From Tim Holt:

Allow me to start by thanking everyone who took the time to submit questions. One of the objectives of league management is to improve and expand its communication processes on all fronts in 2008 (and beyond). A critical, and occasionally overlooked, aspect of this is communication with our fans. While it is impractical for us to be able to communicate as regularly or directly with respect to the questions about our leagues that you may have as we would ideally prefer, we will be experimenting with different and creative means of doing so over the next several months, primarily via our website.

While some of your questions are challenging, they are also fair, and I have done my utmost to be candid and transparent in addressing them. I would impress upon you that a commonality amongst our hard working staff is that they are fanatical and passionate about the sport of soccer just as you are. We are privileged to be able to serve the game and support the incredible efforts and commitments of our franchises/clubs in each of their markets. To that end, we genuinely appreciate your interest and support of our leagues/ teams and it is not ever taken for granted. Thank you!

Now to the Q&A…USL Director of Public Relations Gerald Barnhart has been all over my case for the past few days to get this completed. To get the ball rolling, I present to you “Part One” of the Q&A with focus on league expansion, stability, ownership, and miscellaneous issues. “Part Two” will be posted next week and cover competition-related issues, as well as strategic league direction inquiries.

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