Coach Gone

[Free Agent Fan]

Nowotarski Leaves The Reading Express
May 17, 2010 - American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) Reading Express


Reading, PA - May 17, 2010 - Upon mutual agreement, Bernie Nowotarski, General Manager and Head Coach of the Reading Express has left the organization as of May 17, 2010. The entire organization wishes Bernie the best in his future endeavors. Bernie is an honored and distinguished member of the Berks County Sports Community and will always be a valued part of the team's history.
Ted K. Lavender, team owner, will act as Interim General Manager and Chris Thompson currently the Offensive Coordinator and Assistant General Manager will act as Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season.

[ThatRadioGuy]

Wow....Bernie has all those good seasons, wins them a championship, and then this?

[Gene]

The team is a mess this year. Dont really blame Bernie for that but things just went south real quick. Would be easy to speculate as to why this happened but i wont.

Was only 9 months ago i gave the guy a hug & thanked/congratulated him for winning a Championship. Never woulda figured things would go this way especially this quickly. Some things happened this year with the team that i didnt agree with but all in all Bernie will always have my respect for all the hard work, time & dedication he put into the Express organization. He'll be missed....

[KING 7]

That's BS. How can u win year in n out and win a championship and get fired? Good luck now reading.

[Gene]

Bernie will be on the sidelines with another team as an assistant maybe as early as this week. If its local it would have to be either Baltimore or Harrisburg. I cant see him driving a long distance anywhere but who knows.

[slocoma]

I always had a lot of respect for Bernie when we played against him. I always knew it was going to be a good game when Reading came to town. He is also a guy that really cares about the players, on both sides. Any time anyone was ever injured, on either side, he was one of the first ones there to check on them.