He comes off as being incredibly pompous, and frankly hasn't done anything to warrant much respect. He was a failure of a soccer player, drove the Tampa Bay Mutiny into the ground, and was chased out of north Jersey. Good for him he "isn't going anywhere because it was his Amex card that started this team," but everyone, including his delusional self, have to realize Sugarman is the majority owner and could strip him of everything but his minor ownership stake in the club if he cared enough to do so.
Problem is - and this goes hand-in-hand with his "not going anywhere" claim - Sakiewicz is the "soccer guy" of the ownership group, and has experience with the league. I'd think Sugarman and the rest of the ownership are happy to defer soccer issues to him.
Funny that you should start the thread when you're the one in disagreement about his culpability in the lack of success the team are currently experiencing But, good on you for doing so
I'm not quite at the point that I'm going to lay a bunch of blame on the feet of the owners. Sak has had a rocky past, but I'm not sure he's driving this team into the ground ... yet. That being said, iStar bottomed out between $2-$3 / share during the 2010 housing collapse. Today, however, their stock is sitting at nearly $14.50 / share. That's over a 500% increase during our time in MLS. The excuse that there is no money can't be trotted for too long. The owners are seeing success in their business ventures, but I think it's now time for them to share that success with their MLS investment. This off-season was a good start, but I don't want them to go cheap again thinking that 1 off-season throwing some green around busy them some cred with the fans. If iStar continues to be profitable, but the team isn't yielding results, then people have to start questioning the FO's intentions.
Ummm..... IMO......we won't start seeing success until we start seeing construction around PPL Park....I think thats their first priority! COME ON THE U!!
Until crappy management of the soccer issues impacts the bottom line. For all we know the ownership have expectation of a return on the investment made in the big offseason purchases.
The only thing limited about Sak is his ability to come up with a cogent plan to move his soccer operations forward. Guy represents the epitome of a snake oil salesman-hiding his own culpability for this 5 year cluster behind a shell game of blame and hubris. Get the idea I don't like him much?
As much as I think Hack needs to go, I think someone buying out Sak is more important for the long-term health of this club.
Given how often soccer players get MCL/ACL injuries, I'd say the most common "soccer operation" is arthroscopic surgery. Perhaps he's in charge of that?
It's a twist on the classic board game. Now available at the Union Shop and at select Angelo's Soccer Corner locations. Dude, I'm still working on it. Things just aren't going as planned. #HostileTakeoverBitches
He's a sponsorship collector and a luxury box salesman. He needs to stop talking to the press and he belongs nowhere near squad oversight. I don't want to hear him complaining about not getting more sweetheart deals from Chester, I don't want to hear him talk about how much he loves the club, I don't want to hear him pass the buck about his culpability in the Nowak years, and I definitely don't want to hear him make excuses for how poorly the team is doing now. Just hire a GM and stick to negotiating broadcast deals. Please.
Clandestine and covert actions as per related to soccer. Nike, through its biorobo department, hopes it will secretly lead us to a WC victory.
Although we can now be relieved that Hack is finally out, lets not forget who the biggest problem is: