Who can blame Dean Laidley for not putting his hand up for the top job? The failed Kangaroo coach came to Alberton to work alongside a premiership coach who boasted two night flags, dual ladder-topping performances in ’02 and ’03, plus a day flag in ’04.
All achieved during Brisbane’s reign.
Laidley is presumably desperate to flee the club or at least be held as unaccountable as possible for a poor 2010.
On and off the field.
Port’s problems are far from being restricted to the playing field. The Williams-era is over at Port and he leaves the club with his reputation in tact and with good job prospects at several current and future AFL clubs.
The Power are in a far worse situation.
Membership is down and crowd figures are down, largely due to the fair-weather South Aussie supporters.
But hey who wants to travel to West Lakes to sit in the windy freezing cold and watch a loss? But that’s another issue altogether. Oh, and they lost their major sponsors, Vodafone and Scott’s transport.
Coupled with their financial woes, some very questionable decision making has led to the Power being on the brink of possible extinction.
Substantial handouts from the SANFL and Mr Demetriou as recently as June this year highlight the problems the ailing club faces in generating revenue.
Demetriou claimed the joint $5m handout would “put to bed” concerns over the Power’s viability.
Recent events would suggest otherwise.
The loss of premiership heroes like the Burgoynes, Warren Tredrea and Brendan Lade have left Port with major holes, insufficiently plugged by woeful recruits Cameron Cloke and Jays Schulz and Nash.
Player managers are reluctant to send their clients to Alberton amid fears of a stagnant and unfulfilling career move.
Let’s hope Port can survive until AFL is played at the magnificent Adelaide Oval and that the move to the heart of Adelaide is embraced by fans.
In the meantime, the board needs to make strong, UNITED decisions. Matty Primus is a legend at Alberton and it’s unlikely they’ll be able to afford anyone with a better resume than the premiership and All Australian ruckman.
Only time will tell for the Power and the old cliché of performing on field couldn’t be more relevant.
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