There might still be a D2 team in Cary next year. But it won't be called the RailHawks. Not after a firesale of team and front office material that began today.
A message board user by the name of "SalesHawk" posted on a nc-soccer.net forum links to 24 craigslist ads and two ebay auctions which have almost everything up for sale you could imagine.
You can bid on the RailHawks trademark starting at $500. You can buy jerseys. Or the team's washer and dryer. Or a leafblower. How about an office chair or plasma-screen TV? You can even buy Swoops, the mascot, which all but confirms that if there is a team in Cary next year, it's not going to be called the RailHawks.
Here's a link to all the items.
A few thoughts, on the lighter side of things:
- I'd love to have Swoops' big old head sitting in my office for decoration, and to freak out the cleaning staff upon first sight.
- A washer and dryer? Fans are finally excited about the RailHawks again.
- Prediction: most-bidded on item will be the Arsenal scarf.
- Prediction: least-bidded on item will be the office paper cutter.
- Swoops, Kupono Low and Caleb Norkus should have their jerseys retired by the RailHawks franchise as the only four-year members. Wait, I guess you'd need a franchise in order to retire their jerseys.
- Now the Bojangles FC movement can start to come together.
And now for a few serious thoughts:
- All but confirms the current RailHawks' front office is on its way out of town.
- All but confirms next year's team, if there is one, won't be called the RailHawks (unless you want to bid on the trademark and give it to the guys from Traffic).
- Once again, the RailHawks didn't publicize an event very well!
- Can't help but think the standard "it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests" is pretty ironic considering a lack of "commercial interests" helped drive the team to its doom.
- Seriously, get Bojangles involved for the next team that's here. Three goals = free cajun filet biscuit with ticket stub.
