A New Day of Indoor Football Has Arrived
July 27, 2006 - World Indoor Football League 2 (WIFL 2)
Rome Renegades News Release
A bold group of owners committed to raising indoor football to a new level of professionalism, both on and off the field, announced on Thursday, July 27th, their intent to create a new league to be owned and operated by them. The group will operate under the working title of the "World Indoor Football League," and league play is anticipated to commence in February 2007. The group's efforts have been spearheaded by Harry Pierce, one of the owners of two existing indoor football teams, the Rome Renegades and the Raleigh Rebels. The group is comprised of seven teams with proven track records in their respective markets, each having owners with impressive business credentials achieved prior to their involvement in the fast-rising sport of indoor (arena) football.
"I am very excited about the financial strength of the owners who will be participating in this new league," said Rick Chambers, one of Mr. Pierce's partners. "We feel that this will really separate us from other leagues."
"We recently hosted a league championship game, and I was so impressed with the quality of our product," Mr. Pierce said. "But as good as the product has been, it seems that all we hear about in indoor football is poor management, questionable business decisions and under-financed operations. THEN, there are always certain incidents that have no place at all in what is supposed to be a professional sports environment."
"We are tired of the unnecessary drama and we are sure the fans and players are, as well," Mr. Pierce added. "There's no better time to do something about this situation than now. A new day for indoor football begins NOW."
The following teams have indicated their intention to join the WIFL:
- The Rome (Ga.) Renegades, owned by Harry Pierce, Rick Chambers, David Humphreys & Mark White
- The Raleigh (N.C.) Rebels, owned by Harry Pierce, Rick Chambers, David Humphreys & Mark White
- The Augusta (Ga.) Spartans, owned by Jimmy Young
- The Charleston (S.C.) Sandsharks, owned by Rick Johnson
- The Daytona Beach (Fla.) Thunder, owned by Kevin McDonald, Zack McDonald and Antone Smothers.
- The Huntington (W.V.) Heroes, owned by Greg Ramey.
- The Osceola (Fla.) Outlaws, owned by Dave Doebler and Don Czech
"We're expecting more teams to come on board in the next few weeks," Mr. Pierce said. "It is going to be a pleasure to play in a league where decisions are made by the OWNERS of the teams, collectively, and where the OWNERS share in the league's success.
A splash page is being created at http://www.wiflfootball.com for information and links to the teams' respective web sites and it should be up and running shortly. In the interim, fans are invited to visit the respective web sites of the participating teams.
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