Save the Tigers

[Dogwatcher]

Possibly.
Are all of those Port supporters going nuts about it online responding tongue in cheek?

[Booney]

Possibly.
Are all of those Port supporters going nuts about it online responding tongue in cheek?

Knuckle draggers on Facebook, now there's a group to use as your research tool.

[Dogwatcher]

Possibly.
Are all of those Port supporters going nuts about it online responding tongue in cheek?

Knuckle draggers on Facebook, now there's a group to use as your research tool.

Hard to distinguish who's not a knuckle dragger in the PAFC threads then

[Booney]

Possibly.
Are all of those Port supporters going nuts about it online responding tongue in cheek?

Knuckle draggers on Facebook, now there's a group to use as your research tool.

Hard to distinguish who's not a knuckle dragger in the Facebook football threads then

Edited for accuracy.

[Dogwatcher]

SAFooty, look out. Booney thinks you're all knuckle draggers.

[Booney]

SAFooty, look out. Booney thinks you're all knuckle draggers.

Thinks?

[Dogwatcher]

[Panther Pack]

Sounds like there was a decent crowd at the bay on the weekend, pity the Tigers couldn't Save Themselves on the field.

Hopefully get another big crowd there this weekend v Sturt and raise some more coin.

Anyone know how much was raised at the game on the weekend?

[Wedgie]

Sounds like there was a decent crowd at the bay on the weekend, pity the Tigers couldn't Save Themselves on the field.

Hopefully get another big crowd there this weekend v Sturt and raise some more coin.

Anyone know how much was raised at the game on the weekend?

About 1% and 2 points

[frogcake]

You obviously have no idea about the issues.
Probably better if you stuck to asking questions than making ill informed statements.

I understand the issue re: the AFL teams far better than you do.

The SANFL is run on the millions they make from the AFL teams, not the $150,000 the clubs make in memberships. They became so reliant on AFL money the last 15 years and living above their means that they can't let go now. Thats why they voted yes to the reserve team coming in and Adelaide paying $400,000 (?) a year and Port giving away their share of the AAMI stadium sale.

It is entirely the fault of the SANFL and it's clubs that this situation exists. Not Port or Adelaide. but keep blaming them anyway.

and crowds aren't falling because the reserves have come in. Crowds are falling because AFL at AO is a far better product than SANFL and more footy fans are going there rather than local games.

[zipzap]

Well, if it all falls over at least we'll have the women's league

[holden78]

Yeah women's league could mean less media coverage, if that's possible

[Ronnie]

You obviously have no idea about the issues.
Probably better if you stuck to asking questions than making ill informed statements.

I understand the issue re: the AFL teams far better than you do.

The SANFL is run on the millions they make from the AFL teams, not the $150,000 the clubs make in memberships. They became so reliant on AFL money the last 15 years and living above their means that they can't let go now. Thats why they voted yes to the reserve team coming in and Adelaide paying $400,000 (?) a year and Port giving away their share of the AAMI stadium sale.

It is entirely the fault of the SANFL and it's clubs that this situation exists. Not Port or Adelaide. but keep blaming them anyway.

and crowds aren't falling because the reserves have come in. Crowds are falling because AFL at AO is a far better product than SANFL and more footy fans are going there rather than local games.

That's a stretch, many of them are theatre goers who took up footy when AFL came to town or abandoned their so called loyalties at the first test. What are the options anyway, following a Port team most supposedly despise or a manufactured, pseudo state team. A Port born and bred fair enough but give me a break about the rest. Sure, SANFL has some massive challenges but if South Australia is such a passionate football state then surely there is room for both AFL and a strong SANFL. We don't live in Queensland.

[am Bays]

I wonder where this thread is heading.....

[Dogwatcher]

[heater31]

You obviously have no idea about the issues.
Probably better if you stuck to asking questions than making ill informed statements.

I understand the issue re: the AFL teams far better than you do.

The SANFL is run on the millions they make from the AFL teams, not the $150,000 the clubs make in memberships. They became so reliant on AFL money the last 15 years and living above their means that they can't let go now. Thats why they voted yes to the reserve team coming in and Adelaide paying $400,000 (?) a year and Port giving away their share of the AAMI stadium sale.

It is entirely the fault of the SANFL and it's clubs that this situation exists. Not Port or Adelaide. but keep blaming them anyway.

and crowds aren't falling because the reserves have come in. Crowds are falling because AFL at AO is a far better product than SANFL and more footy fans are going there rather than local games.

That's a stretch, many of them are theatre goers who took up footy when AFL came to town or abandoned their so called loyalties at the first test. What are the options anyway, following a Port team most supposedly despise or a manufactured, pseudo state team. A Port born and bred fair enough but give me a break about the rest. Sure, SANFL has some massive challenges but if South Australia is such a passionate football state then surely there is room for both AFL and a strong SANFL. We don't live in Queensland.

http://safooty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=39508&p=2088837#p2088837

[therisingblues]

I wonder where this thread is heading.....

I think that's fair enough. One of the more important things we can do imo is raise awareness that SANFL fans are not happy about having reserves in the competition, and why. As regular users we all know there's a thread titled "the never ending no AFL in the SANFL whinge thread" but we are mostly preaching to the converted there, plus some hard core trolls who'll never change their views. But the regular AFL fan who is reminded that the SANFL exists because Tigers are in trouble, they might stumble over this thread, and then learn first hand that those who used to attend SANFL games are no longer doing so as a result of the inclusion of the power/crows reserves. And, as has been stated already, this is not the sole reason for the Tigers troubles, but it definitely hamstrings the recovery.

[Panther Pack]

Question for Bay supporters is the club doing anything extra at the game this weekend to help with the Save The Tigers campaign?

I know the Bays v Sturt games usually draw a decent crowd.

[Wedgie]

Question for Bay supporters is the club doing anything extra at the game this weekend to help with the Save The Tigers campaign?

I know the Bays v Sturt games usually draw a decent crowd.

They waved a charity bucket around at the entrance to the North game. That was all that was noticeable.

[Booney]

Question for Bay supporters is the club doing anything extra at the game this weekend to help with the Save The Tigers campaign?

I know the Bays v Sturt games usually draw a decent crowd.

They waved a charity bucket around at the entrance to the North game. That was all that was noticeable.

Still remember Tony Symonds walking around the boundary waving with 4 people holding the corner of a grey blanket for his testimonial. People were throwing coins over the fence as they paraded around at half time. Maybe they could do that?