Solicited by local media, the general manager, Byrone Togues, finally decided to express himself and deliver a short statement about his franchise, the Thunder of Templehof.

Unaccustomed to making this kind of statement, and quite uncomfortable with the journalists, he sat down in the large room decorated in the colors of the club, orange and black, glanced at the assembly and spoke.

"First of all, thank you for being here for this meeting. I was asked to take stock of the situation of the club. So that's what I'm going to do. But there will be no question, we have little time to waste and a lot of work. We are currently satisfied with the results posted by the club. The new recruits seem to be getting acclimated fairly quickly, although we expect more from Kenny Vaccaro, who will have to quickly show what he is capable to do on the field, and less outside of it. "

The manager alluding here to a recent fight in a tavern of Templehof, involving Vaccaro and causing the death of one of the belligerents.

"The pillars of the club are present for the moment, whether it is Chris (Borland), Andrew (Luck) or Rob (Ninkovich). A special mention for Brane Zidina, Mr Z, who finally seems to be involved in the role we have assigned him. For the rest, there are still many matches. Our next opponent, the Sluggers, is a real beast for us, we have never beaten them. It is therefore with great determination and respect that we approach this game. Thank you"

Byrone Togues got up and left the room without saying a word. Clearly, communication is not the strong point of the Thunder, but there is an atmosphere of hard work and seriousness that confirms that it will be necessary to count on this team this season.