IF A 20 cent coin was enough to convince Chris Grant to remain loyal to the Western Bulldogs, what effect will a $10,000 billboard have on Patrick Dangerfield?

Diehard Crows fan Troy Barnes has dipped into his own pocket to a have a 12m by 3.5m billboard erected near the corner of West Lakes Blvd, pleading with Dangerfield to stay in Adelaide.

Barnes has also started an online petition which fans can sign by visiting staydanger.com.au, or the Staydanger Facebook page, and hopes to present it to the club and the brilliant midfielder.

The owner of Solomons Flooring at Gepps Cross says he has taken the extraordinary step because he wants Dangerfield to know just how much Crows fans love him.

“There’s been a lot written and said in the media but I just wanted to get the message to Paddy from the public and let him know just how much we love him,’’ Mr Barnes said.

“I want him to know that he will be a hero in South Australia forever if he becomes a one club player.

“A million people will forever respect him and I just thought ‘you know what, if I can do this and get that message across to him and it makes any difference at all in his thinking then this state will be better for it’.”

media_camera Patrick Dangerfield has been linked with a possible move to Geelong. Picture: Calum Robertson

Grant was famously set to leave the Bulldogs at the end of 1996 to join Port Adelaide’s inaugural team on a big money offer when a young boy named Ryan Adams sent him a letter containing his 20 cents pocket money and urging him to say. He did.

Money is reportedly not a factor in Dangerfield’s decision — instead the Victorian is weighing up a move home to be near family and friends.

Barnes, who also owns Luxaflex Windows Fashions at Gepps Cross, understands Dangerfield’s dilemma but has urged him to consider not only the adulation he would for ever receive at West Lakes, but also the prospect of success at the Crows.

“If we can keep Danger, with the improvement we’re going to get naturally from the younger players this team can be right up there pushing for flags,’’ Mr Barnes said.

“There’s no guarantee of success if he goes back to Geelong. They’re coming to the end of their era with a lot of their stars at the end of their careers.”