All valid especially if we continue to want to grow beyond the closed circle, great that parents get involved but as we know that isnt enough alone to sustain a club that wants to be at the forefront, thats local club mentality at best.. but again as we know, never ever at the detriment of the traditional fan base bc thats catastrophic in and of itself, if so we may aswell have all either joined a franchise or left the sport altogether.
Our goals shouldve been very simple moving forward, strongest possible senior side (incl coaching) and heads focused on all comps to make up ground/regain some of the necessary exposure we lost so many years now, and a marketing team that is as aggressively active in and out of our communties (greek, non greek, local and even broader engagement) to attract/bring back all those on the fringes of aleague... we dont even seem to be utilizing the hype regarding the AU champs feom what i see ... tad simplistic approach perhaps, but if we get the simple things right now and maintain a broader focus then all the rest becomes easier and its not at the expense of tradition either whichbis what we all desire... thats the common good right there, in my opinion.
Note: great point you make about the emblem..... the sentimentalist in me will always love the previous badge, but the pragmatist in me likes and understands the current one outside of commemorative tops which should be a regular for a club with our history (we did a great job a few years back with the jersey release), the current is a great example of covering the whole of what we discussed above successfully.
Just thoughts out loud for healthy debate with people that love this club all in our own way and whose opinions are welcome even when they tend to not be quite as kosher as should be.. No communist overlords here..
I myself have gained some perspectives i hadnt previously considered, so that in iself is a win for a stubborn Hellene!!
