Port Pirie Cricket Asociation

[Squids]

Squids, your obsession with uncovering everyone's true identity is not in the spirit of internet fora.

Your correct its not in the spirit but neither is having at least half a dozen aliases on the same forum

Very correct Pa.......bearded wonder.

[bigstack]

you get fairly defensive of props bigstack for someone who doesnt support them, you must be related to someone who plays for them perhaps

Not at all whichgrade, i have no need to be defensive of any one or team. Just try to see both sides of the story and be fair and balanced. Good try again whichgrade, i did notice your comment previously. I repeat you heard wrong. Didn't have to be clever to work out who you are referring to. When i see him next i will have a laugh with him, at you.

[whichgrade]

you get fairly defensive of props bigstack for someone who doesnt support them, you must be related to someone who plays for them perhaps

Not at all whichgrade, i have no need to be defensive of any one or team. Just try to see both sides of the story and be fair and balanced. Good try again whichgrade, i did notice your comment previously. I repeat you heard wrong. Didn't have to be clever to work out who you are referring to. When i see him next i will have a laugh with him, at you.

you seem to see the non port supported teams views more often than the supported teams views is all

[whichgrade]

you get fairly defensive of props bigstack for someone who doesnt support them, you must be related to someone who plays for them perhaps

Not at all whichgrade, i have no need to be defensive of any one or team. Just try to see both sides of the story and be fair and balanced. Good try again whichgrade, i did notice your comment previously. I repeat you heard wrong. Didn't have to be clever to work out who you are referring to. When i see him next i will have a laugh with him, at you.

offer me a fair and balanced reason why pt germain strykers and warnertown would not want to play on port oval then plz BS im eager to hear your view on that, bearing in mind they only have to play 2 2 and 1 game respectively and all morning games, it couldnt cost them that much in lost profits you would think hey

[bigstack]

you get fairly defensive of props bigstack for someone who doesnt support them, you must be related to someone who plays for them perhaps

Not at all whichgrade, i have no need to be defensive of any one or team. Just try to see both sides of the story and be fair and balanced. Good try again whichgrade, i did notice your comment previously. I repeat you heard wrong. Didn't have to be clever to work out who you are referring to. When i see him next i will have a laugh with him, at you.

you seem to see the non port supported teams views more often than the supported teams views is all

Not at all, as i said i can see both sides point of view. I think it is stupid not to be using both turf wickets but if there are issues and the leaders can't reach an agreement what can be done. What i can't understand is why the officials of the cricket association and port board are not meeting to try and come to some agreement, or are they? Seems to me no one really wants to. I reckon we would all be better off in the long run if they were doing that.

[Squids]

What can Ports do? Have happy hour during games?

[bigstack]

you get fairly defensive of props bigstack for someone who doesnt support them, you must be related to someone who plays for them perhaps

Not at all whichgrade, i have no need to be defensive of any one or team. Just try to see both sides of the story and be fair and balanced. Good try again whichgrade, i did notice your comment previously. I repeat you heard wrong. Didn't have to be clever to work out who you are referring to. When i see him next i will have a laugh with him, at you.

offer me a fair and balanced reason why pt germain strykers and warnertown would not want to play on port oval then plz BS im eager to hear your view on that, bearing in mind they only have to play 2 2 and 1 game respectively and all morning games, it couldnt cost them that much in lost profits you would think hey

I don't think dollars would have been a big issue for those three, so that would lead me to think there were other issues. Maybe pt germein don't like getting up early for the early start if there is an a grade game there. Maybe they don't think it's such a big deal for b graders to play turf cricket. Maybe they dont think 1 or 2 games there is worth the hassle. I have heard some say why bother, we don't play finals on turf. I don't know but what i do know is you can find out by asking them upfront. I do know they get ticked off when people say they were talked into doing what they did by props and solly. What i also know is it wont get fixed if either mob are not talking.

[bigstack]

What can Ports do? Have happy hour during games?

Might help given the price they charge for a beer.

[bigstack]

What can Ports do? Have happy hour during games?

Might help given the price they charge for a beer.

Excuse my tongue in cheek comment. They have officials, the ppca has officials. One,two or three roundtables and fix it. Same as other organizations do when theres a dispute.

[Squids]

If you don't like the price then don't buy. If you are that desperate to have a beer than take some to Port oval and hide it and grab one discretely. People shouldn't be drinking and driving anyway....

