People in 1979 did not realise how foolish it was of Fitzroy to recruit as they did in the late 1970s.
It is notable how other clubs then in debt - St. Kilda, Melbourne, Footscray - were willing to accept wooden spoons as a lesser evil than operating losses, and sold all their top players in effort to cut their debts. They survived - and Fitzroy, whose supporters saw wooden spoons as worse than any operating loss - died. What does that tell you about club management??
People in 1979 did not realise how foolish it was of Fitzroy to recruit as they did in the late 1970s.
It is notable how other clubs then in debt - St. Kilda, Melbourne, Footscray - were willing to accept wooden spoons as a lesser evil than operating losses, and sold all their top players in effort to cut their debts. They survived - and Fitzroy, whose supporters saw wooden spoons as worse than any operating loss - died. What does that tell you about club management??
guodade 1 year ago 3
its so sad
6265ash 3 years ago 5