Cretylus wrote:
tap in 79 wrote:
As long as Port Adelaide get a lot more money than Carlton via AFL dividends and they don't have to pay back any "loans" I am happy.
The more we can all do as football supporters to help Port move up the ladder the better for the competition. We can all play our part. Well done Port. It is such a great story and it is exciting seeing a full Adelaide Oval at all their home matches.
Port's revenue is about 40 million with the recent Vlad hand out of 3 million per year for three years.
They still don't come near our annual revenue of 57 million.
And their football department spend 14 million - about 8 million dollars less than Carlton's.
Afl handouts for Port have been minimal since they entered the competition. The Afl has only stepped in once in a major way to give them 9 million in 3 years, and that was in 2012 when they got into big trouble on and off the field.
Port has managed 55,000 members though.
I hope that you aren't suggesting that Port suddenly sprang up the ladder in 2013 just because Vlad gave them 3 million dollars?
If we want to look at handouts and leg ups for any AFL team i think we all know which soft drink team we are talking back
Cretyus, what is the "soft drink team" you are referring to?
Re: your other points....obviously you are a huge admirer of Port and what they have achieved. That is your perogative. Frankly, I am sick and tired of "admiring" other teams that all get leg-ups from the AFL.
Your points largely relate to "revenue" which surprise, surprise is the same way the AFL cuts up figures to make sure Carlton puts money into "equalisation". Why not ignore revenue and instead look at accumulated debt, or profit/loss....naah, that wouldn't help the AFL in diverting funds from Carlton to other clubs such as Port Adelaide.
Carlton has made a loss this year and has accumulated debt of over 5 million...why is Carlton helping out Port Adelaide on these grounds?
Well that doesn't suit our argument so let's go to revenue instead.
Vlad, by the way, didn't just give Port 3 million...it is well over 12 million. Is it your suggestion that that this money wouldn't have helped in Port's climb up the ladder? If so, shouldn't they hand it back, preferably to Carlton so the Blues can pay off its debt.
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