Il semble que les Dogs ne seraient pas de retour la saison prochaine.
La rumeur veut qu'ils prennent une pause d'une saison.
Si Rochester passent en MLS en 2006, les Rhinos de la a-league seront transférés à Syracuse pour remplacer les Salty Dogs...à suivre
Syracuse ne serait pas de retour en 2005?
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François
- Champion national
- Messages : 4961
- Inscription : 28 janvier 2003 1:00
- Club préféré : Real Madrid
- Localisation : Laval
ça se confirme...
Salty Dogs to call it quits
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
By Nolan Weidner
Staff writer
In two seasons, the Syracuse Salty Dogs went from being a new professional soccer franchise to playing for a conference championship.
Today the team will announce that it has suspended operations.
The team, formed in late 2002 under a partnership known as Syracuse Pro Sports, will forfeit its A-League franchise rights. The partnership will likely dissolve, said Doug Spolyar, the group's manager and chief operating officer for the Salty Dogs.
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Though successful on the field, mounting debt and a lack of money for day-to-day operations has plagued the team since its inaugural season, Spolyar said.
Spolyar wouldn't reveal just how deep the team's current debt is. One investor put the figure at around $300,000.
Spolyar said the decision to discontinue operations was confirmed Monday during a conference call involving about 20 investors in Syracuse Pro Sports.
"We've spent the better part of six months talking with different individuals and organizations to come in and purchase the club, or infuse the proper amount of capital into it," Spolyar said.
As for the current group of investors, "they've gone as far as they can go," he said.
The Salty Dogs began play in May 2003, finishing their first season a respectable 11-12-5.
This year, the Salty Dogs improved to 15-8-5 during the regular season. That was good for third place in the A-League's nine-team Eastern Conference and qualified Syracuse for the playoffs.
After beating Richmond in a two-match series, the Salty Dogs were knocked out of the conference finals by eventual A-League champion Montreal.
Team general manager Tommy Tanner and coach Laurie Calloway will both be out of a job. Neither was completely surprised by the news.
"It's been coming," said Tanner, a Syracuse native who played soccer for years in Rochester before moving back home. "We thought it would all work itself out."
Calloway said there were signs throughout the season that the money just wasn't there.
"We've known since the end of the first season that the club was not properly capitalized," he said.
Calloway said he wasn't sure what he would do.
"I love the area, and my wife (Marci) probably loves it here more than I do," he said.
Spolyar said that while the initial amount raised to start the Salty Dogs was about $400,000, the team's operating budget for each season was approximately $1.2 million.
"The biggest issue we fought from Day One has been undercapitalization," he said. "Most businesses fail because of that, not because of mismanagement."
The lack of capital reserves forced the team to use money earned during the season to pay past debts. This year, season-ticket revenues were used to pay 2003 debts, rather than covering current expenses.
Spolyar said the team never really got on its feet, financially.
Early efforts to secure investors and sponsors were hindered by the team's protracted battle with the Syracuse SkyChiefs over use of the county-owned P&C Stadium.
The SkyChiefs, a Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and the stadium's primary tenant, didn't want the Salty Dogs to use the stadium. The soccer team, Onondaga County and the SkyChiefs weren't able to reach an agreement over use of the facility until late March 2003, just six weeks before the start of the season.
The team ended the 2003 season hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and it limped through the 2004 season under a constant cash shortage.
Despite the announcement, Spolyar and others remained optimistic that A-League soccer can return to the city in a year or two under new management.
A-League vice president Tim Holt said that if a new group of investors, a corporation or an individual with deep pockets comes along, the league would jump at the chance to return.
"We're disappointed, but we're encouraged in a few ways," Holt said. "The Salty Dogs achieved success on the field, and this is absolutely a market that pro soccer can work in."
Spolyar agreed.
"I think it's the end of a chapter, not the closing of a book, for soccer in Syracuse," he said.
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
By Nolan Weidner
Staff writer
In two seasons, the Syracuse Salty Dogs went from being a new professional soccer franchise to playing for a conference championship.
