And furthermore, since the only message to come from the ownership group is 'I'm not interested', then why would general punters have any interest?
Or the players ?
They welcomed and endorsed it. But once we got the 10 yrs all be it 4 +3 +3 was Thiet a big surge in season memberships.
No and they got shark for playing a couple of games out of Wgtn. Ok FFA made game times that did not suit but still the FANs got back under the rocks and left the supporters to carry on.
The Owners (Remeber we have more than Chris Morgan) Kept investing donating to improve football in Wgtn and trying to improve the Nix. They have proven they are here to stay are you. Ozzy teams have not had great seasons but the crowd still turns up.
Out of interest how many on here could add Foundation Member or 9 or 8 or 7or ......year Season Member to their bi line.
Blew, you and most others here are hard core fans. In any time, good or bad, we represent a fraction of the Phoenix's potential stakeholders.
When things are bad, it would be normal for a portion of the hard core fans to disengage. But the real damage is done when the general punter disengages. Those on the fringes of interest are far greater in numbers than the hard core and they will also get back under the rocks very quickly when things are not right.
Having an owner say he's 'not interested' is like taking a sledge hammer to your general punters. Yeah, we all know it's Chris Morgan and he's a yappy so and so, but he said it, and no one else has come out and said they're committed, and therefore the general punters are quite entitled to think 'if they're not interested, why should i be'.
You, myself and many others on here have good info that suggests that the ownership group are in fact very skilled, committed and are doing a lot of work behind the scenes to make a good go of this. But for the general punter and also for many on this forum, there is no evidence of this, and certainly no perception.
The club needs to be focused on generating a positive perception. Going to a Phoenix game used to be almost as 'cool' around town as going to the sevens. It was a pile of fun. The team had battlers and a touch of skill. We loved them for it. We never won it, but we consistently topped the 'most balls into the box' stat and that was pretty cool wasn't it because we knew how to stick it up 'em. The fans were plentiful, loud and hilarious. Teams hated coming here and the general punter wanted to be right in among it.