Immediately after John Guppy parted ways from the Fire last Friday, speculation began that his replacement might be Peter Wilt, who exactly three years earlier had been fired by then-owners AEG from the same position, to the deep disappointment of most Fire supporters (as illustrated by the subsequent supporters' protest).

After a weekend in which Backdraft spent considerable time in the company of Wilt at the Fire game in Oakland and as the dust settles on Guppy's departure, it's time to provide an update on the prospect of Wilt returning to the Fire organization.

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Peter Wilt, the former GM and President of the Chicago Fire, is running a sweepstake as his women's team (which will begin play in 2009 at Toyota Park) chooses its name. The choices, available here, all relate in some way to the history of Chicago, in an echo of the origins of our own Chicago Fire. What will they choice, and why should Fire fans be interested?

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