preeths
07-14-2006, 01:47 PM
Check out the below article from the Fayetteville paper:
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=237528
No worries, Guard fans. It's about the league, not the team.
Here are some of the better quotes:
“As of right now, we’ve been told we’re playing Cincinnati,” said John Aebischer, the Rage’s director of football operations. “But honestly, it’s one of those deals that seems to change every 30 seconds. We’re expecting Cincinnati here. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Osceola showed up also.”
“With all the shenanigans that have gone on in this league this year, we didn’t want to enter into something that holds us hostage,” (Osceola GM Dave) Czech said. “That’s not saying that after the season, we wouldn’t have decided we wanted to reside in the NIFL again next year. But we’re not going to sit here and play poker with them.”
“It’s very aggravating,” he (Fayeteville GM Bobby Jackson) said. “While this doesn’t directly affect us, I feel for the Osceola players. Why would a team be allowed to play the whole season and then have it come up after the first round of the playoffs that their paperwork isn’t right? You’re going to eliminate a team because of a technicality and your piss-poor book keeping?”
“If we’re using the old analogy that you’re only as good as the friends you hang around with, I think it’s time for Osceola and Fayetteville to get new friends,” Czech said. “I can tell you this: we are going to play indoor football next year in Osceola County. We’d love to be part of the same league as Fayetteville. And we trust that that won’t be the NIFL.”
And the obligatory
Efforts to reach NIFL commissioner Carolyn Shiver were unsuccessful Thursday.
I don't think I've ever seen the term "piss-poor" in a newspaper before.
http://www.fayettevillenc.com/article?id=237528
No worries, Guard fans. It's about the league, not the team.
Here are some of the better quotes:
“As of right now, we’ve been told we’re playing Cincinnati,” said John Aebischer, the Rage’s director of football operations. “But honestly, it’s one of those deals that seems to change every 30 seconds. We’re expecting Cincinnati here. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Osceola showed up also.”
“With all the shenanigans that have gone on in this league this year, we didn’t want to enter into something that holds us hostage,” (Osceola GM Dave) Czech said. “That’s not saying that after the season, we wouldn’t have decided we wanted to reside in the NIFL again next year. But we’re not going to sit here and play poker with them.”
“It’s very aggravating,” he (Fayeteville GM Bobby Jackson) said. “While this doesn’t directly affect us, I feel for the Osceola players. Why would a team be allowed to play the whole season and then have it come up after the first round of the playoffs that their paperwork isn’t right? You’re going to eliminate a team because of a technicality and your piss-poor book keeping?”
“If we’re using the old analogy that you’re only as good as the friends you hang around with, I think it’s time for Osceola and Fayetteville to get new friends,” Czech said. “I can tell you this: we are going to play indoor football next year in Osceola County. We’d love to be part of the same league as Fayetteville. And we trust that that won’t be the NIFL.”
And the obligatory
Efforts to reach NIFL commissioner Carolyn Shiver were unsuccessful Thursday.
I don't think I've ever seen the term "piss-poor" in a newspaper before.