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CESA does not use rear view mirrors.

-- B-Rabbit, I like that.

HappyDaddy, I was just wondering why you seem to keep pushing the question about the "agreement" between CESA and SSC. I believe it has only happened in just the last day or two. I have heard they are still working on details. Might be a little while before anything else comes out. Agreed - no biggie.

B-Rabbit, I have never looked at the numbers, but I don't believe that the clubs forming CUFC were nearly as large NOR as successful as St. Giles and GFC. Just my opinion (Where is Chico when you need him?) Again, not having actual numbers, I believe the difference between the size and success of the two (or four) is large enough as to make a "valid" comparison impossible.

Loc Dog, okay I guess you missed what I was trying to say there. You say that a dedicated staff WILL get results. What I'm saying is there is no guarantee that having a dedicated staff will provide results, only that it should, in theory.

And, same thing that I mentioned to B-Rabbit above - I don't believe that necsa and csc ever had quite the same success that St. Giles and GFC did.

"why does one have to qualify the successes of cesa" Because it isn't necessarily what it appears to be. I could write an entire paper on the reasons, but I don't think ANYONE wants that. There are just WAY too many reasons behind the success of one and the limited success of the other to make a blank statement like you have.

I could have also commented on the "closing gap" remark, but I chose not to. Your assumptions have kept me busy enough as it is.

And (see your last sentence) it's nice to see we finally agree on something.