Pure speculation....

[Quacky]

which definitely belongs in the rumors forum.

I'm wondering which will happen first....some kind of announcement from QC, or some kind of announcement from the up-and-coming Flint organization in the IHL.

You know....the one that has no coach, no announced ownership, no players....and July 1st just around the corner.

Any takers??

[Quacky]

Just had another thought. How funny would it be if QC announced they were in the IHL before Wednesday and were further along than Flint??! :lmao:

[mfrerkes]

Just had another thought. How funny would it be if QC announced they were in the IHL before Wednesday and were further along than Flint??! :lmao:
Funny isn't the word I'd be using.

Sad, perhaps. Lamentable is another good one. Oh, how about tragic?

[hockey]

http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/06/genesee_countys_unemployment_r.html

The county Flint is in has a 16.5% unemployment rate, so it shouldn't be hard for them to find a new staff.

[Steve65497]

Flint should have news monday or Tuesday...Quad city has paid their entry fee to the IHL and now is working on the lease.

[QCfan]

Flint should have news monday or Tuesday...Quad city has paid their entry fee to the IHL and now is working on the lease.

:sad:

[mfrerkes]

Flint should have news monday or Tuesday...Quad city has paid their entry fee to the IHL and now is working on the lease.
Link? And please, don't tell me you heard this from Justin Cohn.

[mfrerkes]

The county Flint is in has a 16.5% unemployment rate, so it shouldn't be hard for them to find a new staff.
True, but they'll have a Hell of a time finding customers who can spend money on tickets. Seems to me Flint's problems are going to get worse before they get any better.

[Quacky]

True, but they'll have a Hell of a time finding customers who can spend money on tickets. Seems to me Flint's problems are going to get worse before they get any better.

After 2 or 3 years of players not always getting paid (or getting travel expenses), I'm kinda wondering who they're going to find to move that puck around on the ice.....

And with a July start, I'm sure there will be top-notch players just clamoring to sign on.

[Steve65497]

After 2 or 3 years of players not always getting paid (or getting travel expenses), I'm kinda wondering who they're going to find to move that puck around on the ice.....

And with a July start, I'm sure there will be top-notch players just clamoring to sign on.

Last year was the only season that Flint has troubles paying players

[hockey]

Last year was the only season that Flint has troubles paying players

Uhm, that's the problem.

[Steve65497]

Uhm i agree...

But Quacky said it was 2-3 years this was going on when it was one

[mfrerkes]

Last year was the only season that Flint has troubles paying players
I think all you need is one year of pulling that crap with players and they'll avoid your team like The Plague in future seasons...which means you're left filling roster spots with the other teams' backwash.

[Steve65497]

I agree...but a new ownership group with some big money should help. it will take some time.

i was just pointing out another of Quacky's lies

[mfrerkes]

I agree...but a new ownership group with some big money should help. it will take some time.

I hope you're right. Ever since seeing the movie "Roger and Me" a few years ago, I've developed a soft spot for Flint. The city has had nothing but bad luck for decades.

Is there a new ownership group with big money ready to move in, or is this just another IHL pipe dream?

[Steve65497]

there is

[PIMking]

there is

Yeah sure there is. I will belive it when I see it.

[Quacky]

Last year was the only season that Flint has troubles paying players

Sorry....I was wrong. I had Flint confused with Muskegon and Bloomington. Those were the teams that encountered financial difficulty during Year 1. Flint was Year 2.....

[Quacky]

I agree...but a new ownership group with some big money should help. it will take some time.

Excuse me, but isn't this the same thing that was said (http://www.intotheboards.net/vbforums/showthread.php?t=529) when Perani took over?

And said more than once? (http://www.intotheboards.net/vbforums/showthread.php?t=895)

Just sayin'.....

[Steve65497]

There really is no excuse for someone like you...but i will respond to your comment.

The new ownership group in Flint has a proven track record. Even heard that they have a proven GM and have a coach already having commitments from players. News should come out before WED about Flint returning and QC joining the league. Heard they are doing scheduling at that time.

[Quacky]

Hope it works for them.

Any QC announcement has to come out before Wednesday.... (http://www.quadcitiessports.com/old/hockey.php)


This deposit will be used towards season tickets for a new team and if no team is secured, your deposit will be refunded in full by July 1, 2009.

[Steve65497]

From what im told...it will

[Quacky]

which definitely belongs in the rumors forum.

I'm wondering which will happen first....some kind of announcement from QC, or some kind of announcement from the up-and-coming Flint organization in the IHL.

You know....the one that has no coach, no announced ownership, no players....and July 1st just around the corner.

Any takers??

Do I win anything for this??! :lmao:

Now I'm gonna bet that we are further along..... :rock:

[mfrerkes]

Now I'm gonna bet that we are further along..... :rock:
I don't know about that. Flint has already lined up several freeway underpasses along I-475 where their players will be housed for next season. QC probably doesn't even have player housing contracted out yet.

[PIMking]

I don't know about that. Flint has already lined up several freeway underpasses along I-475 where their players will be housed for next season. QC probably doesn't even have player housing contracted out yet.

Yet another thing the qcsv didn't pay for while in the AHL.....

[mfrerkes]

Yet another thing the qcsv didn't pay for while in the AHL.....
Yes, but QCSV didn't get money from area "charaties" who will be "funraising" to send us hockey fans "Quack To The Future!"

QCSV apparently did pay for a word processing program with spell-check capabilities.

[komethckygirl4]

Yes, but QCSV didn't get money from area "charaties" who will be "funraising" to send us hockey fans "Quack To The Future!"

QCSV apparently did pay for a word processing program with spell-check capabilities.

Mhmmm...and they call Fort Wayne dumb. :neener:

[T/A Turbo 1989]

Mhmmm...and they call Fort Wayne dumb. :neener:
OUCH That Hurt! :jester:

[Quacky]

Mhmmm...and they call Fort Wayne dumb. :neener:

This guy isn't from the QC. And the way ownership seems to be going in the IHL this season, he probably IS from Fort Wayne....