Post by theherohimself on Mar 5, 2008 23:52:45 GMT -5
The Following was taken from the Front Page of the team website seconds before it was removed. More on that later. A whole section is gone where Mr. Ramey thanks several people. If I knew it was being removed i would have gotten that too. Sorry. Enjoy.
Chad
"I have shared with you all along that the mission of the Heroes organization was to have a solid chance to win a championship by acquiring the best available coaches and players, to serve the community and to make sure the business was structured to ensure long-term success. I now believe this has occurred. I had hoped to speak with you in person today, but in case that doesn’t happen before this information becomes public, I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
Without question, we have the best coaching staff in America and the possibility to also have the best team. I am proud of that and proud of you.
Being the individual that began the Heroes’ team in 2005, I have had a deep financial and personal commitment to do my best to make it successful. There have been plenty of great things such as winning 19 games and making the playoffs both years. But it has been a struggle for us to successfully raise funds to support the team. I have given all that I am capable of financially, physically and emotionally.
Due to several reasons, I determined over a year ago that it was in the best interest of the mission to find a buyer. This person needed to have the business savvy, knowledge, contacts, time and capital to ensure the long-term success of the team. In the meantime and at a high personal cost, I hung on to keep my dream alive until this could occur.
To me, selling the Heroes is like giving up my own child to a family that is better suited to provide for and make flourish. It is a very difficult and emotional decision to do what I know is best for my team.
Therefore, I want you to be the first to officially hear from me that I have entered into an agreement with an individual to sell 100% of the Huntington Heroes. I believe this person is well suited in business to ensure my vision of this teams future. The terms of the deal will remain undisclosed but I want you to know that I believe you are being left in extremely capable hands. To each of you I want to thank you for trusting me and continuing to do what you thought was best for the Heroes."
then he thanks all the new coaches and font staff and closes with
"As it turns out the end result was what I wanted to occur, to complete the mission. So my role as owner of the Heroes now ends. I will offer any support to help with the transition. I wish each of you the best of luck. I am very excited that this organization will continue to improve and I challenge you to win it all. You are all important to me, I consider you my friends and expect it to remain as such. I wish you nothing but the best. "
Chad
"I have shared with you all along that the mission of the Heroes organization was to have a solid chance to win a championship by acquiring the best available coaches and players, to serve the community and to make sure the business was structured to ensure long-term success. I now believe this has occurred. I had hoped to speak with you in person today, but in case that doesn’t happen before this information becomes public, I wanted to share my thoughts with you.
Without question, we have the best coaching staff in America and the possibility to also have the best team. I am proud of that and proud of you.
Being the individual that began the Heroes’ team in 2005, I have had a deep financial and personal commitment to do my best to make it successful. There have been plenty of great things such as winning 19 games and making the playoffs both years. But it has been a struggle for us to successfully raise funds to support the team. I have given all that I am capable of financially, physically and emotionally.
Due to several reasons, I determined over a year ago that it was in the best interest of the mission to find a buyer. This person needed to have the business savvy, knowledge, contacts, time and capital to ensure the long-term success of the team. In the meantime and at a high personal cost, I hung on to keep my dream alive until this could occur.
To me, selling the Heroes is like giving up my own child to a family that is better suited to provide for and make flourish. It is a very difficult and emotional decision to do what I know is best for my team.
Therefore, I want you to be the first to officially hear from me that I have entered into an agreement with an individual to sell 100% of the Huntington Heroes. I believe this person is well suited in business to ensure my vision of this teams future. The terms of the deal will remain undisclosed but I want you to know that I believe you are being left in extremely capable hands. To each of you I want to thank you for trusting me and continuing to do what you thought was best for the Heroes."
then he thanks all the new coaches and font staff and closes with
"As it turns out the end result was what I wanted to occur, to complete the mission. So my role as owner of the Heroes now ends. I will offer any support to help with the transition. I wish each of you the best of luck. I am very excited that this organization will continue to improve and I challenge you to win it all. You are all important to me, I consider you my friends and expect it to remain as such. I wish you nothing but the best. "
