Rome Doesn`t `Score` An Indoor Football Team
Tony Potts
09-01-2010
The Southern Indoor Football League made the call Tuesday
to deny Progressive Sports & Entertainment Group admission to
the SIFL for the 2011 season, thus killing the chance for Rome
to have an arena team. League President Thom Hager
stated, `We love the Rome market. Rome fits perfectly in our
vision for expansion. PS&EG has worked diligently to assemble an
infrastructure; however the league has established requirements
to insure the viability and sustainability of our teams. If a
prospective owner is not willing or able to comply, our
experience is that the member will not be able to provide the
fans and league the level of professionalism expected of a new
SIFL team.`
SIFL Commissioner, Gary Tufford stated, `It’s everyone’s dream to
own their own professional team, but not everyone has the
resources needed to fully meet the financial requirements. I’ve
seen so many fans lose out when their team was forced to fold
due to lack of funding. As Commissioner of the SIFL, I’ve made a
commitment not to allow this to happen under my watch`,
continued Tufford. `When a team folds, everyone loses - the
city, the league, the players, and especially the fans. If a
group doesn’t meet our pre-season financial deadlines, it’s a
sure sign they will struggle throughout the entire season. I
have nothing but the utmost respect for the fans of Rome and
the former owner of the Renegades, Harry Pierce. Harry poured
his passion into the Rome Renegades. The fans in Rome deserve
our best as well. Now it’s up to us to find the right ownership
group for Rome.`
Hager added, `We believe we have the best business model for
indoor football. We also believe that if an ownership group is
financially prepared to establish their infrastructure during the
pre-season, they will be able to field a team and meet their
financial obligations without issues.`
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