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**_Qwerty_** · January 8th, 2009 11:00 AM

Guiao to call the shots for Burger King
Updated January 08, 2009 12:00 AM

Yeng Guiao and Mikee Romero

National coach Yeng Guiao, who recently resigned as Red Bull mentor, has accepted a two-year contract to coach Burger King which takes over from Air21 in the pro league effective Jan. 15.
“In principle, it’s done. I have reached an agreement with Mr. Mikee Romero representing the Burger King group,” Guiao told The STAR. “We’re just finalizing the small details like the people I’m bringing to the team.”
Guiao said the team is reorganizing as Air21 transfers the franchise to Burger King.
“I’m bringing in coach Rhoel Nadurata while Mikee is bringing in his Harbour Center coaches Jorge Gallent, Ryan Dy and Junel Baculi. The core of the Air21 lineup remains,” said Guiao.
Guiao said Baculi will be the team manager while Nadurata, Gallent and Dy will be members of his coaching staff. He couldn’t bring along Gee Abanilla as he has a live contract with Red Bull.
The national coach is excited to work with the players he’s handling in his new team – his fourth after Swift Mighty Meaty, Pepsi and Red Bull.
“Air21 is a winning team. It has good materials. We’ll just try to develop the ability to win big games,” said Guiao of the team which has a core group led by Arwind Santos, Gary David, Wynne Arboleda, KG Canaleta.
The Express gained their first finals appearance in the league in the recent Fiesta Conference but failed to make it past the wildcard round of the ongoing Philippine Cup.
Romero, owner of the PBL multi-titled team Harbour Centre, will be the team’s representative to the league board.
“The Lina Group is the majority owner of Burger King. I would come in as a minority shareholder for now. But once expansion goes full steam, I’ll pump in more money and help run the team in the coming season,” said Romero. – Nelson Beltran

**RedHorse** · January 8th, 2009 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by _Qwerty_

sana SMB na lang kumuha kay Yeng!

mga tao ni ron jacobs current leadership ng smb. pag si yeng kinuha, maiiba ang timpla...

d bale,

ok na rin, baka ang smb ang jinx sa mga national team.

hopefully, maganda ang aura ni Yeng + Mikee Romero

**chua_riwap** · January 9th, 2009 09:01 AM

So saan na pupulutin si Bo Perasol?

**RedHorse** · January 9th, 2009 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

So saan na pupulutin si Bo Perasol?

AIR21 executive uli, yon naman desire nya before the start of the conference when the name of BigJ was mentioned -- re: coach the team.

hate to say this: sa kangkungan

**chua_riwap** · January 9th, 2009 09:39 AM

^^ So sa pagpasok ni Yeng sa A21/BK, wala na ring papel si Big J? Itsa pwera na rin siya.

**RedHorse** · January 9th, 2009 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

^^ So sa pagpasok ni Yeng sa A21/BK, wala na ring papel si Big J? Itsa pwera na rin siya.

magulo setup ng BK/Air21, even the rest of pba govs are asking where are the papers... by how much % Lina Group owns BK, baka nga naman just to circumvent the rules, 70M franchise fee for a new PBA team, compared to 7M fee for a change name lang.

yong kay Big J, good as No Done Deal na yata