This debate seems to be going round in circles.

The proposition is that well-run clubs are important. The difficulty is that everyone's perception of what "well-run" means is different.

As I and others have said, if there were no clubs at all, then it is difficult to see how an aspiring performer will ever get a chance to perform and learn their craft. So it would seem we need clubs, whether well-run or not. Obviously, being well-run is better than not being well-run, however you define the term. So what are we arguing about?