Behind the scenes, there’s been a lot less celebrating and honoring. Instead, there’s been a serious reshuffling of top positions within the club due to several incidents. It started in mid-August with former coach Mike Petke’s firing for cause after a tirade toward officials in July during which he used a Spanish-language homophobic slur toward an official. Petke sued the club over the matter a month later.
Information in the lawsuit also seems to have directly contributed to the departure of general manager Craig Waibel, who is alleged to have criticized RSL owner Dell Loy Hansen and planned to leave the club at the end of the season.