MAN THATS GOT TO LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH!!!

Yea, about the same as the results so far this season.

Alex,

Thank you for taking the time to come onto this board and clarify the situation regarding John Swann...... isn't that what I have been asking you (the Blast) to do all along.... with one message you informed us of the facts of the matter and discouraged any further discussion on the topic.

without the correct information, of course, we are going to jump to the wrong conclusions, however, some of the topics that have been posted on this board have been true, and there has not been an acceptance or denial from the Blast.

You have decided on this one occasion to post a message on the Board in denial of an accusation made against the Blast. What I (and other Blast fans) would have appreciated is if you or the organization had answered some of the earlier questions posted on the Board.

Throughout life and in business we are all asked questions that we would rather not have to answer (ask Bill Clinton) but occasionally you have to stand up and be counted.

Organization bashing cronies (collectively) we might be but we are fans and rightly, or wrongly we are entitled to our opinions.

Will continue to stir the pot, and I am always on the look out for new material.

I don't think I can stand to watch other game. I have better thing to do with my time then watch the Blast lose. Maybe when they start to win and treat all the players with respect then maybe I will come and watch the game. Just like Irisrover I don't know much about football. But I do know they need new management or hire someone who knows about football. Even I know you don't keep cutting people mid season and think you are going to win. That just does not sound like a very good team to me. For the guys who are left good luck with the rest of your season.

I shall dedicate wankers pub to the memory of those fallen players who were cut down mid season! Its motto shall read "Wankers pub a place where no bloody intern will rat your arse out where you can get $hit faced and not worry about losing your job!!" Standing pub rule no peeing in the pool! or on the draught tap!

Irishrover I think that is very nice of you to do that for the guys who where stabbed in the back.

My trip is fine. Saw my niece for the first time. I am an Uncle for the first time and can't even down a beer to celebrate. What a bummer. I would rather be back watching the guys play. I want to see this player Pickup and see how good he is. Has he played yet. He is a Limey I hear and they can play the game almost as good as we Gerries. Now that should start a thread. LOL Seriously, I have heard he is/was a fine player. Has Reiswerg had a chance at the nets yet? I hope we keep them both if there is a team next year. I would love to win the lottery and be a silent partner with Alex. I am sure he could send his kid(s) to any college in America with what he has dropped so far. I really applaud him for hanging in. The guys really have talent. Each game is a new game and should be approached that way. This last game should be filed in the trash can and next game just come out smoking for 90-100 minutes. No loss of focus, no play for the tie, no do you think we can win this one. Just go out and kick some BOOOOOOTY for 90 minutes. Play 90 minutes of offense and defense. Errors of omission are much better than errors of commission. Time to adopt the three principals of German football, contain, breakdown, and destroy your enemy. Blut und Ehre, Wer sind Weider Da. Bood and honour, we are back. find, overwhelm, destroy. Great football principals to live buy. gforever

No disrespect here Gforever, but why would you want to be a partner at all much less a silent one with the head of an organization that has royaly fudged up soccer operations this year at least?

I can respect that he has put up and his own money in this deal but he is the owner and that is what an owner does. He may not have lost any money(if he indeed is) if he would've hired a qualified person to run soccer operations and not leave it to an unqualified soccer mom to keep her out of his hair. Why are we assuming that they are losing money anyway? Is that the case? If it is maybe someone else should run the business operations as well.

I'm not going along with the arguement that he has poored millions into this club and lost substantial amounts over the years due to chance and factors out of his control. I dont buy the "He keeps investing and putting out a quaility product but this is just a terrible market" line. If this side could string even 2 winning seasons together things would start to change on the business front. No one, especially advertisers, wants to be associated with a loser, and that is what this team has been for the vast majority of its history.

If he is losing and has lost money then it's his own fault plain and simple. I refuse to believe that he or any other owner is some benevolent millionare that loves Indy and soccer so much that he is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly just so that we can have a soccer team here. His losses (if any) are his fault plain and simple. If this is a money pit, a wise business man will cut his losses and sell or shut down the operation. I do not want that to happen but I also am not going to cut him loads of slack assuming he is knowingly running at a loss for our benefit.

I appreciate your reply Alex. First of all this is certainly slagging:

Now I don’t have a problem with that, just if you had choosen to do it then not came back. Also, I do not think that I am inconsistent, (see my conversation w/matthew), me “admitting” that was of course sarcasm that I deal in in large volumes. I again like that I can bring humor to you and others even when they disagree with me.

As far as the personnel issue I understand your position but I have also seen correspondence directly from Kim that was surprisingly specific. I was actually shocked at the amount of detail that she went into in certain cases.

In the normal course of my life I normally follow the idea in your quote (which I now see that you edited-it was a good quote, you should've left it). I can provide another saying though that describes my position somewhat: “Where there’s smoke there’s fire.” There are way too many similar themed incidents not to suggest a pattern of action. And that doesn’t even take into account that I have first hand knowledge about a few of these things. I have never come on here and post negative comments based on rumor.