Blog Entries tagged 'Andrew Hauptman'

The State of the Fire: A Backdraft Roundtable

tjd1979@gmail.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0100

With the departure of President and GM John Guppy last week added to all the turmoil of the past year, Backdraft's writers decided to get together and talk about where the Fire stands now.

Here are their answers to five key questions regarding Guppy's departure, what it tells us about Andrew Hauptman, what qualities the next GM should have, and whether the Fire are in capable hands with Javier Leon stewarding the ship in the meantime.

1. Were you surprised by the timing [...]

Getting to Know the Fire's Owner

tjd1979@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0100

MLS.net has an interesting report on a media Q & A with Fire owner Andrew Hauptman that took place "in a private room at a fancy Chicago restaurant." Backdraft was not invited to the event, but we can still glean some insight into the mind of the most important person for the future of the Fire from the article.

It is reassuring to read that he respects the club's past, explaining he sat down with Bob Bradley, Peter Nowak and Frank Klopas to learn about the Fire's [...]