But it is getting ahead of yourself. If you keep digging like this you can probably find tons of other similarities with successful clubs at some stage in their development. Means nothing, except feeds the fantasy ego.
Winning premierships is bloody bloody difficult and we have an awful long way to go and if we get even a sniff it will be contingent on so many variables (including luck).
I don't know if we are on the right (premiership) path or not (I effing well hope and wish so). All I know at this stage is we have a very promising set of youngsters and a revitalised club but it is such a long climb ahead that I wouldn't make any predictions about being on the right path probably until sometime in the 2013 season.
I'm optimistic about the future and enjoying the ride (mostly) but I'm not fantasizing yet