[nas] Fwd:ANDRULIS RETURNs FOR 2004

> CREW HEAD COACH GREG ANDRULIS AND ASSISTANT 
> COACH ROBERT WARZYCHA RETURN FOR 2004
> Crew Exercises Option Year On The Contracts Of Andrulis And Warzycha

>      COLUMBUS, Ohio (Thursday, November 13) - Crew President/General
>      Manager Jim Smith announced today that the club has exercised the
>      option year on the contracts of Head Coach Greg Andrulis and
>      Assistant Coach Robert Warzycha for the 2004 season. 
>      "Following a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of the 2003 season
>      with our ownership group, we are pleased to announce that Greg and
>      Robert will be Crew coaches for the 2004 season," said Smith.  "We
>      continue to believe that they are well-suited to lead the Columbus
>      Crew and provide us the greatest opportunity to succeed at this
>      time.  It has been well documented that we experienced an unlikely
>      succession of setbacks during a disappointing 2003 campaign, but
>      neither the coaches nor the players ever gave up on the season or
>      wavered in their commitment to each other.  That environment of
>      mutual respect, which Greg and Robert were instrumental in creating,
>      is the foundation of a successful team and we look forward to bigger
>      and better things in 2004."
>      Andrulis will be returning for his third full season at the helm of
>      The Crew.  He took over the team seven games into the 2001 season,
>      replacing Tom Fitzgerald.  Andrulis has a 33-28-17 MLS regular
>      season record for Columbus, and guided the 2002 squad to the U.S.
>      Open Cup championship and one game shy of MLS Cup.  He also has a
>      6-2 record in Open Cup play and a 2-3-2 mark in the MLS playoffs.
>      "I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone," said
>      Andrulis.  "And that is to lead the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup in
>      2004."
>      Warzycha will return for his second full year as a full-time
>      assistant coach.  He was a player/assistant coach in 2001, his final
>      season on the field for the Black & Gold.  Warzycha ended his Crew
>      career with 19 goals and 61 assists for 99 points in 160 games.    
> 
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