[Preface: I've taken this to a more appropriate area of the board.]

>>[The Fan] LCSC club sometimes doesn't get the respect that they have earned.<<

Help me out here; what respect has LCSC "earned?"

I'm aware that this is a somewhat inflammatory question; however, I'm not asking to try to make a point but rather so that someone out there can tell me the answer. In other words, please treat this as an honest question rather than my trying to disparage the club -- I believe that there very well might be things going on I don't understand here.

I am aware of a team or two that has "earned" respect over the years; I am at this time unaware of what the club as a whole has done to "earn" respect.

To put this another way -- ignoring that every now and then Lexington has a group of team-oriented parents and players that get together and do whatever it takes to field a very good team -- what has and/or is the club doing for all of the teams and players in the club such that the task of those team-oriented parents and players is made easier?

What is the club doing to try to grow the sport of youth soccer?

What is the club doing to reach out to areas such as Gilbert, Swansea, etc. and try to create a more compelling set of services that would attract more kids?