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Word on the street is that Norwood is in money trouble and might have trouble fielding teams next year if they don't find some money. Apparrently the board knocked back a deal with pokies maker Aristocat, who would have staffed a pokies venue for club, that would have given the club around abouts $30 000 a month. I think that they could have made more themselves if they did it.

Word on the street? Got anything more concrete...

Someone high up at the Eagles and it's not CD. One of the staff.

NFC wrote:Word on the street? Got anything more concrete...

Heard the same thing from Huggy Bear...

Aren't Coopers bankrolling Norwood in 2006...? Word is around that a merger is about...?

Where there's smoke.......

Dog_ger wrote:Word is around that a merger is about...?

Who would merge with them?

Dog_ger wrote:Aren't Coopers bankrolling Norwood in 2006...? Word is around that a merger is about...?

Where there's smoke.......

Merger? that's not coming from us.

If anyone were to suggest an 8 team comp in as near as 2007 and it didn't hapen....! You would look like a yobo...!

rod_rooster

If you stop and have a think about it, it's not that hard to work it out...?

Absolute crap MightyEagles.

Hopefully there will be a couple of big announcements soon though. More to come...

The Norwood Blues /Unley Redlegs.

Hmmm I look at the original poster and I thinks we need better evidence.....

Over the last 10 years I've heard the following rumours:....

North/Sturt
Glenelg/Sturt
Sturt/North
Norwood/North
South/Glenelg
West/Glenelg

and now Sturt/Norwood....

believe it when i see it......

MightyEagles wrote:Word on the street is that Norwood is in money trouble and might have trouble fielding teams next year if they don't find some money. Apparrently the board knocked back a deal with pokies maker Aristocat, who would have staffed a pokies venue for club, that would have given the club around abouts $30 000 a month. I think that they could have made more themselves if they did it.

Yes, please save the Norwood Football Club. Not because I like them, because I hate them. The SANFL would never be the same without the greatest rivalry, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Glenelg/Sturt
South/Glenelg
West/Glenelg

I like those options...

You've seen North/Sturt and Sturt/North?
It was more than a rumour, it was put to the Sturt members, I even remember being at Unley Oval rallying with the Sturt fans to stop it there and then.
Mark Aiston even showed me a prototype of the new merged guernsey, looked the american flag!

I was quite active around then in a group called Roosters Against Merger, organised a rally on a day it pissed down but luckily the Cricket Club were receptive to us (unlike the footy club of the day). Were interesting times, we were in the paper and on TV and the NAFC of the day tried everything possible to discredit to us, luckily except for a couple of the board members wives all the supporters were on our side.

Punk Rooster wrote:

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Glenelg/Sturt
South/Glenelg
West/Glenelg

I like those options...

Really???? I would never have guessed punky....

PortAdelaideProud wrote:

MightyEagles wrote:Word on the street is that Norwood is in money trouble and might have trouble fielding teams next year if they don't find some money. Apparrently the board knocked back a deal with pokies maker Aristocat, who would have staffed a pokies venue for club, that would have given the club around abouts $30 000 a month. I think that they could have made more themselves if they did it.

Yes, please save the Norwood Football Club. Not because I like them, because I hate them. The SANFL would never be the same without the greatest rivalry, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood.

Good on ya mate. I helped out the Pies when they were in strife a few years back. As you said, not because I like them, because I hate them.

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:

Punk Rooster wrote:

1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Glenelg/Sturt
South/Glenelg
West/Glenelg

I like those options...

Really???? I would never have guessed punky....

What about the 3 mergers in the SANFL

woodville + west torrens
north adelaide + victoria
south adelaide + victoria

!

mal wrote:
What about the 3 mergers in the SANFL

woodville + west torrens
north adelaide + victoria
south adelaide + victoria

!

You forgot another 2-
Norwood + Wooden Spoon
Norwood + Bankruptcy...

NFC wrote:

PortAdelaideProud wrote:

MightyEagles wrote:Word on the street is that Norwood is in money trouble and might have trouble fielding teams next year if they don't find some money. Apparrently the board knocked back a deal with pokies maker Aristocat, who would have staffed a pokies venue for club, that would have given the club around abouts $30 000 a month. I think that they could have made more themselves if they did it.

Yes, please save the Norwood Football Club. Not because I like them, because I hate them. The SANFL would never be the same without the greatest rivalry, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood.

Good on ya mate. I helped out the Pies when they were in strife a few years back. As you said, not because I like them, because I hate them.

It's really a great rivalry isn't it. I get excited when we play Norwood, because no matter the result, it's gonna be a great game of footy. There is great respect between the two clubs, that's why the rivalry is so great.

Rivalry is a beautiful thing.