What factors contribute to the overall success of a football club? And how do these factors bring in those titles that everyone at the club craves?
Why is it that clubs with so much size, depth, experience and youth can win titles across the board but not transform them into that elusive Premiership?
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13 comments:
in tas yes sum youth players will add extra fire power but whoever picks up more expirenced or quality players example glenorchy knights last 2 seasons will win the leauge
yeah it seems that size doesnt seem to always bring the goods, well not as often as one would hope, look at kingborough, south and clarence, probably the three biggest clubs, but what do they have to show besides one premiership and titles in lower leagues over the past years
absolutely agree with the two comments so far. The only thing that all the other clubs have to worry about is the future, where are the Knights success going to come from in 5 or 10 years. I think I know why south, clarence and kingborough are now cemented in the top 4
yeah good point there, it seems that clubs like the Knights, Zebras and Uni still seem to keep attracting those senior players which are the best at consistently winning games. I good solid nucleus of senior players with a bit of classy youth seems to go along way in Tas soccer ... Although agreed on the consistency and upward rise of South, Kingborough and Clarence, they just seem to get stronger across the park, now they just need to win, oh the pressure
it doesnt matter teams like knights and zebras and uni dnt have juniors they will always be strong, look at the last 10 years those 3 teams have nearly won every title
I think that history will tell us that Uni's winning past was due to a very strong div 1 side that then grabbed a few quality players from the ex powerhouse of the 80s Eagles and then won the silverware. Uni will struggle this year and because they struggle to actually keep any kind of development they will not be a force for a long while. Don't dismiss Zebras as attracting players they too have a strong development focus and a lot of their good players are youth players who now play seniors. The Knights are the odd ones out. Name the young Croatian kids who will keep that club ticking along at the top of the league. There aren't any.
i dnt think ypu need any young croations coming thru how many is there in the senior team now, 2 or 3 max, knights will always attract players and will be strong for many years
Why does success have to be measure with titles only?? Frankly I believe their is a lot more to a club and what it can offer the community in which it resides, than just winning some worthless silverware.
Clubs such as South Hobart, Kingborough, Clarence, Metro all do more in the community that clubs like Knights, Olympic, etc. could ever dream. What do these two clubs give back to the game? Very little I would suggest. No ground, no development, no juniors... They just take from the football community by taking/buying players that other clubs have developed for years simply to win a title, when you analyse it in the big scheme of things, is virtually worthless. You win the Southern Premier League. BIG DEAL.
What are Knights doing to ensure the next generation of footballers to shore up their titles chances?? Nothing!! They'll take these players from other clubs.
There's a name for this type of behaviour. Can you figure out what you call a creature that lives of another?
This is one reason why I moved from Tasmania to a place where clubs are forced to give back something to the game and to the community in which they reside and represent. Of course no one will like what I've said here and I'll probably get barred but someone needs to say it.
well the whole point of playing soccer is to win championships, basiclly no player thinks about the community, yes clubs do but not players they just want to win titles
im going to have to agree partly there with anonymous, the likes of metro, kingborough and clarence do an amazing job with community involvement, but at the end of the day surely they want success too? I know its not all about success, but it sure is bloody good when it happens too, if one of these clubs can achieve it in the near future they could dominate for a long while ...
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