Today the team will announce that it has suspended operations.
The team, formed in late 2002 under a partnership known as Syracuse Pro Sports, will forfeit its A-League franchise rights. The partnership will likely dissolve, said Doug Spolyar, the group's manager and chief operating officer for the Salty Dogs.
From Our Advertiser
Though successful on the field, mounting debt and a lack of money for day-to-day operations has plagued the team since its inaugural season, Spolyar said.
Spolyar wouldn't reveal just how deep the team's current debt is. One investor put the figure at around $300,000.
Spolyar said the decision to discontinue operations was confirmed Monday during a conference call involving about 20 investors in Syracuse Pro Sports.
"We've spent the better part of six months talking with different individuals and organizations to come in and purchase the club, or infuse the proper amount of capital into it," Spolyar said.
As for the current group of investors, "they've gone as far as they can go," he said.
The Salty Dogs began play in May 2003, finishing their first season a respectable 11-12-5.
This year, the Salty Dogs improved to 15-8-5 during the regular season. That was good for third place in the A-League's nine-team Eastern Conference and qualified Syracuse for the playoffs.
After beating Richmond in a two-match series, the Salty Dogs were knocked out of the conference finals by eventual A-League champion Montreal.
Team general manager Tommy Tanner and coach Laurie Calloway will both be out of a job. Neither was completely surprised by the news.
"It's been coming," said Tanner, a Syracuse native who played soccer for years in Rochester before moving back home. "We thought it would all work itself out."
Calloway said there were signs throughout the season that the money just wasn't there.
"We've known since the end of the first season that the club was not properly capitalized," he said.
Calloway said he wasn't sure what he would do.
"I love the area, and my wife (Marci) probably loves it here more than I do," he said.
Spolyar said that while the initial amount raised to start the Salty Dogs was about $400,000, the team's operating budget for each season was approximately $1.2 million.
"The biggest issue we fought from Day One has been undercapitalization," he said. "Most businesses fail because of that, not because of mismanagement."
The lack of capital reserves forced the team to use money earned during the season to pay past debts. This year, season-ticket revenues were used to pay 2003 debts, rather than covering current expenses.
Spolyar said the team never really got on its feet, financially.
Early efforts to secure investors and sponsors were hindered by the team's protracted battle with the Syracuse SkyChiefs over use of the county-owned P&C Stadium.
The SkyChiefs, a Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and the stadium's primary tenant, didn't want the Salty Dogs to use the stadium. The soccer team, Onondaga County and the SkyChiefs weren't able to reach an agreement over use of the facility until late March 2003, just six weeks before the start of the season.
The team ended the 2003 season hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, and it limped through the 2004 season under a constant cash shortage.
Despite the announcement, Spolyar and others remained optimistic that A-League soccer can return to the city in a year or two under new management.
A-League vice president Tim Holt said that if a new group of investors, a corporation or an individual with deep pockets comes along, the league would jump at the chance to return.
"We're disappointed, but we're encouraged in a few ways," Holt said. "The Salty Dogs achieved success on the field, and this is absolutely a market that pro soccer can work in."
Spolyar agreed.
"I think it's the end of a chapter, not the closing of a book, for soccer in Syracuse," he said.
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Et hop, tout un tas de joueurs libres sur le marché
Il y en a bien un ou deux qui pourraient nous intéresser
Enfin, pas des défenseurs, et puis des gars avec un passeport en règle aussi...
La seule équipe qui était capable de nous battre disparaît
Ca va être trop facile
[Je déconne !!!]
Il y en a bien un ou deux qui pourraient nous intéresser
Enfin, pas des défenseurs, et puis des gars avec un passeport en règle aussi...
La seule équipe qui était capable de nous battre disparaît
Ca va être trop facile
[Je déconne !!!]
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leur gardien...
si Sutton ne revient pas ils avaient un jeune gardien (Byron Foss) qui n'était pas mal avec un caratère de chien...