Es ist Freitag und wieder ein mal Zeit für TJ Lambini's Rumor Mill. Im aktuellen Artikel schreibt er über London Nexus, Shockwave UK, XSV, Russian Legion und vielen weiteren Topteams.
I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty bummed out by these reunification talks . Why? Cos no-ones making any moves until they know which league(s) and which format(s) they will be playing – partly cos some sponsors ain't committing budgets until they know too. It's enough to drive an off-season gossip columnist to drink.
Fortunately, my crack habit stops all cravings for liquor, but I digress…
So what is going on? Well, London Nexus has followed by its pick-up of Tony Perez with a swoop for Chris Schooling from Shockwave UK . Word is Robo may be homing in on another target on two, but whether they are Euro or US-based is unclear. The on-off-on-off-on-off XSV to Dye rumor is currently off, but that could all change in tha next 5 minutes. Still no official word on whether Russian Legion and Avalanche will be shooting Egos next season; if you've got some loose change then bet it on Avalanche. I think the Russkies will be shooting something else entirely…
Talking of shooting something else, expect to see the Alien Interceptor doing some damage in the upper reaches of whatever Pro league we end up with next season. Also expect to see Daryl Trent coaching Miami Effect – but strike the rumors about Dynasty players on the squad.
What is happening with those naughty little tinkers HK ? Lil Kenny is back from Legacy , Jules Foote is in Norway (or else tha meta-Foote is – it's all getting a bit Brett Easton Ellis in here today) – and all of them are in trouble with the moral majority. look for HK to clean up their act in 06.
Strange really deserve their own rumor mill, but here's the edited highlights:
A – Strange to merge with Doc's Raiders
B – Strange to merge with Miami Effect
C – Half the team to stay, half the team to quit
D – Dirty to go to Trauma, Holiday to join the Russkies
E – Strange to pick up two guys from Avalanche
F – Dick Clarke to remake Little House on the Prairie with the Strange squad playing all the roles
You choose.
Doc is obviously a busy man, cos in addition to merging with Strange he's also merging with the NE Hurricanes – no, really. Maybe. And is New York Xtreme dead in the water? Word is a lot of players want to follow Mr U to Aftershock .
The mooted mass exodus from Philly seems to have gone quiet too. Who'd leave Philly?
So, let's get back to where we came in – reunification. It's all gone ominously quiet and time is marching on. If no resolution comes -and I'm betting it won't – how will the industry jump with reagrds to supporting the leagues? And what about team budgets? Some tough decisions are gonna be taken pretty soon, so if your resume is looking a little dusty I suggest you start sprucing it up right about now…