Isn't it true I read that Ports don't charge to use their oval? Pretty good considered the wicket you get and the facilities available. Sounds like they should be able to make a buck or two....Also it just occurred to me is maybe Ports do not allow to alcohol to be brought in to cover their arses if someone was found selling alcohol to juniors or without a licence...Maybe it is not purely a financial decision by them.


As for the other clubs not wanting to play at Port, why not play anywhere other than Globe because that's where the finals are played? Some clubs would rather play at Complex 2 with no grass and prickles allowing Risdon to play at Port oval on a proper wicket with nice grass and no prickles..I am fine with that.


Port Germein having to wake up earlier is probably the worst argument I have ever heard. A big 30minutes difference is really going to turn someone off playing cricket ...If you want to play, you will get up whenever you have to.

What do you propose Ports actually do?

[whichgrade]

What can Ports do? Have happy hour during games?

Might help given the price they charge for a beer.

Excuse my tongue in cheek comment. They have officials, the ppca has officials. One,two or three roundtables and fix it. Same as other organizations do when theres a dispute.

they did have a few roundtables, just wandearah and southport werent invited

[bigstack]

If you don't like the price then don't buy. If you are that desperate to have a beer than take some to Port oval and hide it and grab one discretely. People shouldn't be drinking and driving anyway....

Isn't it true I read that Ports don't charge to use their oval? Pretty good considered the wicket you get and the facilities available. Sounds like they should be able to make a buck or two....Also it just occurred to me is maybe Ports do not allow to alcohol to be brought in to cover their arses if someone was found selling alcohol to juniors or without a licence...Maybe it is not purely a financial decision by them.


As for the other clubs not wanting to play at Port, why not play anywhere other than Globe because that's where the finals are played? Some clubs would rather play at Complex 2 with no grass and prickles allowing Risdon to play at Port oval on a proper wicket with nice grass and no prickles..I am fine with that.


Port Germein having to wake up earlier is probably the worst argument I have ever heard. A big 30minutes difference is really going to turn someone off playing cricket ...If you want to play, you will get up whenever you have to.

What do you propose Ports actually do?

Was not put forward as an argument. maybe,maybe,maybe. Have the guts to ask fluff and co and you will get your answers.

[bigstack]

What can Ports do? Have happy hour during games?

Might help given the price they charge for a beer.

Excuse my tongue in cheek comment. They have officials, the ppca has officials. One,two or three roundtables and fix it. Same as other organizations do when theres a dispute.

they did have a few roundtables, just wandearah and southport werent invited

Read a lot of the comments on here and that will help you understand why. Key word being officials from port and officials from the ppca. Did any of them attend the "secret meeting" you are obviously referring to?

[Squids]

If you don't like the price then don't buy. If you are that desperate to have a beer than take some to Port oval and hide it and grab one discretely. People shouldn't be drinking and driving anyway....

Isn't it true I read that Ports don't charge to use their oval? Pretty good considered the wicket you get and the facilities available. Sounds like they should be able to make a buck or two....Also it just occurred to me is maybe Ports do not allow to alcohol to be brought in to cover their arses if someone was found selling alcohol to juniors or without a licence...Maybe it is not purely a financial decision by them.


As for the other clubs not wanting to play at Port, why not play anywhere other than Globe because that's where the finals are played? Some clubs would rather play at Complex 2 with no grass and prickles allowing Risdon to play at Port oval on a proper wicket with nice grass and no prickles..I am fine with that.


Port Germein having to wake up earlier is probably the worst argument I have ever heard. A big 30minutes difference is really going to turn someone off playing cricket ...If you want to play, you will get up whenever you have to.

What do you propose Ports actually do?

Was not put forward as an argument. maybe,maybe,maybe. Have the guts to ask fluff and co and you will get your answers.

Yeah I will just give him a call now.....

Why don't you answer my questions!

[whichgrade]

Read a lot of the comments on here and that will help you understand why. Key word being officials from port and officials from the ppca. Did any of them attend the "secret meeting" you are obviously referring to?

Mate if it was up to the port rooms and the ppca there wouldn't be this issue.

No I don't think that the ppca officials were invited to the secret meeting as most of them are wandearah or southport supporters, oh wait is that what the real issue is here

[bigstack]

If you don't like the price then don't buy. If you are that desperate to have a beer than take some to Port oval and hide it and grab one discretely. People shouldn't be drinking and driving anyway....

Isn't it true I read that Ports don't charge to use their oval? Pretty good considered the wicket you get and the facilities available. Sounds like they should be able to make a buck or two....Also it just occurred to me is maybe Ports do not allow to alcohol to be brought in to cover their arses if someone was found selling alcohol to juniors or without a licence...Maybe it is not purely a financial decision by them.


