breakers win cos they have the best of both worlds - they have good funding, a great coach, and very good players
comparitively the nix have average funding, an ok coach, and at bess average players
if we sack ricki in the off seasons - which I think would be the smart move, and then allow a new coach to bring in the 5-6 quality players we'll need to replace the off contract hacks - we may actually stand a chance of playing some decent winning football next season.
I think the Breakers success may also have something to do with the relative strength/stability of the league they play in compared to the A-League.
Anyway, the Breakers didn't even make the play-offs until their 5th year of existence, which was probably the 3rd year of the Blackwells ownership? We are doing fine compared to the Breakers, although it would be good to see us now make similar improvements in our recruiting/performance.