#5470 Rich country folk, we all know that is a given. *TIC*
What the Adel folk don't understand is that the Mt has a population of only around 20,000 and a heap of sports such as football, soccer, hockey, netball etc as well as basketball competing for sponsorship from a select few businesses and mostly these businesses give something to more than one sport.
The Pioneers don't have a junior competition such as the Adel districts to form part of the support base of the club but rely totalling (not partially)on sponsorship / inkind promotion / player & supporter run BBQ's / in school promotions by players / door and bar takings and a lot of volunteer hours. Sponsorship is a tough job for any club (of volunteers) regardless of location and any club president of any sport will tell you that but I would say probably even harder in a region with limited businesses to draw on.
#5175 Ask your club president how much it costs to run a club each season, it may surprise you. Then tell us how much money you think the Pioneers are "bankrolled" for each season.