FOUR applicant franchises expressed interest in taking over the vacated 12th spot of the now-defunct F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).
But for PVL president Ricky Palou and chairman Tony Boy Liao, naming the Capital1 Power Spikers as the league's newest entrant is 'undoubtedly' the right decision in terms of long-term commitment and active pursuit of competitiveness.
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"We interviewed about four entities. We interviewed all of them and we looked at what their vision was, what their purpose was gonna be. We felt that Capital1 are the ones who are really there to stay for the long term and eventually build up their team to be competitive," said Palou.
"It’s not gonna be easy to build up a competitive team in so short a time. But I know Roger and I know how he pushes his players to improve all the time. I’m pretty confident that in a year or two, they’ll be one of the top teams in the PVL," he added.
Having met Capital1's 'sports-minded' team owners Milka and Mandy, daughters of sportsman and congressman Mikee Romero, Liao was certain that the team's established vision was worthy of being granted entry to the league.
"When I saw on social media that the 12th team is the team of Congressman [Mikee] Romero, I didn’t really have any doubts kina Ricky Palou na they made the right choice because knowing Mikee Romero, who was a former manager of De La Salle women’s teams and basketball teams in the PBA, it really surprised me that a basketball person is now going to volleyball which will be very good for us kasi it’s a very good support for PVL since Cong. [Romero] is a sportsman."
Liao shared: "This morning, I met the two daughters (Milka and Mandy) who are also sports-minded so really no doubt that Ricky Palou chose the right entity as the 12th team. So congratulations to Capital1."
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