Miami Sirens : HQ
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				Title: <strong>Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>mia h</strong> on <strong>01-09-2014, 19:10:36</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size"><span style="background-color: Teal;" class="bbc_color"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Bacardi Building</strong></span></span></span></div><br><div align="center">(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Bacardi_building_Miami.jpg)</div><br>The old Bacardi HQ sits in midtown Miami, where the Miami Sirens offices now occupy the 10th - 12th floors. The coaching staff and potential players do have to split thier time between here and the training facilites; classroom tactics sessions, media coaching and the day to day back office work for the franchise are dealt with on the three floors.<br><br><hr>Info &amp; OOC (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212483.0)<br>Training Facilities (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212506)<br>Player Apartments (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212501)<br>Staff Accommodations (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212504)<br>Character Thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508)
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>mia h</strong> on <strong>01-09-2014, 20:10:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0c/Stacey1.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Stacey Gibson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10440574)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong> Team Owner<br><strong>Who : </strong> Arthur Durant, CFO, Head of Marketing<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning <br><hr>Stacey leaned back in her chair and let out a deep breath, there was no use deluding herself the team was in deep, deep trouble and they hadn't even started training. Her brother-in-law had delivered the bombshell early on Saturday morning, the news that Paul was divorcing Stacey's sister wasn't completely unexpected but that he was cutting off his funding to the team that was a shock. The rest of Saturday morning was spent taking calls from smaller sponsors that were thinking about pulling their support as well, but Stacey had managed to convince enough of them to stick with the team at least for a little while longer.<br><br>The only bright spot was that sponsors who had pulled out, including Paul, hadn't wanted to make any headlines about them withdrawing which meant as far as almost everybody knew everything was running to plan. There were two people in the organization that absolutely knew about the difficulties; the CFO and Stacey's PA Rachel. Stacey would haven been deeply worried if the CFO hadn't been on top of the problems with the backers but he was OK with keeping up the illusion for now. Then there was Rachel, Stacey wasn't entirely sure how Rachel knew about the financial earthquake, she just had this talent for knowing everything, which Stacey found helpful and disturbing in equal measure. The intercomm sparked into life and Rachel's voice came through "They're all here, shall I send them in?"<br>the answer that Stacey wanted to give was <strong><em>"Fuck no!"</em></strong> but that wasn't going to help <strong>"Yes, lets get this rodeo started."</strong><br><br>The door opened and the three people wanted to see least in the world right now came in; the CFO, the Head of Marketing and finally the head coach. Stacey had rehearsed what she was going to say many times in her mind, tell them enough of the truth so that changes could be made to the operation but not so much of the truth that they all ran screaming from the building. <strong>"Guys, I don't want to sugar coat this." </strong>who was Stacey kidding this was going to be all sugar coating "<strong>But a couple of the sponsors decided over the weekend that they want to renegotiate. With training just about to start they know the team is past the no return for getting it up an running and so they're being dicks and trying to apply a bit of leverage." </strong>Stacey quickly glanced at the faces of her subordinates looking for a reaction, thankfully the CFO was a good card player and his poker face didn't slip "<strong>Now while I'm confident that we'll get it all sorted out before too long, it does mean that we have to be a little more careful with the budgets for now."</strong> Any talk of budgets should be enough to get the interest of the senior managers <strong>"First off coach, that means the transfers you had lined up are on hold for now. I hear the recruits you have lined up look like they have a lot of potential, so focus on them and we'll slot the star players in as we get them." </strong>Stacey turn to her PR guru <strong>"The two words you need to focus on are Free and Media. Right now I don't care if it's the opening of a fridge door, get us publicity. That gives me leverage with the sponsors."</strong> Well they didn't look too shocked, which was a small relief, <strong>"So any questions?"<br></strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>caelcormac</strong> on <strong>02-09-2014, 07:18:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/81/Arthur_Durant_ID.