Disappointed in Ownership

[riverhawkknown]

Nothing against you Mr. Lipkin sorry for the e but I dont have time to go back and forth with you. Im going to stay posted to the hawks to see where things go as Im sure you will to. Good luck in whatever you may do on this board but I was putting facts about you that i heard that Im sure are not true so im making you see both sides thats all. As for dawson and wallace if they can make it work good luck I think they need more knowledge and just some support. But get the facts straight before you make comments. I have done work for the arena and have been around you alot. Your a great guy. Just have a big mouth. So with that said I will not be on this board again to speak about you only the hawks. as for pittsburg without the H im from tampa florida if that gives you a idea who i may be.

[dadancer]

This has become the "drama" link to everyone's laundry! LOL
F.Y.I. I am not a dancer's dad!
It makes no difference who I am, I am someone who knows what went on and is going on. Leave it at that. That is if you can..........

[itellthetruth]

Shark, you have no room to tell anyone that they cannot spell or talk. You are the worst radio announcer ever. Have you ever listened to yourself? I guess Hooked on Phonics did not work for you.

[waughknows]

I would like to take this opportunity to express our side of this whole mess called the Riverhawks.

To "Itellthetruth and riverhawkknown",

Obviously you have NO IDEA what the situation is/was between the Riverhawks and Jaleen and I.

First of all to riverhawkknown. To tie together us with the demise of the Jackals, J-Dogs and the Riverhawks is a joke. The Jackals were placed in Johnstown by Kerry Eukland (sp) and he owned the whole league during 2000. At the end of the season he sold the league to the Arena League. We were not permitted to use the Jackals name or logo during the 2001 season. Thus the birth of the J-Dogs. A group from J-town owned the team and travel all over the place which cost $$$$. Jaleen was the office manager and worked with the coaching staff and handled the equipment. After many meetings the group did not want to be part of the NIFL and they folded operations. Jaleen and I were not part of the equation. As far as Brian Schwelling goes, he paid his bills and the checks didn't bounce. That season went as well as he expected. When he sold the team to Mike Dawson, Jaleen and I didn't sit in on one meeting between them and we have no idea what was presented or agreed upon in the deal. They are "Grown A## Men"- thanks Q- and they made their own decisions. I can tell you that I worked for free for Brian Schwelling and I would still work for him if he was the owner. Mike decided to bring in James and things were fine for a while. Close to the end of the season the coaches were not paid and some are still not paid for the end of the 2006 season-FACT.
Jaleen and I came back after many discussions with James about $. We decided to give James and Mike a chance to make it right with us and others who are still owed money from the 2006 season. Probably not a good decision on our part, but we did it for the players and the community. I am not sure of you label of thieves. Who should have this title? I can give you a list of people who are owed money from the last two years. Try getting a bus to take you somewhere when you give them your title with the Riverhawks. Try getting something printed, broad-casted over the air, photocopied, networked, making a phone call, practice facility, picture taken, film a game or a field to play on. Do I need to go on?
Anyone who knows Jaleen and I know that we were not in charge of paying bills. Even when the league sent $ the checks still bounced. Again, the money did not come to Jaleen and I-it went to Mike and James. How can you explain that?
I agree with footballgirl6 and riverhawkgirl21-ask the players. Ask Q, Ryan Faraci, Lee Kuzemcheck, Jason Cherry or any others that you would like to ask about checks bouncing. It cost them money to play football for the Riverhawks. Does this make sense to anyone? Jaleen and I have opened our home up to players since the 2001 season. This year we had a couple players stay with us for free when the motel's checks bounced and the owners didn't have enough $ to pay for their rooms. Two other players had players staying with them as well. Are they thieves too? Make sure your book is published, it will be good fiction to read when this is all over with.
I will not hide behind the fake names on here that the two of you hide behind. You are trying to paint a picture that will not adhere to the canvas. Josh Lipkin knows all to well the stuff that went on with the Riverhawks. He likes to talk to much, but maybe we all do sometime. These are the FACTS. If you'd like to know more, give us a call. You said you know us-then give us a call.

Wayne Waugh