By: BoriQa | November 19th, 2008
The rumor is now a fact confirmed by the Atlanta Silverbacks official site: Silverbacks Men Sit Out 2009 Season.
The Silverbacks webpage claimed that “Due to the state of the economy and the potential of an MLS team coming to town, the men’s pro team has decided to sit the year out while the Silverbacks assess the landscape”.
“This was an extremely difficult decision that was prompted by the dynamic events in our economy and the soccer community. We would like to thank all of our fans and partners who have supported the team over the years and hope they continue to come out to the Women’s games,” said Atlanta Silverbacks General Manager, Michael Oki.
http://islanders.theoffside.com/rumors/confirmed-atlanta-silverbacks-will-not-play-in-2009.html
