Fewer clubs understand their responsibility to the players. Both Eddie and Spirit understand the demands of the constant relocations in pro soccer first hand. Moving from city to city, club to club is one of the drawbacks of this profession. They've witnessed one of the more subtle traits of successful clubs, concern for the players and their families. Eddie looks forward to the day that players have some stability with longer-term contracts.
Fans definitely bond with players that play in the same place year after year.
This is just starting to happen with some teams. He'd like no less for himself. The difficulty is that the A-League season and most of its contracts are for six months. It would be really great to settle into a place for a while. If that's not possible, then maybe an area with an indoor and outdoor team so we won't have to move so often.