Windy70
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Zappia says that "we need to expand our franchise" I can't see a "Temporary and part time inclusion of the CC as being a success (apart from the 100K garantee). League fans will not throw their support behind or become passionate about a team that will be snatched away from them in a few years time. Quite possibly the opposite may occur.
The biggest problem is this. Yes, we need to expand our support base into the country areas and further. This is something Broncos have perfected with a massive development push. Constant coaching clinics etc all over Qld with players in attendance. Bronco's jerseys can be seen in every Qld town. (something mentioned by B2B with regards to the lack of Sharks jerseys).
But they are, or we're a new franchise that people could embrace. All Australian league fans already have an opinion of the Sharks and a team they support that is already out of their locale. So in a nutshell we are not trying to find "new" fans we are trying to change peoples minds. And that is an extremely difficult, virtually impossible task. Massive marketing campaigns are required to achieve this, and they cost money. The only hope is to convert kids to the sharks and hope they drag their parents along to games.
AFL vs Soccer vs All other Nrl teams vs The Sharks just seems like well be pushing sh*t up hill with a pointed stick. Will be a tuff ask.
The situation the Sharks are in, is a situation (as mentioned by others) its been in before. We have been in the sh*t for a long time, only the depth has varied. The current powers that be need to be drawn and quartered for running this great club into slow and painful oblivion, both on and off the field. When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging, and re-evaluate.
I hope the new additions to the board will be enough to keep the Cronulla Sharks alive, and undo the damage done over the years by these absolute incompetent screwups that are our board.
I also hope the hole isnt already to deep to climb out of, even if we have a few years to make a rope.
I will support a temporary move if it looks like giving the club a chance at survival. However I am not overly confident it will work unless it buys enough time for this never ending development to actually happen.
The biggest problem is this. Yes, we need to expand our support base into the country areas and further. This is something Broncos have perfected with a massive development push. Constant coaching clinics etc all over Qld with players in attendance. Bronco's jerseys can be seen in every Qld town. (something mentioned by B2B with regards to the lack of Sharks jerseys).
But they are, or we're a new franchise that people could embrace. All Australian league fans already have an opinion of the Sharks and a team they support that is already out of their locale. So in a nutshell we are not trying to find "new" fans we are trying to change peoples minds. And that is an extremely difficult, virtually impossible task. Massive marketing campaigns are required to achieve this, and they cost money. The only hope is to convert kids to the sharks and hope they drag their parents along to games.
AFL vs Soccer vs All other Nrl teams vs The Sharks just seems like well be pushing sh*t up hill with a pointed stick. Will be a tuff ask.
The situation the Sharks are in, is a situation (as mentioned by others) its been in before. We have been in the sh*t for a long time, only the depth has varied. The current powers that be need to be drawn and quartered for running this great club into slow and painful oblivion, both on and off the field. When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging, and re-evaluate.
I hope the new additions to the board will be enough to keep the Cronulla Sharks alive, and undo the damage done over the years by these absolute incompetent screwups that are our board.
I also hope the hole isnt already to deep to climb out of, even if we have a few years to make a rope.
I will support a temporary move if it looks like giving the club a chance at survival. However I am not overly confident it will work unless it buys enough time for this never ending development to actually happen.