Open For Speculation

Allow me to begin by stating that this week’s write-up is not a “club bashing” piece. I personally have respect for everyone who has ever put their hands in their own pockets to contribute to the on-going existence of this Great Club. Mistakes have been made along the way during nearly 60 years, but I will not waste everybody’s time trying to go through them all. Added to that, obviously the people in charge of the club right now, today, are not to blame for those past issues, and from what I understand they are trying hard to rectify those issues.

Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, I’ll get on with it.

Look we all hate South Melbourne, but if there’s one thing they do well, it’s the way they run their media department. It is slick, professional and second to none for any 2^nd tier level football club, and to be honest, better than most A-league Franchises, If you compare that to Sydney Olympic currently, we’re a long way off that. Currently there seems to be a lot of nonsense being published, with most of it having nothing to do with the club.

We’re nearly half-way through November, and there has been very little from the club in the way of announcements; signings, departures, pre-season plans, answers to alleged board ructions, or any other news concerning the club. Included in this is the lack of any information forthcoming regarding the current situation surrounding Belmore, the situation regarding Tempe Reserve, not to mention the silence over the long overdue club AGM.

Supporters are reduced to having to hear bits and pieces 3^rd and 4^th hand, or having to read the blind stabs in the dark from people who attempt to write in the Greek newspapers. The problem is nobody knows exactly what’s going on. This is causing some anxiety among the supporters and is causing unrest. Nobody actually knows what is happening and as a result, supporters then go on wild goose chases, resort to conspiracy theories or have to listen to the gibberish from opposition supporters.

We saw last year a great club like Marconi reduced to a laughing stock, bordering on being irrelevant as a footballing entity, and have subsequently been relegated from the NSW Premier League (or NPL1 if you prefer). Now I’m not saying we will end up like Marconi, but it’s a slippery slope and it’s high time for some answers from the people running the club, starting with holding an AGM – ASAP.

For all anyone knows things could be all hunky-dory, but as stated, the lack of any information has many supporters on edge. The people running the club would be wise to rectify the situation.