i think I've said it before but as Ballane has said some of the asssumptions being made about our owners and CEO are way off the mark.
A few years ago in my frustration about this very thing - club direction not wanting to win anything I emailed Mr Dome, and he very promptly emailed back - his passion and frustration and the situation was as clear as mine had been when I made contact.
Lets be clear - Dome is first and foremost a very passionate football fan, he loves the game, second he is the CEO of the NIX, but also a fan.
He like the ownership love our little city and want nothing but success for it.
Enough of the "our owners are happy with mediocirty" bollocks - they are not. They are however trying to make an investment viable while building a football community in the wider refion.
They could have solely focussed on the aleague and winning, buying players whenever they needed to - and sure we may have won a trophy here and there which I'm sure we'd have been happy with, but the current option of developing youth and and academy's takes time and money and patience.
Some clubs have existed for three times as long as the Nix and won nothing!
Here are some who meet that criteria
10 Football Clubs Yet to Win a Major Trophy
A few years ago in my frustration about this very thing - club direction not wanting to win anything I emailed Mr Dome, and he very promptly emailed back - his passion and frustration and the situation was as clear as mine had been when I made contact.
Lets be clear - Dome is first and foremost a very passionate football fan, he loves the game, second he is the CEO of the NIX, but also a fan.
He like the ownership love our little city and want nothing but success for it.
Enough of the "our owners are happy with mediocirty" bollocks - they are not. They are however trying to make an investment viable while building a football community in the wider refion.
They could have solely focussed on the aleague and winning, buying players whenever they needed to - and sure we may have won a trophy here and there which I'm sure we'd have been happy with, but the current option of developing youth and and academy's takes time and money and patience.
Some clubs have existed for three times as long as the Nix and won nothing!
Here are some who meet that criteria
10 Football Clubs Yet to Win a Major Trophy
Rank | Club | Date of establishment | Country
1 | Fulham | 1879 | England
2 | Crystal Palace | 1861 | England
3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1901 | England
4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 1906, restored in 1966 | Germany
5 | Watford | 1881 | England
1 | Fulham | 1879 | England
2 | Crystal Palace | 1861 | England
3 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 1901 | England
4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 1906, restored in 1966 | Germany
5 | Watford | 1881 | England
Yes you are right about them having not won a league/FA cup, nor the top division but all of the sides have won leagues below. The enjoyment the fans would have taken from winning them would be no different to winning the A League or one of the competitions mentioned.
I say this as an Argyle fan having experienced the joy of smashing L1 very recently and then suffering relegation last week. We've won SFA too if only winning the top division is all that matters (it's not of course).
Maybe the Nix needs pro/rel to actually win something.