The Rio Grande Valley Bravos made some drastic changes coming into their second season. The biggest being that there actually is a second season, after last year's owners weren't going to bring the club back.
The Bravos franchise was saved by new owner Kru Kayan Sitsanthaparn, but his first major change to the club was making the Bravos an amateur team.
Meaning that the players were no longer going to be paid for their services, which was reported to be around $600 a month for some.
That had a ripple effect in bringing back last year's team, especially their current star player Salvador Luna. It appears though that Luna signed a contract for $0 and is obligated to stay with the club, despite his attempts to leave and play for another team, which would be the Laredo Heat who would welcome a player of that caliber to Laredo.
The ripple effect didn't stop there as last week its entire coaching staff and general manager decided to leave the club.
Read about it here
Despite the sudden vacancies, club owner Kayan is adament that the season will continue.
Things are certainly interesting in the Valley, while in Laredo the biggest news is that the club has dropped two consecutive losses after not losing once all last season (regular).
The losses also forces the Heat to bow out from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
And if there is any surprise to this young season is that the Tornados appear to be a legit club, after a strong second half last year. The club has won twice and tied once.
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