I reckon I'll still end up forking out the cash changes or no changes.

I simply love the game of basketball and hitting the BMC Arena instead of the crowded beach.

It'll be slow and painful though if it's an encore.

I will too, I figure it can't get any worse and if you can't go any further down, the only other direction is up. I'll stick it out a bit longer. Besides, worst case scenario, one more year of Clarke.

Clark stays I will relinquish my seats to someone else and hope to come back when they finally remove him.
I will watch a bad team, I wont watch an ok team badly coached.

How many continuous encores of mediocracy would you like?

I'm more curious to know how many hoop posters are season ticket holders or attend more games then they miss?

I suspect most season ticket holders, self included, are eternal optimists and regardless of how continously poor a team's performance, they prefer to stay faithful in the hope things will turn around.

I recall Clarke talking about 'changing the culture' when he arrived at the club. I'm now curious just what this meant exactly, as I believe members, although peripheral to what happens on the court, contribute to a club's culture.

To date, my perception of Marty Clarke is that he has little interest in engaging with the members. This might explain the lack of success at home. How long has it been since he spoke at the post game interview? Credit to Scott Ninnis, he interacted with the members, even when things were bad.

It sits in the back of my mind week in week out, but you know? Ive been through many clubs, and 3 of which have gone belly up. (IOOF Supercats, Victoria Titans and Victoria Giants)
Whats another year of great disappointment?

I just get plastered now before tip off so the feeling is numbed down when we do lose.

Question: have the fans taken to booing the coach an players a la the a-league and soccer fans do? Interesting to know for those that don't attend the games. I think that will be the ultimate lowpoint for the club, but heck i totally agree with the fact that the ball club isn't going anywhere at the moment.

Big Ads, good point about Ninnis. Furthermore, Ninnis always took some responsibility about the loss. Clarke has yet to take any responsibility for any loss and has always blamed the players. To me this shows little respect for the fans and to his players.

A real leader would admit to his mistakes and learn from them. Neither of those Clarke does.

never got them
when you live 160 kms away its a bit hard
besides if you collect enough two for one tickets out the entertainment booklets it can cost half price all year

shouldve signed farley after the hoops tournament
spoke to him and he said he wouldve loved to come back again, really liked it here

2 years of letting Ninnis continue would have been more enjoyable than watching 2 years of Clark. Ninnis would have atleast learnt something in that time and as stated above he took responsibility. Ninnis I was really sad to see that he wasnt able to perform and watching him get sacked really did suck. He didnt have the team or chances Clark has had..but had integrity and respect for the clubs players and members.
Clark I will not feel one instant of regret if he is sacked immediately, I have no respect for him as a person or as a coach.

Bit harsh although I agree with most of it.

I just hope that we have a club next year. The owners might decide to do what the Perth Glory owner is doing and hand back the licence becuase of fan abuse re the team performance so we don't have a team so you won't have to worry about if you spend your hard earnt or not!

Held my seat since BMC opened all those years ago. Must say Sunday marked a low point for my feelings about the club. Im now not terribly interested in the team until we find someone who can use the talent we have. I still hope we do well and will continue to wish the team well.. but my interest has dropped dramatically knowing (IMHO) that it's going to continue like this with no action. Sad times.

ill be there but hell changes have to happen

I know that using capitals is considered yelling however:

THE CLUB, EITHER IN THE FORM OF LEANNE GRANTHAM OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF SOS, NEED TO COME OUT AND MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT IN THE FORM OF SUPPORT FOR CLARKE'S POSITION OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT AS TO THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE 36ERS. SILENCE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. 36ERS FANS DESERVE AN EXPLANATION. THE CLUB IS LOSING IT'S SUPPORTER BASE AND IS PERCEIVED AS BEING WEAK IN NOT DEALING WITH THE SITUATION IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

When does that ever mean anything though? How often does an expression of support precede a sacking?

You can already read enough from the comments made in the media that they expect more and think they have given him enough to show ability to coach to wins (e.g., not necessarily beating NZ in NZ, but getting Cairns in their second game of a two-game round should be happening).

It'd surely be an issue of cost, but if they come out and say "Sorry, we are running to a strict budget, put up with him." would that impact future recruitment of players or coaches? Really, Marty should be making more public comments and assurances than he is. Should've been dragged through media training until he picked it up.

How can you expect anyone to come out and say anything.

The club says we support him and everyone on here says well thats crap and i am not supporting them any more (very fickle)

The club say he is sacked and the poor new person would get one week on here and then he would be scrutinised in every way, if not before his first game.

The club says they cannot afford to sack him and everyone jumps up and down because they want SOS to put in the hundreds of thousands while threatening to withdraw their season tickets.

I have been a season ticket holder for 6 years, love the game and the club and as frustrated and shattered as I was last night I cannot just stop supporting them because we are not winning.Surely we are just as bad if we jump off put the club under more financial strain then come running back when things are going well again no matter who is in charge ??

This my first year with season tix since our 2nd title of the Smyth era (was in Vic for 6 of those years). It's a good night out but continual losing stinks. You buy tix in good faith the team is trying to win but there's several things they aren't doing to ensure that. Will weigh it up during the offseason.

The way I look at it is this , Its better to have the 36ers around than not and without us members thats going to happen so go through the hard times and it makes the good times sweeter. obviously money plays a part but at the end of the day if you are passionate about the club you will renew. Who really remembers the dunlap years or Fox years. If supporters jumped off then we wouldnt have had the success later so u gotta take the good with the bad , but thats just my thoughts. I love the club - always have and always will right from the apollo days to now.