A quick divergence into boring demographics:
Did anyone else do a doubletake at the quoted (but undoubtably true -- the Greenville Chamber of Commerce so attests) statistic floated for City of Greenville population of 56,181 souls. If ever there has been a more misleading snapshot of a vibrant metropolitan area I have yet to see it. I'm still struggling with the concept of how the "rural" areas of Greenville county (population 386,693) don't contribute to the prowess of GFC and Saint Giles, yet these teams draw quality players from all over the rest of the state.
A long time ago, when he was still alive, Charles Schulz wrote a Peanuts comic strip that ended with the punch line "It's better to be healthy and rich than sick and poor." As applied to SC classic soccer, as I see it, it's good to have solid club structure and the best demographics in the state.
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