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Originally Posted by craigwd
I believe the frustration arises from the fact that thousands of people claim to support these athletes and teans, yet when the time comes nobody walks the walk and buys a ticket.
The same thing happens for Olympic athletes living in this city (like Gilmore Junio etc). I even see it on this board when it comes to things like Cavalry FC.
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Thats sort of the nature of sports though. It takes decades to build that grass-roots fan base.
The NHL didnt just pop up and become popular with players getting paid millions of dollars, hell, for a long time the players werent even Professionals.
Same with Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, etc.
It takes time and, unfortunately, the trailblazers are often the ones who never see a payday.