part one of a two part series about the new ownership at the Charleston Battery https://blackyellowpost.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/the-regiment-interview-with-eric-bowman-part-one/
I know we (Battery fans) were very, very lucky and blessed to have Tony Bakker as our majority owner for so many years. He was a pioneer in a country that didn't give 2 shites about soccer in 1993 (and some would say that's mainly still the case). To think he built a little club in little Charleston that's still around today all the while losing a ton of his own money along the way, well, we couldn't have dreamed for anything better than that. So when the new guy bought the farm, my first concern was, I'm not so worried about making things better, I was just hoping he wouldn't tear things down. Would we stay a professional team? Would we drop to PDL? Would we not even have a soccer team at all and just use the stadium as an event venue? I won't say all my fears have completely vanished but if he has a vision of someday getting into MLS, I guess that means he still has long term plans to run a professional soccer team, so for me, that's a good start to Act 2.
after meeting emails and meeting with him, I have a better feel about things. Still think a few things could have been handled differently but my mama always said there are three sides to every story. His side, their side and the truth. I don't have all the information so going to give him the benefit of the doubt by the way heres part 2 https://blackyellowpost.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/the-regiment-interview-with-eric-bowman-part-two/
See what you started... http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/06/06/charleston-batterys-owner-hopes-see-his-team-mls-someday
https://soccernsweettea.com/charles...c-bowman-answers-a-few-questions-559dbe069a20 7/25 Charleston Battery owner Eric Bowman answers a few questions We interviewed Eric about the partnership with Atlanta, MLS, improvements to the club and stadium, and his vision for the future.