Arizona Outlaws cancel last three home games due to financial struggles
The Daily Courier 4/17/2012
The Arizona Outlaws Indoor Football team has cancelled its last three home games of the 2012 season due to financial reasons, according to a news release from Tim's Toyota Center.
"Tim's Toyota Center regrets to inform you that due to initial investor not fulfilling the financial obligations contracted, the last three home games for the Arizona Outlaws Indoor Football will be cancelled," the release stated. "No further information is available regarding the Arizona Outlaws football team."
When contacted Tuesday afternoon, co-owner and head coach Terry Foster refused to comment on the team's situation. However, he did say he would be available for questioning sometime today.
Tim's Toyota Center General Manager Gary Spiker did not immediately return the Courier's phone calls.
The Arizona Outlaws, of the American Indoor Football league, were the area's third attempt at fielding an indoor football team. The reconstituted Arizona Adrenaline went under in 2011 due to financial reasons.
Foster, along with co-owner Carie Schults, had high hopes heading into the season, but local fans never took to the team.
The Outlaws went 1-4 through their first five games and were outscored 203 to 309.
Last Edit: Apr 24, 2012 0:07:53 GMT -5 by Banana Cat
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The AIF is in the process of evaluating the current situation in Arizona for the next couple of days and then a determination will be made by the AIF as to the best action to take moving forward. A situation arose on April 17th, 2012 when AIF officials were notified that the Arizona Outlaws initial investor was pulling out of the Outlaws organization putting in jeopardy the Outlaws home venue commitment, The AIF is in communication with members of the Arizona organization as well as the owners of other AIF western teams to put together a revised schedule.
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"Minor league pro football is a weird universe filled with bounced checks, unpaid bills, empty promises, out-right lies, empty arenas, endless women, endless booze, occasionally drugs, endless trips on rented buses to towns on the outskirts of the Big Time and, for one night a week, a football game." -- Bill Shea
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