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BREAKING NEWS

BREAKING NEWS!!!

BREAKING NEWS FROM THE IFL...

According to sources, league founder and CEO Chris Chudada has announced that he will be stepping aside from the league for personal reasons.  It is known that Mr. Chudada is keen on coaching and has been offered the chance to coach youth at the high school level.  Furthermore, he reportedly feels that he has shepherded the league to a place where it can survive without his involvement.  At this point, no official announcement has been made, but sources continue to report that Mr Chudada has decided to step away.

Rumored to be in the mix to step in and assist IFL Commissioner Pete Narrai and co-owner Jordan Kopac is former IFL President of Football Ops Dan Greene.  Greene is currently the coach of the West Bend Junkyard Dogs and heads up the IFL Hall-of-Fame Committee.

Check back for more details or corrections as they become available...

***UPDATE***

It has been confirmed that Mr Narrai and Mr Kopac will be running the league in the interim as more help is sought... 
WSFL Loses Junkyard Dogs
Friday, 04 December 2009 14:50

The West Bend Junkyard Dogs, 2009 Champions of the WSFL, announced today in an email to their players that the new ownership has elected to take the team from the WSFL to the IFL.  The following email was sent around to each of the Dogs and forwarded to WSP by an inside source:

"Dear Junkyard dogs,
 
Congratulations everyone on your hard work this past 09 season!  Winning the 2009 WSFL title was a team effort, and I'm proud of each and every one of you!!
 
Now it's time to start preparing for our upcoming 2010 season.  [Ownership has] been contacted by the IFL (Ironman Football League) to join there league for the 2010 season and beyond.  After a very informative meeting with the IFL we have decided to join their league effective immediatly.

 
[Ownership has] weighed the ups and downs of the WSFL over the past five seasons, and we decided to move forward to the IFL for numerous reasons which I will share with you all in the very near future.  ...[A] few other front office people are attending the 1st IFL league meeting of the 2010 season this Sunday.  The only bit of information I can share with you at this time is that the 2010 season starts May 22, 2010 and wraps up at the end of August.  If any of you have ANY questions at all please email me ([redacted]) and I will be SURE to email you back after the meeting on Sunday in which I will have all the details.
 
Again [ownership] feel very strongly that this move will only better our team, and open up new and more rewarding oppurtunitties that the WSFL simply could not offer!"

For years the WSFL has battled what now appears to be a losing fight in keeping the top flight teams in the league.  The chief complaint has been and continues to be the fall schedule, as opposed to the summer schedule played by most other leagues in the midwest.

Interesting to note is that rumors have continued to flow into WSP that several teams within the WSFL are pushing for an earlier start to the schedule, following the departure of the Fox Valley Force in 2008 and the rumored shopping around by several teams following this past season. 

The same source indicated that the decision is not met with unanimous approval by WB players, but that the decision has largely been welcomed within the IFL fold.  Other WSFL teams have reported being contacted by JYD players and coaches contemplating a move following this decision.  How that plays into the WSFL scheduling for 2010 remains to be seen.

Click here for the IFL article

 
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