1.   How can we get a critical mass of people involved to keep the club running?

2.   Few companies, of course, can call on the kind of sentiment which keeps football clubs in business when they should not be.

3.   Alexander attempted this before, with the understanding that he would keep the club in Edmonton for at least three years.

4.   Bruins goaltender John Grahame was sensational and kept his club in it through a very hairy second period.

5.   But he has managed to keep his clubs running, with the exception of Club USA, which closed last month after a real-estate dispute.

6.   Has he made a good-faith offer to sell the Devils to someone who would keep the club here?

7.   If they show up in healthy doses, GM Jim Bowden will be able to make moves to keep the club in the mix.

8.   In his first season, coach Eddie Payne has tried to slow down the tempo in order to keep his club in games.

9.   Lurie was a lifelong San Franciscan who wanted desperately to keep the club here.

10.   Most important, the scene needs a dedicated audience that actively seeks out shows, builds reputations and keeps clubs in business.