The Renegades have managed to turn it around, going into week five with the record of 2-2. But I'm a skeptic and I have to ask, are they getting it together or are we simply lucky that the last two teams are worse than us? One can only hope that the team is improving, that we may actually see a winning season in arena football in, well, several years. But then again, if there is a winning season with attendance as miserable as it appears in the video footage, very few people will actually know it took place. And what is the future of the team if attendance remains, well, dismal? With rumors of some major changes with Kemper, and attendance bad enough that the owners are not reporting it in the game results (like the other teams are doing), how long can the team remain in KC?
Its safe to say that I am not alone in my apprehension in investing time and money into this team, especially considering that the ownership seems to have put the fans on the back burner again. The Brigade, the Command, the move to sprint and catering to the sponsors over the fans. The sponsors didn't stand with them when the team was down. Sprint was not an improvement for the game experience. Now, after not wanting to invest in the AFL's attempts to get their name back on the map afternshooting themselves in the foot with the lockout to break the player's union, the owner of the Renegades is trying to cheap his way back into the market. And if I'm going to pile it on, why not point out the fact that the owner is backing the superfans, who many Brigade and Command fans held a level of disgust with for their past elitist attitude and rudeness.
Cynical? Yes I am. Arena football has not been the same in Kansas City since the Brigade left Kemper Arena, since the owners failed to follow through in keeping the original AFL alive. And its not just in KC. The level of play is down across the board in arena football.
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