As for the other clubs not wanting to play at Port, why not play anywhere other than Globe because that's where the finals are played? Some clubs would rather play at Complex 2 with no grass and prickles allowing Risdon to play at Port oval on a proper wicket with nice grass and no prickles..I am fine with that.


Port Germein having to wake up earlier is probably the worst argument I have ever heard. A big 30minutes difference is really going to turn someone off playing cricket ...If you want to play, you will get up whenever you have to.

What do you propose Ports actually do?

Was not put forward as an argument. maybe,maybe,maybe. Have the guts to ask fluff and co and you will get your answers.

Yeah I will just give him a call now.....

Why don't you answer my questions!

"give him a call now", you said something similar on Oct 28th. Says it all really.

Your questions are stupid and repetative, been through it before so it's a waste of time.

[bigstack]

Read a lot of the comments on here and that will help you understand why. Key word being officials from port and officials from the ppca. Did any of them attend the "secret meeting" you are obviously referring to?

Mate if it was up to the port rooms and the ppca there wouldn't be this issue.

No I don't think that the ppca officials were invited to the secret meeting as most of them are wandearah or southport supporters, oh wait is that what the real issue is here

Sorry i thought the clubs were the ppca. Why would that be a issue, i think they were elected by all the clubs.
No more comment from me on this issue, waste of time. They had a vote and thats all there is to it.

[country nomad]

Read a lot of the comments on here and that will help you understand why. Key word being officials from port and officials from the ppca. Did any of them attend the "secret meeting" you are obviously referring to?

Mate if it was up to the port rooms and the ppca there wouldn't be this issue.

No I don't think that the ppca officials were invited to the secret meeting as most of them are wandearah or southport supporters, oh wait is that what the real issue is here

Sorry i thought the clubs were the ppca. Why would that be a issue, i think they were elected by all the clubs.
No more comment from me on this issue, waste of time. They had a vote and thats all there is to it.

This political carry on is starting to wear a bit thin. I think it is time that we all started eating a bit of humble pie and accept that Port Football and Community Sporting Club have actually provided a top notch facility to enable cricket to prosper in Pirie. In relation to Pt Augusta and Whyalla, Pirie cricketers get it really good. If Ports are prepared to provide a first rate venue free of charge, then maybe the clubs need to look at revenue raising in some other ways. Whatever happened to the good old meat raffles being sold on the bar of a sponsors pub or on a shop counter, or having a game of beach cricket form time to time and raising dollars from beer and snags? A lot of us have grown up for many years with a mentality that if we don't play for Port or an affiliate that we have to totally despise them. I was one of them. Maybe though it is time that we all start to eat a bit of humble pie and embrace the first class facilities that are being presented to us. At the end of the day it is stil the clubs that run the competition, not a sporting club, so Ports may have the best facilities but they will never take over the competition. At the end of the day they really are trying to better sport in Pirie and that is a good thing.

That is hard to say being a Solly man but that is the cold hard truth!

While on that, I noticed that Pirie West Oval is looking pretty good and would surely be a better place for cricket games than the complex.

Why can't this forum get back to the real conversations about the cricket itself. There's a combined game on this weekend and I'd rather hear about how Pirie are going to go and who the late replacements may be and the like.

[Larry]

Wow i just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading through the last few pages of comments that just seemed to be going around in circles about a topic we now have no control over. Then i finally got to the last post by country nomad and it made it all worth it. What he just said would have to be the smartest thing i have read on here for quite some time. I also am not a port supporter (quite the oppisite actually) but yes they have provided us with a top notch facility that we should embrace. So congratualtion country nomad and I hope we can now move forward, except the decision and hope we can arrange a better out come next season.
On the combined game I have herd that Carmody may be unavailable and also the 2 Pine boys. Ive also herd young Cody Brookes may have come into the side but not 100% sure. Does anyone else have any info? LETS TALK CRICKET!

[Squids]

I don't agree with bringing Brooke in considering you already have Johnson and Fowler already in there, you could not possibly take 3 18 year old bowlers into the team in my opinion.

I would like to see more young guys given a go, Sam Keane must be given the gloves, A.Fuchs batting is good enough alone to make the team apparently.

Matt Thornton is probably next in line, might not of played much in the PPCA but played a lot in England so he should have some decent form going.

Struggling to think of any other young guys after that, so they might look to guys such as Turci and Ganley.