Port have had quite a few major issues and events that could also see it put in the too hard basket, which many in the media industry (FWIW) have put us in. While not parallel, there are current similarities with Port to MFC of the last 12-18 mths.
Low on cash
Low membership
No coach and assistants on thin ice
Struggling to keep star players (but Boak re-signed)
Death of someone within the club
Low on ladder
Add the AFL taking over their licence from the SA State comp.
Port have not yet had the type of scrutiny that Neeld received this year, or events out of the blue, such as LJs court case or the Energy Watch debacle. However, my point is that these things add up to destabalise a club significantly and high quality coaches, players and administrators may be very reluctant to join up.