunday rally. I gotta admit I was surprised that a club like North was even considering amalgamation at the time. In boxing terms Sturt looked as though it was dragging itself off the canvas on the eight count, but I couldn't imagine North having half the problems we were experiencing, yet the board was pushing for a partial sell out of identity and compromise of spirit, culture, history etc. A lot of credit has to go to you and the people who stood by the true North Adelaide at the time. It was heartening to hear that we more or less had support from that end of town. In the end the opinions of the majority prevented the few from making a very big mistake, especially looking at what the two clubs have achieved since.
Thanks for the stats Spelly! I reckon you could get a gig at NASA with your ability to seemingly dig statistics out of thin air,there'd never be Mars explorer robots getting tangled in their parachutes if you did. The probability rating would have to be zero!
P.S I think our 1988 season really props up that win loss ratio for Adelaide Oval home seasons. Anyway, not as bad as I expected.
I'm gonna sit back, crack the top off a Pale Ale, and watch the Double Blues prevail
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