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Arthur Durant &nbsp;(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10443012#msg10443012)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong>Head Coach<br><strong>Who : </strong>Stacey Gibson, CFO, Head of Marketing<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning<br><hr>Arthur had come to this meeting with high hopes. He was hired to start a franchise, to come out strong with a team that could compete at the highest level. He wasn’t going to hope for a championship for his first year, but he was damned if he wasn’t going to try. In his hands was a folder full of his research on the other teams and the players he wanted to acquire. He had consulted with his assistant coaches to put together a complete package of key personnel to acquire. His strategy called for getting key but undervalued veterans and pairing them with the best rookies he could get his hands on. He wasn’t going to buy starts, he was going to create them.<br><br>He said his hello’s as he walked into Stacey’s office, being polite and professional with the other men but not able to hold back a big smile when he saw Stacey, greeting her with a <strong>”Good morning Miss Gibson.”</strong> as he walked in the room. It was her enthusiasm for the team that had convinced him to sign on with the team and her infections good attitude never failed to brighten his day.<br><br>But somehow, she managed to dampen it a little when the meeting started with <em>Guys, I don't want to sugar coat this</em>. That was a phrase that never had good news after it and the news she was giving was something he knew could be the death knell for a fledgling franchise. Sponsors were pulling out, and Arthur could read between the lines well enough to know that putting his planned acquisitions “On Hold” really meant “No chance in hell”. He was going to get stuck with a team full of rookies. He looked at down at his now useless notes for a minute and pushed them aside. He was hardly one for big outbursts, and despite his disappointment he wasn’t about to start now.<br><br>The words “Media” and “Free” hanging in the air as Stacey asked for questions he said the first thing that came to mind. <strong>”Forgive me if I’m not as familiar with the public relations side of things as I should be, but what kind of things should I be thinking about to get media attention? Bikini car wash?”</strong><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>mia h</strong> on <strong>02-09-2014, 17:24:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0c/Stacey1.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Stacey Gibson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10440574)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong> Team Owner<br><strong>Who : </strong> Arthur Durant, CFO, Head of Marketing<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning <br><hr>Stacey turned and looked at Arthur <strong>"You know that isn't the worst idea I've heard." </strong>Stacey held her hands up and looked slightly apologetic <strong>"I know what you're going to say, we need to be focusing on the field and you don't want this to turn into some sort of T&amp;A sideshow. And in a perfect world that's what would but just for now the team needs to show a little leg."</strong> Stacey knew that the news wouldn't be totally unwelcome by the PR department as they'd been pitching her all kinds of ideas to oversell the sexy element of the team. Stacey had resisted as best she could, the entire league was trying to promote a more family friendly image and the idea for a jello wrestling contest didn't come remotely close too being family friendly. While she might have to let the PR team have their way with some of the less restrained ideas the jello wrestling would be staying firmly in the bin.<br><br>Stacey turned to her Head of Marketing <strong>"I know there's a lot to organize for Thursday but if you get the car wash up for Saturday that would be great. Only thing is we need a reason for it, see what charity events are going on that we can muscle in on."</strong> Stacey rocked back in her chair <strong>"Art, there's something I need you to do for Thursday as well. That steak is going to need a little sizzle, so I need you pick out eight or so of the rookies that look like belong on the field but also can tell the difference between a Tight End and a Tight Ass. They need to look and sound like the real deal even if they are faking it."</strong> Thursday's official launch had turned from being something they hoped would get decent media coverage into something that needed to get as much coverage as possible, and if they could announce a charity event as they launched the team, so much the better.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>caelcormac</strong> on <strong>02-09-2014, 20:45:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/81/Arthur_Durant_ID.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Arthur Durant &nbsp;(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10443012#msg10443012)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong>Head Coach<br><strong>Who : </strong>Stacey Gibson, CFO, Head of Marketing<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning<br><hr><br><br>Arthur didn’t roll his eyes at things as a general rule, but the urge to do so was strong when he heard Stacey say that a bikini carwash wasn’t the worst idea she’d heard. The fact that she was being perfectly serious as far as he could tell worried him. If his sarcasm was now the best idea they had, he was glad he never talked to the PR department. Or more correctly, they were glad they never talked to him. The comment that the team needed to "show a little leg" go the same reaction. He was of the opinion that the league had leg showing down pat, and it was his job to provide some actual, decent football. But he should have known that this crap would land on his plate when he signed on the dotted line, so now he could only try and turn it into something.