It is our organization's goal to put these differences aside and maintain a team atmosphere. In the '98 season Doug suffered a serious injury and in the '99 season was primarily used as a substitute. This indoor season he also suffered a serious injury and had to have surgery. There were some questions as to how he would perform during another outdoor season. One of the things I had taken from my interview with Doug was that he would have played for less money if he could have kept his soccer camps.
Camps are a big part of our organizations success.
Not just financially but in terms of the community. The camp business is an important component to grow your business. We would not sign a contract with any player that would allow them to compete against us. Quite honestly his camps are during the summer. We want our player to be focused on playing as much as possible It had been reported that Doug had asked for more money.