Devil's advocate...haven't played that in a while, but thought I'd throw a speculation in before leaving for the weekend...what about the REASONS a club might be all about winning championships?
If winning championships is a great recruiting tool, and it helps to get more people to see the value of the club and therefore makes more people willing to spend their money there, then winning championships is profitable.
If championships can be won with all paying customers, then championships are more profitable.
If championships are won using a significant number of financial aid customers, and they encourage greater numbers of financial aid customers rather than full-paying customers, then championships are less profitable.
If championships are won using non-paying or low-paying players and the public image of the investment required to achieve championship status is disrupted, then championships become CONSIDERABLY less profitable.
So the rationale of the argument hinges on this: IF a club is all about winning championships, then is it for the sake of winning championships, or for the potential for profit that winning championships can generate?
If it is the first, then Hurst, your argument is sound. If it is the second, then suddenly the logic changes a bit.
Off to sit around a campfire with some fellow high school and club coaches of all levels tonight...you can be sure we will put a little thought into current topics of conversation.