<br><br>&nbsp;He grabbed his discarded notes, pulling a roster of rookies from the back to look over for names that might jump out at him. He had hardly any notes on them, He was counting on the first weeks of training to show him who the real talent was. <strong>"I will consult with my staff and get you your girls.I we have a quite a few trainees with sports backgrounds so they will be on the short list."</strong> he said. Then a thought occurred to him, <strong>"There is also one girl that has some kind of internet following. I'll make sure she's there, and that she's ready."</strong>&nbsp; He found Kumiko Sakamoto on the roster list and put a star next to her name.&nbsp; She was going to get some extra attention for good or Ill.<br><br><strong>"I want to make it clear here that I have no intention of letting this team become a side show."</strong> he continued, <strong>"You hired me to build a franchise and that's what I intend to do. Skin might get sponsors, or asses in seats, or whatever, but winning gets more. I'm not expecting to live out an 80's sports movie out there, but I am going to do my best to make the strongest team I can."</strong> Arthur looked at Stacey when he said it, but he wasn't sure if she needed to hear it or if he just needed to say it, but it was done. He had a feeling he'd be repeating that speech a lot in the coming weeks.<br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>mia h</strong> on <strong>05-09-2014, 16:10:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0c/Stacey1.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Stacey Gibson (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10440574)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong> Team Owner<br><strong>Who : </strong> Arthur Durant, CFO, Head of Marketing, Rachel Jones<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning <br><hr><strong>"As long as the 80's sports movie you want to play isn't Rocky then I'm fine."</strong> Stacey glanced over at the CFO who's face seemed to even more blank than usual <strong>"He lost, and badly."</strong> Arthur was more annoyed that Stacey had seen him before and was taking it worst of the senior management, but it was better that he blow off steam in her office than with his staff or anyone else for that matter. Deep down Stacey was sure that Arthur would put his game face on once he left the office, so if need to bluster and rant a little then Stacey was more than happy to let it slide.<br><br><strong>"Arthur, you are right. If we want to keep people interested and watching the team then they need to give good performances out on the pitch." </strong>Stacey deliberately avoided say win because that might open a whole other can of worms <strong>"But, to keep them watching they have to <em>start</em> watching." </strong>Stacey paused for a few seconds just until the silence was edging on being awkwardly long <strong>"Just to make you life a little but easier, you worry about making sure the players know which end of the ball to hold and I'll send someone along to judge the more aesthetic aspects for the press conference." </strong>Stacey knew Arthur was going to hate having someone else watching over his squad, and while publically she'd never so blunt there were some of players who just didn't belong in front of a TV camera. <strong>"I hate to make this brief, but there are a hundred other people who I need to deal with this morning. If you need me, talk to Rachel and I'm sure she'll squeeze you in somewhere."</strong><br><br>As her staff left, Stacey pressed on the intercom <strong>"Rachel, I need you get hold of Mark and tell him that he's going to have to come into work early. And if he can manage it, sober wouldn't hurt."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Miami Sirens : HQ</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>caelcormac</strong> on <strong>05-09-2014, 21:08:20</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/81/Arthur_Durant_ID.jpg)</div><strong>Character name : </strong>Arthur Durant &nbsp;(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=212508.msg10443012#msg10443012)<br><strong>Occupation : </strong>Head Coach<br><strong>Who : </strong>Stacey Gibson, CFO, Head of Marketing<br><strong>Where : </strong> Stacey's Office<br><strong>When : </strong> Day One, Early&nbsp; Morning<br><hr>Whatever humor there was to be found in the fact that the CFO hadn't seen Rocky, a revelation that would have earned the man some mild ribbing if Arthur had been in a better mood, was killed by what Stacey said next. She was going to send some hack from PR to watch his practice and pick his team. He was furious. He wanted go scream his outrage at the top of his lungs. Instead his face went blank and he remained silent.<br><br>He had hoped that the mention of Sakamoto and her internet following would have demonstrated that he knew what she needed out of the players. That she so readily ignored that and put a minder on him told Arthur that she didn't trust him with the teams image, a state of affairs that he was going to need to rectify toot sweet. <strong>"Find me some Russians and meat locker and I'll see about getting you Rocky IV"</strong> he said as he stood lo leave. The joke improved his mood a just a little.<br><br>He stopped at Rachel's desk and asked her to pencil him in for Thursday morning. He didn't know about what yet but he wanted to lock in his chance to get a word in before the press event. That done he went down to his car. He had an axe to sharpen and players to train. He sent a text to his staff as he walked out of the building and in to his car.<br><br><em>Please be early for our pre meeting before our first team meeting. Plans have changed. Full details will be revealed in person. Be ready.</em><br><br>&nbsp;
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