New General Manager Unveiled…

And I couldn’t be more pleased!

Today in a press conference at the Hyatt in downtown Rochester, owner Rob Clark unveiled former manager Pat Ercoli as the new general manager of the Rochester Rhinos. Ercoli, if somehow you have forgotten, coached the team from 1996-2003, leading us to 3 A-league titles, 2 US Open Cup finals, and of course, the 1999 Open Cup win.

In his last two years at the club, things stagnated and the Rhinos and Ercoli parted ways. We then had Laurie Calloway as coach from 2004-2007, and Darren Tilley from 2008-2009. Neither Calloway or Tilley were able to bring silverware to Rochester, and neither were able to bring back to magic that was the Rhinos of the late 1990s. For the last two years, Matt Ford has been general manager of the team though team performance has been lackluster. Was hiring Darren Tilley the right move? I think we can say now that he did not bring the Rhinos to a higher level of play.

Rob Clark has impressed me in a number of ways, while some of his decisions have been strange, he has worked hard to bring the Rhinos back into the glory days, and I respect that immensely. He has done good work with promotions, stadium upgrades, etc to try and bring the fans back to whatever-our-stadium-is-named-now, all that was lacking on the last season was performance on the pitch. This is a great move to bring Ercoli back.

Ercoli and Clark will continue to look for a new coach for the team.

Category: Rochester Rhinos Team News

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