oyster wrote:Eagles2014 wrote:ferret wrote:Woodville safe. SACA want West Torrens and Port Adelaide to merge.
As we thought. SACA had already decided this before we went thru this whole process.
They have been extremely deceitful thru this whole saga.
Bradshaw's press release today is so full of crap, don't trust the bloke one little bit.
My prediction is our Women players will end up at Glenelg with their new teams, our Juniors will end up with Uni at West Beach, our Seniors will disperse to other Clubs or give up cricket.
Very sad day, but not unexpected!
Disgusting by the SACA. West Torrens should not be made to amalgamate with anyone. I got told this morning that Woodville were safe, but WT and Port have been told to amalgamate. Also I was told that if a merger was not successful between the two clubs, that the remaining club (West Torrens or Port) would not be paid the same each year, as the other SACA clubs. Can anyone confirm this? This is holding a gun at the clubs heads. Not that this has not been happening for the last 6 months. All 3 clubs and not just West Torrens had poor seasons, because of this hanging over their heads
Correct. All Clubs get $50k from SACA per season. They need this to survive, pay ball fees, etc. Rumour if one club survives on their own, they will only get $20k next year. Blackmail at the highest form!!