Boti regularly writes articles that do not make the cut as selected by his editor. Write the editor a letter first perhaps.

Edit: See my other reply further down - Boti writes only for the Sunday Mail at their request. Have edited your topic title...

Why don't they play Lightning games before the start of Sixers games anymore? I used to regularly get to the Powerhouse early to catch at least the second half of the Lightning games.

(#160576) Here, here.

They could damn well win the premiership and I would not be interested.

I am sorry for most of the girls at the club because it is not their fault; however the Marino's.... well thats different!

And for the record I understand coaches get sacked all the time, hell Im hanging out for another Adelaide coach to cop it; however it is the manner in which the process is conducted, not the process its self that matters most.

They could give away free tickets and I would no longer support them.

Agree with the above, it's not the girls fault, but I could never support an organisation that treats people like that.

It is a busy time of the year, lots of Christmas functions - Rymil Park, Bonython Park were full of them yesterday as well as the Holden one so a lot of people have things on at the moment something has to take a back seat. I for one am enjoying the Lightning games and look forward to Sunday's game at the Dome. Sadly last Sunday was my work's Christmas Family Party so I was at that but missed the lightning game.

Love the knobs that come on here after waiting for one bad crowd. Lets face it they were playing NZ who have a 0-8 away record and no stars and as mentioned there is a lot on. Some you of you dickheads need to move on. The crowds for the last lot of 'quality' games have been outstanding.

You should admit defeat when you have to resort to calling people names like a five year old.

Great point though...

Boti can only do so much.
Promoting the club is the job of the operations manager Carla Boyd.
Vince sure has done some bone headed things this season, but employing Carla to run the club has to have been the biggest.
I was overly critical of Mike Daws, but at least he managed to rock up to work before 11:30am and put in more that 4 hours work each day.

Carla, what exactly have you achieved so far in your tenure?
What is your plan for increasing crowd numbers, attracting new sponsors and generally growing the Lightning brand? Do you even have a plan for the future viability and well being of the club, or are you just going through the motions?

I only hope you are not being paid the same as Mike, because so far a non English speaking refugee would have achieved more in the position, and would probably bring a much better work ethic while having more management and organisational skills.

Please do prove me wrong and I will have no hesitation in eating my words and telling everyone I was wrong, but until then& Vince if you are listening, it's time you put your employees on performance based contracts and make them work for their money!!

To the original poster - was just reminded - Boti doesn't actually write for the Sunday Mail except at their request. If they don't have a Lightning story, it's because they decided not to run one - address your criticism in their direction perhaps?

I was surprised to see some little kids with not much skill competing for free tickets to the Lightning Dinner at the 2nd to last game.
All they needed to do was get the ball in from half way. WHAT THE???? The prize for that used to be a car!!!!
At least on Sunday, the girls they picked for this competition looked like basketballers, and one of them actually got the ball in (despite steppeing a few feet over the half way line.
But WHOOPPEEE DOOOO!! She won 2 tickets to the dinner.
C'mon Carla! Can't they take a 3 point shot?
Does it really need to be so hard?

was it an allocated club game?

The games we have been to teh crowd has been ok

Sunday 2nd.Dec against Christchurch was hosted by Woodville girls.

The District clubs hosting the games would be able to sell many more tickets if they were obnly given the tickets to sell a bit eatlier than a couple of days before the game. Pull your finger out Carla !!

Vince would have no idea of how much work Carla is doing for him. She arrives when she feels like it and leaves early very often.