Rumor: Atlanta Silverbacks leaving the USL-1???
By: BoriQa | November 16th, 2008
An unconfirmed rumor was posted in the Spanish blog: ¡Amonestado y Expulsado! (Booked and Ejected!) claiming that the Atlanta Silverbacks will suspend operations, and that their tecnical staff is already searching for new jobs. According to the Silverbacks official homepage, Atlanta is affiliated internationally with the Italian Inter Milan and the Argentinian Independiente football clubs.
The Puerto Rico Islanders have traditionally not fared well against the Silverbacks. The Islanders have posted a 3-6-7 (W-T-L) record alltime against Atlanta. While Puerto Rico has managed a .500 record at home (2-3-2), the Silverbacks have trashed the Islanders on the road where the Puertoricans have a 1-3-5 record. The Silverbacks have outscored the Islanders 30-22 in their sixteen USL encounters.
While the Silverbacks finished second to last place in the USL in 2008, they still managed to have a 1-2-0 winning record against the Commisioners Cup winners Puerto Rico Islanders. The Islanders actually won this season’s Commisioners Cup on their last game against the Silverbacks with a 1-1 draw at home in Juan Ramón Lobriel Stadium in Bayamón on September 19th.
Back in October Arthur Blank’s AMB Group LLC, which owns and operates the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and the Arena Football League’s Georgia Force, announced that they had applied for a MLS franchise, which may be fueling the rumor. Back in 2007 the successful entry of the Toronto FC to the MLS caused another USL-1 team to fold, the Toronto Lynx.
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I think if they fold it won’t be related to the MLS bid at all. Blank’s bid isn’t strong, and owning a failing USL team doesnt help him much.
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