As has been said earlier: I understand we need to make it a club that exists outside the Axis Of Evil and North Shore. With Eastwood pulling out of the financials, it also casts a bad light on them having so many players.
But right now there simply aren't enough talented semi-pro players in Parra and Penrith to put together a competitive team. Their positions on the Shute Shield ladder bear that out.
We start like this, we move forward, and eventually those pathways grow and broaden to the point where Sydney can maybe even look at another franchise.
Maybe you even get those players from Manly and other clubs looking at their opportunities in the west, helping to strengthen the Premier Club scene.