Audentes Fortuna Juvat

As you may or may not have noticed, the club crest boasts a Latin credo, "Audentes Fortuna Juvat." This phrase originated from Virgil's epic poem, the Aeneid. It means that Fortuna, the Goddess of luck, is more likely to help those that take risks, take action, and develop their skills proactively.

In Roman mythology, Fortuna goddess of fortune, was the personification of luck; hopefully she brought good luck, but she could be represented veiled and blind, as modern depictions of Justice are seen, and came to represent the capriciousness of life. All in all, people that actively tried to better their situations by taking risks had a better chance of being lucky than people who just stood by and did nothing.

The Roman consul Lucius Cornelius Sulla for example was said to believe in the influence of the goddess Fortune in his life. He was a consummate risk-taker, achieving martial distinction by taking risks on the battlefield such as wearing disguises and living among the enemy. He was also the first of the great Republican Romans to march upon Rome- a great taboo, but one which cemented his power and influence.

Julius Caesar also transformed his fortunes when he marched on Rome, with the famous words alea jacta est (the die is cast) as he crossed the Rubicon river. The utterance was a commitment of his fate to Fortune. While Caesar was a thorough and professional soldier, many of his greatest victories were achieved by taking bold risks which often exposed him and his troops to great danger, but often resulted in memorable victories. Obviously, his last gamble, attending the Senate on the Ides of March without his lictors (bodyguards) exposed him to successful assassination.

I'm a manager who controls his team in such a style. I intend to aim for the highest and I want to take chances to try and get there. This is also reflected in the team's style, as I'm employing a proper 4-3-3 formation. Not an attacking 4-5-1, but a proper 4-3-3 with three central forwards. As I said earlier, the Goddess of luck, is more likely to help those that take risks, take action, and develop their skills proactively...