Press Release- 08/29/2008
For Immediate Release
FanRunClub is pleased to announce La Crosse, Wisconsin has been selected for a real professional basketball franchise run by the local community and fans around the world. This concept was first introduced by MyFootballClub.co.uk. MyFootballClub recently purchased a real soccer team and gave the fans control of the franchise. FanRunClub plans to begin operations in Fall 2009.
Basketball fans across the world are invited to sign up for a free newsletter at http://www.fanrunclub.com. Signing up for the free newsletter is the first step in becoming a real General Manager of a professional basketball franchise located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Membership dues are planned at $79.99 per year. Membership will grant fans access to private member forums, a private voting module, and live game feeds. Potential General Managers can visit FanRunClub and click on Voting Schedule to view a sample of how the organization will be run. GMs will vote on a wide range of decisions including which coach and players to sign.
From 1985 to 2001 La Crosse, Wisconsin was the greatest minor league basketball city on the planet. In 1990 and 1992 the Catbirds won the CBA Championship. At the time Flip Saunders was the head coach of the club. Several former Catbirds made the NBA including Andre Turner, David Rivers, Mark Davis, Derrick Gervin, Elliot Perry, and Kenny Battle. August 3, 1999 marked the beginning of the end of professional basketball in La Crosse, Wisconsin as Isiah Thomas purchased the CBA. 18 months after Thomas purchased the league bankruptcy was declared. The CBA has since restarted operations, but they have yet to bring a franchise to La Crosse. Several franchises have since left the CBA for the PBL.
FanRunClub has put Isiah Thomas, Donald Sterling, and Glen Taylor on the bench. Are you ready to check and in and run the show? Visit FanRunClub today to sign up for our newsletter. After enough signups have been accumulated you can be the next General Manager of a professional team in La Crosse.
Fans can sign up for free at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/afanrunclub/. A Yahoo! email account is required. Free Yahoo! accounts can be obtained at http://www.yahoo.com.
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