Flint Phantoms

USFootball team
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founded = 2008
league = Continental Indoor Football League
history = Flint Phantoms
2008-present
arena = Perani Arena
city = Flint, Michigan
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coach = Keith Tunstallcite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html |title=Flint Phantoms founder gone, but that's OK |accessdate=2008-03-12 |last= Nilsen |first= Dan |coauthors= |date= 2008-03-08 |work= The Flint Journal |publisher= Booth Newspapers ]
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The Flint Phantoms are a team in the Continental Indoor Football League set to begin play for the 2008 season. They will play their home games at the Perani Arena and Event Center, which was previously home to the Indoor Football League's Flint Flames in 2000, and later the playoff home for the defunct Michigan Pirates in 2007.

History

With the limited success of as playoff home for the defunct Michigan Pirates in 2007, Pete Norager, one of the owners of Michigan Pirates, decided to start a replacement team in Flint and was announced on December 18, 2007. In February 2008, Norager withdrew from owning the team. Currently, the Perani Group is running the team pending the select of a new owner with a temporary investment group.cite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/03/flint_phantoms_founder_gone_but_thats_ok.html |title=Flint Phantoms founder gone, but that's OK |accessdate=2008-03-12 |last= Nilsen |first= Dan |coauthors= |date= 2008-03-08 |work= The Flint Journal |publisher= Booth Newspapers ] Do the lack of attendance, payments to players have been delayed near the end of 2007 season.cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Phantoms fall; players disguntled over non-payments |url=http://www.mlive.com/flint/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/121230301724190.xml&coll=5 |format=html |work= Flint Journal |publisher= Booth Newspapers |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-01 |accessdate=2008-06-06 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ] The Phantoms headed to their last game of 2007 with 9-10 from the roster and looking to semi-pro teams for additional players due to other commitments or disgruntled because of late pay. cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Flint Phantoms put together enough players to finish indoor football season |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_put_together_en.html |format=html |work= Flint Journal |publisher= Booth Newspapers |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-06 |accessdate=2008-06-07 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ] However, on the day of the game Rochester game, only 11 players were available but needing 16 to field a team force a forfeit.cite news |last=Nilsen |first=Dan |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Flint Phantoms forfeit CIFL finale; opponent quits league |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/06/flint_phantoms_forfeit_cifl_fi.html |work= Flint Journal |publisher= Booth Newspapers |location= |id= |pages= |page= |date=2008-06-08 |accessdate=2008-06-09 |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= ]

Season-By-Season

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2008 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 4th Atlantic West || --
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2008 Season Schedule

References

External links

* [http://www.flintphantoms.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.continentalindoorfootball.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=151&Itemid=26 CIFL Alignment, announcing the team]