The never ending No AFL in the SANFL whinge thread

[UK Fan]

Love it.

SANFL: We want a stand alone independent competition! (funded by the Crows)

U are aware That was essentially the AFLs sale pitch in 1990 to the SANFL

[Wedgie]

You could probably argue the sanfl wouldn’t exist without the crows from 1900 to 2015 or whenever it was the licence was bought

Yeah we would never have seen Ken Farmer, Russell Ebert, Barrie Robran or Malcolm Blight play in this state if it wasn't for the Crows.
A bigger force than World Wars even before they were invented are the Crows.
Hard to imagine why some think they're arrogant.

[valleys07]

You could probably argue the sanfl wouldn’t exist without the crows from 1900 to 2015 or whenever it was the licence was bought

Yeah we would never have seen Ken Farmer, Russell Ebert, Barrie Robran or Malcolm Blight play in this state if it wasn't for the Crows.
A bigger force than World Wars even before they were invented are the Crows.
Hard to imagine why some think they're arrogant.

Pretty sure that was meant to be 1990.

[Wedgie]

Love it.

SANFL: We want a stand alone independent competition! (funded by the Crows)

Almost as funny as Crows fans forgetting where they come from.
Without the SANFL you wouldn’t exist and the SANFL are still looking after you with free rent at West Lakes. Maybe it’s time you give a little bit back hey?

Have not forgotten at all, but its not nice when Mum and Dad disown their own children. But, the kids are now adults and time to leave home. Not sure the kid needs to pay Mum and Dad money as they leave though but anyway...

I'm thinking Frankenstein is a closer similie

[Wedgie]

You could probably argue the sanfl wouldn’t exist without the crows from 1900 to 2015 or whenever it was the licence was bought

Yeah we would never have seen Ken Farmer, Russell Ebert, Barrie Robran or Malcolm Blight play in this state if it wasn't for the Crows.
A bigger force than World Wars even before they were invented are the Crows.
Hard to imagine why some think they're arrogant.

Pretty sure that was meant to be 1990.

Norhing would suprise me with Crows supporters. The Crows are probably the reason the big bang happened according to them.
Pretty sure I was joking too.

[MW]

Love it.

SANFL: We want a stand alone independent competition! (funded by the Crows)

U are aware That was essentially the AFLs sale pitch in 1990 to the SANFL

Yes, when the SANFL owned the Crows license.

[Booney]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

[valleys07]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

[UK Fan]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Bring it on!!!!

Can’t be worse than this shit

[Jim05]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Same rings true for Port fans I’d imagine. Most have been wanting out of the SANFL for some time which is fair enough but it would be the final death knell of the Magpies and the last time you will probably see the famous guernsey which would leave some of the old die hards a tad upset I’d suspect

[UK Fan]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

So the 1980s wasn’t a golden era for the sanfl.

Keep rewriting history fellas. BennyMac and Mw will believe you.

[stan]

Just hang on to all your hats for a sec fellas I don't think we are in the clear yet. In that I mean they arent gone just yet, just wait and watch the SANFL for a bit, I believe they are not keen for the AFL clubs to leave.

Also Port are saying they haven't had any conversations about a reserves comp with the AFL since 2014.

Also, what authority to the SANFL, very little actually on the matter of reserves games. However, for anyone that is involved in any business at all will work out the key is and always has been to the SANFL's battle with the AFL is control of the SMA. Hence from this point they could get the SA AFL clubs to do what they want, its all about squeezing them through SMA which the SANFL is still in control off.

[valleys07]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

So the 1980s wasn’t a golden era for the sanfl.

Keep rewriting history fellas. BennyMac and Mw will believe you.

Apologies UK, that should have read before the entry of the 2 AFL reserves sides.

[Jim05]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

Midnight Oil summed it up when they said “It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”
Anything has to better than the current setup

[Wedgie]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

It wont cost the SANFL a thing, just look at pre crows crowds to present day.
People like myself put in 5-10k a year into our club as opposed to nothing now, whilst most wouldn't contribute as much, you dont need many out of the 1500 less people to easily surpass what the Crows contributed. The Power contributed nothing (be it alue or money) so theres an easy nett gain there.
Not all will come back due to a loss of interest but it wont take many to more than cover it easily.

[Booney]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

Midnight Oil summed it up when they said “It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”
Anything has to better than the current setup

Anything? Sure.

[Jim05]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

Midnight Oil summed it up when they said “It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”
Anything has to better than the current setup

Anything? Sure.

Hell sitting around playing tiddlywinks would be better than what have got.
I’ve always said that I’d rather the comp fold than either of the two sides win a flag

[Wedgie]

The SANFL fans want a competition with integrity at any cost, which they'll probably get and it will cost them.

I guess I just think be careful what you wish for.

Agreed.

Might not just cost them financially, but one could argue the competition was dying a slow death well before the entry of the two AFL sides anyway.

Midnight Oil summed it up when they said “It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”
Anything has to better than the current setup

Anything? Sure.

Nothing is better than the current setup as proven by the downturn in crowds. Not that that would happen except for in the minds of a few scare mongering fools.

[Wedgie]

PS Im looking forward to curtain raisers at Adelaide Oval, more money for me with minimal effort required.

[Booney]

Just hang on to all your hats for a sec fellas I don't think we are in the clear yet. In that I mean they arent gone just yet, just wait and watch the SANFL for a bit, I believe they are not keen for the AFL clubs to leave.

Also Port are saying they haven't had any conversations about a reserves comp with the AFL since 2014.

So you suspect the SANFL believe having Port and Adelaide is better for the competition as a whole than not having them?

The club has released a statement to that effect, but that'll get declared hogwash by those in here who believe it so.